# Lusitanos (rugby union)

Lusitanos XV are a Portuguese professional rugby union representative team based in Lisbon which was created in September 2013 to compete in the 2013–14 European Challenge Cup. It was announced by the Rugby governing body ERC on 2 September that the Portuguese team would hold their home games at Estádio Nacional. However, all their home games were played at the Portuguese national rugby teams home stadium of Estádio Universitário de Lisboa.
In 2021, the team entered the Rugby Europe Super Cup, representing Portugal in an eight-team pan-European competition for clubs from non-Six Nations countries. The team reached the final, played in May 2022, and lost 17–14 at home against the Black Lions.

## First season

The team was formed in 2013, to represent Portugal in the Amlin Challenge Cup after the Spanish representatives Olympus Rugby XV withdrew from the competition. The first game was held on 10 October 2013, against Stade Français, a game which they lost 61–3 at Stade Jean-Bouin.

### Results

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance | Match Report |
| 10 Oct 2013 | Stade Français | Stade Jean-Bouin | L | 3 – 61 | Pen: Cabral | 6,314 | report |
| 19 Oct 2013 | London Irish | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | L | 6 – 67 | Pen: Cabral (2) | 1,500 | report |
| 7 Dec 2013 | Cavalieri Prato | Stadio Enrico Chersoni | L | 22 – 40 | Try: Cunha, Fragoso Mendes (2); Con: Covas, Penha e Costa; Pen: Covas | 600 | report |
| 12 Dec 2013 | Cavalieri Prato | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | L | 19 – 30 | Try: Fragoso Mendes, Foro, Salgueiro; Con: Penha e Costa (2) | 500 | report |
| 11 Jan 2014 | London Irish | Madejski Stadium | L | 3 – 79 | Pen: Leal | 4,714 | report |
| 16 Jan 2014 | Stade Français | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | L | 15 – 48 | Try: Bettencourt, Miranda; Con: Penha e Costa; Pen: Penha e Costa | 350 |

### Pool five table

| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| Stade Français | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 202 | 75 | +127 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| London Irish | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 293 | 65 | +228 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| Cavalieri Prato | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 198 | −98 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Lusitanos XV | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 325 | −257 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source : www.ercrugby.com Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match |||||||||||||

## Second season

The team was formed to represent Portugal in the 2021–2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup. The team has only players based in Portugal and the following players are the ones who played, either as starters or subs, in at least one match.

### Current squad

Head Coach: Patrice Lagisquet
* Caps Updated: 11 August 2021
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Francisco Cabral | Hooker | (1999-07-17) 17 July 1999 (age 25) | 0 | Agronomia |
| Jason Cornelies | Hooker | (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 24) | 0 | Benfica |
| Duarte Diniz | Hooker | (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 29) | 28 | Direito |
| Nuno Mascarenhas | Hooker | (1998-05-18) 18 May 1998 (age 26) | 22 | Cascais |
| André Arrojado | Prop | (1992-02-17) 17 February 1992 (age 32) | 1 | Técnico |
| Francisco Bruno | Prop | (1995-05-28) 28 May 1995 (age 29) | 24 | Direito |
| David Costa | Prop | (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 25) | 13 | Direito |
| João Mateus | Prop | (1990-07-15) 15 July 1990 (age 34) | 4 | Académica |
| António Prim | Prop | (2002-12-07) 7 December 2002 (age 22) | 0 | Direito |
| Bruno Rocha | Prop | (1992-09-28) 28 September 1992 (age 32) | 28 | Técnico |
| António Santos | Prop | (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 (age 26) | 0 | Belenenses |
| Boaventura Almeida | Lock | (2001-04-18) 18 April 2001 (age 23) | 0 | Cascais |
| Martim Belo | Lock | (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 24) | 0 | Cascais |
| Manuel Lima | Lock | (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 31) | 0 | Belenenses |
| António Rebelo de Andrade | Lock | (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 24) | 0 | Agronomia |
| Rafael Simões | Lock | (1991-06-20) 20 June 1991 (age 33) | 19 | CDUL |
| Duarte Torgal | Lock | (1997-12-23) 23 December 1997 (age 27) | 13 | Direito |
| Pedro Afra Rosa | Back row | (1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 29) | 2 | Direito |
| Xavier Cerejo | Back row | (2001-12-14) 14 December 2001 (age 23) | 0 | CDUL |
| Vasco Baptista | Back row | (1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 28) | 3 | Benfica |
| Frederico Couto | Back row | (1993-04-24) 24 April 1993 (age 31) | 3 | Benfica |
| João Granate | Back row | (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 27) | 21 | Direito |
| Miguel Macedo | Back row | (1995-10-24) 24 October 1995 (age 29) | 10 | CDUP |
| Nuno Peixoto | Back row | (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 23) | 0 | Direito |
| Manuel Picão | Back row | (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 (age 27) | 20 | Direito |
| David Wallis | Back row | (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 27) | 17 | Belenenses |
| João Belo | Scrum-half | (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 29) | 20 | CDUP |
| João Dias | Scrum-half | (1995-10-29) 29 October 1995 (age 29) | 1 | Direito |
| Pedro Lucas | Scrum-half | (2000-10-16) 16 October 2000 (age 24) | 9 | Técnico |
| Jorge Abecassis | Fly-half | (1997-05-25) 25 May 1997 (age 27) | 14 | CDUL |
| Domingos Cabral | Fly-half | (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 23) | 0 | Agronomia |
| Jerónimo Portela | Fly-half | (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 24) | 14 | Direito |
| Tomás Appleton (c) | Centre | (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 31) | 52 | CDUL |
| Vasco Ribeiro | Centre | (1997-10-13) 13 October 1997 (age 27) | 13 | Agronomia |
| João Vieira | Centre | (2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 24) | 0 | CDUL |
| Francisco Afra Rosa | Wing | (1999-09-09) 9 September 1999 (age 25) | 0 | Direito |
| Vasco Durão | Wing | (2001-11-24) 24 November 2001 (age 23) | 0 | Cascais |
| Rodrigo Marta | Wing | (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 25) | 21 | Belenenses |
| José Paiva dos Santos | Wing | (2001-04-03) 3 April 2001 (age 23) | 0 | Belenenses |
| Diogo Rodrigues | Wing | (2001-03-04) 4 March 2001 (age 23) | 0 | Belenenses |
| Francisco Salgado | Wing | (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 25) | 0 | Técnico |
| Manuel Cardoso Pinto | Fullback | (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 (age 26) | 21 | Agronomia |
| João Freudenthal | Fullback | (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 29) | 7 | Belenenses |
| Nuno Sousa Guedes | Fullback | (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 30) | 27 | CDUP |

## Record

These are all of the matches played by the team as of 12 October 2024.
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score |
| 10 Oct 2013 | Stade Français | Stade Jean-Bouin | L | 3 – 61 |
| 19 Oct 2013 | London Irish | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | L | 6 – 67 |
| 7 Dec 2013 | Cavalieri Prato | Stadio Enrico Chersoni | L | 22 – 40 |
| 12 Dec 2013 | Cavalieri Prato | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | L | 19 – 30 |
| 11 Jan 2014 | London Irish' | Madejski Stadium | L | 3 – 79 |
| 16 Jan 2014 | Stade Français | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | L | 15 – 48 |
| 18 Sep 2021 | Castilla y León Iberians | CAR Jamor | W | 34 – 19 |
| 26 Sep 2021 | Castilla y León Iberians | Estadio Pepe Rojo | W | 20 – 13 |
| 23 Oct 2021 | Delta | RC Eemland Stadium | W | 50 – 7 |
| 30 Oct 2021 | Brussels Devils | Sportcentrum Nelson Mandela | W | 38 – 13 |
| 4 Dec 2021 | Brussels Devils | CAR Jamor | W | 53 – 14 |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Delta | CAR Jamor | W | 62 – 7 |
| 16 Apr 2022 | Tel Aviv Heat | CAR Jamor | W | 42 – 26 |
| 7 May 2022 | Black Lion | CAR Jamor | L | 14 – 17 |
| 11 Sep 2022 | Delta | Amersfoort | W | 26 – 19 |
| 17 Sep 2022 | Brussels Devils | CAR Jamor | W | 95 – 0 |
| 24 Sep 2022 | Castilla y León Iberians | Estadio Pepe Rojo | W | 22 – 20 |
| 15 Oct 2022 | Castilla y León Iberians | CAR Jamor | L | 12 – 17 |
| 22 Oct 2022 | Brussels Devils | Sportcentrum Nelson Mandela | W | 95 – 0 |
| 28 Oct 2022 | Delta | CAR Jamor | W | 47 – 10 |
| 4 Dec 2022 | Tel Aviv Heat | CAR Jamor | L | 22 – 30 |
| 4 Nov 2023 | Tel Aviv Heat | CAR Jamor | L | 23 – 31 |
| 11 Nov 2023 | Black Lion | CAR Jamor | L | 0 – 22 |
| 19 Nov 2023 | Castilla y León Iberians | Estadio Pepe Rojo | L | 13 – 18 |
| 3 Dec 2023 | Delta | Amersfoort | W | 53 – 8 |
| 16 Dec 2023 | Brussels Devils | Amsterdam | W | 46 – 29 |
| 7 Sep 2024 | Castilla y León Iberians | CAR Jamor | W | 36 – 18 |
| 21 Sep 2024 | Black Lion | CAR Jamor | L | 14 – 38 |
| 12 Oct 2024 | Black Lion | Tbilisi | L | 0 – 36 |
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
| Brussels Devils | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| London Irish | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Castilla y León Iberians | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% |
| Stade Français | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Black Lion | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Tel Aviv Heat | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% |
| Cavalieri Prato | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Delta | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Total | 29 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 51.72% |