Gonçalo Uva (born 3 October 1984 in

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) is a former Portuguese

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player. He played as a lock. He played for Montpellier Hérault RC and

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, in French rugby, the

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. He played for Grupo Desportivo Direito, 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, and cousin of João Uva, both rugby players. They all played at the

2007 Rugby World Cup The 2007 Rugby World Cup () was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by F ...

. 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 2007 Rugby World Cup players Portuguese expatriate rugby union players in France {{Portugal-rugbyunion-bio-stub