RC Lousã

Lousã

Full name	Rugby Club Lousã
Founded	1973
Ground(s)	Estadio José Redondo, Lousã
President	José Redondo
Coach(es)	Thomas Pieterse
League(s)	2023–24 Campeonato Nacional de Rugby Divisão de Honra
Team kit

RC Lousã is a rugby union team based in Lousã, Portugal. As of 2022 they play in the honor league. Before that they played in the First Division of the Campeonato Nacional de Rugby from 2012 to 2022 (National Championship).

History

The club was founded by José Redondo, after whom the club's home ground is named.

Their first match at senior level was against now-defunct GD Moitense, with Lousã prevailing 21-18.

Current squad

According to Portuguese Rugby Federation

The RC Lousã squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season
Props Fermin Conti Mathieu Lopes* Gabriel Blanco João Henrique Santos Marco Nortje Bruno Pereira Hookers Josh Gatt Locks Kauã Guimarães Bruno Pinheiro Bruno Santos Diogo Forte	Backrow Ricardo Reis Exequiel Chedid João Francisco dos Santos Henrique Batista João Barreto Diogo Graça Scrum-halves Cirian Roberts Pedro Dias dos Santos Fly-halves Thomas Guzman Juan Agustín Graciarena	Centres Daniel Lopes João Campos Wingers Facundo Lopes Giuliano Franchi Cristiaan Brandt Francisco Caetano Gonçalo Graça Fullbacks Manuel Nogueira Rui Freitas
(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.

External links

• RC Lousã