Campeonato Nacional de Rugby is the main

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 it ...

competition in

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 ...

. This championship is organized by the

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 organi ...

. The competition is organized into three Divisions: * CN Honra/Super Bock (8 teams) * Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão (8 teams) *

Campeonato Nacional de Rugby II Divisão The Campeonato Nacional de Rugby II Divisão is the third tier of the Portuguese Rugby League. It consists in regional groups (3 groups in 2023-24: 1 in the north (7 clubs) and 2 in the south - South 1 (5 clubs) and South 2 (6 clubs)). Season 202 ...

(4 groups of 5/6 teams each)

External links

Portuguese Rugby Federation Official Website
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