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Chapters: Portugal National Rugby Union Team, Portugal National Rugby Union Team, Campeonato Nacional de Rugby Ii Divisao, Portugal Women's National Rugby Union Team, Portuguese Rugby Cup, Portuguese Rugby Federation, Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisao, Campeonato Nacional Honra/super Bock, Campeonato Nacional de Rugby. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Portugal national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side representing Portugal. They first played in 1935 and now compete in the European Nations Cup. Rugby union in Portugal is administered by the Federacao Portuguesa de Rugby. Portugal qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in 2007. Portugal was in Pool C along with New Zealand, Italy, Romania and Scotland. They are nicknamed Os Lobos Portuguese for "the wolves." Portugal have experienced unprecedented success in recent years. They were surprise winners of the 2003-4 European Nations Cup and have continued to record impressive results, although they could only finish third in the 2005-6 event. The IRB Sevens World Series circuit has allowed the Portuguese players to demonstrate their competence to the wider rugby world. In 2006-7 Portugal competed at every IRB sevens event for the first time. They have become an established power in the abbreviated form of the game. Portugal played their first ever rugby international in April 1935 against Spain. Portugal lost the game by a single point, 6-5. They played Spain again the following year with Spain winning 16-9. Portugal had more regular competition from the mid-1960s, and won their first game in 1966, defeating Spain 9 to 3. Portugal played Italy for the first time in 1967, losing 6-3. They also had their first match against Romania soon after and lost by 40 points. They defeated ...http: //booksllc.net/?id=491960