Portugal national rugby sevens team
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This article is about the men's 7-a-side rugby union team. For the women's team, see Portugal women's national rugby sevens team. For the men's 15-a-side rugby union team, see Portugal national rugby union team.
The Portugal national rugby sevens team played for the first time in 1992, at the Catania Sevens, World Cup 1993 European Qualifier.[citation needed] The team plays in competitions such as the World Sevens Series, the European Sevens Grand Prix Series and the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Portugal has a record of eight European titles—in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011—although Portugal has not made the semifinals since 2012.[citation needed] Pedro Leal and Gonçalo Foro are two notable sevens players.
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Union | Federação Portuguesa de Rugby | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Lobos (The Wolves) | ||
Coach(es) | Frederico Sousa | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Catania, Italy; 1992-05-27) | |||
Largest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Sopot, Poland; 2009-05-16) | |||
Largest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Hong Kong, China; 1997-03-21) | |||
World Cup Sevens | |||
Appearances | 6 (First in 1997) | ||
Best result | 10th place, 2005 |
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