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Portugal National Rugby Sevens Team
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 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. 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. 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. Tournament history Summer Olympics Portugal has not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederico Sousa
Frederico Abreu Sousa (born Lisbon, 18 August 1978) is a former Portuguese rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a centre. His team was Direito. He was one of the most experienced players for the Portuguese squad, and was a member of his country squad that entered the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. He played three matches, with Scotland, Italy and Romania. He had 47 caps for his national team, from 2000 to 2007, with 4 tries scored, 20 points in aggregate. He was the head coach of the Portugal national rugby team from 2013 to 2014, but failed to qualify his country to the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He was replaced by João Luís Pinto in July 2014. Sousa was also the coach of representative team Lusitanos XV that compete in the European Challenge Cup The EPCR Challenge Cup is an annual rugby union competition organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the second-tier competition for clubs based in European leagues behind the European Rugby Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's Tournament ...
The men's tournament in the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held at The Sevens in Dubai alongside the inaugural women's tournament. The tournament was held from 5 March to 7 March, with Wales beating Argentina 19−12 at the final. Teams 24 Teams took part in this tournament Squads Pool Stages ''All times are local (UTC+4).'' Pool A : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool C : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool D : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool E : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool F : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout Bowl Plate Cup References {{RWC Sevens Men A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series was the tenth of an annual IRB Sevens World Series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. South Africa clinched the 2008–09 World Series, its first Series title. The defending series champions New Zealand finished fourth. Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format. However, the most famous event, the Hong Kong Sevens, is played over three days, largely because it involves 24 teams instead of the normal 16. Starting in 2008–09, the Australia leg (which involves the normal 16 teams) was spread out over a three-day period. Tournaments The series' tournaments are identical to 2007–2008 and span the globe: The 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens was not a part of the 2008-09 series. Unlike the 2005 edition held in Hong Kong, the 2009 edition did not replace one of the 2008-09 series events. The World Cup was held in Dubai from March 5–7, 2009 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series was the ninth of an annual IRB Sevens World Series of rugby sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. The defending series champions, New Zealand, dominated this season's competition, winning the first five events, setting new records for consecutive tournament wins and consecutive match wins, and clinching the 2007–08 series with one tournament remaining after winning the Plate Final of the London leg. They ended with six wins out of the eight events. Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format; however, the most famous event, the Hong Kong Sevens, is played over three days. Tournaments The series' tournaments, which were identical to those in 2006–2007, span the globe: Tournament structure In all tournaments except Hong Kong, 16 teams participate. Because of its place as the sports most prestigious annual event, the Hong Kong tournament as 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006–07 IRB Sevens World Series
2006–07 IRB Sevens World Series was the eighth of an annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. New Zealand were the series champions, winning the final tournament in Edinburgh to take the lead on the standings. In that event, the then-defending series champions Fiji would have clinched the season crown by defeating Wales in the Cup quarterfinals. However, a Wales upset win opened the door for New Zealand to take the season crown by winning the Cup in Edinburgh, which they did. Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format; however, the most famous event, the Hong Kong Sevens, is played over three days. Calendar Tournaments in Australia and Scotland were added for 2006-07. The Australian event returned after a three season hiatus to effectively replace Singapore. The Scotland event effectively replaced the Paris Sevens The France Sevens, also called the Paris Sevens, is an an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
