Lusitanos XV
| Founded | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Location | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Ground(s) | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa (Capacity: 8,000) |
| Coach(es) | Frederico Sousa |
| League(s) | European Challenge Cup |
| 2013–14 | 4th (Pool 5) |
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.
The team was coached by national team coach Frederico Sousa.
The team was formed 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.
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