Brazilian Rugby Union Championship

Last updated
Campeonato Brasileiro Masculino de Rugby XV
Sport Rugby union
First season1964
No. of teams12 (2026)
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Most recent
champion
Jacareí (2025)
Most titles SPAC (13 titles)

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).

Contents

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.

List of champions

SeasonChampionsRunners-up
1964 SPAC (1)
1965 SPAC (2)
1966 SPAC (3)
1967 SPAC (4)
1968 SPAC (5)
1969 SPAC (6)
1970São Paulo Barbarians (1) SPAC
1971São Paulo Barbarians (2)
1972FUPE (1) Rio Cricket
1973Medicina (1)
1974 SPAC (7) Pasteur
1975 SPAC (8)
1976 SPAC (9)
Niterói (1)
1977 SPAC (10) Niterói
1978 SPAC (11) Niterói
1979 Niterói (2)Guanabara
1980 Alphaville (1) Niterói
1981Medicina (2) Niterói
1982 Alphaville (2) Niterói
1983 Niterói (3)
Alphaville (3)
1984 Niterói (4) Alphaville
1985 Alphaville (4) Niterói
1986 Niterói (5)FEI Rugby
1987 Pasteur (1) Niterói
1988 Bandeirantes (1) Niterói
1989 Alphaville (5) Niterói
1990 Niterói (6)
1991 Alphaville (6) Niterói
1992 Alphaville (7)
1993 Rio Branco (1)
1994 Pasteur (2)
1995 Bandeirantes (2)
1996 Desterro (1) Bandeirantes
1997 Rio Branco (1) Niterói
1998 Rio Branco (2) SPAC
1999 SPAC (12) São José
2000 Desterro (2) São José
2001 Bandeirantes (3) Pasteur
2002 São José (1) Bandeirantes
2003 São José (2) Bandeirantes
2004 São José (3) SPAC
2005 Desterro (3) São José
2006 Rio Branco (4) SPAC
2007 São José (4) Rio Branco
2008 São José (5) Niterói
2009 Bandeirantes (4) São José
2010 São José (6) Desterro
2011 São José (7) Bandeirantes
2012 São José (8) SPAC
2013 SPAC (13) Pasteur
2014 Curitiba (1) São José
2015 São José (9) Curitiba
2016 Curitiba (2) Desterro
2017 Jacareí (1) Farrapos
2018Poli (1) Farrapos
2019 São José (10)Poli
2020-2021Not held
2022Poli (2) Jacareí
2023 Pasteur (3)Poli
2024 [2] Jacareí (2) Farrapos
2025 [3] Jacareí (3) Farrapos

Titles by team

RankClubWinnersWinning years
1 SPAC 131964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976*, 1977, 1978, 1999, 2013
2 São José 102002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019
3 Alphaville 71980, 1982, 1983**, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992
4 Niterói 61976*, 1979, 1983**, 1984, 1986, 1990
5 Bandeirantes 41988, 1995, 2001, 2009
Rio Branco 41993, 1997, 1998, 2006
7 Jacareí 32017, 2024, 2025
Pasteur 31987, 1994, 2023
Desterro 31996, 2000, 2005
10 Curitiba 22014, 2016
Poli22018, 2022
Medicina21973, 1981
São Paulo Barbarians21970, 1971
14FUPE11972

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

Former teams

Listed alphabetically

Broadcasting

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

See also

References

  1. "Super 12 – Confederação Brasileira de Rugby" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  2. "Jacareí vence Farrapos e conquista o Campeonato Brasileiro de Rugby XV". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 13 October 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  3. "Jacareí é tricampeão do Brasileiro de Rugby". Globoplay (in Portuguese). 28 October 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2026.