Lusitanos (rugby union)
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Lusitanos XV are a Portuguese professional rugby union representative team based in Lisbon which was created in September 2013 to compete in the 2013–14 European Challenge Cup.[1] It was announced by the Rugby governing body ERC on 2 September that the Portuguese team would hold their home games at Estádio Nacional.[2] However, all their home games were played at the Portuguese national rugby teams home stadium of Estádio Universitário de Lisboa.
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Founded | 2013; 11 years ago (2013) |
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Location | Lisbon, Portugal |
Ground(s) | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa (Capacity: 8,000) |
Coach(es) | João Mirra |
Captain(s) | Tomás Appleton |
League(s) | Rugby Europe Super Cup |
2023 | 5th |
In 2021, the team entered the Rugby Europe Super Cup, representing Portugal in an eight-team pan-European competition for clubs from non-Six Nations countries. The team reached the final, played in May 2022, and lost 17–14 at home against the Black Lions.