- Source: Portugal national rugby sevens team
The Portugal national rugby sevens team played for the first time in 1992, at the Catania Sevens, World Cup 1993 European Qualifier. 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.
Pedro Leal and Gonçalo Foro are two notable sevens players.
World Rugby Sevens Series
Portugal were a core team at the World Rugby Sevens Series beginning with the 2012–13 season, but finished last among core teams in the 2015-16 World Series and were relegated. Since then, Portugal has not been in contention for promotion back to the World Series; their performance in the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix has not been sufficiently strong for Portugal to reach the Hong Kong Sevens qualifying tournament.
Portugal competed at the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai. They finished tenth after losing to Uganda in the ninth place playoff. They finished tenth in the overall Challenger Series.
Tournament history
= Summer Olympics
=Portugal has not qualified for the Summer Olympics.
= Rugby World Cup Sevens
== World Rugby Sevens Series
=1999–00: did not compete
2000–01: 14th
2001–02: 16th
2002–03: 20th
2003–04: 15th
2004–05: 13th
2005–06: 13th
2006–07: 15th
2007–08: 14th
2008–09: 12th
2009–10: did not compete
2010–11: 13th
2011–12: 15th
2012–13: 14th
2013–14: 14th
2014–15: 14th
2015–16: 16th (relegated)
2016–17: did not compete
= World Games
== Sevens Grand Prix Series
=Players
Squad for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai.
= Notable players
=Adérito Esteves
Pedro Leal
See also
Rugby World Cup Sevens
References
External links
IRB Sevens[usurped]
Rugby Portugal
Rugby7.com
Portugal 7's results
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- Portugal national rugby sevens team
- Portugal national rugby union team
- Georgia national rugby union team
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- Rugby union in Portugal
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