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 DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceMatch Report10 Oct 2013 Stade Français Stade Jean-Bouin L 3 – 61 Pen: Cabral 6,314 report19 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 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts 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.comPoints 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

Record These are all of the matches played by the team as of 4 October 2026. DateOpponentsVenueResultScore 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 NRCA Stadium W 46 – 29 7 Sep 2024 Castilla y León Iberians CAR Jamor W 36 – 18 21 Sep 2024 Black Lion CAR Jamor L 17 – 38 12 Oct 2024 Black Lion Mikheil Meskhi Stadium L 0 – 36 20 Oct 2024 Castilla y León Iberians San Amaro Stadium W 21 – 12 11 Oct 2025 Bohemia Rugby Warriors CAR Jamor W 42 – 21 18 Oct 2025 Brussels Devils Sportcomplex Sint-Gillisr W 41 – 17 25 Oct 2025 Delta CAR Jamor W 36 – 10 6 Dec 2025 Romanian Wolves Arcul de Triumf Stadium W 35 – 7 13 Dec 2025 Castilla y León Iberians CAR Jamor L 13 – 26 18 Oct 2025 Brussels Devils CAR Jamor W 63 – 14 13 Dec 2025 Castilla y León Iberians NRCA Stadium L 17 – 42 5 Jun 2026 Toyota Stadium L 24 – 54 10 Jun 2026 Toyota Stadium L 24 – 57 14 Jun 2026 Toyota Stadium L 7 – 76 24 Sep 2026 Avchala Stadium L 26 – 38 30 Sep 2026 Avchala Stadium L 19 – 59 30 Sep 2026 Avchala Stadium L 20 – 68

Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn % Won Brussels Devils 7 7 0 0 % Bohemia Rugby Warriors 1 1 0 0 100% London Irish 2 0 2 0 0% Stade Français 2 0 2 0 0% Black Lion 4 0 4 0 0% Tel Aviv Heat 3 1 2 0 % Cavalieri Prato 2 0 2 0 0% Delta 6 6 0 0 % Romanian Wolves 1 1 0 0 % 2 0 2 0 0% 2 0 2 0 0% 2 0 2 0 0% Castilla y León Iberians 9 5 4 0 % Total 43 21 22 0 %

See also Rugby union in Portugal Portugal national rugby union team

References

External links ERC Rugby Profile