João Luiz Da Ros (born Florianópolis, 7 October 1982), known as Ige, is a Brazilian

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player. He plays as a wing and as a number eight. Ige played for Desterro Rugby Clube, before moving to France, where he played for the team of the École d`Agronomie de Dijon. He was universitarian champion, in 2007, scoring 12 tries in 7 games. He also attracted the interest of Stade Dijonnais, where he also played. He later returned to Desterro. He's also a leading name for

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and the current captain. He played in the

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qualifyings, were Brazil was eliminated by

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. He won also twice the South American B Championship in 2006 and 2007. He participated in the

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qualification, were the "Vitória Régia" won

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, ascending to the South American A Championship, and Caribbean Champions

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, though qualifying for the final round, where they were eliminated. He also played in the

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qualifyings.

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1982 births Living people Brazilian rugby union players Rugby union wings Rugby union number eights Brazilian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Sportspeople from Florianópolis {{France-rugbyleague-bio-stub