Campeonato Nacional de Rugby
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Campeonato 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:
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...
competition in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. This championship is organized by the Portuguese Rugby Federation. The competition is organized into three Divisions:
- CN Honra/Super Bock (8 teams)
- Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I DivisãoCampeonato Nacional de Rugby I DivisãoThe 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 Nacional Honra/Super Bock and the last positioned team gets relegated to the...
(8 teams) - Campeonato Nacional de Rugby II DivisãoCampeonato Nacional de Rugby II DivisãoThe Campeonato Nacional de Rugby II Divisão is the third division of the Portuguese Rugby League. The 2007/08 champions are Vitória F.C.. It consists in four groups of 5 or 6 clubs.-Teams 2008/09:-External links:*...
(4 groups of 5/6 teams each)