Portugal national rugby sevens team

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This article is about the 7-a-side rugby union team. For the 15-a-side rugby union team, see Portugal national rugby union team.
Portugal
Union Federação Portuguesa de Rugby
Nickname(s) The Lobos (The Wolves)
Coach(es) Frederico Sousa
Team kit
Change kit
First international
 Portugal 6 - 24 Namibia 
(Catania, Italy; 1992-05-27)
Largest win
 Hungary 0 - 82 Portugal 
(Sopot, Poland; 2009-05-16)
Largest defeat
 Fiji 59 - 0 Portugal 
(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 represents Portugal in international rugby sevens. The 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 Rugby Cup Sevens and the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Portugal has a record of eight European titles out of ten editions disputed, in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011.[citation needed] Pedro Leal and Gonçalo Foro are two notable sevens players.

Sevens World Series

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Main article: Sevens World Series

Portugal has been a core team at the World Rugby Sevens World Series each year since the 2012–13 season.

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Olympics Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Brazil 2016 Did Not Qualify
Total 0 Titles 0/1 - - - -

World Games

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Main article: Rugby union at the World Games
Games Gold Silver Bronze
2001 Akita[1]  Fiji  Australia  New Zealand
2005 Duisburg  Fiji  South Africa  Argentina
2009 Kaohsiung[2]  Fiji  Portugal  South Africa

Sevens Grand Prix Series

Portugal playing Romania, 2008
Grand Prix record
Year Round Position
Germany 2002 Champions 1st
Germany 2003 Champions 1st
Spain 2004 Champions 1st
Russia 2005 Champions 1st
Russia 2006 Champions 1st
Germany 2007 Sixth Place 6th
Germany 2008 Champions 1st
Germany 2009 Fifth Place 5th
Russia 2010 Champions 1st
European Union 2011 Champions 1st
European Union 2012 Runners-up 2nd
France Romania 2013 Fifth Place 5th
European Union 2014 Ninth Place 9th
European Union 2015 Sixth Place 6th
Total 8 Titles 14/14

Current squad

Squad to 2016 Sydney Sevens:[3]

See also

References

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  3. ↑ 2014 London Sevens

External links

Awards
Preceded by Portuguese Team of the Year
2008		 Succeeded by
Portugal national under-23 triathlon team
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