The Portugal national women's rugby union team are a national sporting side of

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, representing them at

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. They played their first

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in 1995 against Germany.

History

Portugal played their first test match on 14 May 1995 against

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, they were thrashed 50–0 in

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. After 26 years of inactivity, they returned to the international scene in December 2021, they defeated

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10–8 in

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. Portugal competed at the

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, they defeated

and Germany. They recorded their biggest win at the

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when they defeated Belgium 71–5. They jumped up 19 places to 30th after their record win over Belgium. They also went on to win the Trophy competition and earned a promotion to the

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. In 2023, they played

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in a two-test series in

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. They lost the first match, as the hosts recorded their first test win, but fought back to win the second test to end the series with a draw.

Record

Overall

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Portugal women’s national XV at test level up until 12 April 2025, updated after match with .

Players

Squad for two-test series against Brazil:

References

External links

Federação Portuguesa de Rugby Official Site
European national women's rugby union teams

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