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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 |
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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.
The team was formed in 2013, to represent Portugal in the Amlin Challenge Cup after the Spanish representatives Olympus Rugby XV withdrew from the competition.[3] The first game was held on 10 October 2013, against Stade Français, a game which they lost 61–3 at Stade Jean-Bouin.[4]
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance | Match Report |
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10 Oct 2013 | ![]() | Stade Jean-Bouin | L | 3 – 61 | Pen: Cabral | 6,314 | report |
19 Oct 2013 | ![]() | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | L | 6 – 67 | Pen: Cabral (2) | 1,500 | report |
7 Dec 2013 | ![]() | Stadio Enrico Chersoni | L | 22 – 40 | Try: Cunha, Fragoso Mendes (2); Con: Covas, Penha e Costa; Pen: Covas | 600 | report |
12 Dec 2013 | ![]() | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | L | 19 – 30 | Try: Fragoso Mendes, Foro, Salgueiro; Con: Penha e Costa (2) | 500 | report |
11 Jan 2014 | ![]() | Madejski Stadium | L | 3 – 79 | Pen: Leal | 4,714 | report |
16 Jan 2014 | ![]() | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | L | 15 – 48 | Try: Bettencourt, Miranda; Con: Penha e Costa; Pen: Penha e Costa | 350 |
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 202 | 75 | +127 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 293 | 65 | +228 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 198 | −98 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 325 | −257 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Source : www.ercrugby.com Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match |
The team was formed to represent Portugal in the 2021–2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup. The team has only players based in Portugal and the following players are the ones who played, either as starters or subs, in at least one match.
Head Coach: Patrice Lagisquet
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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Hooker | 17 July 1999 | 0 | Agronomia |
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Hooker | 21 April 2000 | 0 | Benfica |
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Hooker | 8 November 1995 | 28 | Direito |
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Hooker | 18 May 1998 | 22 | Cascais |
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Prop | 17 February 1992 | 1 | Técnico |
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Prop | 28 May 1995 | 24 | Direito |
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Prop | 5 July 1999 | 13 | Direito |
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Prop | 15 July 1990 | 4 | Académica |
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Prop | 7 December 2002 | 0 | Direito |
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Prop | 28 September 1992 | 28 | Técnico |
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Prop | 9 June 1998 | 0 | Belenenses |
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Lock | 18 April 2001 | 0 | Cascais |
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Lock | 27 September 2000 | 0 | Cascais |
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Lock | 15 March 1993 | 0 | Belenenses |
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Lock | 12 December 2000 | 0 | Agronomia |
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Lock | 20 June 1991 | 19 | CDUL |
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Lock | 23 December 1997 | 13 | Direito |
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Back row | 25 December 1995 | 2 | Direito |
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Back row | 14 December 2001 | 0 | CDUL |
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Back row | 26 October 1996 | 3 | Benfica |
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Back row | 24 April 1993 | 3 | Benfica |
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Back row | 21 February 1997 | 21 | Direito |
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Back row | 24 October 1995 | 10 | CDUP |
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Back row | 2 February 2002 | 0 | Direito |
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Back row | 10 April 1997 | 20 | Direito |
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Back row | 17 April 1997 | 17 | Belenenses |
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Scrum-half | 2 August 1995 | 20 | CDUP |
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Scrum-half | 29 October 1995 | 1 | Direito |
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Scrum-half | 16 October 2000 | 9 | Técnico |
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Fly-half | 25 May 1997 | 14 | CDUL |
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Fly-half | 16 August 2001 | 0 | Agronomia |
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Fly-half | 2 November 2000 | 14 | Direito |
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Centre | 29 July 1993 | 52 | CDUL |
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Centre | 13 October 1997 | 13 | Agronomia |
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Centre | 30 January 2001 | 0 | CDUL |
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Wing | 9 September 1999 | 0 | Direito |
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Wing | 24 November 2001 | 0 | Cascais |
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Wing | 18 November 1999 | 21 | Belenenses |
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Wing | 3 April 2001 | 0 | Belenenses |
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Wing | 4 March 2001 | 0 | Belenenses |
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Wing | 14 January 2000 | 0 | Técnico |
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Fullback | 7 April 1998 | 21 | Agronomia |
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Fullback | 28 December 1995 | 7 | Belenenses |
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Fullback | 21 November 1994 | 27 | CDUP |
These are all of the matches played by the team as of 3 December 2023.
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score |
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10 Oct 2013 | ![]() | Stade Jean-Bouin | L | 3 – 61 |
19 Oct 2013 | ![]() | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | L | 6 – 67 |
7 Dec 2013 | ![]() | Stadio Enrico Chersoni | L | 22 – 40 |
12 Dec 2013 | ![]() | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | L | 19 – 30 |
11 Jan 2014 | ![]() | Madejski Stadium | L | 3 – 79 |
16 Jan 2014 | ![]() | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | L | 15 – 48 |
18 Sep 2021 | ![]() | CAR Jamor | W | 34 – 19 |
26 Sep 2021 | ![]() | Estadio Pepe Rojo | W | 20 – 13 |
23 Oct 2021 | ![]() | RC Eemland Stadium | W | 50 – 7 |
30 Oct 2021 | ![]() | Sportcentrum Nelson Mandela | W | 38 – 13 |
4 Dec 2021 | ![]() | CAR Jamor | W | 53 – 14 |
11 Dec 2021 | ![]() | CAR Jamor | W | 62 – 7 |
16 Apr 2022 | ![]() | CAR Jamor | W | 42 – 26 |
7 May 2022 | ![]() | CAR Jamor | L | 14 – 17 |
11 Sep 2022 | ![]() | Amersfoort | W | 26 – 19 |
17 Sep 2022 | ![]() | CAR Jamor | W | 95 – 0 |
24 Sep 2022 | ![]() | Estadio Pepe Rojo | W | 22 – 20 |
15 Oct 2022 | ![]() | CAR Jamor | L | 12 – 17 |
22 Oct 2022 | ![]() | Sportcentrum Nelson Mandela | W | 95 – 0 |
28 Oct 2022 | ![]() | CAR Jamor | W | 47 – 10 |
4 Dec 2022 | ![]() | CAR Jamor | L | 22 – 30 |
4 Nov 2023 | ![]() | CAR Jamor | L | 23 – 31 |
11 Nov 2023 | ![]() | CAR Jamor | L | 0 – 22 |
19 Nov 2023 | ![]() | Estadio Pepe Rojo | L | 13 – 18 |
3 Dec 2023 | ![]() | Amersfoort | W | 53 – 8 |
16 Dec 2023 | ![]() | Amsterdam | W | 46 – 29 |
Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
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![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60% |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Total | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 53.85% |
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