Portugal national rugby union team
The Portugal national rugby union team (Portuguese: Seleção Portuguesa de Rugby), nicknamed Os Lobos (The Wolves), 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. Portugal qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in 2007 where they were grouped in Pool C along with New Zealand, Italy, Romania and Scotland.
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| Nickname(s) | Os Lobos (The Wolves) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emblem | Portuguese shield | ||
| Union | Portuguese Rugby Federation | ||
| Head coach | Patrice Lagisquet | ||
| Captain | Tomás Appleton | ||
| Most caps | Gonçalo Uva (101) Vasco Uva (101) | ||
| Top scorer | Gonçalo Malheiro (279) | ||
| Top try scorer | Rodrigo Marta (25) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 20 (as of 4 November 2022) | ||
| Highest | 16 (2005, 2023) | ||
| Lowest | 30 (2015, 2016) | ||
| First international | |||
 Portugal 5–6 Spain .svg.png.webp){kind=small} (Lisbon, Portugal; 13 April 1935) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Portugal 93–0 Czech Republic  (Caldas da Rainha, Portugal; 23 March 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 New Zealand 108–13 Portugal (Lyon, France; 15 September 2007) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2007) | ||
| Best result | Pool stage (2007) | ||
| Website | fpr.pt | ||
Portugal have experienced modest success in the last two decades. They qualified for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France and though they lost all their matches, they managed to score one try in each game and led against Romania until the late minutes. Portugal qualified for their second Rugby World Cup in 2022, topping a repechage qualifying group featuring the United States, Hong Kong, and Kenya.
History
Early
Portugal played its first ever rugby international in April 1935 against Spain, losing by a single point, 6–5. They played Spain again the following year with Spain winning 16–9. Portugal had more regular competition from the mid-1960s, and won their first game in 1966, defeating Spain 9–3. Portugal played Italy for the first time in 1967, losing 6–3. They also had their first match against Romania soon after and lost by 40 points. They defeated Belgium in 1968, and also played Morocco for the first time.
The first game of the 1970s was a draw against the Netherlands. Portugal managed to draw with Italy (nil all) in 1972 and following that, defeated them 9–6 in 1973. After a number of mixed results throughout the early 1970s, Portugal won five matches in a row from 1979 through to 1981. They played Morocco, who won the encounter. After a 1983 draw against Spain, Portugal managed a seven-game winning streak from 1984 to 1985, including wins over Belgium, Denmark, Morocco, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Zimbabwe. The first Rugby World Cup was held in 1987, though it was by invitation, thus there was no qualifying tournament and Portugal did not participate.
1990s
From 1989 to 1990, the 1991 World Cup qualifiers were held for the European nations. Portugal started in Round 2b in October 1989. They defeated Czechoslovakia 15 to 13 in Ricant to advance to Round 2c. However here they were defeated by the Netherlands 32–3 and eliminated from qualifying.
Portugal again participated in the 1995 World Cup qualifying competition for European teams, starting in Round 1. They were pooled in the West Group, and defeated Belgium and Switzerland, but lost to Spain, advancing into Round 2. Here Wales defeated them, and they lost to Spain.
Portugal began in Pool 3 of Round B in the European qualifying competition for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Portugal won all their group matches, except for the one against Spain, and still finished second in the group, which took them into Pool 3 of Round C. All games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland. Portugal lost 85–11 to Scotland, and 21–17 to Spain. Both Scotland and Spain went through to the World Cup; Portugal went into repechage, where Portugal lost a home and away series to Uruguay.
2000s
In 2002, Portugal began playing for a place in the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Pool A of Round 3 of the European qualifying tournament. They were grouped with Spain and Poland. Each nation only won one game, though on for and against Portugal finished second to Spain. Portugal were knocked out of competition. In 2003–04, Portugal won the European Nations Cup, losing only one match to win their first championship. In 2004, Professor Tomaz Morais, coach of the Portugal national team at both sevens and fifteen a side, was nominated for the IRB's coach of the year award. This was a remarkable achievement for a coach from a third tier rugby nation. Morais has been credited with much of Portugal's progress in recent years.
In 2006, it was announced that Portugal would receive a grant from the IRB to help develop their rugby to Tier 2 standard. Few details were released regarding how the money was spent, but it was hoped it would ensure that Portugal's rugby would be able to move onto the next level. In 2006, the inaugural IRB Nations Cup was hosted in Lisbon. The tournament featured Portugal, Russia, Argentina A and Italy A.
2007 World Cup
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Portugal began their qualification campaign for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in 2004, as part of the European Nations Cup Division 1 2004–06 tournament. They won their first match, defeating Ukraine 6–36. They then defeated Georgia 18–14 in their second match, won their third match against the Czech Republic, defeated Russia as well, but then lost to Romania. Portugal then drew with Russia 19-all and lost to Georgia. After a loss to Romania and a win against the Czech Republic, Portugal finished third overall in the standings, and qualified for Round 5.
Round 5 was played in October 2006 as a three match series between Italy, Russia and Portugal. Both Portugal and Russia lost heavily in their matches against Italy, who easily qualified for the finals. Second place came down to the final match of the round in Lisbon. Portugal won the match 26–23 against Russia to make it to Round 6. Round 6 was a home and away series against the Round 5 Pool B winners, Georgia. Portugal lost the first match, but drew 11-all in the second meeting. Georgia went through to the finals, and Portugal entered the repechage round where they defeated Morocco 26–20 on aggregate.
Portugal then faced Uruguay for the last position in the finals. In the first leg of the two-match Repechage series, Portugal won 12–5. In the second game in Montevideo Portugal lost 18–12. On aggregate, Portugal won 24–23, sending them to their first ever World Cup. Having qualified for their first World Cup, several players were subsequently arrested in the ensuing celebrations as a result of an altercation with local police. No charges were laid and the players involved were allowed to leave Uruguay.
In the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Portugal went to Pool C, alongside favourites the All Blacks, Italy, Romania and Scotland. Portugal's highlights included preventing Italy getting a bonus point, scoring a try against the All Blacks, and coming within a try of beating Romania before losing 14–10. They also managed to score in all the four games, unlike Scotland and Romania. The Portugal team were celebrated for their commitment and passion, and for being the only amateur team to make it to the World Cup.
2008–present
After the World Cup, Portugal faced some problems, including the end of the club and international careers of several key players, like Joaquim Ferreira, Paulo Murinello and Rui Cordeiro, and achieved only one win over Czech Republic in the final round of the European Nations Cup tournament, finishing in 5th place, their worst result since 2002.
On 1 November 2008, they lost at home against Canada 21–13 in a friendly game.[1] After a disappointing campaign under Tomaz Morais in the 2006-08 edition of the Six Nations B, that would qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup finals, Murray Henderson was assigned as Specialist Forward coach.
Portugal missed the second presence at the Rugby World Cup finals, after two surprising losses at home with Georgia (10–16) and Romania (9–20), which the "Lobos" had previously defeated 22–21 abroad. Portugal thus missed the 3rd place that would have granted access to the Rugby World Cup repechage.
Tomaz Morais was replaced by New Zealand coach Errol Brain, in October 2010, with a three years contract. He had mixed results, starting with strong performances but ended up with disappointing games. He was replaced by Frederico Sousa in October 2013.
Portugal lost to Germany in the 2015–16 European Nations Cup Division 1A, finishing last, resulting in relegation for the following year.
After Portugal got relegated to the 2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy, Portugal went on to win the tournament 3 times in a row until the 2018-19 season, which granted them promotion to the Rugby Europe Championship. Since then, Portugal have been quite successful. In the 2020-21 season, they finished 3rd place in a league system and in the 2022-23 season, they finished 1st place in a group with Romania, Poland and Belgium, which led them to a semi-final with Spain, which they won 27-10, going all the way to the final, which they unfortunately lost to Georgia 38-11.
Portugal qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup through the repechage tournament held in Dubai, beating Hong Kong, Kenya and drawing with the USA 16-16 on the last game, winning the repechage tournament on point difference.
Record
Rugby Europe International Championships
| Season | Division | Head Coach | Captain | G | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Championship | Evan Crawford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 100 | –26 | 9 | 5th | |
| 2001 | Championship | Evan Crawford | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 165 | –88 | 7 | 5th | |
| 2002 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | Rohan Hoffmann | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 130 | –37 | 9 | 4th |
| 2003 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | Luís Pissarra | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 85 | +68 | 15 | 1st |
| 2004 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | Luís Pissarra | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 95 | -3 | 13 | 2nd |
| 2005 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | Luís Pissarra | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 73 | +28 | 13 | 3rd |
| 2006 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | Vasco Uva | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 100 | -8 | 10 | 4th |
| 2007 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | Vasco Uva | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 96 | –38 | 9 | 4th |
| 2008 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | João Correia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 100 | +16 | 7 | 5th |
| 2009 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | João Correia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 84 | +40 | 12 | 3rd |
| 2010 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | João Correia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 65 | +66 | 9 | 4th |
| 2011 | Championship | Errol Brain | João Correia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 98 | +15 | 14 | 3rd |
| 2012 | Championship | Errol Brain | Gonçalo Uva | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 132 | –30 | 7 | 5th |
| 2013 | Championship | Errol Brain | João Correia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 96 | –21 | 7 | 4th |
| 2014 | Championship | Frederico Sousa | João Correia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 126 | –56 | 5 | 5th |
| 2015 | Championship | João Luís Pinto | Vasco Uva | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 100 | –48 | 5 | 5th |
| 2016 | Championship |  Ian Smith | Francisco Pinto Magalhães | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 210 | –138 | 1 | 6th* |
| 2017 | Trophy | Martim Aguiar | Francisco Pinto Magalhães | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 37 | +142 | 25 | 1st |
| 2018 | Trophy | Martim Aguiar | João Lino | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 76 | +92 | 23 | 1st |
| 2019 | Trophy | Martim Aguiar | Salvador Vassalo | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 31 | +242 | 25 | 1st |
| 2020 | Championship |  Patrice Lagisquet | Tomás Appleton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 111 | -13 | 9 | 4th |
| 2021 | Championship | Patrice Lagisquet | Tomás Appleton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 196 | 139 | +57 | 14 | 3rd |
| 2022 | Championship | Patrice Lagisquet | Tomás Appleton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 139 | 98 | +41 | 12 | 4th |
| 2023 | Championship | Patrice Lagisquet | Tomás Appleton | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 88 | +107 | 19 | 2nd |
Notes: Portugal's last place finish in the 2014–16 European Nations Cup First Division resulted in their relegation to 2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy in the following year.
World Rugby Nations Cup
| Year | G | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 87 | –25 | 3 | 4th |
 2007 | did not enter | ||||||||
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| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 89 | –29 | 5 | 6th |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 104 | –67 | 1 | 6th |
| 2013 | did not enter | ||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
World Cup Record
| World Cup record | World Cup Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1987 | Not invited | — | ||||||||||||||
  1991 | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 45 | –27 | ||||||||
 1995 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 177 | –92 | |||||||||
 1999 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 153 | 139 | 14 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 60 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2007 | Pool Stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 209 | –171 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 283 | 362 | –79 | |
| 2011 | did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 255 | 149 | 106 | ||||||||
 2015 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 145 | 222 | –77 | |||||||||
 2019 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 255 | 82 | 173 | |||||||||
| 2023 | qualified | TBD | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 1/8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 209 | –171 | 61 | 30 | 4 | 27 | 1245 | 1236 | 9 | |
Overall
| Top 30 as of 15 May 2023[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Change* | Team | Points |
| 1 |  |  Ireland | 91.82 |
| 2 | | France | 90.47 |
| 3 | | New Zealand | 88.98 |
| 4 | | South Africa | 88.97 |
| 5 | | Scotland | 82.77 |
| 6 | | England | 82.12 |
| 7 | | Australia | 81.80 |
| 8 | |  Argentina | 80.72 |
| 9 | | Wales | 78.08 |
| 10 | | Japan | 77.39 |
| 11 | |  Georgia | 76.23 |
| 12 | |  Samoa | 76.03 |
| 13 | |  Fiji | 74.84 |
| 14 | |  Italy | 74.63 |
| 15 | |  Tonga | 71.21 |
| 16 | | Portugal | 67.62 |
| 17 | |  Uruguay | 66.24 |
| 18 | |  United States | 65.92 |
| 19 | | Romania | 65.85 |
| 20 | |  Spain | 64.05 |
| 21 | |  Namibia | 61.60 |
| 22 | |  Chile | 60.89 |
| 23 | | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 60.46 |
| 24 | |  Hong Kong | 59.66 |
| 25 | |  Russia | 58.06 |
| 26 | |  Netherlands | 55.84 |
| 27 | | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 55.72 |
| 28 |
|  Brazil | 55.23 |
| 29 | | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 54.58 |
| 30 | | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Korea | 52.62 |
| * Change from the previous week | |||
| Portugal's historical rankings | |||
See or edit source data. | |||
| Source: World Rugby[2] Graph updated to 15 May 2023 | |||
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Portugal national XV at test level up until 13 April 2023:[3][4][5]
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andorra | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Argentina XV | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% |
| Barbarians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Belgium | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 68.75% |
| Brazil | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67% |
| Canada | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% |
| Chile | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Czech Republic | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Denmark | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| England Saxons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Fiji | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| France A | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Georgia | 25 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 16% |
 Germany | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.67% |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
| Italy | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 7.69% |
| Italy A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Japan XV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Kenya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
 Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Moldova | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Morocco | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 50% |
| Namibia | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25% |
| Netherlands | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 76.47% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Poland | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.73% |
| Romania | 28 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 14.29% |
| Russia | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 28.57% |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Scotland A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Spain | 41 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 29.27% |
| South Africa Amateurs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
 Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Switzerland | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Tonga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Tunisia | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% |
 Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80% |
| United States | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% |
| Uruguay | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30% |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% |
| Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| West Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% |
 Zimbabwe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| Total[n 1] | 317 | 134 | 165 | 18 | 42.27% |
Players
Current squad
Portuguese squad with every player called for the 2023 Rugby Europe Championship.
Head Coach: Patrice Lagisquet
- Caps Updated: 13 March 2023
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Campergue | Hooker | 24 November 1987 | 20 | Bassin d'Arcachon |
| Duarte Diniz | Hooker | 8 November 1995 | 34 | Direito |
| Mike Tadjer | Hooker | 10 March 1989 | 30 | Perpignan |
| Anthony Alves | Prop | 23 June 1989 | 30 | Mont-de-Marsan |
| André Arrojado | Prop | 17 February 1992 | 2 | Agronomia |
| David Costa | Prop | 5 July 1999 | 23 | Direito |
| Francisco Fernandes | Prop | 6 September 1985 | 42 | Béziers |
| Pierre Fernandes | Prop | 5 March 2002 | 1 | Chambéry |
| Diogo Hasse Ferreira | Prop | 17 October 1996 | 35 | Dax |
| António Machado Santos | Prop | 9 June 1998 | 2 | Belenenses |
| António Prim | Prop | 7 December 2002 | 5 | Direito |
| Kevin Batista | Lock | 24 July 1995 | 2 | Floirac |
| Martim Bello | Lock | 27 September 2000 | 5 | Cascais |
| Steevy Cerqueira | Lock | 9 August 1993 | 10 | Chambéry |
| José Madeira | Lock | 19 March 2001 | 30 | Grenoble |
| José Rebelo de Andrade | Lock | 24 November 1997 | 21 | Agronomia |
| Duarte Torgal | Lock | 23 December 1997 | 19 | Direito |
| Xavier Cerejo | Back row | 14 December 2001 | 1 | CDUL |
| Thibault de Freitas | Back row | 8 January 1992 | 29 | Floirac |
| João Granate | Back row | 21 February 1997 | 29 | Direito |
| Nicolas Martins | Back row | 18 January 1999 | 6 | Soyaux Angoulême |
| Nuno Peixoto | Back row | 2 February 2002 | 0 | Direito |
| Manuel Picão | Back row | 10 April 1997 | 21 | Direito |
| Manuel Pinto | Back row | 17 March 1999 | 0 | Belenenses |
| Rafael Simões | Back row | 20 June 1991 | 26 | CDUL |
| David Wallis | Back row | 17 April 1997 | 20 | Belenenses |
| Duarte Azevedo | Scrum-half | 6 October 1998 | 8 | Belenenses |
| João Bello | Scrum-half | 2 August 1995 | 24 | CDUP |
| Pedro Lucas | Scrum-half | 16 October 2000 | 15 | Belenenses |
| Samuel Marques | Scrum-half | 8 December 1988 | 21 | Carcassonne |
| Domingos Cabral | Fly-half | 16 August 2001 | 1 | Agronomia |
| Francisco Menéres | Fly-half | 17 November 2002 | 0 | Belenenses |
| Jerónimo Portela | Fly-half | 2 November 2000 | 23 | Direito |
| Tomás Appleton (c) | Centre | 29 July 1993 | 60 | CDUL |
| Pedro Bettencourt | Centre | 18 November 1994 | 29 | Oyonnax |
| José Lima | Centre | 24 April 1992 | 53 | Narbonne |
| Vasco Ribeiro | Centre | 13 October 1997 | 13 | Agronomia |
| António Vidinha | Centre | 29 December 1997 | 16 | Cascais |
| João Vieira | Centre | 30 January 2001 | 0 | CDUL |
| Rodrigo Marta | Wing | 18 November 1999 | 30 | Dax |
| José Paiva dos Santos | Wing | 3 April 2001 | 0 | Belenenses |
| Vincent Pinto | Wing | 10 April 1999 | 12 | Pau |
| Raffaele Storti | Wing | 19 December 2000 | 21 | Béziers |
| Simão Bento | Fullback | 21 June 2001 | 10 | Mont-de-Marsan |
| Manuel Cardoso Pinto | Fullback | 7 April 1998 | 28 | Agronomia |
| Nuno Sousa Guedes | Fullback | 21 November 1994 | 37 | CDUP |
Individual all-time records
Gonçalo Uva and Vasco Uva are the most capped players for Portugal (both 101) and Gonçalo Uva also has the record for most matches in the starting XV (95).[6][7] The highest scorer for Portugal is Gonçalo Malheiro, with 279 points.[8] Malheiro is also the player with the most drop goals (12) and penalty goals (51).[9][10] Pedro Leal holds the record for most conversions (45).[11] Rodrigo Marta with 27 tries is the player with the most tries scored.[12] Duarte Pinto has the record for most matches as a substitute, with 23 substitutions.[13] Bernardo Duarte holds the record for most matches as a substitute, without ever playing in the starting XV (14).[13]
Coaches
Current coaching staff
The current coaching staff of the Portuguese national team:
| Name | Nationality | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Fernando Murteira | POR | Manager |
| Patrice Lagisquet | FRA | Head coach |
| Hervé Durquety | FRA | Assistant coach |
| João Mirra | POR | Assistant coach |
| Luís Pissarra | POR | Assistant coach |
| Michaël Dallery | ESP | Strength & conditioning coach |
| Lino Rebolo | POR | Strength & conditioning coach |
| António Cruz-Ferreira | POR | Team doctor |
| José Carlos Rodrigues | POR | Physiotherapist |
| Jan Pieter | NED | Physiotherapist |
| José Paixão | POR | Video analyst |
Former coaches
| Name | Years | Tests | Won | Drew | Lost | Win percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Xavier de Araújo |
1935-1936 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| António Carqueijeiro |
1965-1969 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 23% |
| Vasco Pinto Magalhães |
1969-1974 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 25% |
| Pedro Lynce |
1979-1983 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 60% |
| João Paulo Bessa |
1983-1986 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 53% |
| Olegário Borges |
1986-1991 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 36% |
| Vasco Lynce |
1991-1992 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 43% |
| Andrew Cushing |
1992–1994 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 17% |
| João Paulo Bessa |
1994–1999 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 50% |
| Evan Crawford |
1999–2001 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 27% |
| Tomaz Morais |
2001–2010 | 76 | 33 | 4 | 39 | 46% |
| Errol Brain |
2010–2013 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 37% |
| Frederico Sousa |
2013–2014 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 25% |
| João Luís Pinto |
2014–2015 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 29% |
| Olivier Baragnon |
2015–2016 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33% |
| Ian Smith |
2016–2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| Martim Aguiar |
2016–2019 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 78% |
| Patrice Lagisquet |
2019– | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 46% |
Player records
Most caps
| # | Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Pts | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasco Uva | Number 8 | 2003–2016 | 101 | 70 | 14 |
| Gonçalo Uva | Lock | 2004–2018 | 101 | 50 | 10 | |
| 3 | Joaquim Ferreira | Prop | 1993–2007 | 87 | 15 | 3 |
| 4 | António Aguilar | Wing | 1999–2014 | 84 | 120 | 24 |
| 5 | João Correia | Hooker | 2003–2014 | 80 | 20 | 4 |
| 6 | Pedro Leal | Scrum-Half | 2005–2017 | 76 | 265 | 5 |
| 7 | Diogo Mateus | Centre | 2000–2010 | 75 | 78 | 15 |
| Luís Pissarra | Scrum-half | 1996–2007 | 75 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Gonçalo Foro | Wing | 2007–2017 | 64 | 110 | 22 |
| 10 | Miguel Portela | Centre | 1996–2010 | 63 | 33 | 6 |
Last updated: Portugal vs Spain, 4 March 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
Most tries
| # | Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Pts | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodrigo Marta | Wing | 2018- | 30 | 135 | 27 |
| 2 | António Aguilar | Wing | 1999–2014 | 84 | 120 | 24 |
| 3 | Gonçalo Foro | Wing | 2007–2017 | 64 | 110 | 22 |
| 4 | Diogo Mateus | Centre | 2000–2010 | 75 | 78 | 15 |
| Raffaele Storti | Wing | 2019- | 21 | 75 | 15 | |
| 6 | Tomás Appleton | Centre | 2014- | 60 | 70 | 14 |
| Vasco Uva | Number 8 | 2003–2016 | 101 | 70 | 14 | |
| 8 | Nuno Durão | Wing | 1983-1995 | 43 | 94 | 13 |
| 9 | Rohan Hoffman | Fullback | 1996-2002 | 26 | 96 | 12 |
| 10 | João Bello | Scrum-half | 2016- | 24 | 55 | 11 |
| José Lima | Centre | 2010- | 53 | 66 | 11 |
Last updated: Portugal vs Spain, 4 March 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
Most points
| # | Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonçalo Malheiro | Fly-half | 1998–2007 | 41 | 267 | 7 | 23 | 57 | 5 |
| 2 | Pedro Leal | Scrum-Half | 2005–2017 | 76 | 265 | 5 | 42 | 49 | 3 |
| 3 | Samuel Marques | Scrum-Half | 2012- | 21 | 217 | 3 | 56 | 30 | 0 |
| 4 | Pedro Cabral | Fly-half | 2006–2011 | 36 | 183 | 2 | 25 | 39 | 2 |
| 5 | Nuno Sousa Guedes | Fullback | 2016- | 36 | 142 | 7 | 31 | 15 | 0 |
| 6 | Rodrigo Marta | Wing | 2018- | 30 | 135 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | António Aguilar | Wing | 1999–2014 | 84 | 120 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Bettencourt | Centre | 2013- | 29 | 120 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 0 | |
| José Maria Vilar Gomes | Fullback | 1989–2000 | 33 | 120 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 1 | |
| 10 | Joe Gardener | Fly-half | 2010–2012 | 15 | 117 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 0 |
Last updated: Portugal vs Spain, 4 March 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
Most points in a match
| # | Player | Pos | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thierry Teixeira | Fly-half | 30 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Georgia | Lisbon | 08/02/2000 |
| 2 | José Rodrigues | Fly-Half | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Switzerland | Setúbal | 24/02/2018 |
| 3 | Gonçalo Malheiro | Fullback | 25 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Spain | Coimbra | 23/03/2003 |
| Jorge Abecasis | Fly-half | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | Poland | Setúbal | 16/02/2019 | |
| Raffaele Storti | Wing | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 10/07/2021 | |
| 6 | Gonçalo Malheiro | Fullback | 24 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Czech Republic | Lisbon | 08/03/2003 |
| 7 | Pedro Leal | Fly-half | 23 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | Chile | Santiago | 17/11/2012 |
| 8 | Pedro Cabral | Fullback | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Czech Republic | Lisbon | 16/02/2008 |
| Manuel Marta | Fullback | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Czech Republic | Caldas da Rainha | 23/03/2019 | |
| 10 | Gonçalo Malheiro | Fly-half | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Barbarians | Lisbon | 10/06/2004 |
Last updated: Portugal vs Spain, 4 March 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
Most tries in a match
| # | Player | Pos | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raffaele Storti | Wing | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 10/07/2021 |
| 2 | Rodrigo Marta | Wing | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Poland | Warsaw | 11/02/2023 |
| Vincent Pinto | Wing | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Poland | Warsaw | 11/02/2023 | |
| 4 | Nuno Garvão | Wing | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Spain | Ibiza | 21/03/2004 |
| Gonçalo Malheiro | Fly-half | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Barbarians | Lisbon | 10/06/2004 | |
| Gonçalo Foro | Wing | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Germany | Heusenstamm | 27/02/2010 | |
| Caetano Castelo Branco | Wing | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Czech Republic | Caldas da Rainha | 23/03/2019 | |
| Antonio Vidinha | Centre | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Czech Republic | Caldas da Rainha | 23/03/2019 | |
| Rodrigo Marta | Wing | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 10/07/2021 | |
| Mike Tadjer | Hooker | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kenya |  Dubai | 12/11/2022 |
Last updated: Portugal vs Spain, 4 March 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
Most matches as captain
| # | Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | % | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | João Correia | Hooker | 2008–2014 | 35 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 31.42 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Tomás Appleton | Centre | 2019-present | 27 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 50.00 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Vasco Uva | Flanker | 2006–2015 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 30.00 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. | Francisco Pinto Magalhães | Scrum-half | 2015–2017 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.00 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | Luís Pissarra | Scrum-half | 2003–2005 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: Portugal vs Spain, 4 March 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
Notes
- Only includes test matches in which the Portuguese Rugby Federation awarded caps to the players involved, according to their official website.[4]
References
- "Pritchard seals win".
- "Men's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- International Rugby Union Statistics - Statistics for Portugal - Teams Played
- "Federação Portuguesa de Rugby - Games played". Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- "Statsguru / Team analysis / Portugal / Test matches". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- "Most matches". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- "Most starting matches". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- "Most points". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- "Most drop goals". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- "Most penalty goals". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- "Most conversions". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- "Most tries". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- "Most substitutions". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
External links
- Federação Portuguesa de Rugby Official Site (in Portuguese)
- World Cup Preview
- Portugal on RugbyData.com
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