Unión de Rugby del Paraguay | |
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Sport | Rugby union |
Founded | 1970 |
World Rugby affiliation | 1989 |
Sudamérica Rugby affiliation | 1989 |
President | Nelson Mendoza Rolón |
Website | www.urp.org.py |
The Paraguayan Rugby Union (Spanish : Unión de Rugby del Paraguay) is the governing body for rugby union in Paraguay. It was founded in 1970 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1989.
Year | Champions | Second Place |
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2012 | CURDA | Luque |
2011 | Luque | Santa Clara |
2010 | Cristo Rey | Luque |
2009 | CURDA | Luque |
2008 | CURDA | Yacht |
2007 | CURDA | Santa Clara |
2006 | CURDA | Yacht |
2005 | CURDA | San José |
2004 | CURDA (Yellow) | CURDA (Black) |
2003 | San José | CURDA |
2003 Apertura | Santa Clara (Unbeaten) | San José |
2002 | San José | Santa Clara |
2001 | San José | Santa Clara |
2000 | CURDA | San José |
1999 | CURDA | Encarnacion RC |
1998 | San José | |
1997 | Old King | |
1996 | San José | |
1995 | CURDA | San José |
1994 | CURDA | San José |
1993 | San José | |
1992 | San José | |
1991 | San José | |
1990 | San José | |
1989 | San José | |
1988 | San José | |
1987 | San José | |
1986 | CURDA | |
1985 | San José | |
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1981 | ||
1980 | CURDA y San José | |
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1971 | CURDA | Asunción |
1970 | Asunción | CURDA |
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