C.F. Os Belenenses (rugby)
Encyclopedia
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.
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
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
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
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 RugbyCampeonato Nacional de RugbyCampeonato Nacional de Rugby is the main rugby union competition in Portugal. This championship is organized by the Portuguese Rugby Federation. The competition is organized into three Divisions:* CN Honra/Super Bock...
) 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 João Uva João Pedro Azevedo de Sousa Uva is a Portuguese rugby union footballer.He plays as a flanker for Bandeirantes Rugby Clube - São Paulo - Brasil since February 2011.He played as a flanker for Belenenses... Miguel Fernandes Salvador da Cunha Christopher McLean |
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 David Mateus David Mateus is a Portuguese rugby union footballer. A member of Belenenses squad, his position in the field is as a wing or center.... Marcos Vallejo Duarte Bravo Pedro Rocha e Melo Miguel Onofre Diogo Castro Diogo Mateus Diogo Mateus Diogo Mateus is a Portuguese rugby union player. He plays inside centre, number 12. He came through the ranks at Belenenses , he was on the books with Heineken Cup champions Munster in the 2006/07 season. He has also played for the Portugal rugby union team. He is 1, 73 m and weighs 80 kg... (captain) |
Duarte Moreira Tiago Cabral |