Gonçalo Uva (born 3 October 1984 in

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) is a former

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player. He plays as a lock. He played for

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and

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, in French rugby, the

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. He played for

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, in

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, where he finished his career in 2017/18. Uva had 101 caps for

, from 2004 to 2018. He scored 9 tries, 45 points on aggregate. Uva is the brother of

Vasco Uva Vasco Maria Nunes Barata de Sousa Uva (born 15 December 1982 in Lisbon) is a former Portuguese rugby union player. He played as a number eight. He took his law degree at the Catholic University of Portugal, in Lisbon, and he works as a lawye ...

, and cousin of

João Uva João Pedro Azevedo de Sousa Uva (born 19 May 1980 in Lisbon) is a former Portuguese rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a flanker. He played for Belenenses, where he won the Portuguese Cup in 2000-01, the Portuguese Super ...

, both rugby players. They all played at the

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. Gonçalo Uva played in all the four games at the competition, without scoring.Gonçalo Uva at ESPN
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ERC profileGonçalo Uva on 2rugby
1984 births Living people Portuguese rugby union players Rugby union locks Montpellier Hérault Rugby players Rugby union players from Lisbon Grupo Desportivo Direito players Portugal international rugby union players {{Portugal-rugbyunion-bio-stub