2023–24 TOP 10 | |
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Countries | ![]() |
Number of teams | 10 |
Date | 14 October 2023 – 18 May 2024 |
Champions | Belenenses |
Runners-up | Agronomia |
Official website | |
www | |
The 2023–24 Campeonato Nacional Divisão de Honra competition, also known as TOP 10, is the 65th Portuguese domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby (FPR).
The top six teams at the end of the regular season (after all the teams played one another twice, once at home, once away) enter a knockout stage to decide who will be crowned Portuguese champions. This consists of three rounds: the teams finishing third to sixth in the table play quarter-finals (hosted by the third and fourth placed teams). The winners then face the top two teams in the semi-finals, with the winners meeting in the final at the Campo de Rugby do Jamor in Oeiras.
Points are awarded according to the following:
The bottom team in the relegation play-out is relegated to the Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão, while the team that finishes 1st in the second tier of rugby union competitions in Portugal will replace the latter. [1]
Following the refusal of the lower division champion RC Montemor of competing in this division, the same 10 teams that played last season will remain and compete again in the TOP 10. [2] João Reis, the president of RC Montemor, stated, "We declined the promotion. We do not have the human or financial resources to maintain a level of competitiveness in that higher division." [3]
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality
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Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Diff. | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||||||
1 | Belenenses | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 733 | 257 | 476 | 9 | 0 | 73 | |||||
2 | Agronomia | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 621 | 318 | 303 | 10 | 1 | 63 | |||||
3 | Benfica | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 585 | 277 | 308 | 8 | 4 | 60 | |||||
4 | Direito | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 585 | 274 | 311 | 7 | 1 | 58 | |||||
5 | Cascais | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 589 | 361 | 228 | 4 | 1 | 55 | |||||
6 | CDUL | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 571 | 439 | 132 | 5 | 2 | 47 | |||||
7 | Académica | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 344 | 514 | -170 | 2 | 1 | 31 | |||||
8 | São Miguel | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 318 | 623 | -305 | 0 | 4 | 20 | |||||
9 | Lousã | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 297 | 772 | -475 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||
10 | CDUP | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 210 | 1018 | -808 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||||
Green background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final play-off places. Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final play-off places Red background (row 10) will be relegated to Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão. Updated: 03 May 2024 |
Rest breaks: Direito and São Miguel
28 October 2023 14:00 |
Direito | 16-13 | Agronomia |
Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x |
Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira Referee: P. Duarte |
28 October 2023 16:00 |
São Miguel | 26-12 | CDUP |
Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 4x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Bulldog Rugby Park Referee: R. Castro Hawkes |
28 October 2023 16:30 |
Benfica | 18-5 | Cascais |
Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Campo nº2 - Lisbon University Referee: P.M. Silva |
29 October 2023 14:00 |
CDUL | 70-21 | Lousã |
Try: 12x Con: 5x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x |
Campo nº2 - Lisbon University Referee: D. Miranda |
Rest breaks: Académica and Belenenses
4 November 2023 14:00 |
Direito | 52-22 | Lousã |
Try: 8x Con: 6x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 3x Con: 2x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x |
Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira Referee: M. Heitor |
4 November 2023 14:00 |
Cascais | 13-21 | São Miguel |
Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais Referee: R. Hawkes |
4 November 2023 14:00 |
Benfica | 34-15 | Académica |
Try: 6x Con: 2x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x |
Campo nº2 - Lisbon University Referee: P.M. Silva |
4 November 2023 16:00 |
CDUP | 5-50 | Agronomia |
Try: 1x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 8x Con: 5x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Universitário do Porto Referee: F. Serra |
10 November 2023 20:00 |
Agronomia | 6-17 | CDUL |
Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x |
Tapada da Ajuda Referee: P. Duarte |
11 November 2023 15:00 |
Belenenses | 44-13 | Académica |
Try: 6x Con: 4x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x |
Belém Rugby Park Referee: D. Inácio |
11 November 2023 19:00 |
São Miguel | 23-33 | Direito |
Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 4x Con: 2x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x |
Bulldog Rugby Park Referee: P.M. Silva |
12 November 2023 15:00 |
Lousã | 6-52 | Benfica |
Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 8x Con: 6x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo Referee: T. McLennan |
Rest breaks: Lousã and São Miguel
16 December 2023 15:00 |
Lousã | 14-40 | Cascais |
Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 6x Con: 5x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo |
16 December 2023 15:00 |
Benfica | 37-7 | CDUL |
Try: 5x Con: 3x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Campo nº2 - Lisbon University |
16 December 2023 15:00 |
Académica | 5-52 | Direito |
Try: 1x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 8x Con: 6x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição |
16 December 2023 18:00 |
Agronomia | 40-12 | São Miguel |
Try: 6x Con: 5x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Tapada da Ajuda |
17 December 2023 15:00 |
Belenenses | 60-5 | CDUP |
Try: 10x Con: 5x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Belém Rugby Park |
6 January 2024 12:00 |
Cascais | 16-32 | Belenenses |
Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 6x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais Referee: P.M. Silva |
6 January 2024 14:00 |
Direito | 16-17 | Benfica |
Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x |
Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira Referee: F. Serra |
6 January 2024 15:00 |
Lousã | 18-30 | Académica |
Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 3x Con: 3x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo Referee: D. Miranda |
7 January 2024 16:00 |
CDUL | 67-12 | São Miguel |
Try: 10x Con: 7x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa Referee: D. Inácio |
Rest breaks: Agronomia and CDUP
13 January 2024 14:00 |
Direito | 12-23 | Cascais |
Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 4x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 0x Pen: 6x Drop: 0x |
Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira Referee: D. Miranda |
13 January 2024 15:00 |
Académica | 32-6 | CDUP |
Try: 5x Con: 2x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x | Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição Referee: M. Minelli |
13 January 2024 16:00 |
Belenenses | 20-34 | Agronomia |
Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 4x Con: 4x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x |
Belém Rugby Park Referee: P. Duarte |
14 January 2024 15:00 |
Lousã | 6-17 | São Miguel |
Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo Referee: P.M. Silva |
20 January 2024 12:00 |
Cascais | 19-9 | Agronomia |
Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 4x Drop: 0x | Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais Referee: D. Miranda |
20 January 2024 14:00 |
CDUL | 37-14 | Académica |
Try: 4x Con: 4x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa Referee: M. Heitor |
20 January 2024 16:30 |
CDUP | 28-27 | Lousã |
Try: 3x Con: 2x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 4x Con: 2x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Universitário do Porto Referee: D. Inácio |
21 January 2024 16:30 |
Benfica | 9-10 | Belenenses |
Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x |
Campo nº2 - Lisbon University Referee: P. Duarte |
Rest breaks: Direito and São Miguel
27 January 2024 15:00 |
Académica | 7-34 | Benfica |
Try: 1 Con: 1 Pen: 0 Drop: 0 | Try: 5 Con: 3 Pen: 1 Drop: 0 |
Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição Referee: T. McLennan |
27 January 2024 15:00 |
Agronomia | 75-5 | CDUP |
Try: 11 Con: 10 Pen: 0 Drop: 0 | Try: 1 Con: 0 Pen: 0 Drop: 0 |
Tapada da Ajuda Referee: F. Serra |
27 January 2024 15:00 |
Lousã | 3-47 | Direito |
Try: 0 Con: 0 Pen: 1 Drop: 0 | Try: 7 Con: 6 Pen: 0 Drop: 0 |
Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo Referee: M. Minelli |
27 January 2024 16:00 |
CDUL | 6-21 | Belenenses |
Try: 0 Con: 0 Pen: 2 Drop: 0 | Try: 2 Con: 1 Pen: 3 Drop: 0 |
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa Referee: D. Inácio |
27 January 2024 17h30 |
São Miguel | 25-26 | Cascais |
Try: 3 Con: 2 Pen: 2 Drop: 0 | Try: 2 Con: 2 Pen: 4 Drop: 0 |
Bulldog Rugby Park Referee: P. Duarte |
9 March 2024 18:00 |
Direito | 23-13 | São Miguel |
Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x |
Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira |
9 March 2024 16:00 |
Cascais | 76-5 | CDUP |
Try: 12x Con: 8x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais |
9 March 2024 14:00 |
CDUL | 7-38 | Agronomia |
Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 6x Con: 4x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa |
9 March 2024 15:00 |
Académica | 0-24 | Belenenses |
Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 3x Con: 3x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição |
10 March 2024 16:00 |
Benfica | 49-0 | Lousã |
Try: 9x Con: 2x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Campo nº2 Lisbon University |
23 March 2024 15:00 |
Cascais | 45-26 | CDUL |
Try: 6x Con: 3x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 4x Con: 3x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais |
23 March 2024 19:00 |
Benfica | 41-12 | São Miguel |
Try: 6x Con: 4x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Campo nº2 Lisbon University |
23 March 2024 16:30 |
CDUP | 12-76 | Direito |
Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 12x Con: 8x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Universitário do Porto |
24 March 2024 15:00 |
Agronomia | 56-28 | Académica |
Try: 8x Con: 8x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 4x Con: 4x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Tapada da Ajuda |
24 March 2024 15:00 |
Belenenses | 84-0 | Lousã |
Try: 12x Con: 12x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Belém Rugby Park |
Rest breaks: Cascais and Lousã
6 April 2024 14:00 |
Direito | 39-6 | CDUL |
Try: 5x Con: 4x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x |
Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira |
6 April 2024 15:00 |
Benfica | 85-7 | CDUP |
Try: 13x Con: 10x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Campo nº2 Lisbon University |
6 April 2024 15:00 |
Académica | 31-40 | Cascais |
Try: 4x Con: 4x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x | Try: 6x Con: 5x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição |
6 April 2024 18:00 |
Belenenses | 78-0 | São Miguel |
Try: 12x Con: 9x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Belém Rugby Park |
7 April 2024 15:00 |
Lousã | 10-40 | Agronomia |
Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x | Try: 6x Con: 5x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo |
13 April 2024 15:00 |
Cascais | 28-26 | Benfica |
Try: 3x Con: 2x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 4x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais |
14 April 2024 12:00 |
Agronomia | 28-7 | Direito |
Try: 4x Con: 1x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Tapada da Ajuda |
13 April 2024 15:00 |
Lousã | 21-40 | CDUL |
Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 6x Con: 5x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo |
13 April 2024 15:00 |
CDUP | 29-33 | São Miguel |
Try: 4x Con: 3x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x | Try: 5x Con: 4x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Universitário do Porto |
Rest breaks: Académica and Belenenses [28]
20 April 2024 14:00 |
Belenenses | 24-7 | Cascais |
Try: 4x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 1x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Belém Rugby Park Referee: P.M. Silva |
20 April 2024 18:00 |
Benfica | 7-13 | Direito |
Try: 1x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 1x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Campo nº2 Lisbon University Referee: P. Duarte |
20 April 2024 15:00 |
Académica | 24-13 | Lousã |
Try: 3x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 1x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição Referee: M. Minelli |
20 April 2024 16:00 |
São Miguel | 17-19 | CDUL |
Try: 2x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 3x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Bulldog Rugby Park Referee: M. Heitor |
Rest breaks: Agronomia and CDUP
27 April 2024 15:00 |
Direito | 33-3 | Académica |
Try: 5x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 0x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira |
27 April 2024 15:00 |
CDUL | 40-31 | Benfica |
Try: 6x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 4x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa |
27 April 2024 15:00 |
Cascais | 68-12 | Lousã |
Try: 10x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 2x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais |
27 April 2024 15:00 |
CDUP | 12-88 | Belenenses |
Try: 2x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 14x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Estádio Universitário do Porto |
27 April 2024 15:00 |
São Miguel | 12-54 | Agronomia |
Try: 2x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 8x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Bulldog Rugby Park |
Following the regular season, the top 6 teams will contest the championship through playoffs. The top 2 teams will start playing in the semi-finals while the others will start in the quarter-finals.
For the first time in Portuguese rugby history, the final will be broadcast on free to air television channel Televisão Independente, as a result of a greater interest in rugby following Portugal's participation in the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [30]
An inquiry was opened as a consequence of the incident with fans on 27 April Direito's match, resulting on the provisional ban of Direito's home ground by at least 8 matches. [31]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Belenenses | 24 | ||||||||||||
4 | Direito | 21 | Direito | 13 | ||||||||||
5 | Cascais | 18 | Belenenses | 19 | ||||||||||
Agronomia | 18 | |||||||||||||
2 | Agronomia | 21 | ||||||||||||
3 | Benfica | 23 | Benfica | 12 | ||||||||||
6 | CDUL | 16 |
4 May 15:00 |
Direito | 21-18 | Cascais |
Try:
Vareta '23 m Diniz '38 c Con: Vareiro (1/2) 39', Pen: Vareiro (3/4) 11', 48', 72' | Pen:
Jara (5/5) 20', 26', 40', 42', 62' Drop: Jara (1/1) 12' |
Complexo Municipal de Atletismo do Vale da Rosa |
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18 May 11:00 |
Belenenses | 19-18 | Agronomia |
Try: André da Cunha (40+8’) Con: João Freudenthal (40+9’) Pen: João Freudenthal (35’, 46’, 61’ e 80+7’) | Pen: Domingos Cabral (17', 30'), João Lima (25’, 40+3’, 65’ e 78’) |
Estádio do Restelo |
Squads are ordered by the last classification of the league. According to Portuguese Rugby Federation [32]
The Direito squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves
|
Centres
Wingers Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The Cascais squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves
|
Centres
Wingers Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The Agronomia squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres
Wingers Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The Benfica squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The Belenenses squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The CDUL squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres
Wingers Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The RC Lousã squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres
Wingers Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The São Miguel squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres
Wingers Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The CDUP squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres
Wingers Fullbacks
|
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The Académica squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres
Wingers Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
2023–24 TOP 10 | |
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Countries | ![]() |
Number of teams | 10 |
Date | 14 October 2023 – 18 May 2024 |
Champions | Belenenses |
Runners-up | Agronomia |
Official website | |
www | |
The 2023–24 Campeonato Nacional Divisão de Honra competition, also known as TOP 10, is the 65th Portuguese domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby (FPR).
The top six teams at the end of the regular season (after all the teams played one another twice, once at home, once away) enter a knockout stage to decide who will be crowned Portuguese champions. This consists of three rounds: the teams finishing third to sixth in the table play quarter-finals (hosted by the third and fourth placed teams). The winners then face the top two teams in the semi-finals, with the winners meeting in the final at the Campo de Rugby do Jamor in Oeiras.
Points are awarded according to the following:
The bottom team in the relegation play-out is relegated to the Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão, while the team that finishes 1st in the second tier of rugby union competitions in Portugal will replace the latter. [1]
Following the refusal of the lower division champion RC Montemor of competing in this division, the same 10 teams that played last season will remain and compete again in the TOP 10. [2] João Reis, the president of RC Montemor, stated, "We declined the promotion. We do not have the human or financial resources to maintain a level of competitiveness in that higher division." [3]
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality
Team | Manager | Captain | Stadium | Capacity |
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Académica |
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Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição | 2500 |
Agronomia |
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Tapada da Ajuda | 500 |
Belenenses |
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Belém Rugby Park | 500 |
Benfica |
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Campo nº2 - Lisbon University | 1500 |
Cascais |
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Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais | 1000 |
CDUL |
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Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | 8000 |
CDUP |
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Estádio Universitário do Porto | 1500 |
Direito |
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Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira | 2500 |
Lousã |
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Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo | 500 |
São Miguel |
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Bulldog Rugby Park | 800 |
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Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Diff. | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||||||
1 | Belenenses | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 733 | 257 | 476 | 9 | 0 | 73 | |||||
2 | Agronomia | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 621 | 318 | 303 | 10 | 1 | 63 | |||||
3 | Benfica | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 585 | 277 | 308 | 8 | 4 | 60 | |||||
4 | Direito | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 585 | 274 | 311 | 7 | 1 | 58 | |||||
5 | Cascais | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 589 | 361 | 228 | 4 | 1 | 55 | |||||
6 | CDUL | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 571 | 439 | 132 | 5 | 2 | 47 | |||||
7 | Académica | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 344 | 514 | -170 | 2 | 1 | 31 | |||||
8 | São Miguel | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 318 | 623 | -305 | 0 | 4 | 20 | |||||
9 | Lousã | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 297 | 772 | -475 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||
10 | CDUP | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 210 | 1018 | -808 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||||
Green background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final play-off places. Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final play-off places Red background (row 10) will be relegated to Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão. Updated: 03 May 2024 |
Rest breaks: Direito and São Miguel
28 October 2023 14:00 |
Direito | 16-13 | Agronomia |
Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x |
Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira Referee: P. Duarte |
28 October 2023 16:00 |
São Miguel | 26-12 | CDUP |
Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 4x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Bulldog Rugby Park Referee: R. Castro Hawkes |
28 October 2023 16:30 |
Benfica | 18-5 | Cascais |
Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Campo nº2 - Lisbon University Referee: P.M. Silva |
29 October 2023 14:00 |
CDUL | 70-21 | Lousã |
Try: 12x Con: 5x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x |
Campo nº2 - Lisbon University Referee: D. Miranda |
Rest breaks: Académica and Belenenses
4 November 2023 14:00 |
Direito | 52-22 | Lousã |
Try: 8x Con: 6x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 3x Con: 2x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x |
Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira Referee: M. Heitor |
4 November 2023 14:00 |
Cascais | 13-21 | São Miguel |
Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais Referee: R. Hawkes |
4 November 2023 14:00 |
Benfica | 34-15 | Académica |
Try: 6x Con: 2x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x |
Campo nº2 - Lisbon University Referee: P.M. Silva |
4 November 2023 16:00 |
CDUP | 5-50 | Agronomia |
Try: 1x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 8x Con: 5x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Universitário do Porto Referee: F. Serra |
10 November 2023 20:00 |
Agronomia | 6-17 | CDUL |
Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x |
Tapada da Ajuda Referee: P. Duarte |
11 November 2023 15:00 |
Belenenses | 44-13 | Académica |
Try: 6x Con: 4x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x |
Belém Rugby Park Referee: D. Inácio |
11 November 2023 19:00 |
São Miguel | 23-33 | Direito |
Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 4x Con: 2x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x |
Bulldog Rugby Park Referee: P.M. Silva |
12 November 2023 15:00 |
Lousã | 6-52 | Benfica |
Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 8x Con: 6x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo Referee: T. McLennan |
Rest breaks: Lousã and São Miguel
16 December 2023 15:00 |
Lousã | 14-40 | Cascais |
Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 6x Con: 5x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo |
16 December 2023 15:00 |
Benfica | 37-7 | CDUL |
Try: 5x Con: 3x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Campo nº2 - Lisbon University |
16 December 2023 15:00 |
Académica | 5-52 | Direito |
Try: 1x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 8x Con: 6x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição |
16 December 2023 18:00 |
Agronomia | 40-12 | São Miguel |
Try: 6x Con: 5x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Tapada da Ajuda |
17 December 2023 15:00 |
Belenenses | 60-5 | CDUP |
Try: 10x Con: 5x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Belém Rugby Park |
6 January 2024 12:00 |
Cascais | 16-32 | Belenenses |
Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 6x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais Referee: P.M. Silva |
6 January 2024 14:00 |
Direito | 16-17 | Benfica |
Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x |
Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira Referee: F. Serra |
6 January 2024 15:00 |
Lousã | 18-30 | Académica |
Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 3x Con: 3x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo Referee: D. Miranda |
7 January 2024 16:00 |
CDUL | 67-12 | São Miguel |
Try: 10x Con: 7x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa Referee: D. Inácio |
Rest breaks: Agronomia and CDUP
13 January 2024 14:00 |
Direito | 12-23 | Cascais |
Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 4x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 0x Pen: 6x Drop: 0x |
Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira Referee: D. Miranda |
13 January 2024 15:00 |
Académica | 32-6 | CDUP |
Try: 5x Con: 2x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x | Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição Referee: M. Minelli |
13 January 2024 16:00 |
Belenenses | 20-34 | Agronomia |
Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 4x Con: 4x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x |
Belém Rugby Park Referee: P. Duarte |
14 January 2024 15:00 |
Lousã | 6-17 | São Miguel |
Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo Referee: P.M. Silva |
20 January 2024 12:00 |
Cascais | 19-9 | Agronomia |
Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 4x Drop: 0x | Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais Referee: D. Miranda |
20 January 2024 14:00 |
CDUL | 37-14 | Académica |
Try: 4x Con: 4x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa Referee: M. Heitor |
20 January 2024 16:30 |
CDUP | 28-27 | Lousã |
Try: 3x Con: 2x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 4x Con: 2x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Universitário do Porto Referee: D. Inácio |
21 January 2024 16:30 |
Benfica | 9-10 | Belenenses |
Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x |
Campo nº2 - Lisbon University Referee: P. Duarte |
Rest breaks: Direito and São Miguel
27 January 2024 15:00 |
Académica | 7-34 | Benfica |
Try: 1 Con: 1 Pen: 0 Drop: 0 | Try: 5 Con: 3 Pen: 1 Drop: 0 |
Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição Referee: T. McLennan |
27 January 2024 15:00 |
Agronomia | 75-5 | CDUP |
Try: 11 Con: 10 Pen: 0 Drop: 0 | Try: 1 Con: 0 Pen: 0 Drop: 0 |
Tapada da Ajuda Referee: F. Serra |
27 January 2024 15:00 |
Lousã | 3-47 | Direito |
Try: 0 Con: 0 Pen: 1 Drop: 0 | Try: 7 Con: 6 Pen: 0 Drop: 0 |
Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo Referee: M. Minelli |
27 January 2024 16:00 |
CDUL | 6-21 | Belenenses |
Try: 0 Con: 0 Pen: 2 Drop: 0 | Try: 2 Con: 1 Pen: 3 Drop: 0 |
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa Referee: D. Inácio |
27 January 2024 17h30 |
São Miguel | 25-26 | Cascais |
Try: 3 Con: 2 Pen: 2 Drop: 0 | Try: 2 Con: 2 Pen: 4 Drop: 0 |
Bulldog Rugby Park Referee: P. Duarte |
9 March 2024 18:00 |
Direito | 23-13 | São Miguel |
Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x |
Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira |
9 March 2024 16:00 |
Cascais | 76-5 | CDUP |
Try: 12x Con: 8x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais |
9 March 2024 14:00 |
CDUL | 7-38 | Agronomia |
Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 6x Con: 4x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa |
9 March 2024 15:00 |
Académica | 0-24 | Belenenses |
Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 3x Con: 3x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição |
10 March 2024 16:00 |
Benfica | 49-0 | Lousã |
Try: 9x Con: 2x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Campo nº2 Lisbon University |
23 March 2024 15:00 |
Cascais | 45-26 | CDUL |
Try: 6x Con: 3x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 4x Con: 3x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais |
23 March 2024 19:00 |
Benfica | 41-12 | São Miguel |
Try: 6x Con: 4x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Campo nº2 Lisbon University |
23 March 2024 16:30 |
CDUP | 12-76 | Direito |
Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 12x Con: 8x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Universitário do Porto |
24 March 2024 15:00 |
Agronomia | 56-28 | Académica |
Try: 8x Con: 8x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 4x Con: 4x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Tapada da Ajuda |
24 March 2024 15:00 |
Belenenses | 84-0 | Lousã |
Try: 12x Con: 12x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Belém Rugby Park |
Rest breaks: Cascais and Lousã
6 April 2024 14:00 |
Direito | 39-6 | CDUL |
Try: 5x Con: 4x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x |
Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira |
6 April 2024 15:00 |
Benfica | 85-7 | CDUP |
Try: 13x Con: 10x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Campo nº2 Lisbon University |
6 April 2024 15:00 |
Académica | 31-40 | Cascais |
Try: 4x Con: 4x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x | Try: 6x Con: 5x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição |
6 April 2024 18:00 |
Belenenses | 78-0 | São Miguel |
Try: 12x Con: 9x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x | Try: 0x Con: 0x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Belém Rugby Park |
7 April 2024 15:00 |
Lousã | 10-40 | Agronomia |
Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x | Try: 6x Con: 5x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo |
13 April 2024 15:00 |
Cascais | 28-26 | Benfica |
Try: 3x Con: 2x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 2x Con: 2x Pen: 4x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais |
14 April 2024 12:00 |
Agronomia | 28-7 | Direito |
Try: 4x Con: 1x Pen: 2x Drop: 0x | Try: 1x Con: 1x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Tapada da Ajuda |
13 April 2024 15:00 |
Lousã | 21-40 | CDUL |
Try: 2x Con: 1x Pen: 3x Drop: 0x | Try: 6x Con: 5x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo |
13 April 2024 15:00 |
CDUP | 29-33 | São Miguel |
Try: 4x Con: 3x Pen: 1x Drop: 0x | Try: 5x Con: 4x Pen: 0x Drop: 0x |
Estádio Universitário do Porto |
Rest breaks: Académica and Belenenses [28]
20 April 2024 14:00 |
Belenenses | 24-7 | Cascais |
Try: 4x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 1x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Belém Rugby Park Referee: P.M. Silva |
20 April 2024 18:00 |
Benfica | 7-13 | Direito |
Try: 1x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 1x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Campo nº2 Lisbon University Referee: P. Duarte |
20 April 2024 15:00 |
Académica | 24-13 | Lousã |
Try: 3x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 1x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição Referee: M. Minelli |
20 April 2024 16:00 |
São Miguel | 17-19 | CDUL |
Try: 2x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 3x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Bulldog Rugby Park Referee: M. Heitor |
Rest breaks: Agronomia and CDUP
27 April 2024 15:00 |
Direito | 33-3 | Académica |
Try: 5x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 0x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira |
27 April 2024 15:00 |
CDUL | 40-31 | Benfica |
Try: 6x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 4x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa |
27 April 2024 15:00 |
Cascais | 68-12 | Lousã |
Try: 10x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 2x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais |
27 April 2024 15:00 |
CDUP | 12-88 | Belenenses |
Try: 2x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 14x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Estádio Universitário do Porto |
27 April 2024 15:00 |
São Miguel | 12-54 | Agronomia |
Try: 2x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x | Try: 8x Con: x Pen: x Drop: x |
Bulldog Rugby Park |
Following the regular season, the top 6 teams will contest the championship through playoffs. The top 2 teams will start playing in the semi-finals while the others will start in the quarter-finals.
For the first time in Portuguese rugby history, the final will be broadcast on free to air television channel Televisão Independente, as a result of a greater interest in rugby following Portugal's participation in the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [30]
An inquiry was opened as a consequence of the incident with fans on 27 April Direito's match, resulting on the provisional ban of Direito's home ground by at least 8 matches. [31]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Belenenses | 24 | ||||||||||||
4 | Direito | 21 | Direito | 13 | ||||||||||
5 | Cascais | 18 | Belenenses | 19 | ||||||||||
Agronomia | 18 | |||||||||||||
2 | Agronomia | 21 | ||||||||||||
3 | Benfica | 23 | Benfica | 12 | ||||||||||
6 | CDUL | 16 |
4 May 15:00 |
Direito | 21-18 | Cascais |
Try:
Vareta '23 m Diniz '38 c Con: Vareiro (1/2) 39', Pen: Vareiro (3/4) 11', 48', 72' | Pen:
Jara (5/5) 20', 26', 40', 42', 62' Drop: Jara (1/1) 12' |
Complexo Municipal de Atletismo do Vale da Rosa |
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18 May 11:00 |
Belenenses | 19-18 | Agronomia |
Try: André da Cunha (40+8’) Con: João Freudenthal (40+9’) Pen: João Freudenthal (35’, 46’, 61’ e 80+7’) | Pen: Domingos Cabral (17', 30'), João Lima (25’, 40+3’, 65’ e 78’) |
Estádio do Restelo |
Squads are ordered by the last classification of the league. According to Portuguese Rugby Federation [32]
The Direito squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves
|
Centres
Wingers Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The Cascais squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves
|
Centres
Wingers Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The Agronomia squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres
Wingers Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The Benfica squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The Belenenses squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The CDUL squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres
Wingers Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The RC Lousã squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres
Wingers Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The São Miguel squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres
Wingers Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The CDUP squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres
Wingers Fullbacks
|
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |
The Académica squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres
Wingers Fullbacks |
(
c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. |