Lusitanos XV

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.

Lusitanos XV
Founded2013 (2013)
LocationLisbon, Portugal
Ground(s)Estádio Universitário de Lisboa (Capacity: 8,000)
Coach(es)Frederico Sousa
League(s)European Challenge Cup
2013–144th (Pool 5)

The team was coached by national team coach Frederico Sousa.[3]

First season

The team was formed 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]

Fixtures
Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance Match Report
10 Oct 2013 Stade FrançaisStade Jean-BouinL3 – 61Pen: Cabral6,314 report
19 Oct 2013 London Irish Estádio Universitário de LisboaL6 – 67Pen: Cabral (2)1,500 report
7 Dec 2013 Cavalieri PratoStadio Enrico ChersoniL22 – 40Try: Cunha, Fragoso Mendes (2); Con: Covas, Penha e Costa; Pen: Covas600 report
12 Dec 2013 Cavalieri PratoEstádio Universitário de LisboaL19 – 30Try: Fragoso Mendes, Foro, Salgueiro; Con: Penha e Costa (2)500 report
11 Jan 2014 London IrishMadejski StadiumL3 – 79Pen: Leal4,714 report
16 Jan 2014 Stade FrançaisEstádio Universitário de LisboaL15 – 48Try: Bettencourt, Miranda; Con: Penha e Costa; Pen: Penha e Costa350 report

Pool five table
Team P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
Stade Français 650120275+1272764024
London Irish 650129365+2284164024
Cavalieri Prato 6204100198−9812282111
Lusitanos XV 600668325−257847000
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

Second season

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.

Current squad

Head Coach: Patrice Lagisquet

  • Caps Updated: 11 August 2021

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Francisco Cabral Hooker (1999-07-17) 17 July 1999 0 Agronomia
Jason Cornelies Hooker (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 0 Benfica
Duarte Diniz Hooker (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 28 Direito
Nuno Mascarenhas Hooker (1998-05-18) 18 May 1998 22 Cascais
André Arrojado Prop (1992-02-17) 17 February 1992 1 Técnico
Francisco Bruno Prop (1995-05-28) 28 May 1995 24 Direito
David Costa Prop (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 13 Direito
João Mateus Prop (1990-07-15) 15 July 1990 4 Académica
António Prim Prop (2002-12-07) 7 December 2002 0 Direito
Bruno Rocha Prop (1992-09-28) 28 September 1992 28 Técnico
António Santos Prop (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 0 Belenenses
Boaventura Almeida Lock (2001-04-18) 18 April 2001 0 Cascais
Martim Belo Lock (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 0 Cascais
Manuel Lima Lock (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 0 Belenenses
António Rebelo de Andrade Lock (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 0 Agronomia
Rafael Simões Lock (1991-06-20) 20 June 1991 19 CDUL
Duarte Torgal Lock (1997-12-23) 23 December 1997 13 Direito
Pedro Afra Rosa Back row (1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 2 Direito
Xavier Cerejo Back row (2001-12-14) 14 December 2001 0 CDUL
Vasco Baptista Back row (1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 3 Benfica
Frederico Couto Back row (1993-04-24) 24 April 1993 3 Benfica
João Granate Back row (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 21 Direito
Miguel Macedo Back row (1995-10-24) 24 October 1995 10 CDUP
Nuno Peixoto Back row (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 0 Direito
Manuel Picão Back row (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 20 Direito
David Wallis Back row (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 17 Belenenses
João Belo Scrum-half (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 20 CDUP
João Dias Scrum-half (1995-10-29) 29 October 1995 1 Direito
Pedro Lucas Scrum-half (2000-10-16) 16 October 2000 9 Técnico
Jorge Abecassis Fly-half (1997-05-25) 25 May 1997 14 CDUL
Domingos Cabral Fly-half (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 0 Agronomia
Jerónimo Portela Fly-half (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 14 Direito
Tomás Appleton (c) Centre (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 52 CDUL
Vasco Ribeiro Centre (1997-10-13) 13 October 1997 13 Agronomia
João Vieira Centre (2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 0 CDUL
Francisco Afra Rosa Wing (1999-09-09) 9 September 1999 0 Direito
Vasco Durão Wing (2001-11-24) 24 November 2001 0 Cascais
Rodrigo Marta Wing (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 21 Belenenses
José Paiva dos Santos Wing (2001-04-03) 3 April 2001 0 Belenenses
Diogo Rodrigues Wing (2001-03-04) 4 March 2001 0 Belenenses
Francisco Salgado Wing (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 0 Técnico
Manuel Cardoso Pinto Fullback (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 21 Agronomia
João Freudenthal Fullback (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 7 Belenenses
Nuno Sousa Guedes Fullback (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 27 CDUP

See also

References
  1. "Portuguese club to compete in Amlin Challenge Cup". Ercrugby.com. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  2. http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/22029.php#.UiS1Kza-2So Archived 2013-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Sousa hoping Lusitanos XV will learn". Ercrugby.com. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  4. "Stade start in style". Ercrugby.com. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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