Rodrigo Marta (born 18 November 1999) is a

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player. He currently plays for

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in the French

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. He is Portugal's record try scorer with 25 tries in 29 caps.

Career

In 2021 he was named part of the

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squad for the inaugural Rugby Europe Super Cup. The Lusitanos came in 2nd place falling short against the

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in the final. He joined French

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side

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in 2022 where he is currently leading the

try scoring table with 10 tries in 13 games. He signed a 3-year contract with ProD2 side

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from 2023 to 2026, joining fellow

teammate Jose Lima.

International career

Marta made his international debut coming off the bench in the 40th minute in the 2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships promotion match against

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. In 2023 after scoring 4 tries in a match against

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in the

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, Marta became his nations top try scorer.

Honours

* 2018–19 Rugby Europe Trophy (

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) * 2021–22 CN Honra ( Belenenses) * RWC 2023 Final Qualification Tournament (

)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marta, Rodrigo Living people 1999 births Portuguese rugby union players Portuguese rugby sevens players Rugby union centres US Dax players Colomiers Rugby players 2023 Rugby World Cup players Portuguese expatriate rugby union players in France