Salvador Palha (born

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

, 14 April 1984) is a Portuguese rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock. Currently a member of Direito squad, he was called by Tomaz Morais for the

2007 Rugby World Cup The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 2 ...

finals, to replace the injured Marcello d'Orey. Palha played in the 14-10 loss to

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. Palha had 18 caps for the "Lobos", from 2007 to 2010, without ever scoring.

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1984 births Living people Portuguese rugby union players Portugal international rugby union players Rugby union locks Rugby union players from Lisbon 2007 Rugby World Cup players {{portugal-rugbyunion-bio-stub