Portugal national rugby sevens team

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Portugal
Union Federação Portuguesa de Rugby
NicknameThe Lobos (The Wolves)
Coach Frederico Sousa
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Team kit
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First international
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 6 - 24 Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
(Catania, Italy; 1992-05-27)
Largest win
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0 - 82 Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svg
(Sopot, Poland; 2009-05-16)
Largest defeat
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 59 - 0 Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svg
(Hong Kong, China; 1997-03-21)
World Cup Sevens
Appearances6 (First in 1997 )
Best result10th place, 2005

The Portugal national rugby sevens team played for the first time in 1992, at the Catania Sevens, World Cup 1993 European Qualifier.[ citation needed ] The team plays in competitions such as the World Sevens Series, the European Sevens Grand Prix Series and the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Portugal has a record of eight European titles—in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011—although Portugal has not made the semifinals since 2012.[ citation needed ] Pedro Leal and Gonçalo Foro are two notable sevens players.

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World Rugby Sevens Series

Portugal were a core team at the World Rugby Sevens Series beginning with the 2012–13 season, but finished last among core teams in the 2015-16 World Series and were relegated. Since then, Portugal has not been in contention for promotion back to the World Series; their performance in the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix has not been sufficiently strong for Portugal to reach the Hong Kong Sevens qualifying tournament.

Portugal competed at the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai. They finished tenth after losing to Uganda in the ninth place playoff. [1] [2] They finished tenth in the overall Challenger Series. [3]

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Portugal has not qualified for the Summer Olympics.

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens Record
YearRoundPositionPldWLD
Flag of Scotland.svg 1993 Did not qualify
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 1997 Bowl Quarterfinalist21st5050
Flag of Argentina.svg 2001 Bowl Finalist18th8341
Flag of Hong Kong.svg 2005 Plate Finalist10th8440
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2009 Plate Semifinalist11th5230
Flag of Russia.svg 2013 Plate Quarterfinalist13th4130
Flag of the United States.svg 2018 Did not qualify
Flag of South Africa.svg 2022 21st Place Final22nd4130
Total0 Titles6/83411221

World Rugby Sevens Series

World Games

GamesGoldSilverBronze
2001 Akita [4] Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
2005 Duisburg Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2009 Kaohsiung [5] Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

Sevens Grand Prix Series

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Portugal playing Romania, 2008
Grand Prix record
YearRoundPosition
Flag of Germany.svg 2002 Champions1st
Flag of Germany.svg 2003 Champions1st
Flag of Spain.svg 2004 Champions1st
Flag of Russia.svg 2005 Champions1st
Flag of Russia.svg 2006 Champions1st
Flag of Germany.svg 2007 Sixth Place6th
Flag of Germany.svg 2008 Champions1st
Flag of Germany.svg 2009 Fifth Place5th
Flag of Russia.svg 2010 Champions1st
Flag of Europe.svg 2011 Champions1st
Flag of Europe.svg 2012 Runners-up2nd
Flag of France.svg Flag of Romania.svg 2013 Fifth Place5th
Flag of Europe.svg 2014 Ninth Place9th
Flag of Europe.svg 2015 Sixth Place6th
2016
2017
Total8 Titles14/14

Players

Squad for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai. [6]

No.Players
1Duarte Moreira
6Manuel Fati
7Diogo Rodrigues
8 José Lima
9Guilherme Vasconcelos
10José Santos
11João Vaz Antunes
12Fábio Conceição
15Antonio Monteiro
19Vasco Silva
20Frederico Couto
23Vasco Correia

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  2. ↑ "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  3. ↑ "Uruguay, Kenya, Chile and Germany qualify for men's HSBC SVNS Play-Off in Madrid". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  4. ↑ "International World Games Association : Rugby". Archived from the original on May 17, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  5. ↑ "World Games Day 2: Fiji cruise to Gold Medal | Ultimate Rugby Sevens - The Online Home for Everything Rugby 7s". Ur7s.com. 2012-04-14. Archived from the original on 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  6. ↑ "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series squad list" (PDF). World Rugby. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
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