Rodrigo Marta

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Rodrigo Marta
Birth nameRodrigo de Bivar Weinholtz Cardoso Marta
Date of birth (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Portugal
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Centre / Winger
Current team Colomiers
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020–2022 Belenenses ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021–2022
2022–2023
2023–
Lusitanos XV
Dax
Colomiers
6
20
9
(25)
(85)
(5)
Correct as of 25 January 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–2019
2018–
Portugal U20
Portugal
8
29
(20)
(125)
Correct as of 19 February 2023
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2017–2019 Portugal 4 (2t) [1]

Rodrigo Marta (born 18 November 1999) is a Portuguese rugby union player. He currently plays for Colomiers in the French Pro D2. [2] [3] He is Portugal's record try scorer with 25 tries in 29 caps.

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Career

In 2021 he was named part of the Lusitanos XV squad for the inaugural Rugby Europe Super Cup. [4] The Lusitanos came in 2nd place falling short against the Black Lion in the final. [5]

He joined French Nationale 1 side US Dax in 2022 where he is currently leading the Nationale 1 try scoring table with 10 tries in 13 games. [6]

He signed a 3-year contract with ProD2 side US Colomiers from 2023 to 2026, joining fellow Portuguese teammate Jose Lima. [7]

International career

Marta made his international debut coming off the bench in the 40th minute in the 2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships promotion match against Romania. [8]

In 2023 after scoring 4 tries in a match against Poland in the Rugby Europe Championship, Marta became his nations top try scorer. [9]

Honours

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References

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