Brazilian Rugby Union Championship

The Brazilian Rugby Union Championship (in Portuguese: Campeonato Brasileiro Masculino de Rugby XV), or Super 12,[1] is the main tournament for rugby union clubs in Brazil since 1964. The tournament is organized by the Brazilian Rugby Confederation (CBRu).

Campeonato Brasileiro Masculino de Rugby XV
SportRugby union
First season1964
CountryBrazil

By number of titles

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  • SPAC – 13 titles (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976*, 1977, 1978, 1999, 2013)
  • São José – 9 titles (2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015)
  • Alphaville – 7 titles (1980, 1982, 1983**, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992)
  • Niterói – 6 titles (1976*, 1979, 1983**, 1984, 1986, 1990)
  • Bandeirantes– 4 titles (1988, 1995, 2001, 2009)
  • Rio Branco – 4 titles (1993, 1997, 1998, 2006)
  • Desterro – 3 titles (1996, 2000, 2005)
  • Medicina Rugby – 2 titles (1973, 1981)
  • Pasteur – 2 titles (1987, 1994)
  • São Paulo Barbarians R.F.C. – 2 titles (1970, 1971)
  • Curitiba – 2 titles (2014, 2016)
  • Poli – 1 title (2018)
  • Jacareí – 1 title (2017)
  • FUPE – 1 title (1972)

* In 1976 the title was shared between SPAC and Niterói ** In 1983 the title was shared between by Alphaville and Niterói

Competition format

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In the 2006, the competition consisted of eight clubs, in two groups of four teams. The clubs from one group played once against the four clubs in the other group, with the two best placed teams in each group qualifying for the semi-finals. The semi-finals and the final were one-legged matches. Since 2009, the competition consisted of one division with each team playing the others once.

Results

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Season Winner Runner-up
1964 SPAC has no information
1965 SPAC has no information
1966 SPAC has no information
1967 SPAC has no information
1968 SPAC has no information
1969 SPAC has no information
1970 São Paulo Barbarians R.F.C. has no information
1971 São Paulo Barbarians R.F.C. has no information
1972 FUPE has no information
1973 Medicina Rugby has no information
1974 SPAC Colégio Liceu Pasteur
1975 SPAC has no information
1976 SPAC & Niterói Rugby -
1977 SPAC Niterói Rugby
1978 SPAC Niterói Rugby
1979 Niterói Rugby Guanabara Rugby
1980 Alphaville Tênis Clube Niterói Rugby
1981 Medicina Rugby Niterói Rugby
1982 Alphaville Tênis Clube Niterói Rugby
1983 Niterói Rugby & Alphaville Tênis Clube -
1984 Niterói Rugby Alphaville Tênis Clube
1985 Alphaville Tênis Clube Niterói Rugby
1986 Niterói Rugby FEI Rugby
1987 Pasteur Athletique Club Niterói Rugby
1988 Bandeirantes Rugby Club Niterói Rugby
1989 Alphaville Tênis Clube Niterói Rugby
1990 Niterói Rugby has no information
1991 Alphaville Tênis Clube Niterói Rugby
1992 Alphaville Tênis Clube has no information
1993 Rio Branco Rugby Clube has no information
1994 Pasteur Athletique Club has no information
1995 Bandeirantes Rugby Club has no information
1996 Desterro Rugby Clube Bandeirantes Rugby Club
1997 Rio Branco Rugby Clube Niterói Rugby
1998 Rio Branco Rugby Clube SPAC
1999 SPAC São José Rugby Clube
2000 Desterro Rugby Clube São José Rugby Clube
2001 Bandeirantes Rugby Club Pasteur Athletique Club
2002 São José Rugby Clube Bandeirantes Rugby Club
2003 São José Rugby Clube Bandeirantes Rugby Club
2004 São José Rugby Clube SPAC
2005 Desterro Rugby Clube São José Rugby Clube
2006 Rio Branco Rugby Clube SPAC
2007 São José Rugby Clube Rio Branco Rugby Clube
2008 São José Rugby Clube Niterói Rugby
2009 Bandeirantes Rugby Club São José Rugby Clube
2010 São José Rugby Clube Desterro Rugby Clube
2011 São José Rugby Clube Bandeirantes Rugby Club
2012 São José Rugby Clube SPAC
2013 SPAC Pasteur Athletique Club
2014 Curitiba Rugby Clube São José Rugby Clube
2015 São José Rugby Clube Curitiba Rugby Clube
2016 Curitiba Rugby Clube Desterro Rugby Clube
2017 Jacareí Rugby Farrapos Rugby Club
2018 Poli Rugby Farrapos Rugby Club

Former teams

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Listed alphabetically

Broadcasting

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Since 2011, the semi-final and final has been broadcast by SporTV, the most watched sports channel in Brazil.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Super 12 – Confederação Brasileira de Rugby" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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