Tomás Appleton

Tomás Mourato Vermelho Mega Appleton (born 29 July 1993) is a Portuguese rugby union player. He plays as a wing and as a centre. He is studying to be a physician dentist.

He plays for CDUL since he is 6 years old, and was promoted to the first category in 2011/12. He won the Campeonato Português de Rugby in 2011/12, 2013/14 and 2016/17. He spent a season at Darlington Mowden Park, at the National League One, in England, in 2015/16, returning to CDUL afterwards.[1][2]

He has 39 caps for Portugal, with 7 tries scored, 35 points on aggregate. He had his first cap at the 29–20 win over Namibia, at 22 November 2014, in Lisbon, in a friendly game. He has been a usual player for the "Lobos" team since then. He played at the 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifyings. He is currently the captain of the national team.[3]

References
  1. Entrevista - Tomás Appleton, CDUL Official Website, 14 February 2020 (Portuguese)
  2. Tomás Appleton. A Revelação em Inglaterra, A Bola, 19 October 2015 (Portuguese)
  3. Tomás Appleton International Statistics
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