Portugal national rugby sevens team
| Union | Federação Portuguesa de Rugby | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Lobos (The Wolves) | ||
| Coach(es) | Frederico Sousa | ||
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| First international | |||
  (Catania, Italy; 1992-05-27) | |||
| Largest win | |||
 (Sopot, Poland; 2009-05-16) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
 (Hong Kong, China; 1997-03-21) | |||
| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1997) | ||
| Best result | 10th place, 2005 | ||
The Portugal national rugby sevens 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 -- in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011 -- although Portugal has not made the semifinals since 2012.. Pedro Leal and Gonçalo Foro are two notable sevens players.
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.
Tournament history
Summer Olympics
Portugal has not qualified for the Summer Olympics.
Rugby World Cup Sevens
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
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Bowl Quarter-finalist | 21st | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
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Bowl Finalist | 18th | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||
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Plate Finalist | 10th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||
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Plate Semifinalist | 11th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
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Plate Quarter-finalist | 13th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
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Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 5/7 | 30 | 10 | 19 | 1 | |||
World Rugby Sevens Series
World Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 2001 Akita[1] | |
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| 2005 Duisburg | |
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| 2009 Kaohsiung[2] | |
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Sevens Grand Prix Series
Portugal playing Romania, 2008
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Champions | 1st | |||||||
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Champions | 1st | |||||||
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Champions | 1st | |||||||
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Champions | 1st | |||||||
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Champions | 1st | |||||||
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Sixth Place | 6th | |||||||
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Champions | 1st | |||||||
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Fifth Place | 5th | |||||||
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Champions | 1st | |||||||
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Champions | 1st | |||||||
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Runners-up | 2nd | |||||||
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Fifth Place | 5th | |||||||
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Ninth Place | 9th | |||||||
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Sixth Place | 6th | |||||||
| Total | 8 Titles | 14/14 | |||||||
Current squad
Squad to 2016 Sydney Sevens:[3]
- Adérito Esteves (vc)
- Vasco Ribeiro
- Miguel Lucas
- Pedro Leal (c)
- João Dias
- Vasco Poppe
- Pedro Silvério
- Diogo Ribeiro
- João Belo
- Tiago Fernandes
- António Ferrador
- Fábio Conceição
See also
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 17, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 2014 London Sevens Archived May 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Portugal national rugby union team |
Portuguese Team of the Year 2008 |
Succeeded by Portugal national under-23 triathlon team |
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