João Uva

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João Pedro Azevedo de Sousa Uva (born 19 May 1980 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese rugby union footballer.

He plays as a flanker for Belenenses. In his time at Belenenses, he has won the Portuguese Cup in 2000-01, the Portuguese SuperCup in 2001-02, and the National Championship title in 2002-03 and 2007/08.

Since his debut against Russia in 2004, he has won 35 caps and scored one try. He was one of five Belenenses players in the Portugal squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, and he played in all four games.

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