Grupo Desportivo Direito
Appearance
Full name | Grupo Desportivo Direito | |
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Founded | 1952 | |
Ground(s) | Monsanto (Capacity: 1500) | |
Chairman | Antonio Aguilar | |
Coach(es) | Enrique Pichot | |
League(s) | Campeonato Nacional Honra/Super Bock | |
2022/23 | Champions | |
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Grupo Desportivo Direito, nicknamed Os Advogados (The Lawyers), is a amateur Portuguese rugby union team based in Lisbon. Since its foundation in 1952, Direito has been one of the most successful teams in Portugal, having won the Campeonato Nacional Honra/Super Bock 12 times, the Taça de Portugal de Rugby 9 times and the Taça Ibérica 4 times.
Honours
[edit]- Campeonato Nacional Honra/Super Bock:
- Winner (12): 1998/99, 1999/00, 2001/02, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2012/13, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2022/23
- Taça de Portugal de Rugby:
- Winner (9): 1975/76, 1980/81, 1981/82, 2001/02, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2007/08, 2013/14 and 2015/16
- Taça Ibérica:
- Winner (4): 2000, 2003, 2013, 2015
- Supertaça de Portugal de Rugby:
- Winner (12): 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023
Squad 2023/24
[edit]According to Portuguese Rugby Federation[1]
The Direito squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Backrow
Scrum-halves Fly-halves
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Centres
Wingers Fullbacks |
(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. |
History
[edit]Season | Manager | Championship | Cup | Super Cup | Iberian Cup |
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1996/97 | Tomaz Morais | Second tier CH | QF | ||
1997/98 | Tomaz Morais | RU | SF | ||
1998/99 | Tomaz Morais | CH | QF | ||
1999/00 | Tomaz Morais | CH | SF | CH | CH |
2000/01 | Tomaz Morais | RU | RU | CH | RU |
2001/02 | Dídio de Aguiar | CH | CH | ||
2002/03 | José Mendes da Silva | RU | RU | CH | CH |
2003/04 | José Mendes da Silva | 3rd | CH | ||
2004/05 | Daniel Hourcade | CH | CH | CH | |
2005/06 | Daniel Hourcade | CH | SF | RU | RU |
2006/07 | Daniel Hourcade | RU | QF | RU | RU |
2007/08 | Daniel Hourcade | 5th | CH | RU | |
2008/09 | Frederico Sousa | CH | QF | CH | |
2009/10 | Frederico Sousa | CH | SF | CH | |
2010/11 | Aaron Jones | CH | RU | CH | |
2011/12 | Aaron Jones | 3rd | SF | RU | |
2012/13 | Martim Aguiar | CH | 1/8F | ||
2013/14 | Martim Aguiar | RU | CH | CH | CH |
2014/15 | Martim Aguiar | CH | 1/8F | CH | |
2015/16 | Martim Aguiar | CH | CH | CH | CH |
2016/17 | Francisco Aguiar | 3rd | QF | RU | RU |
2017/18 | Miguel Leal | 4th | QF | ||
2018/19 | Miguel Leal | 5th | QF | ||
2019/20 | Miguel Leal | cancelled | cancelled | ||
2020/21 | Miguel Leal | RU | SF | ||
2021/22 | António Aguilar | RU | QF | ||
2022/23 | Enrique Pichot | CH | 1/8F | ||
2023/24 | Enrique Pichot | 4th | RU | CH | RU |
2024/25 | Bernardo Mota |
External links
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