C.F. Os Belenenses (rugby union)
Belenenses
| Full name |
Clube de Futebol
«Os Belenenses» |
| Founded |
December 30, 1928 |
| Ground(s) |
Restelo 2 |
| Coach(es) |
Daniel Hourcade |
| League(s) |
Campeonato Nacional Honra/Super Bock |
| 2007-08 |
Champions |
Belenenses is a Portuguese rugby union team. Apart from winning several titles as a team, they have also provided five players to the National Team that played at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals and which is the National Champion of the 2007/2008 season.
History
They played their first match against Benfica on December 30, 1928, winning 11-0.
Honours
- Portuguese National Championship (Campeonato Nacional de Rugby) Winners - 1955/56, 1957/58, 1962/63, 1972/73, 1974/75, 2002/03, 2007/08
- Portuguese Cup (Taça de Portugal) Winners - 1959, 1964, 2001
- Portuguese Cup (Taça de Portugal) Finalists - 1971, 1978, 1982, 1989, 2005
- Portuguese Super Cup (Supertaça) Winners - 2001, 2003, 2005
- Honor Cup Winners (Taça de Honra) - 3 times
- Lisbon Championships Winners (Campeonatos de Lisboa) - 8 times
- Lisbon Cup Winners (Taça de Lisboa) - 1 time
Current squad
- Fernando Murteira
- Facundo Borelli
- Hamish Haika
- Hugo Valente
- William Hafu
- José Fraga
- Pedro Jorge
- Julio Farías
- Ariel Berriño
- Francisco Nogueira
- Sebastião da Cunha
- André da Cunha
- Diogo Jorge Ferreira
- Mateus Souza
- Francisco Cabral
- João Uva
- Miguel Fernandes
- Salvador da Cunha
- Christopher McLean
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- Valter Jorge Ferreira
- Manuel Machado
- António Vieira de Almeida
- Henrique Morato
- Bruno Nifo
- Manuel Costa
- Tomás Toulson
- Diogo Pinheiro
- Pedro Silva
- João Mirra
- Diogo Miranda
- Francisco Moreira
- David Mateus
- Marcos Vallejo
- Duarte Bravo
- Pedro Rocha e Melo
- Miguel Onofre
- Diogo Castro
- Diogo Mateus (captain)
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- Duarte Moreira
- Tiago Cabral
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