João Uva

Portuguese rugby union footballer

Rugby player
1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)Weight90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000–2009 Portugal 46 (15)

João Pedro Azevedo de Sousa Uva (born 19 May 1980 in Lisbon)[1] is a former Portuguese rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a flanker.

He played for Belenenses, where he won the Portuguese Cup in 2000–01, the Portuguese SuperCup in 2001–02, and the National Championship title in 2002–03 and 2007/08. for Bandeirantes Rugby Club, of São Paulo, Brazil, since February 2011.

He had 46 caps for Portugal, from 2000 to 2009, and scored 3 tries, 15 points in aggregate.

He was one of five Belenenses players in the Portugal squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, and he played in all four games, without scoring.

He has been the coach of Belenenses since 2014/15.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Joao Uva player profile Scrum.com
  2. ^ João Uva é o novo comandante do Belenenses, Diário de Notícias, 4 July 2014 (Portuguese)
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Portugal squad2007 Rugby World Cup
Forwards
  • Cordeiro
  • Correia
  • Coutinho
  • D'Orey
  • Ferreira (vc)
  • Figueiredo
  • Girão
  • Murré
  • Murinello
  • Palha
  • Penalva
  • Severino
  • Silva
  • Spachuck
  • G. Uva
  • J. Uva
  • V. Uva (c)
Backs
Coach: Morais


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