Portugal national rugby union team (sevens)

This article is about the 7-a-side rugby union team. For the 15-a-side rugby union team, see Portugal national rugby union team.
Portugal
Union Federação Portuguesa de Rugby
Nickname(s) The Lobos (The Wolves)
Coach(es) Frederico Sousa
Team kit
Change kit
First international
 Portugal 6 - 24 Namibia 
(Catania, Italy; 1992-05-27)
Largest win
 Hungary 0 - 82 Portugal 
(Sopot, Poland; 2009-05-16)
Largest defeat
 Fiji 59 - 0 Portugal 
(Hong Kong, China; 1997-03-21)
World Cup Sevens
Appearances 5 (First in 1997)
Best result 10th place, 2005

The Portugal national rugby union team (sevens) represents Portugal in international rugby sevens. The team played for the first time in 1992, at the Catania Sevens, World Cup 1993 European Qualifier. The team plays in competitions such as the World Sevens Series, the European Rugby Cup Sevens and the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Portugal has a record of eight European titles out of ten editions disputed, in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011. Pedro Leal and Gonçalo Foro are two notable sevens players.

Sevens World Series

Main article: Sevens World Series

Portugal has been a core team at the World Rugby Sevens World Series each year since the 2012–13 season.

Rugby union at the World Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2001 Akita[1]  Fiji  Australia  New Zealand
2005 Duisburg  Fiji  South Africa  Argentina
2009 Kaohsiung[2]  Fiji  Portugal  South Africa

Current squad

Portugal playing Romania, 2008

Squad to 2014 London Sevens:[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "World Games Day 2: Fiji cruise to Gold Medal | Ultimate Rugby Sevens - The Online Home for Everything Rugby 7s". Ur7s.com. 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  3. ↑ 2014 London Sevens

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