A modalidade surgiu no seio do G.D.S. Cascais, em 1976, pela mão do Sr. António Franco Leal, na altura chegado do C.F. “Os Belenenses”, com uma equipa de Juvenis (actuais Sub 18) e um campo pelado em declive.
Passado alguns anos de adaptação e aprendizagem, o G.D.S. Cascais Rugby começou a impor-se como potência do Rugby a nível Nacional,
tendo tido o seu ponto mais alto nos anos 90 com a conquista de 6 Campeonatos Nacionais, 4 Taças de Portugal, 3 Campeonatos Nacionais de Sevens e 3 Taças Ibéricas (apenas no escalão sénior).
A este enorme sucesso sucedeu um período de menor fulgor quer a nível de qualidade quer de quantidade de praticantes. Fruto de diversos factores, o G.D.S. Cascais, inclusivamente desceu à 2ª Divisão do Campeonato Nacional (hoje chamada de 1ª Divisão já que a antiga 1ª Divisão actualmente se chama Divisão de Honra).
Actualmente, o Clube encontra-se num ponto de viragem. Este processo teve início com a construção das actuais instalações desportivas, com a reorganização interna que se tem vindo a levar a cabo e com o projecto da Escola de Rugby de Cascais, iniciada pelo Prof. Tomaz Morais, antigo jogador do G.D.S. Cascais e actual Responsável Técnico da Federação Portuguesa de Rugby.
English
This sport first appeared in G.D.S. Cascais during the year of 1976 through Mr. António Franco Leal who, at the time, had just arrived from “Os Belenenses” Football Club bringing a team of Juveniles (today called Sub 18) and the idea of a clay surfaced field.
Years after learning, adapting and improving skills, the G.D.S. Cascais team presented itself as one of the strongest in the country, reaching its highest point during the 1990s having conquered 6 National Championships, 4 Portuguese Cups, 3 Sevens National Championships and 3 Iberian Cups (the Iberian Cups were disputed by the seniors).
The glory days passed on and from that point on the team went through tough times as the quality of the game and number of players was less every day. It was even relegated to the 2nd Division of the National Championship (today the 2nd Division is actually the 1st as the one called 1st Division before is today known as Honors Division).
Today the G.D.S. Cascais team is going through a turning point . A new infra-structure was built for the Club, its internal management was reviewed and the recent project for the Cascais School of Rugby initiated by Professor Tomaz Morais (former player for the GDS Cascais team and currently the technical officer of the Portuguese Rugby Federation) is finally showing off prosperous results.