André Silva (rugby union, born 1975)

André Lourenço da Silva (born 9 February 1975) is a French-born Portuguese rugby union player, who plays as a prop. Born in Paris, he had his debut in French rugby for Racing Club de France, aged 17.

André da Silva
Birth nameAndré Lourenço da Silva
Date of birth (1975-02-09) 9 February 1975 (age 49)
Place of birthParis, France
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)


2001 – 2002


– 2007
2007 – 2008
2008 -[1]
Racing Métro
RC Orléans
CA Périgueux
Bourgoin
Toulon
Nimes
Stade Montois
RC Carqueiranne-Hyères


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International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 – 2007[2] Portugal 5 (0)
Correct as of 19:13, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

He already played for RC Orléans, CA Périgueux, CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, RC Toulon and RC Nîmes. He played for Stade Montois, for the season of 2007/08, and plays for RC Carqueiranne-Hyères, since 2008/09.

He chose to represent Portugal, having his debut the same year, at 10 March 2007, with Uruguay, in a 12–5, at the repechage for the Rugby World Cup qualifying. He was on the squad that went to 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, playing two matches, being the last one with Italy, at a 31–5 loss. He had five games without scoring for the Portuguese squad by the end of the tournament, and has been absent from the national team since.

References

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  1. ^ "Rugby – Fiche joueur Da Silva André – Statistiques en club". It's Rugby (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Andre Silva – Rugby Union – Players and Officials – ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
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