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The Georgia national rugby union team, nicknamed The Lelos represents Georgia in men's international rugby union. The team is administered by the Georgian Rugby Union and takes part in the annual Rugby Europe Championship and the Rugby World Cup, which takes place every four years.
The Romania national rugby union team represents Romania in men's international rugby union competitions, nicknamed Stejarii, is long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations. They have participated in all but one Rugby World Cup and currently compete in the first division of the European Nations Cup, which they won recently in 2017. Rugby union in Romania is administered by the Romanian Rugby Federation.
The Uruguay national rugby union team represents Uruguay in men's international rugby union nicknamed Los Teros, is governed by the Unión de Rugby del Uruguay. One of the older test sides in the world, Uruguay has qualified five times for the Rugby World Cup, in 1999, 2003, 2015, 2019 and most recently 2023. As of 10 July 2023 they are ranked 17th in the world, and are ranked 2nd in the Americas region, behind rivals Argentina.
The Portugal national rugby union team, nicknamed Os Lobos, 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.
Diogo Pereira Mateus is a Portuguese rugby union player. He played as a centre.
Vasco Maria Nunes Barata de Sousa Uva is a former Portuguese rugby union player. He played as a number eight.
Joaquim Vaz Ferreira is a former Portuguese rugby union footballer.
Tomaz Eduardo Carvalho Morais is a Portuguese rugby union coach and a former player.
Valentin Nicolae Calafeteanu is a Romanian rugby union player. His position on the field is scrum-half.
Dănuț Marin "Dan" Dumbravă is a former Romanian rugby union footballer and current head coach of CSA Steaua București. He played as a fly-half and a fullback.
Diogo Gama is a Portuguese rugby union player who plays as a centre or as a wing.
Florin Vlaicu is a former Romanian rugby union player. He played as a fly half or centre for professional Liga Națională de Rugby club SCM Timișoara. He could also play as a fullback, thus being considered a utility back due to his versatility. He is Romania's all time leading point scorer and the most capped player.
Tiago Maria Menezes Vilhena Girão is a Portuguese rugby union footballer. He plays as a flanker.
David Mateus is a Portuguese rugby union footballer. His position in the field is as a wing or center.
Salvador Palha is a Portuguese rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock.
Petrişor Toderaşc is Romanian former rugby union footballer who played as a prop.
Cătălin Nicolae is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a wing.
Daniel Carpo is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as number eight.
Bidzina Samkharadze is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for professional SuperLiga club Timișoara Saracens.
Mike Tadjer Barbosa is a French-Portuguese rugby union player who plays as a hooker. His father is Portuguese and his mother Syrian, but despite the fact that he was born in France, and has made his entire career in the country, he decided to represent Portugal at the international level.
