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Nickname(s) | Os Lobos (The Wolves) | ||
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Emblem | Portuguese shield | ||
Union | Portuguese Rugby Federation | ||
Head coach | Simon Mannix | ||
Captain | Tomás Appleton | ||
Most caps | Gonçalo Uva (101) Vasco Uva (101) | ||
Top scorer | Gonçalo Malheiro (279) | ||
Top try scorer | Rodrigo Marta (25) | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
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World Rugby ranking | |||
Current | 13 (as of 9 October 2023) | ||
Highest | 13 (2023) | ||
Lowest | 30 (2015, 2016) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Lisbon, Portugal; 13 April 1935) | |||
Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
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World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (First in 2007) | ||
Best result | Pool stage (2007, 2023) | ||
Website | fpr.pt |
The Portugal national rugby union team (Portuguese: Seleção Portuguesa de Rugby), nicknamed Os Lobos (The Wolves), represents Portugal in men's international rugby union competitions. The team, as well as all rugby union in Portugal, is administered by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby.
Portugal have experienced modest success in the last two decades. They qualified for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France and though they lost all their matches, they managed to score one try in each game and led against Romania until the late minutes. Portugal qualified for their second Rugby World Cup in 2022, topping a repechage qualifying group featuring the United States, Hong Kong, and Kenya to qualify for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. In that edition of the tournament, Portugal got their first competition points in a Rugby World Cup when they drew Georgia 18-18. Later on in the tournament, they got their first ever win in the Rugby World Cup when they beat Fiji 24-23 thanks to a late try from Rodrigo Marta.
History
Early
Portugal played its first ever rugby international in April 1935 against Spain, losing by a single point, 6–5.[citation needed] They played Spain again the following year with Spain winning 16–9. Portugal had more regular competition from the mid-1960s, and won their first game in 1966, defeating Spain 9–3.[citation needed] Portugal played Italy for the first time in 1967, losing 6–3. They also had their first match against Romania soon after and lost by 40 points. They defeated Belgium in 1968, and also played Morocco for the first time.
The first game of the 1970s was a draw against the Netherlands. Portugal managed to draw with Italy (nil all) in 1972 and following that, defeated them 9–6 in 1973. After a number of mixed results throughout the early 1970s, Portugal won five matches in a row from 1979 through to 1981. They played Morocco, who won the encounter. After a 1983 draw against Spain, Portugal managed a seven-game winning streak from 1984 to 1985, including wins over Belgium, Denmark, Morocco, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Zimbabwe. The first Rugby World Cup was held in 1987, though it was by invitation, thus there was no qualifying tournament and Portugal did not participate.
1990s
From 1989 to 1990, the 1991 World Cup qualifiers were held for the European nations. Portugal started in Round 2b in October 1989. They defeated Czechoslovakia 15 to 13 in Ricant to advance to Round 2c. However here they were defeated by the Netherlands 32–3 and eliminated from qualifying.
Portugal again participated in the 1995 World Cup qualifying competition for European teams, starting in Round 1. They were pooled in the West Group, and defeated Belgium and Switzerland, but lost to Spain, advancing into Round 2. Here Wales defeated them, and they lost to Spain.
Portugal began in Pool 3 of Round B in the European qualifying competition for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Portugal won all their group matches, except for the one against Spain, and still finished second in the group, which took them into Pool 3 of Round C. All games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland. Portugal lost 85–11 to Scotland, and 21–17 to Spain. Both Scotland and Spain went through to the World Cup; Portugal went into repechage, where Portugal lost a home and away series to Uruguay.
2000s
In 2002, Portugal began playing for a place in the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Pool A of Round 3 of the European qualifying tournament. They were grouped with Spain and Poland. Each nation only won one game, though on for and against Portugal finished second to Spain. Portugal were knocked out of competition. In 2003–04, Portugal won the European Nations Cup, losing only one match to win their first championship. In 2004, Professor Tomaz Morais, coach of the Portugal national team at both sevens and fifteen a side, was nominated for the IRB's coach of the year award. This was a remarkable achievement for a coach from a third tier rugby nation. Morais has been credited with much of Portugal's progress in recent years.
In 2006, it was announced that Portugal would receive a grant from the IRB to help develop their rugby to Tier 2 standard. Few details were released regarding how the money was spent, but it was hoped it would ensure that Portugal's rugby would be able to move onto the next level. In 2006, the inaugural IRB Nations Cup was hosted in Lisbon. The tournament featured Portugal, Russia, Argentina A and Italy A.
2007 World Cup
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Portugal began their qualification campaign for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in 2004, as part of the European Nations Cup Division 1 2004–06 tournament. They won their first match, defeating Ukraine 6–36. They then defeated Georgia 18–14 in their second match, won their third match against the Czech Republic, defeated Russia as well, but then lost to Romania. Portugal then drew with Russia 19-all and lost to Georgia. After a loss to Romania and a win against the Czech Republic, Portugal finished third overall in the standings, and qualified for Round 5.
Round 5 was played in October 2006 as a three match series between Italy, Russia and Portugal. Both Portugal and Russia lost heavily in their matches against Italy, who easily qualified for the finals. Second place came down to the final match of the round in Lisbon. Portugal won the match 26–23 against Russia to make it to Round 6. Round 6 was a home and away series against the Round 5 Pool B winners, Georgia. Portugal lost the first match, but drew 11-all in the second meeting. Georgia went through to the finals, and Portugal entered the repechage round where they defeated Morocco 26–20 on aggregate.
Portugal then faced Uruguay for the last position in the finals. In the first leg of the two-match Repechage series, Portugal won 12–5. In the second game in Montevideo Portugal lost 18–12. On aggregate, Portugal won 24–23, sending them to their first ever World Cup. Having qualified for their first World Cup, several players were subsequently arrested in the ensuing celebrations as a result of an altercation with local police.[citation needed] No charges were laid and the players involved were allowed to leave Uruguay.
In the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Portugal went to Pool C, alongside favourites the All Blacks, Italy, Romania and Scotland. Portugal's highlights included preventing Italy getting a bonus point, scoring a try against the All Blacks, and coming within a try of beating Romania before losing 14–10. They also managed to score in all the four games, unlike Scotland and Romania. The Portugal team were celebrated for their commitment and passion,[citation needed] and for being the only amateur team to make it to the World Cup.
2008–present
After the World Cup, Portugal faced some problems, including the end of the club and international careers of several key players, like Joaquim Ferreira, Paulo Murinello, Samuel Belo and Rui Cordeiro, and achieved only one win over Czech Republic in the final round of the European Nations Cup tournament, finishing in 5th place, their worst result since 2002.
On 1 November 2008, they lost at home against Canada 21–13 in a friendly game.[1] After a disappointing campaign under Tomaz Morais in the 2006-08 edition of the Six Nations B, that would qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup finals, Murray Henderson was assigned as Specialist Forward coach.
Portugal missed the second presence at the Rugby World Cup finals, after two surprising losses at home with Georgia (10–16) and Romania (9–20), which the "Lobos" had previously defeated 22–21 abroad. Portugal thus missed the 3rd place that would have granted access to the Rugby World Cup repechage.
Tomaz Morais was replaced by New Zealand coach Errol Brain, in October 2010, with a three years contract. He had mixed results, starting with strong performances but ended up with disappointing games. He was replaced by Frederico Sousa in October 2013.
Portugal lost to Germany in the 2015–16 European Nations Cup Division 1A, finishing last, resulting in relegation for the following year.
After Portugal got relegated to the 2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy, Portugal went on to win the tournament 3 times in a row until the 2018-19 season, when they were granted promotion to the Rugby Europe Championship. Since then, Portugal have been quite successful in the competition. In the 2020-21 season, they finished 3rd place in a league system and in the 2022-23 season, they finished 1st place in a pool with Romania, Poland and Belgium, which led them to a semi-final with Spain, which they won (27-10), going all the way to the final in Badajoz, which they unfortunately lost to Georgia (38-11).
Portugal qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup through the repechage tournament held in Dubai, beating Hong Kong, Kenya and drawing with the USA (16-16) on the last game, winning the repechage tournament on point difference.
They had a successful tournament, coming 4th in Pool C. They drew 18-18 with Georgia and pulled off a shock upset by beating Fiji 24-23. After the tournament, their world ranking was 13th, the highest they had ever been.
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Record
Rugby Europe International Championships
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Season | Division | Head Coach | Captain | G | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts | Pos |
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2000 | Championship | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 100 | –26 | 9 | 5th | |
2001 | Championship | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 165 | –88 | 7 | 5th | |
2002 | Championship | ![]() |
Rohan Hoffmann | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 130 | –37 | 9 | 4th |
2003 | Championship | ![]() |
Luís Pissarra | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 85 | +68 | 15 | 1st |
2004 | Championship | ![]() |
Luís Pissarra | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 95 | -3 | 13 | 2nd |
2005 | Championship | ![]() |
Luís Pissarra | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 73 | +28 | 13 | 3rd |
2006 | Championship | ![]() |
Vasco Uva | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 100 | -8 | 10 | 4th |
2007 | Championship | ![]() |
Vasco Uva | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 96 | –38 | 9 | 4th |
2008 | Championship | ![]() |
João Correia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 100 | +16 | 7 | 5th |
2009 | Championship | ![]() |
João Correia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 84 | +40 | 12 | 3rd |
2010 | Championship | ![]() |
João Correia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 65 | +66 | 9 | 4th |
2011 | Championship | ![]() |
João Correia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 98 | +15 | 14 | 3rd |
2012 | Championship | ![]() |
Gonçalo Uva | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 132 | –30 | 7 | 5th |
2013 | Championship | ![]() |
João Correia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 96 | –21 | 7 | 4th |
2014 | Championship | ![]() |
João Correia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 126 | –56 | 5 | 5th |
2015 | Championship | ![]() |
Vasco Uva | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 100 | –48 | 5 | 5th |
2016 | Championship | ![]() |
Francisco Pinto Magalhães | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 210 | –138 | 1 | 6th* |
2017 | Trophy | ![]() |
Francisco Pinto Magalhães | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 37 | +142 | 25 | 1st |
2018 | Trophy | ![]() |
João Lino | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 76 | +92 | 23 | 1st |
2019 | Trophy | ![]() |
Salvador Vassalo | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 31 | +242 | 25 | 1st |
2020 | Championship | ![]() |
Tomás Appleton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 111 | -13 | 9 | 4th |
2021 | Championship | ![]() |
Tomás Appleton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 196 | 139 | +57 | 14 | 3rd |
2022 | Championship | ![]() |
Tomás Appleton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 139 | 98 | +41 | 12 | 4th |
2023 | Championship | ![]() |
Tomás Appleton | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 88 | +107 | 19 | 2nd |
2024 | Championship | ![]() |
Tomás Appleton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 107 | +45 | 15 | 2nd |
Notes: Portugal's last place finish in the 2014–16 European Nations Cup First Division resulted in their relegation to 2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy in the following year.
World Rugby Nations Cup
Year | G | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts | Pos |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 87 | –25 | 3 | 4th |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 89 | –29 | 5 | 6th |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 104 | –67 | 1 | 6th |
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World Cup Record
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Squad | Head coach | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | n/a | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 177 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3rd | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 181 | 245 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pool Stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 209 | Squad | T. Morais | 2nd | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 283 | 360 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 4th | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 255 | 149 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2nd | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 145 | 222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2nd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 237 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pool Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 103 | Squad | P. Lagisquet | 1st | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 478 | 267 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 102 | 312 | — | — | — | 75 | 37 | 6 | 32 | 1742 | 1590 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall
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Rank | Change* | Team | Points |
1 | ![]() |
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93.11 |
2 | ![]() |
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92.12 |
3 | ![]() |
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88.37 |
4 | ![]() |
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86.96 |
5 | ![]() |
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85.40 |
6 | ![]() |
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83.64 |
7 | ![]() |
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82.82 |
8 | ![]() |
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79.98 |
9 | ![]() |
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78.96 |
10 | ![]() |
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77.44 |
11 | ![]() |
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76.04 |
12 | ![]() |
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74.10 |
13 | ![]() |
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73.65 |
14 | ![]() |
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71.63 |
15 | ![]() |
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70.61 |
16 | ![]() |
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68.66 |
17 | ![]() |
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67.39 |
18 | ![]() |
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66.29 |
19 | ![]() |
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66.01 |
20 | ![]() |
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62.62 |
21 | ![]() |
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61.87 |
22 | ![]() |
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61.39 |
23 | ![]() |
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60.40 |
24 | ![]() |
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58.06 |
25 | ![]() |
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57.87 |
26 | ![]() |
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57.44 |
27 | ![]() |
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57.29 |
28 | ![]() |
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56.03 |
29 | ![]() |
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55.83 |
30 | ![]() |
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55.11 |
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Portugal's historical rankings | |||
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Source: World Rugby[2] Graph updated to 12 August 2024 |
Head to head results
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Portugal national XV at test level up until 20 July 2024:[3][4][5]
Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Barbarians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
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17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 64.71% |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67% |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
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27 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 14.81% |
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9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.67% |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
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13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 7.69% |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 50% |
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9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% |
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17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 76.47% |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
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12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75% |
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29 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 17.24% |
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21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 28.57% |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
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42 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 30.95% |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
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9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80% |
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20% |
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10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30% |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
Total[n 1] | 329 | 140 | 170 | 19 | 42.42% |
Players
Current squad
The Portuguese squad for the 2024 mid-year rugby union tests against Namibia and South Africa.
- Caps Updated: 20 July 2024
Individual all-time records
Gonçalo Uva and Vasco Uva are the most capped players for Portugal (both 101) and Gonçalo Uva also has the record for most matches in the starting XV (95).[6][7] The highest scorer for Portugal is Gonçalo Malheiro, with 279 points.[8] Malheiro is also the player with the most drop goals (12) and penalty goals (51).[9][10] Pedro Leal holds the record for most conversions (45).[11] Rodrigo Marta with 30 tries is the player with the most tries scored.[12] Duarte Pinto has the record for most matches as a substitute, with 23 substitutions.[13] Bernardo Duarte holds the record for most matches as a substitute, without ever playing in the starting XV (14).[13]
Coaches
Current coaching staff
The coaching staff of the Portuguese national team in the 2024/25 season:
Name | Nationality | Role |
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Simon Mannix | ![]() |
Head coach |
Olivier Azam | ![]() |
Forwards Coach |
João Mirra | ![]() |
Backs Coach |
Olivier Rieg | ![]() |
Strength & conditioning coach |
Elliot Corcoran | ![]() |
Video analyst |
José Paixão | ![]() |
Video analyst |
António Cruz Ferreira | ![]() |
Team doctor |
José Carlos Rodrigues | ![]() |
Physiotherapist |
Rodrigo Pais | ![]() |
Physiotherapist |
Mónica Neves | ![]() |
Nutricionist |
Nuno Salvador | ![]() |
Team Manager |
Fernando Murteira | ![]() |
Team Manager |
Former coaches
Name | Years | Tests | Won | Drew | Lost | Win percentage | Source |
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1976–1983 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 60% | [14] |
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1983–1986 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 52.94% | [15] |
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1986–1989 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 26.67% | [16] |
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1989–1993 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 50% | [17] |
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1993–1994 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16.67% | [18] |
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1994–1999 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 48% | [19] |
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1999–2001 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 27.27% | [20] |
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2001–2010 | 76 | 33 | 4 | 39 | 43.42% | [21] |
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2010–2013 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 34.62% | [22] |
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2013–2014 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 25% | [23] |
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2014–2015 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 28.57% | [24] |
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2015–2016 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% | [25] |
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2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% | [26] |
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2016–2019 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 78.26% | [27] |
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2019–2023 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 48.65% | [28] |
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2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | [29] |
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2024 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60% | [30] |
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2024– | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
Last updated: 20 July 2024.
Player records
Most caps
# | Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Pts | Tries |
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1 | Gonçalo Uva | Lock | 2004–2018 | 101 | 50 | 10 |
Vasco Uva | Number 8 | 2003–2016 | 101 | 65 | 13 | |
3 | Joaquim Ferreira | Prop | 1993–2007 | 87 | 15 | 3 |
4 | António Aguilar | Wing | 1999–2014 | 83 | 115 | 23 |
5 | João Correia | Hooker | 2003–2014 | 81 | 20 | 4 |
6 | Pedro Leal | Scrum-Half | 2005–2017 | 77 | 265 | 5 |
7 | Diogo Mateus | Centre | 2000–2010 | 74 | 65 | 13 |
8 | Tomás Appleton | Centre | 2014- | 73 | 80 | 16 |
9 | Luís Pissarra | Scrum-half | 1996–2007 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Miguel Portela | Centre | 1996-2010 | 65 | 38 | 7 |
Last updated: South Africa vs Portugal, 20 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
Most tries
# | Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Pts | Tries |
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1 | Rodrigo Marta | Wing | 2018- | 39 | 155 | 31 |
2 | António Aguilar | Wing | 1999–2014 | 83 | 115 | 23 |
Gonçalo Foro | Wing | 2007–2017 | 62 | 115 | 23 | |
4 | Tomás Appleton | Centre | 2014- | 73 | 80 | 16 |
Raffaele Storti | Wing | 2019- | 25 | 80 | 16 | |
6 | Manuel Cardoso Pinto | Fullback | 2017- | 38 | 75 | 15 |
7 | Nuno Durão | Wing | 1983-1995 | 43 | 94 | 13 |
José Lima | Centre | 2010- | 63 | 76 | 13 | |
Diogo Mateus | Centre | 2000–2010 | 74 | 65 | 13 | |
Vasco Uva | Number 8 | 2003–2016 | 101 | 65 | 13 |
Last updated: South Africa vs Portugal, 20 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
Most points
# | Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop |
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1 | Gonçalo Malheiro | Fly-half | 1998–2007 | 41 | 279 | 7 | 23 | 57 | 5 |
2 | João Queimado | Fly-half | 1984-1994 | 48 | 269 | 5 | 23 | 55 | 11 |
3 | Pedro Leal | Fullback | 2005–2017 | 77 | 265 | 5 | 42 | 49 | 3 |
4 | Samuel Marques | Scrum-Half | 2012-2023 | 25 | 233 | 3 | 61 | 32 | 0 |
5 | Pedro Cabral | Fly-half | 2006–2011 | 36 | 183 | 2 | 25 | 39 | 2 |
6 | Rodrigo Marta | Wing | 2018- | 39 | 155 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Nuno Sousa Guedes | Fullback | 2016- | 39 | 154 | 7 | 37 | 15 | 0 |
8 | Pedro Bettencourt | Centre | 2013-2024 | 35 | 125 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 0 |
9 | José Maria Vilar Gomes | Fullback | 1989–2000 | 33 | 120 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 1 |
10 | António Aguilar | Wing | 1999–2014 | 83 | 115 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gonçalo Foro | Wing | 2007-2017 | 15 | 115 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: South Africa vs Portugal, 20 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
Most points in a match
# | Player | Pos | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | Thierry Teixeira | Fly-half | 30 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ![]() |
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08/02/2000 |
2 | José Rodrigues | Fly-Half | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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24/02/2018 |
3 | Gonçalo Malheiro | Fullback | 25 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ![]() |
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23/03/2003 |
Jorge Abecasis | Fly-half | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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16/02/2019 | |
Raffaele Storti | Wing | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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10/07/2021 | |
6 | Gonçalo Malheiro | Fullback | 24 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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08/03/2003 |
7 | Pedro Leal | Fly-half | 23 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
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17/11/2012 |
8 | Pedro Cabral | Fullback | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
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16/02/2008 |
Manuel Marta | Fullback | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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23/03/2019 | |
10 | Gonçalo Malheiro | Fly-half | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Barbarians | ![]() |
10/06/2004 |
Last updated: South Africa vs Portugal, 20 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
Most tries in a match
# | Player | Pos | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | Raffaele Storti | Wing | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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10/07/2021 |
2 | Rodrigo Marta | Wing | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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11/02/2023 |
Vincent Pinto | Wing | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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11/02/2023 | |
4 | Nuno Garvão | Wing | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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21/03/2004 |
Gonçalo Malheiro | Fly-half | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Barbarians | ![]() |
10/06/2004 | |
Gonçalo Foro | Wing | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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27/02/2010 | |
Caetano Castelo Branco | Wing | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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23/03/2019 | |
Antonio Vidinha | Centre | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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23/03/2019 | |
Rodrigo Marta | Wing | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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10/07/2021 | |
Mike Tadjer | Hooker | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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12/11/2022 | |
Hugo Camacho | Scrum-half | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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10/02/2024 |
Last updated: South Africa vs Portugal, 20 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
Most matches as captain
# | Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | % | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop |
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1. | Tomás Appleton | Centre | 2019–present | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 52.63% | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2. | João Correia | Hooker | 2008–2014 | 35 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 28.57% | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3. | Vasco Uva | Flanker | 2006–2015 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 25% | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4. | Francisco Pinto Magalhães | Scrum-half | 2015–2017 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50% | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5. | Luís Pissarra | Scrum-half | 2003–2005 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: South Africa vs Portugal, 20 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
Notes
- ^ Only includes test matches in which the Portuguese Rugby Federation awarded caps to the players involved, according to their official website.[4]
References
- ^ "Pritchard seals win".
- ^ a b "Men's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ International Rugby Union Statistics - Statistics for Portugal - Teams Played
- ^ a b "Federação Portuguesa de Rugby - Games played". Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ "Statsguru / Team analysis / Portugal / Test matches". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ "Most matches". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ^ "Most starting matches". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ^ "Most points". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ^ "Most drop goals". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ^ "Most penalty goals". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ^ "Most conversions". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ^ "Most tries". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ^ a b "Most substitutions". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ https://maodemestrebiblos.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/n19.pdf
- ^ https://xvcontraxv.blogspot.com/
- ^ "Xv Contra Xv: Rugby No Colégio Militar". 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Olgário Borges".
- ^ https://maodemestrebiblos.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/n1-abr-93.pdf
- ^ https://xvcontraxv.blogspot.com/
- ^ "Crawford to coach Portugal".
- ^ https://tomazmorais.pt/
- ^ "Neozelandês Errol Brain é novo técnico dos "Lobos"".
- ^ "Frederico Sousa é o novo selecionador nacional".
- ^ "João Luís Pinto é o novo selecionador nacional".
- ^ "Olivier Baragnon apresentado como novo selecionador de râguebi".
- ^ "Ian Smith é o novo selecionador português de XV".
- ^ "Martim Aguiar é o novo selecionador nacional".
- ^ "Patrice Lagisquet apresentado como novo seleccionador nacional". 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Sébastien Bertrank é o novo seleccionador de râguebi de Portugal". 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Hourcade irá orientar Portugal no Rugby Europe Championship 2024".
External links
- Federação Portuguesa de Rugby Official Site (in Portuguese)
- World Cup Preview
- Portugal on RugbyData.com