Brazilian Rugby Union Championship Explained

Campeonato Brasileiro Masculino de Rugby XV
Sport:	Rugby union
Inaugural:	1964
Country:	Brazil

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).

By number of titles

• 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

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

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

Listed alphabetically

• Alphaville Tênis Clube - SP - Barueri
• Araucária Clube de Rugby - PR - Curitiba (extinct)
• Armstrong Dragons - Potiguar Rugby Club - RN - Natal
• Bandeirantes Rugby Club - SP - São Paulo
• Belo Horizonte Rugby - MG - Belo Horizonte
  • Curitiba Rugby Clube - PR - Curitiba Desterro Rugby Clube - SC - Florianópolis
• Farrapos Rugby Clube - RS - Bento Gonçalves
• FEI Rugby (FEI) - SP - São Bernardo do Campo
• FUPE (Paulista Federation of University Sports) - SP
• Guanabara Rugby Football Clube - RJ - Rio de Janeiro
• Niterói Rugby Football Clube - RJ - Niterói
• Medicina Rugby (FMUSP) - SP - São Paulo
• O'malley's Rugby Football Club - SP - São Paulo
• Orixás - BA (bahiana selection of rugby)
• Pasteur Athletique Club - SP - São Paulo (former team of the College Liceu Pasteur)
• Rio Branco Rugby Clube - SP - São Paulo
• Rio de Janeiro Rugby Football Clube - RJ - Rio de Janeiro
• RJ Union - RJ (extinct)
• São José Rugby Clube - SP - São José dos Campos
• São Paulo Athletic Club - SP - São Paulo
• São Paulo Barbarians R.F.C. - SP - São Paulo (extinct)
• Varginha Rugby - MG - Varginha

Broadcasting

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

See also

• Rugby union in Brazil

External links

• Super 12 website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Super 12 – Confederação Brasileira de Rugby . 25 July 2024 . pt-BR.