The Portugal national rugby sevens 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 Sevens Grand Prix Series 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.[citation needed] Pedro Leal and Gonçalo Foro are two notable sevens players.
| Union | Federação Portuguesa de Rugby | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Lobos (The Wolves) | ||
| Coach(es) | Frederico Sousa | ||
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| 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 | 6 (First in 1997) | ||
| Best result | 10th place, 2005 | ||
World Rugby Sevens Series edit
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. Since then, Portugal has not been in contention for promotion back to the World Series; their performance in the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix has not been sufficiently strong for Portugal to reach the Hong Kong Sevens qualifying tournament.
Portugal competed at the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai. They finished tenth after losing to Uganda in the ninth place playoff.[1][2]
Tournament history edit
Summer Olympics edit
Portugal has not qualified for the Summer Olympics.
Rugby World Cup Sevens edit
| Rugby World Cup Sevens Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 1993
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Did not qualify | |||||
 1997
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Bowl Quarterfinalist | 21st | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
 2001
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Bowl Finalist | 18th | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
 2005
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Plate Finalist | 10th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 2009
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Plate Semifinalist | 11th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
 2013
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Plate Quarterfinalist | 13th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 2018
|
Did not qualify | |||||
 2022
|
21st Place Final | 22nd | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 6/8 | 34 | 11 | 22 | 1 |
World Rugby Sevens Series edit
- 1999–00: did not compete
- 2000–01: 14th
- 2001–02: 16th
- 2002–03: 20th
- 2003–04: 15th
- 2004–05: 13th
- 2005–06: 13th
- 2006–07: 15th
- 2007–08: 14th
- 2008–09: 12th
- 2009–10: did not compete
- 2010–11: 13th
- 2011–12: 15th
- 2012–13: 14th
- 2013–14: 14th
- 2014–15: 14th
- 2015–16: 16th (relegated)
- 2016–17: did not compete
World Games edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita[3] | Fiji
|
 Australia
|
 New Zealand
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| 2005 Duisburg | Fiji
|
South Africa
|
Argentina
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| 2009 Kaohsiung[4] | Fiji
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Portugal
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South Africa
|
Sevens Grand Prix Series edit
| Grand Prix record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position |
 2002
|
Champions | 1st |
| 2003
|
Champions | 1st |
 2004
|
Champions | 1st |
| 2005
|
Champions | 1st |
| 2006
|
Champions | 1st |
| 2007
|
Sixth Place | 6th |
| 2008
|
Champions | 1st |
| 2009
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Fifth Place | 5th |
| 2010
|
Champions | 1st |
 2011
|
Champions | 1st |
| 2012
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Runners-up | 2nd |
  2013
|
Fifth Place | 5th |
| 2014
|
Ninth Place | 9th |
| 2015
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Sixth Place | 6th |
| 2016 | ||
| 2017 | ||
| Total | 8 Titles | 14/14 |
Players edit
Squad for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai.[5]
| No. | Players |
|---|---|
| 1 | Duarte Moreira |
| 6 | Manuel Fati |
| 7 | Diogo Rodrigues |
| 8 | José Lima |
| 9 | Guilherme Vasconcelos |
| 10 | José Santos |
| 11 | João Vaz Antunes |
| 12 | Fábio Conceição |
| 15 | Antonio Monteiro |
| 19 | Vasco Silva |
| 20 | Frederico Couto |
| 23 | Vasco Correia |
Notable players edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "International World Games Association : Rugby". 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. Archived from the original on 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series squad list" (PDF). World Rugby. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-01-17.