The Taça de Portugal de Rugby ( en, Portuguese Rugby Cup) is the major
Portuguese
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
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
national
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 m ...
knock-out competition. It has occurred, almost on a yearly basis since 1959, and 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 organis ...
.
CDUL are the current holders.
Taça de Portugal finals
[ Detailed classifications of FPR competitions]
Performance by club
See also
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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
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