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Grupo Desportivo Direito

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Direito
Full nameGrupo Desportivo Direito
Founded1952
Ground(s)Monsanto (Capacity: 1500)
ChairmanAntonio Aguilar
Coach(es)Enrique Pichot
League(s)Campeonato Nacional Honra/Super Bock
2022/23Champions
Team kit

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

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Squad 2023/24

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According to Portuguese Rugby Federation[1]

The Direito squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season
Props
  • Portugal David Costa
  • Portugal António Prim
  • Portugal Francisco Bruno
  • Portugal José Lupi
  • Argentina Guillermo Durán
  • Portugal Luis Lopes
  • Portugal Afonso Tapadinhas
  • Portugal Lourenço Moita

Hookers

  • Portugal Duarte Diniz
  • Portugal Afonso Bento

Locks

  • Portugal Duarte Torgal
  • Portugal Rui D'Orey
  • Portugal João Vital
  • Portugal António Peixoto
  • Portugal Guilherme Valente
  • Portugal Pedro Ferreira
  • Portugal Luis Semedo
  • Portugal Henrique Cortes
  • Portugal Duarte Pedro Nunes
Backrow
  • Portugal Manuel Picão
  • Portugal João Granate
  • Portugal Vasco Fragoso Mendes
  • Portugal Pedro Afra Rosa
  • Portugal Nuno Peixoto
  • New Zealand Tama Faitotonu
  • Portugal Mateus Ferreira
  • Portugal Sebastião Silva
  • Portugal Diogo Matos
  • Portugal Miguel Romero Rodrigues
  • Portugal Luis Pina

Scrum-halves

  • Portugal João Dias
  • Portugal Manuel Queirós
  • Portugal António Amaral
  • Portugal Duarte Cortes
  • Portugal Afonso Castiñeira

Fly-halves

Centres
  • Portugal José Maria Vareta
  • Portugal Francisco Nobre
  • Portugal João Afra Rosa
  • Portugal Tomás Cary

Wingers

  • Portugal João Vaz Antunes
  • Portugal Duarte Portela
  • Portugal Duarte Matos
  • Portugal Diogo Custódio
  • Portugal João Burnay
  • Portugal Francisco Pinto

Fullbacks

  • Portugal Manuel Vilela Pereira
  • Portugal João Maria Silva
  • Portugal Francisco Perloiro
  • Portugal Frederico Roquette
(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.

History

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Season Manager Championship Cup Super Cup Iberian Cup
1996/97 Portugal Tomaz Morais Second tier CH QF
1997/98 Portugal Tomaz Morais RU SF
1998/99 Portugal Tomaz Morais CH QF
1999/00 Portugal Tomaz Morais CH SF CH CH
2000/01 Portugal Tomaz Morais RU RU CH RU
2001/02 Portugal Dídio de Aguiar CH CH
2002/03 Portugal José Mendes da Silva RU RU CH CH
2003/04 Portugal José Mendes da Silva 3rd CH
2004/05 Argentina Daniel Hourcade CH CH CH
2005/06 Argentina Daniel Hourcade CH SF RU RU
2006/07 Argentina Daniel Hourcade RU QF RU RU
2007/08 Argentina Daniel Hourcade 5th CH RU
2008/09 Portugal Frederico Sousa CH QF CH
2009/10 Portugal Frederico Sousa CH SF CH
2010/11 New Zealand Aaron Jones CH RU CH
2011/12 New Zealand Aaron Jones 3rd SF RU
2012/13 Portugal Martim Aguiar CH 1/8F
2013/14 Portugal Martim Aguiar RU CH CH CH
2014/15 Portugal Martim Aguiar CH 1/8F CH
2015/16 Portugal Martim Aguiar CH CH CH CH
2016/17 Portugal Francisco Aguiar 3rd QF RU RU
2017/18 Portugal Miguel Leal 4th QF
2018/19 Portugal Miguel Leal 5th QF
2019/20 Portugal Miguel Leal cancelled cancelled
2020/21 Portugal Miguel Leal RU SF
2021/22 Portugal António Aguilar RU QF
2022/23 Argentina Enrique Pichot CH 1/8F
2023/24 Argentina Enrique Pichot 4th RU CH RU
2024/25 Portugal Bernardo Mota
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  1. ^ "Registered players on FPR".