Clube de Rugby de Arcos de Valdevez
Encyclopedia
Clube de Rugby de Arcos de Valdevez (CRAV), is a rugby union
club, located in Arcos de Valdevez
, Portugal
. The men's team plays at the Campeonato Nacional de Rugby
, Portugal's top level rugby union championship. The club also features women, youth and veteran teams.
The club organises the international rugby sevens
tournament Arcos Sevens.
and University of Coimbra, were they had also played.
Shortly after, in 1983, the club became champion of the Portuguese Third Division. Also in that year, the club started to have youth teams.
On 1986-05-01 the Coutada sports field was inaugurated, created exclusively for practising rugby.
In the season of 1986/87, CRAV promoted to Portugal top rugby union level league, Campeonato Nacional de Rugby
, and has stayed on that level most of the seasons since then. In 2005, CRAV eventually played, and lost, the championship finals to Dramático de Cascais
.
In 2006, the municipal stadium of Arcos de Valdevez was inaugurated.
In 2007, the juvenile team became national champion of Rugby of 8; also the women's team reached the top national level.
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...
club, located in Arcos de Valdevez
Arcos de Valdevez
Arcos de Valdevez is a municipality along the northern frontier of Portugal and Galicia , that incorporates a territory of 447.6 km² and a total population of 24,466 inhabitants...
, 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...
. The men's team plays at the Campeonato Nacional de Rugby
Campeonato Nacional de Rugby
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:* CN Honra/Super Bock...
, Portugal's top level rugby union championship. The club also features women, youth and veteran teams.
The club organises the international rugby sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
tournament Arcos Sevens.
History
The club was founded on 1981-07-09 by a group of former students of University of PortoUniversity of Porto
The University of Porto is a Portuguese public university located in Porto, and founded 22 March 1911. It is the largest Portuguese university by number of enrolled students and has one of the most noted research outputs in Portugal...
and University of Coimbra, were they had also played.
Shortly after, in 1983, the club became champion of the Portuguese Third Division. Also in that year, the club started to have youth teams.
On 1986-05-01 the Coutada sports field was inaugurated, created exclusively for practising rugby.
In the season of 1986/87, CRAV promoted to Portugal top rugby union level league, Campeonato Nacional de Rugby
Campeonato Nacional de Rugby
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:* CN Honra/Super Bock...
, and has stayed on that level most of the seasons since then. In 2005, CRAV eventually played, and lost, the championship finals to Dramático de Cascais
Grupo Dramático e Sportivo Cascais
Grupo Dramático e Sportivo Cascais is a Portuguese rugby union team. It had a player, Paulo Murinello, at the Portuguese squad that participated at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals....
.
In 2006, the municipal stadium of Arcos de Valdevez was inaugurated.
In 2007, the juvenile team became national champion of Rugby of 8; also the women's team reached the top national level.