Portugal national rugby union team
| Nickname | Os Lobos (The Wolves) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emblem | Portuguese shield | ||
| Union | Portuguese Rugby Federation | ||
| Head coach | Simon Mannix | ||
| Captain | Tomás Appleton | ||
| Most caps | Gonçalo Uva (101) Vasco Uva (101) | ||
| Top scorer | Gonçalo Malheiro (279) | ||
| Top try scorer | Rodrigo Marta (25) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 15 (as of 16 November 2024) | ||
| Highest | 13 (2023) | ||
| Lowest | 30 (2015, 2016) | ||
| First international | |||
| Portugal 5–6 Spain (Lisbon, Portugal; 13 April 1935) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Portugal 93–0 Czech Republic (Caldas da Rainha, Portugal; 23 March 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| New Zealand 108–13 Portugal (Lyon, France; 15 September 2007) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2007) | ||
| Best result | Pool stage (2007, 2023) | ||
| Website | fpr.pt | ||
The Portugal national rugby union team, nicknamed Os Lobos (The Wolves) is administered by the Portuguese Rugby Federation. Portugal have experienced modest success in the last two decades. They qualified for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France and though they lost all their matches, they managed to score one try in each game and led against Romania until the late minutes.
Portugal qualified for their second Rugby World Cup in 2022, topping a repechage qualifying group featuring the United States, Hong Kong, and Kenya to qualify for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. In that edition of the tournament, Portugal got their first draw in a Rugby World Cup against Georgia 18-18, and got their first ever win in the Rugby World Cup when they beat Fiji 24-23. Portugal will play in its third Rugby World Cup in 2027.