C. R. Técnico

Técnico
Full name	Associação de Estudantes do Instituto Superior Técnico
Founded	1963; 63 years ago
Ground	Campo das Olaias
Coach	António Manzoni de Sequeira (2024/2025)
League	Campeonato Nacional Honra/Super Bock
2020–21	1st
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Clube de Rugby do Técnico or C.R. Técnico is a Portuguese rugby union club.

Full nameAssociação de Estudantes do Instituto Superior Técnico

Founded1963; 63 years ago

GroundCampo das Olaias

CoachAntónio Manzoni de Sequeira (2024/2025)

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Técnico has won 3 Championships and 4 Portuguese Cup's. It was founded in 1963, by four rugby union players and students of Técnico, Alfredo Santos, José Luis Steiger, José Metelo and Pedro Sousa Ribeiro.

In the late eighties, it set out to build his own field in Olaias, leaving Estádio Universitário de Lisboa where it used to play.^[1]^[2]

C.R Técnico has all age groups teams, from Under 8 to Veterans, including 2 senior teams, women's side and also Touch Rugby.

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The CR Técnico squad for the 2026–27 Super XV season
Props André Arrojado^LUS Tevita Langi Meli Sifa Salvador Patrício Diogo Teixeira Hookers Endy William João Nobre Locks Afonso Cirilo Gonçalo Costa Miguel Pereira Alexandre Rosário Silva Simão Medeiro	Backrow Reegan Wheeler Milan Kriletich Tomás Mano Manuel Maia Pedro Nunes Salvador Bento Filipe Caeiro Scrum-halves Pedro Lucas^LUS André Aquino Manuel Salinas Fly-halves Hugo Trigueiro Francisco Correia	Three-quarters Francisco Salgado^LUS Marco Broggin Lenny Valleyé Kanavale Helu Rodrigo Henriques Francisco Vallêra Diogo Salgado Guilherme Sampaio Mateus Fontes António Cardoso Fullbacks Rewita Biddle Miguel Rosa Manuel Salgado

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. ^LUS denotes Lusitanos capped players. ^* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality.

The CR Técnico squad for the 2025–26 Campeonato Nacional de Rugby season
Props André Arrojado^LUS Tevita Langi João Nobre Diogo Teixeira Vasco Tavares João Lobo Hookers Rodrigo Bento^LUS Miguel Seoane Manuel Barral Locks Jonathan Toelupe Guilherme Costa^LUS Afonso Cirilo Gonçalo Costa Estevão Baltazar Miguel Pereira Alexandre Rosário Silva Sérgio Medeiro Simão Medeiro	Backrow Reegan Wheeler Irirangi Taniere Francisco Silva Manuel Serrano João D'Orey Diogo Teixeira Tomás Mano Manuel Maia Pedro Nunes Scrum-halves Pedro Lucas^LUS Francisco Pedro Fly-halves Hugo Trigueiro	Three-quarters Pisi Leilua Kanavale Helu Blake Makiri Jaryd de Jager Noah Ménard Francisco Salgado^LUS Rodrigo Henriques António Cardoso Francisco Vallêra Lourenço Chambel Diogo Salgado Guilherme Sampaio Henrique Lacerda Fullbacks Levi Conti Miguel Rosa Nuno Fradinho

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. ^LUS denotes Lusitanos capped players. ^* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality.

The CR Técnico squad for the 2024–25 Campeonato Nacional de Rugby season
Props André Arrojado Diogo Teixeira Vasco Tavares João Lobo Hookers Rodrigo Bento Manuel Barral Locks Guilherme Costa Gonçalo Costa Afonso Cirilo Estevão Baltazar Alexandre Rosário Silva	Backrow José Guillen Tomas Suárez Agustin Arburua Caio Almeida Léon L'Huillier Francisco Silva João D'Orey Pedro Nunes Scrum-halves Pedro Lucas Francisco Pedro Rodrigo Henriques Fly-halves Conor Van Eden Hugo Trigueiro	Centres Alexis Delprat Miguel Rosa António Cardoso Wingers Francisco Lacerda Henrique Lacerda Fullbacks Manuel Vallêra Francisco Vallêra Nuno Fradinho

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. ^* denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality.

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