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Rugby Clube Montemor
Rugby Clube de Montemor is a rugby union team based in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal. The team competes in the Campeonato Português de Rugby - Divisão de Honra, the first tier of rugby union in Portugal, after winning Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão, in the season 2018/2019. Founded on 20 July 1995, Montemor is the most successful rugby club in Alentejo, with over 15 trophies in the last 20 years. Since 2007, their home ground has been the Parque Desportivo, Montemor-o-Novo. Honours * Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão : Winners (4): 2012/2013, 2015/2016, 2018/2019, 2022/2023 * Campeonato Português de Rugby - Divisão de Honra Under-18 : Winners: 2015/2016 * Portuguese Cup Under-18 : Winners: 2014/2015 * Iberian Cup Under-18 : Winners: 2016/2017 * Portuguese Super Cup Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Rugby Federation
The Portuguese Rugby Federation ( pt, Federação Portuguesa de Rugby) is the governing body for rugby union in Portugal. It was founded in 1926 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1988. The Portuguese Rugby Federation organises the main rugby union championship of Portugal, the Campeonato Nacional de Rugby, and oversees the country's national teams— men's and women's, age-grade teams, and sevens teams for both men and women. National teams * Portugal national rugby union team *Portugal national rugby sevens team *Portugal women's national rugby union team References External links Federação Portuguesa de Rugby Official Site *Federação Portuguesa de Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montemor-o-Novo Municipality
Montemor-o-Novo () is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,437, in an area of 1232.97 km2. The city itself had a population of 8,928 in 2001. The present Mayor is Olímpio Manuel Vidigal Galvão, elected in 2021 by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is March 8, after Saint John of God, a 16th-century saint, who was born in Montemor-o-Novo. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Cabrela * Ciborro * Cortiçadas de Lavre e Lavre * Foros de Vale de Figueira * Nossa Senhora da Vila, Nossa Senhora do Bispo e Silveiras * Santiago do Escoural * São Cristóvão Gallery Image:Castelo de Montemor-o-Novo6.jpg, The city castle. Image:Montemor-o-Novo2.jpg, Town square. Image:Castelo de Montemor-o-Novo5.jpg, The local landscape. Notable people * Vasco Gil Sodré (c.1450 — c.1500) a Portuguese navigator, early settler of the Azores island of Graciosa * Saint John of God ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population. Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. It was inhabited by pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians and Ancient Greek traders, it was ruled by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campeonato Português De Rugby
The Campeonato Nacional de Rugby Divisão de Honra (more commonly known as the Divisão de Honra) is Portugal's top level professional men's rugby union competition. The Divisão de Honra Championships are organised by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby (Portuguese Rugby Federation) and currently consists of 12 teams. The last placed team in the competition is relegated at the end of the season to the Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão (Portugal's second level of men's rugby union) with one team from the second-tier competition promoting to the Divisão de Honra. Format The Divisão de Honra season takes place between September and March, with three teams being randomly drawn into four groups, playing each other home and away twice for a total of 6 matches per group (24 matches in total). Points are awarded according to the following: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match *1 bonus point is awarded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campeonato Nacional De Rugby I Divisão
The Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão is the second tier competition of the Portuguese domestic rugby championship and is organised by the Portuguese Rugby Federation. The winner gets promoted to the Campeonato Português de Rugby and the last positioned team gets relegated to the Campeonato Nacional de Rugby II Divisão. The current champions are Montemor, from Montemor-o-Novo. The league consists of 12 teams. Season 2023-24 teams Group North * Braga * CDUP "B" * CRAV * Guimarães Group Center * Bairrada * Caldas * Santarém * Técnico Group South * Évora * Loulé * Montemor * Setúbal Champions http://www.fpr.pt/a_fpr/relatorios_e_contas.asp Detailed classifications of FPR competitions See also * Rugby union in Portugal References External links Portuguese Rugby Federation Official Website Rugby union leagues in Portugal Port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members. In 1845, the first laws were written by students attending Rugby School; other significant even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union In Portugal
Rugby union in Portugal is a growing sport, though still a long distance from association football. The sport is essentially amateur in Portugal, with some degree of semi-professionalisation in its top flight league and the national rugby union team. The rugby union teams in Portugal are mostly university sides, from Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra, with multi-sport clubs like Benfica and Belenenses having rugby union collectivities. Governing body Rugby union in Portugal is administered by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby. It was founded in 1926 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1988.Bath p73 History The first recorded game in Portugal occurred at Cruz Quebrada on the outskirts of Lisbon in 1903. All the players were British. However, it was only in the 1920s, and, later, in the 1950s that periods of consolidation occurred. 1920s In 1922 that the game began to be organized on a formal basis. The Anglo-Portuguese playing pool at this point had been se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alentejo
Alentejo ( , ) is a geographical, historical, and cultural region of south–central and southern Portugal. In Portuguese, its name means "beyond () the Tagus river" (''Tejo''). Alentejo includes the regions of Alto Alentejo and Baixo Alentejo. It corresponds to the districts of Beja, Évora, Portalegre, and Alentejo Litoral. Its main cities are Évora, Beja, Sines, Serpa, Estremoz, Elvas, and Portalegre. It has borders with Beira Baixa in the north, with Spain (Andalucia and Extremadura) in the east, Algarve in the south, and the Atlantic Ocean, Ribatejo, and Estremadura in the west. Alentejo is a region known for its traditional polyphonic singing groups, similar to those found in Tuscany, Corsica, and elsewhere. History The comarca of the Alentejo became the Alentejo Province, divided into upper (Alto Alentejo Province) and lower (Baixo Alentejo Province) designations. The modern NUTS statistical region, Alentejo Region, was expropriated from the medieval provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Rugby Cup
The Taça de Portugal de Rugby ( en, Portuguese Rugby Cup) is the major Portuguese national rugby union knock-out competition. It has occurred, almost on a yearly basis since 1959, and is organized by the Portuguese Rugby Federation. CDUL are the current holders. Taça de Portugal finals Detailed classifications of FPR competitions Performance by club See also * Rugby union in Portugal Rugby union in Portugal is a growing sport, though still a long distance from association football. The sport is essentially amateur in Portugal, with some degree of semi-professionalisation in its top flight league and the national rugby uni ... References External links Federação Portuguesa Rugby site Rugby union competitions in Portugal 1959 establishments in Portugal {{Rugbyunion-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa Ibérica De Rugby
The Copa Ibérica de Rugby (''Iberian Rugby Cup'') is a rugby union knock-out competition played annually by clubs of the Spanish Rugby Federation and Portuguese Rugby Federation. It was played for the first time in 1965. Between 1965 and 1971 it was played by 4 clubs (2 of each country, both Champion's and both Runner's-up), that face each other in ligule type competition. The competition stopped being played in 1972, but returned in 1983 with a new format, with the 2 Champion's facing each other in just one game. In the season 2007–2008 it returned to the ligule type competition. In 2009, a new competition named Iberian Rugby Cup was designed. This style of rugby was meant to be played with 8 teams, four of each federation, although it was suspended. On 6 January 2013, CDUL defeated Quesos Entrepinares by 24–13, winning their 3rd title, in the return of the Copa Ibérica after a 5-year gap. Winners by year Performance by club Titles by country References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Rugby Super Cup
The Supertaça de Portugal de Rugby ( en, Portuguese Rugby Super Cup) is a Portuguese national rugby union organized by the Portuguese Rugby Federation, and disputed by the winners of national championship and Portuguese cup. Belenenses are the current holders. Supertaça de Portugal finals Detailed classifications of FPR competitions Performance by club See also * Rugby union in Portugal Rugby union in Portugal is a growing sport, though still a long distance from association football. The sport is essentially amateur in Portugal, with some degree of semi-professionalisation in its top flight league and the national rugby uni ... References External links Federação Portuguesa Rugby site {{DEFAULTSORT:Supertaca De Portugal de Rugby Rugby union competitions in Portugal 1988 establishments in Portugal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
