The Brazilian Rugby Union Championship (in Portuguese: Campeonato Brasileiro Masculino de Rugby XV), or Super 12, is the main tournament for rugby union clubs in Brazil since 1964. The tournament is organized by the Brazilian Rugby Confederation (CBRu).
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-up1964SPAC (1)1965SPAC (2)1966SPAC (3)1967SPAC (4)1968SPAC (5)1969SPAC (6)1970São Paulo Barbarians (1)SPAC1971São Paulo Barbarians (2)1972FUPE (1)Rio Cricket1973Medicina (1)1974SPAC (7)Pasteur1975SPAC (8)1976SPAC (9) Niterói (1)1977SPAC (10)Niterói1978SPAC (11)Niterói1979Niterói (2)Guanabara1980Alphaville (1)Niterói1981Medicina (2)Niterói1982Alphaville (2)Niterói1983Niterói (3) Alphaville (3)1984Niterói (4)Alphaville1985Alphaville (4)Niterói1986Niterói (5)FEI Rugby1987Pasteur (1)Niterói1988Bandeirantes (1)Niterói1989Alphaville (5)Niterói1990Niterói (6)1991Alphaville (6)Niterói1992Alphaville (7)1993Rio Branco (1)1994Pasteur (2)1995Bandeirantes (2)1996Desterro (1)Bandeirantes1997Rio Branco (1)Niterói1998Rio Branco (2)SPAC1999SPAC (12)São José2000Desterro (2)São José2001Bandeirantes (3)Pasteur2002São José (1)Bandeirantes2003São José (2)Bandeirantes2004São José (3)SPAC2005Desterro (3)São José2006Rio Branco (4)SPAC2007São José (4)Rio Branco2008São José (5)Niterói2009Bandeirantes (4)São José2010São José (6)Desterro2011São José (7)Bandeirantes2012São José (8)SPAC2013SPAC (13)Pasteur2014Curitiba (1)São José2015São José (9)Curitiba2016Curitiba (2)Desterro2017Jacareí (1)Farrapos2018Poli (1)Farrapos2019São José (10)Poli2020-2021Not held2022Poli (2)Jacareí2023Pasteur (3)Poli2024 Jacareí (2)Farrapos2025Jacareí (3)Farrapos
Titles by team Rank Club Winners Winning years1SPAC131964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976*, 1977, 1978, 1999, 20132São José102002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 20193Alphaville71980, 1982, 1983**, 1985, 1989, 1991, 19924Niterói61976*, 1979, 1983**, 1984, 1986, 19905Bandeirantes41988, 1995, 2001, 2009Rio Branco41993, 1997, 1998, 20067Jacareí32017, 2024, 2025Pasteur31987, 1994, 2023Desterro31996, 2000, 200510Curitiba22014, 2016Poli22018, 2022Medicina21973, 1981São Paulo Barbarians21970, 197110FUPE11972
* 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 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
References
External links Super 12 website