Portugal national rugby union team

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
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Os Lobos (The Wolves)
EmblemPortuguese shield
UnionPortuguese Rugby Federation
Head coachDaniel Hourcade
CaptainTomás Appleton
Most capsGonçalo Uva (101)
Vasco Uva (101)
Top scorerGonçalo Malheiro (279)
Top try scorerRodrigo Marta (25)
Home stadiumVarious
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current13 (as of 9 October 2023)
Highest13 (2023)
Lowest30 (2015, 2016)
First international
 Portugal 5–6 Spain 
(Lisbon, Portugal; 13 April 1935)
Biggest win
 Portugal 93–0 Czech Republic 
(Caldas da Rainha, Portugal; 23 March 2019)
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 108–13 Portugal 
(Lyon, France; 15 September 2007)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 2007)
Best resultPool stage (2007, 2023)
Websitefpr.pt

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 edit

Early edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

 
Portugal (in red) playing Italy

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 edit

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.

Kit providers edit

Year Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsor
2005-2008   Quebramar   Caixa Geral de Depósitos
2008-2014   Adidas
2014-2016   Canterbury
2016-2019
2019-2020   CV&A Consulting
2020-   Banco Santander

Record edit

Rugby Europe International Championships edit

 
ENC champions
Season Division Head Coach Captain G W D L PF PA +/− Pts Pos
2000 Championship   Evan Crawford 5 2 0 3 74 100 –26 9 5th
2001 Championship   Evan Crawford 5 1 0 4 77 165 –88 7 5th
2002 Championship   Tomaz Morais Rohan Hoffmann 5 2 0 3 93 130 –37 9 4th
2003 Championship   Tomaz Morais Luís Pissarra 5 5 0 0 153 85 +68 15 1st
2004 Championship   Tomaz Morais Luís Pissarra 5 4 0 1 92 95 -3 13 2nd
2005 Championship   Tomaz Morais Luís Pissarra 5 4 0 1 101 73 +28 13 3rd
2006 Championship   Tomaz Morais Vasco Uva 5 2 1 2 92 100 -8 10 4th
2007 Championship   Tomaz Morais Vasco Uva 5 2 0 3 58 96 –38 9 4th
2008 Championship   Tomaz Morais João Correia 5 1 0 4 116 100 +16 7 5th
2009 Championship   Tomaz Morais João Correia 5 3 1 1 124 84 +40 12 3rd
2010 Championship   Tomaz Morais João Correia 5 2 0 3 131 65 +66 9 4th
2011 Championship   Errol Brain João Correia 5 3 0 2 113 98 +15 14 3rd
2012 Championship   Errol Brain Gonçalo Uva 5 1 0 4 102 132 –30 7 5th
2013 Championship   Errol Brain João Correia 5 1 1 3 75 96 –21 7 4th
2014 Championship   Frederico Sousa João Correia 5 1 0 4 70 126 –56 5 5th
2015 Championship   João Luís Pinto Vasco Uva 5 1 0 4 52 100 –48 5 5th
2016 Championship   Ian Smith Francisco Pinto Magalhães 5 0 0 5 72 210 –138 1 6th*
2017 Trophy   Martim Aguiar Francisco Pinto Magalhães 5 5 0 0 179 37 +142 25 1st
2018 Trophy   Martim Aguiar João Lino 5 5 0 0 168 76 +92 23 1st
2019 Trophy   Martim Aguiar Salvador Vassalo 5 5 0 0 272 31 +242 25 1st
2020 Championship   Patrice Lagisquet Tomás Appleton 5 2 0 3 98 111 -13 9 4th
2021 Championship   Patrice Lagisquet Tomás Appleton 5 3 0 2 196 139 +57 14 3rd
2022 Championship   Patrice Lagisquet Tomás Appleton 5 2 1 2 139 98 +41 12 4th
2023 Championship   Patrice Lagisquet Tomás Appleton 5 4 0 1 195 88 +107 19 2nd
2024 Championship   Daniel Hourcade 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 edit

Year G W D L PF PA +/− Pts Pos
  2006 3 0 1 2 62 87 –25 3 4th
  2007 did not enter
  2008
  2009
  2010
  2011 3 1 0 2 60 89 –29 5 6th
  2012 3 0 0 3 37 104 –67 1 6th
  2013 did not enter
  2014
  2015

World Cup Record edit

Rugby World Cup Qualification
Year Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad Pos Pld W D L PF PA
    1987 Not invited Not invited
          1991 Did not qualify n/a 2 1 0 1 18 45
  1995 3rd 5 2 0 3 85 177
  1999 3rd 8 3 0 5 181 245
  2003 2nd 2 1 0 1 60 60
  2007 Pool Stage 4 0 0 4 38 209 Squad 2nd 18 10 2 6 283 360
  2011 Did not qualify 4th 10 5 1 4 255 149
  2015 2nd 10 2 1 7 145 222
  2019 2nd 7 6 0 1 237 65
  2023 Pool Stage 4 1 1 2 64 103 Squad 1st 13 7 2 4 478 267
  2027
Total Pool Stage 8 1 1 6 102 312 75 37 6 32 1742 1590
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

Overall edit

Top 30 as of 18 March 2024[2]
Rank Change* Team Points
1     South Africa 094.54
2     Ireland 090.69
3     New Zealand 089.80
4     France 087.92
5     England 085.75
6     Scotland 082.82
7     Argentina 080.68
8  1   Italy 079.41
9  1   Australia 077.48
10  2   Wales 077.26
11     Fiji 076.38
12     Japan 074.27
13     Georgia 074.02
14     Samoa 072.23
15  1   Tonga 071.57
16  1   Portugal 070.28
17     United States 067.94
18     Uruguay 067.39
19     Spain 064.37
20     Romania 061.66
21     Canada 060.90
22     Namibia 060.56
23     Chile 060.49
24     Hong Kong 059.80
25     Russia 058.06
26      Switzerland 057.44
27     Netherlands 057.29
28  1   Belgium 055.89
29  1   Brazil 055.37
30  1   Korea 053.46
* Change from the previous week
Portugal's historical rankings
See or edit source data.
Source: World Rugby[2]
Graph updated to 4 March 2024

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Portugal national XV at test level up until 18 March 2024:[3][4][5]

Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn % Won
  Andorra 3 3 0 0 100%
  Argentina XV 5 1 4 0 20%
  Australia 1 0 1 0 0%
  Australia A 1 0 1 0 0%
 Barbarians 1 0 1 0 0%
  Belgium 17 11 4 2 64.71%
  Brazil 6 4 0 2 66.67%
  Canada 5 1 4 0 20%
  Chile 4 4 0 0 100%
  Czech Republic 12 12 0 0 100%
  Czechoslovakia 2 2 0 0 100%
  Denmark 2 2 0 0 100%
  England Saxons 1 0 1 0 0%
  Fiji 3 1 2 0 33.33%
  France A 3 0 3 0 0%
  Georgia 27 4 19 4 14.81%
  Germany 9 6 3 0 66.67%
  Hong Kong 3 2 1 0 66.67%
  Italy 13 1 11 1 7.69%
  Italy A 2 0 1 1 0%
  Japan 1 0 1 0 0%
  Japan XV 1 0 1 0 0%
  Kenya 3 2 1 0 66.67%
  Lithuania 1 1 0 0 100%
  Moldova 2 2 0 0 100%
  Morocco 14 7 5 2 50%
  Namibia 8 2 6 0 25%
  Netherlands 17 13 3 1 76.47%
  New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0%
  Poland 12 9 3 0 75%
  Romania 29 5 24 0 17.24%
  Russia 21 6 14 1 28.57%
  Scotland 1 0 1 0 0%
  Scotland A 1 0 1 0 0%
  Spain 42 13 27 2 30.95%
  South Africa Amateurs 1 0 1 0 0%
  Soviet Union 2 0 2 0 0%
  Sweden 2 2 0 0 100%
   Switzerland 7 7 0 0 100%
  Tonga 1 0 1 0 0%
  Tunisia 9 3 6 0 33.33%
  Ukraine 5 4 1 0 80%
  United States 5 1 2 2 20%
  Uruguay 10 3 7 0 30%
  Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 66.67%
  Wales 2 0 2 0 0%
  West Germany 3 1 2 0 33.33%
  Zimbabwe 4 2 2 0 50%
Total[n 1] 328 139 170 19 42.38%

Players edit

Current squad edit

On 18 January, Portugal named their squad for the 2024 Rugby Europe Championship.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

  • Caps Updated: 10 March 2024
Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Luka Begic Hooker (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 23) 4   Chambéry
Lucas da Silva Hooker (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 26) 0   Brive
Jayson Rodrigues Hooker (2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 20) 0   Massy
Pedro Santiago Lopes Hooker (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 20) 0   Cascais
Pedro Vicente Hooker (2002-11-07) 7 November 2002 (age 21) 4   Agronomia
André Arrojado Prop (1992-02-17) 17 February 1992 (age 32) 5   Técnico
Abel da Cunha Prop (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 22) 4   Albi
Diogo Hasse Ferreira Prop (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 27) 44   Dax
José Lavos Prop (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 18) 0   Cascais
António Machado Santos Prop (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 (age 25) 6   Belenenses
António Prim Prop (2002-12-07) 7 December 2002 (age 21) 8   Direito
Cody Thomas Prop (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 28) 1   Rouen
Giorgi Turabelidze Prop (1996-11-06) 6 November 1996 (age 27) 0   Agronomia
Manuel Worm Prop (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 20) 0   Belenenses
Francisco Almeida Lock (2004-10-08) 8 October 2004 (age 19) 0   CDUL
Martim Bello Lock (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 23) 13   Cascais
Steevy Cerqueira Lock (1993-08-09) 9 August 1993 (age 30) 16   Chambéry
André da Cunha Lock (2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 (age 19) 1   Belenenses
José Madeira Lock (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 (age 22) 37   Grenoble
José Rebelo de Andrade Lock (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 26) 22   Agronomia
Duarte Torgal Lock (1997-12-23) 23 December 1997 (age 26) 23   Direito
Boaventura Almeida Back row (2001-04-18) 18 April 2001 (age 22) 1   Pau
Vasco Baptista Back row (1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 27) 7   Benfica
Nicolas Fernandes Back row (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24) 0   Mâcon
João Granate Back row (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 27) 39   Direito
Nicolas Martins Back row (1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 25) 16   Soyaux Angoulême
Luís Moreira Back row (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 19) 0   CDUP
Manuel Picão Back row (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 (age 26) 22   Direito
Diego Pinheiro Back row (2003-09-01) 1 September 2003 (age 20) 3   Grenoble
Clément Ribeiro Back row (2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 21) 0   Rouen
José Roque Back row (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 24) 4   CDUL
Rafael Simões Back row (1991-06-20) 20 June 1991 (age 32) 32   Belenenses
David Wallis Back row (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 26) 30   Belenenses
Duarte Azevedo Scrum-half (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 25) 10   Belenenses
João Bello Scrum-half (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 28) 27   CDUP
Hugo Camacho Scrum-half (2004-05-27) 27 May 2004 (age 19) 4   Bayonne
Pedro Lucas Scrum-half (2000-10-16) 16 October 2000 (age 23) 20   Técnico
Hugo Aubry Fly-half (2003-01-28) 28 January 2003 (age 21) 4   Rouen
Jerónimo Portela Fly-half (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 23) 30   Direito
José Rodrigues Fly-half (1992-07-22) 22 July 1992 (age 31) 8   Benfica
Manuel Vareiro Fly-half (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 19) 0   Direito
Tomás Appleton (c) Centre (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 30) 71   CDUL
Pedro Bettencourt Centre (1994-11-18) 18 November 1994 (age 29) 35   Oyonnax
José Lima Centre (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 (age 31) 61   Agronomia
António Vidinha Centre (1997-12-29) 29 December 1997 (age 26) 17   Cascais
José Maria Cortes Wing (2000-08-18) 18 August 2000 (age 23) 0   Agronomia
Vasco Leite Wing (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20) 0   Agronomia
Rodrigo Marta Wing (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 24) 37   Colomiers
Lucas Martins Wing (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21) 3   Blagnac
José Paiva dos Santos Wing (2001-04-03) 3 April 2001 (age 22) 4   Belenenses
Pierre Sayerse Wing (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 (age 28) 2   Mont-de-Marsan
Raffaele Storti Wing (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 23) 27   Béziers
Simão Bento Fullback (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 22) 12   Mont-de-Marsan
Vasco Correia Fullback (2001-06-25) 25 June 2001 (age 22) 0   Cascais
Manuel Cardoso Pinto Fullback (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 (age 25) 37   Agronomia
Nuno Sousa Guedes Fullback (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 29) 42   CDUP

Individual all-time records edit

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).[11][12] The highest scorer for Portugal is Gonçalo Malheiro, with 279 points.[13] Malheiro is also the player with the most drop goals (12) and penalty goals (51).[14][15] Pedro Leal holds the record for most conversions (45).[16] Rodrigo Marta with 27 tries is the player with the most tries scored.[17] Duarte Pinto has the record for most matches as a substitute, with 23 substitutions.[18] Bernardo Duarte holds the record for most matches as a substitute, without ever playing in the starting XV (14).[18]

Coaches edit

Current coaching staff edit

The current coaching staff of the Portuguese national team (as of 2024):

Name Nationality Role
Vacant Head coach
Frederico Sousa   POR National Tecnical Director
João Mirra   POR Coach
Daniel Hourcade   ARG World Rugby Consultant
Esteban Meneses   ARG World Rugby Consultant
Rodolfo Ambrosio   ARG World Rugby Consultant
Olivier Rieg   FRA Strength & conditioning coach
Lino Rebolo   POR Strength & conditioning coach
José Paixão   POR Video analyst
Marcellin Segaut   FRA GPS analyst
António Cruz Ferreira   POR Team doctor
José Carlos Rodrigues   POR Physiotherapist
Rodrigo Pais   POR Physiotherapist
Mónica Neves   POR Nutricionist
Fernando Murteira   POR Team Manager

Former coaches edit

Name Years Tests Won Drew Lost Win percentage Source
  Pedro Lynce 1976-1983 10 6 0 4 60% [19]
  João Paulo Bessa 1983-1986 17 9 1 7 52.94% [20]
  Vasco Lynce 1986-1989 15 4 1 10 26.67% [21]
  Olegário Borges 1989-1993 14 7 0 7 50% [22]
  Andrew Cushing 1993–1994 12 2 0 10 16.67% [23]
  João Paulo Bessa 1994–1999 25 12 1 12 48% [24]
  Evan Crawford 1999–2001 11 3 0 8 27.27% [25]
  Tomaz Morais 2001–2010 76 33 4 39 43.42% [26]
  Errol Brain 2010–2013 26 9 1 16 34.62% [27]
  Frederico Sousa 2013–2014 8 2 0 6 25% [28]
  João Luís Pinto 2014–2015 7 2 0 5 28.57% [29]
  Olivier Baragnon 2015–2016 3 1 0 2 33.33% [30]
  Ian Smith 2016-2016 5 0 0 5 0% [31]
  Martim Aguiar 2016–2019 23 18 0 5 78.26% [32]
  Patrice Lagisquet 2019–2023 37 18 3 16 48.65% [33]
  Sébastien Bertrank 2023 0 0 0 0 0% [34]
  Daniel Hourcade 2024- 5 3 0 2 60% [35]

Last updated: 18 March 2024.

Player records edit

Most caps edit

# Player Pos Span Mat Pts Tries
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 Luís Pissarra Scrum-half 1996–2007 72 0 0
9 Tomás Appleton Centre 2014- 71 80 16
10 Miguel Portela Centre 1996-2010 65 38 7

Last updated: Georgia vs Portugal, 17 March 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most tries edit

# Player Pos Span Mat Pts Tries
1 Rodrigo Marta Wing 2018- 38 145 29
2 Gonçalo Foro Wing 2007–2017 62 115 23
António Aguilar Wing 1999–2014 83 115 23
4 Raffaele Storti Wing 2019- 28 95 19
5 Tomás Appleton Centre 2014- 71 80 16
6 Manuel Cardoso Pinto Fullback 2017- 37 60 13
Nuno Durão Wing 1983-1995 43 94 13
Diogo Mateus Centre 2000–2010 74 65 13
Vasco Uva Number 8 2003–2016 101 65 13
10 Rohan Hoffmann Fullback 1996-2002 26 96 12

Last updated: Georgia vs Portugal, 17 March 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most points edit

# Player Pos Span Mat Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop
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 27 253 3 65 36 0
5 Pedro Cabral Fly-half 2006–2011 36 183 2 25 39 2
6 Nuno Sousa Guedes Fullback 2016- 43 149 6 37 15 0
7 Rodrigo Marta Wing 2018- 38 145 29 0 0 0
8 Pedro Bettencourt Centre 2013- 36 130 10 7 22 0
9 José Maria Vilar Gomes Fullback 1989–2000 33 120 5 10 24 1
10 Gonçalo Foro Wing 2007-2017 15 115 23 0 0 0
António Aguilar Wing 1999–2014 83 115 23 0 0 0

Last updated: Georgia vs Portugal, 17 March 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most points in a match edit

# Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date
1 Thierry Teixeira Fly-half 30 0 0 9 1   Georgia   Lisbon 08/02/2000
2 José Rodrigues Fly-Half 26 2 2 4 0    Switzerland   Setúbal 24/02/2018
3 Gonçalo Malheiro Fullback 25 0 2 5 2   Spain   Coimbra 23/03/2003
Jorge Abecasis Fly-half 25 0 5 5 0   Poland   Setúbal 16/02/2019
Raffaele Storti Wing 25 5 0 0 0   Netherlands   Amsterdam 10/07/2021
6 Gonçalo Malheiro Fullback 24 2 1 4 0   Czech Republic   Lisbon 08/03/2003
7 Pedro Leal Fly-half 23 0 1 7 0   Chile   Santiago 17/11/2012
8 Pedro Cabral Fullback 22 1 4 0 3   Czech Republic   Lisbon 16/02/2008
Manuel Marta Fullback 22 2 6 0 0   Czech Republic   Caldas da Rainha 23/03/2019
10 Gonçalo Malheiro Fly-half 21 3 3 0 0 Barbarians   Lisbon 10/06/2004

Last updated: Georgia vs Portugal, 17 March 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most tries in a match edit

# Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date
1 Raffaele Storti Wing 25 5 0 0 0   Netherlands   Amsterdam 10/07/2021
2 Rodrigo Marta Wing 20 4 0 0 0   Poland   Warsaw 11/02/2023
Vincent Pinto Wing 20 4 0 0 0   Poland   Warsaw 11/02/2023
4 Nuno Garvão Wing 15 3 0 0 0   Spain   Ibiza 21/03/2004
Gonçalo Malheiro Fly-half 21 3 3 0 0 Barbarians   Lisbon 10/06/2004
Gonçalo Foro Wing 15 3 0 0 0   Germany   Heusenstamm 27/02/2010
Caetano Castelo Branco Wing 15 3 0 0 0   Czech Republic   Caldas da Rainha 23/03/2019
Antonio Vidinha Centre 15 3 0 0 0   Czech Republic   Caldas da Rainha 23/03/2019
Rodrigo Marta Wing 15 3 0 0 0   Netherlands   Amsterdam 10/07/2021
Mike Tadjer Hooker 15 3 0 0 0   Kenya   Dubai 12/11/2022
Hugo Camacho Scrum-half 15 3 0 0 0   Poland   Lisbon 10/02/2024

Last updated: Georgia vs Portugal, 17 March 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most matches as captain edit

# Player Pos Span Mat Won Lost Draw % Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop
1. Tomás Appleton Centre 2019–present 35 18 14 3 51.43% 40 8 0 0 0
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: Georgia vs Portugal, 17 March 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Only includes test matches in which the Portuguese Rugby Federation awarded caps to the players involved, according to their official website.[4]

References edit

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  7. ^ "2ª Convocatória da Seleção Nacional de XV Masculina".
  8. ^ "3ª Convocatória da Seleção Nacional de XV Masculina".
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  12. ^ "Most starting matches". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
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  14. ^ "Most drop goals". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  15. ^ "Most penalty goals". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  16. ^ "Most conversions". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  17. ^ "Most tries". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  18. ^ a b "Most substitutions". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
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  22. ^ "Olgário Borges".
  23. ^ https://maodemestrebiblos.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/n1-abr-93.pdf
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  25. ^ "Crawford to coach Portugal".
  26. ^ https://tomazmorais.pt/
  27. ^ "Neozelandês Errol Brain é novo técnico dos "Lobos"".
  28. ^ "Frederico Sousa é o novo selecionador nacional".
  29. ^ "João Luís Pinto é o novo selecionador nacional".
  30. ^ "Olivier Baragnon apresentado como novo selecionador de râguebi".
  31. ^ "Ian Smith é o novo selecionador português de XV".
  32. ^ "Martim Aguiar é o novo selecionador nacional".
  33. ^ "Patrice Lagisquet apresentado como novo seleccionador nacional". 5 July 2019.
  34. ^ "Sébastien Bertrank é o novo seleccionador de râguebi de Portugal". 12 October 2023.
  35. ^ "Daniel Hourcade irá orientar Portugal no Rugby Europe Championship 2024".

External links edit

Awards
Preceded by
None
Portuguese Team of the Year
2007
Succeeded by