# Portugal national rugby union team

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.

## History
### Early

Portugal played its first ever rugby international in April 1935 against Spain, losing 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 9–3. 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 Belgium in 1968, and also played Morocco for the first time.
The first game of the 1970s was a draw against the Netherlands. Portugal managed to draw with Italy (nil all) in 1972 and following that, defeated them 9–6 in 1973. After a number of mixed results throughout the early 1970s, Portugal won five matches in a row from 1979 through to 1981. They played Morocco, who won the encounter. After a 1983 draw against Spain, Portugal managed a seven-game winning streak from 1984 to 1985, including wins over Belgium, Denmark, Morocco, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Zimbabwe. The first Rugby World Cup was held in 1987, though it was by invitation, thus there was no qualifying tournament and Portugal did not participate.

### 1990s

From 1989 to 1990, the 1991 World Cup qualifiers were held for the European nations. Portugal started in Round 2b in October 1989. They defeated Czechoslovakia 15 to 13 in Ricant to advance to Round 2c. However here they were defeated by the Netherlands 32–3 and eliminated from qualifying.
Portugal again participated in the 1995 World Cup qualifying competition for European teams, starting in Round 1. They were pooled in the West Group, and defeated Belgium and Switzerland, but lost to Spain, advancing into Round 2. Here Wales defeated them, and they lost to Spain.
Portugal began in Pool 3 of Round B in the European qualifying competition for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Portugal won all their group matches, except for the one against Spain, and still finished second in the group, which took them into Pool 3 of Round C. All games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland. Portugal lost 85–11 to Scotland, and 21–17 to Spain. Both Scotland and Spain went through to the World Cup; Portugal went into repechage, where Portugal lost a home and away series to Uruguay.

### 2000s

In 2002, Portugal began playing for a place in the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Pool A of Round 3 of the European qualifying tournament. They were grouped with Spain and Poland. Each nation only won one game, though on for and against Portugal finished second to Spain. Portugal were knocked out of competition. In 2003–04, Portugal won the European Nations Cup, losing only one match to win their first championship. In 2004, Professor Tomaz Morais, coach of the Portugal national team at both sevens and fifteen a side, was nominated for the IRB's coach of the year award. This was a remarkable achievement for a coach from a third tier rugby nation. Morais has been credited with much of Portugal's progress in recent years.
In 2006, it was announced that Portugal would receive a grant from the IRB to help develop their rugby to Tier 2 standard. Few details were released regarding how the money was spent, but it was hoped it would ensure that Portugal's rugby would be able to move onto the next level. In 2006, the inaugural IRB Nations Cup was hosted in Lisbon. The tournament featured Portugal, Russia, Argentina A and Italy A.

### 2007 World Cup

Portugal began their qualification campaign for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in 2004, as part of the European Nations Cup Division 1 2004–06 tournament. They won their first match, defeating Ukraine 6–36. They then defeated Georgia 18–14 in their second match, won their third match against the Czech Republic, defeated Russia as well, but then lost to Romania. Portugal then drew with Russia 19-all and lost to Georgia. After a loss to Romania and a win against the Czech Republic, Portugal finished third overall in the standings, and qualified for Round 5.
Round 5 was played in October 2006 as a three match series between Italy, Russia and Portugal. Both Portugal and Russia lost heavily in their matches against Italy, who easily qualified for the finals. Second place came down to the final match of the round in Lisbon. Portugal won the match 26–23 against Russia to make it to Round 6. Round 6 was a home and away series against the Round 5 Pool B winners, Georgia. Portugal lost the first match, but drew 11-all in the second meeting. Georgia went through to the finals, and Portugal entered the repechage round where they defeated Morocco 26–20 on aggregate.
Portugal then faced Uruguay for the last position in the finals. In the first leg of the two-match Repechage series, Portugal won 12–5. In the second game in Montevideo Portugal lost 18–12. On aggregate, Portugal won 24–23, sending them to their first ever World Cup. Having qualified for their first World Cup, several players were subsequently arrested in the ensuing celebrations as a result of an altercation with local police. No charges were laid and the players involved were allowed to leave Uruguay.
In the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Portugal went to Pool C, alongside favourites the All Blacks, Italy, Romania and Scotland. Portugal's highlights included preventing Italy getting a bonus point, scoring a try against the All Blacks, and coming within a try of beating Romania before losing 14–10. They also managed to score in all the four games, unlike Scotland and Romania. The Portugal team were celebrated for their commitment and passion, and for being the only amateur team to make it to the World Cup.

### 2008–present

After the World Cup, Portugal faced some problems, including the end of the club and international careers of several key players, like Joaquim Ferreira, Paulo Murinello, Samuel Belo and Rui Cordeiro, and achieved only one win over Czech Republic in the final round of the European Nations Cup tournament, finishing in 5th place, their worst result since 2002.
On 1 November 2008, they lost at home against Canada 21–13 in a friendly game. After a disappointing campaign under Tomaz Morais in the 2006-08 edition of the Six Nations B, that would qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup finals, Murray Henderson was assigned as Specialist Forward coach.
Portugal missed the second presence at the Rugby World Cup finals, after two surprising losses at home with Georgia (10–16) and Romania (9–20), which the "Lobos" had previously defeated 22–21 abroad. Portugal thus missed the 3rd place that would have granted access to the Rugby World Cup repechage.
Tomaz Morais was replaced by New Zealand coach Errol Brain, in October 2010, with a three years contract. He had mixed results, starting with strong performances but ended up with disappointing games. He was replaced by Frederico Sousa in October 2013.
Portugal lost to Germany in the 2015–16 European Nations Cup Division 1A, finishing last, resulting in relegation for the following year.
After Portugal got relegated to the 2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy, Portugal went on to win the tournament 3 times in a row until the 2018-19 season, when they were granted promotion to the Rugby Europe Championship. Since then, Portugal have been quite successful in the competition. In the 2020-21 season, they finished 3rd place in a league system and in the 2022-23 season, they finished 1st place in a pool with Romania, Poland and Belgium, which led them to a semi-final with Spain, which they won (27-10), going all the way to the final in Badajoz, which they unfortunately lost to Georgia (38-11).
Portugal qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup through the repechage tournament held in Dubai, beating Hong Kong, Kenya and drawing with the USA (16-16) on the last game, winning the repechage tournament on point difference.
They had a successful tournament, coming 4th in Pool C. They drew 18-18 with Georgia and pulled off a shock upset by beating Fiji 24-23. After the tournament, their world ranking was 13th, the highest they had ever been.

## Kits
### Kit providers

As of 2016 their kit supplier is Macron S.p.A.
| Year | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
| 2005-2008 | Quebramar | Caixa Geral de Depósitos |
| 2008-2014 | Adidas | Caixa Geral de Depósitos |
| 2014-2016 | Canterbury | Caixa Geral de Depósitos |
| 2016-2019 | Macron | Caixa Geral de Depósitos |
| 2019-2020 | Macron | CV&A Consulting |
| 2020- | Macron | Banco Santander |

## Record
### Rugby Europe International Championships

| Season | Division | Head Coach | Captain | G | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts | Pos |
| 2000 | Championship | Evan Crawford | | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 100 | –26 | 9 | 5th |
| 2001 | Championship | Evan Crawford | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 165 | –88 | 7 | 5th |
| 2002 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | Rohan Hoffmann | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 130 | –37 | 9 | 4th |
| 2003 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | Luís Pissarra | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 85 | +68 | 15 | 1st |
| 2004 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | Luís Pissarra | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 95 | -3 | 13 | 2nd |
| 2005 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | Luís Pissarra | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 73 | +28 | 13 | 3rd |
| 2006 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | Vasco Uva | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 100 | -8 | 10 | 4th |
| 2007 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | Vasco Uva | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 96 | –38 | 9 | 4th |
| 2008 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | João Correia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 100 | +16 | 7 | 5th |
| 2009 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | João Correia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 84 | +40 | 12 | 3rd |
| 2010 | Championship | Tomaz Morais | João Correia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 65 | +66 | 9 | 4th |
| 2011 | Championship | Errol Brain | João Correia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 98 | +15 | 14 | 3rd |
| 2012 | Championship | Errol Brain | Gonçalo Uva | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 132 | –30 | 7 | 5th |
| 2013 | Championship | Errol Brain | João Correia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 96 | –21 | 7 | 4th |
| 2014 | Championship | Frederico Sousa | João Correia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 126 | –56 | 5 | 5th |
| 2015 | Championship | João Luís Pinto | Vasco Uva | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 100 | –48 | 5 | 5th |
| 2016 | Championship | Ian Smith | Francisco Pinto Magalhães | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 210 | –138 | 1 | 6th* |
| 2017 | Trophy | Martim Aguiar | Francisco Pinto Magalhães | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 37 | +142 | 25 | 1st |
| 2018 | Trophy | Martim Aguiar | João Lino | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 76 | +92 | 23 | 1st |
| 2019 | Trophy | Martim Aguiar | Salvador Vassalo | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 31 | +242 | 25 | 1st |
| 2020 | Championship | Patrice Lagisquet | Tomás Appleton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 111 | -13 | 9 | 4th |
| 2021 | Championship | Patrice Lagisquet | Tomás Appleton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 196 | 139 | +57 | 14 | 3rd |
| 2022 | Championship | Patrice Lagisquet | Tomás Appleton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 139 | 98 | +41 | 12 | 4th |
| 2023 | Championship | Patrice Lagisquet | Tomás Appleton | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 88 | +107 | 19 | 2nd |
| 2024 | Championship | João Mirra | Tomás Appleton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 107 | +45 | 15 | 2nd |
| 2025 | Championship | Simon Mannix | Tomás Appleton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 113 | +55 | 15 | 4th |
Notes: Portugal's last place finish in the 2014–16 European Nations Cup First Division resulted in their relegation to 2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy in the following year.

### World Rugby Nations Cup

| Year | G | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts | Pos |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 87 | –25 | 3 | 4th |
| 2007 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2008 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2009 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2010 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 89 | –29 | 5 | 6th |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 104 | –67 | 1 | 6th |
| 2013 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2014 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2015 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |

### World Cup Record

| Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification |
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Squad | Head coach | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA |
| 1987 | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | n/a | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 45 |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 177 |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3rd | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 181 | 245 |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 60 |
| 2007 | Pool Stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 209 | Squad | T. Morais | 2nd | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 283 | 360 |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4th | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 255 | 149 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2nd | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 145 | 222 |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 237 | 65 |
| 2023 | Pool Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 103 | Squad | P. Lagisquet | 1st | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 478 | 267 |
| 2027 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 102 | 312 | — | — | — | 75 | 37 | 6 | 32 | 1742 | 1590 |

### Overall

Men's World Rugby Rankingsvte Top 30 as of 10 March 2025 :
| Rank | Change | Team | Points |
| 1 | | South Africa | 092.78 |
| 2 | 1 | New Zealand | 090.36 |
| 3 | 1 | Ireland | 089.71 |
| 4 | | France | 089.51 |
| 5 | | Argentina | 084.97 |
| 6 | | England | 084.37 |
| 7 | | Scotland | 082.36 |
| 8 | | Australia | 081.52 |
| 9 | | Fiji | 080.07 |
| 10 | | Italy | 077.89 |
| 11 | | Georgia | 074.69 |
| 12 | | Wales | 073.75 |
| 13 | | Japan | 072.95 |
| 14 | | Samoa | 072.68 |
| 15 | | United States | 070.02 |
| 16 | | Portugal | 068.30 |
| 17 | | Spain | 067.34 |
| 18 | | Uruguay | 067.06 |
| 19 | | Tonga | 065.46 |
| 20 | | Romania | 062.76 |
| 21 | | Chile | 061.72 |
| 22 | | Hong Kong | 059.49 |
| 23 | | Canada | 059.18 |
| 24 | | Netherlands | 059.16 |
| 25 | | Namibia | 057.87 |
| 26 | | Belgium | 057.83 |
| 27 | | Zimbabwe | 057.16 |
| 28 | | Brazil | 056.53 |
| 29 | | Switzerland | 054.24 |
| 30 | | Sweden | 054.10 |
* ↑ Change from the previous week
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#### Head to head results

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Portugal national XV at test level up until 16 March 2025, updated after match with Romania.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
| Andorra | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Argentina XV | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Australia A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Barbarians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Belgium | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 66.67% |
| Brazil | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67% |
| Canada | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% |
| Chile | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Czech Republic | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Denmark | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| England Saxons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Fiji | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% |
| France A | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Georgia | 27 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 14.81% |
| Germany | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70% |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
| Italy | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 7.69% |
| Italy A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Japan XV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Moldova | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Morocco | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 50% |
| Namibia | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% |
| Netherlands | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 76.47% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Poland | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75% |
| Romania | 31 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 19.35% |
| Russia | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 28.57% |
| Scotland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Scotland A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Spain | 42 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 30.95% |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Switzerland | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Tonga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Tunisia | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% |
| Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80% |
| United States | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20% |
| Uruguay | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30% |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% |
| Wales | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| West Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| Total | 334 | 143 | 173 | 18 | 42.81% |

## Players
### Current squad

On the 20th of January Portugal named a squad for their 2025 Rugby Europe Championship.
* Caps Updated: 20 January 2025
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Luka Begic | Hooker | (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 24) | 9 | Mont-de-Marsan |
| Lucas da Silva | Hooker | (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 27) | 0 | Brive |
| Pedro Santiago Lopes | Hooker | (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 21) | 1 | Cascais |
| Nuno Mascarenhas | Hooker | (1998-05-18) 18 May 1998 (age 26) | 24 | Cascais |
| Pedro Vicente | Hooker | (2002-11-07) 7 November 2002 (age 22) | 8 | Agronomia |
| Anthony Alves | Prop | (1989-06-23) 23 June 1989 (age 35) | 37 | Mont-de-Marsan |
| Luís Avides | Prop | (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 20) | 0 | CDUP |
| David Costa | Prop | (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 25) | 33 | Direito |
| Abel da Cunha | Prop | (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 23) | 7 | Agronomia |
| Francisco Fernandes | Prop | (1985-09-06) 6 September 1985 (age 39) | 51 | Béziers |
| Diogo Hasse Ferreira | Prop | (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 28) | 48 | Dax |
| José Lavos | Prop | (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 19) | 0 | Cascais |
| António Machado Santos | Prop | (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 (age 26) | 8 | Alcobendas |
| Márcio Pinheiro | Prop | (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25) | 0 | Benfica |
| António Prim | Prop | (2002-12-07) 7 December 2002 (age 22) | 11 | Direito |
| Cody Thomas | Prop | (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 29) | 3 | Grenoble |
| Martim Bello | Lock | (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 24) | 14 | Cascais |
| Guilherme Costa | Lock | (2004-10-13) 13 October 2004 (age 20) | 0 | Técnico |
| José Madeira | Lock | (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 (age 23) | 42 | Grenoble |
| Sergio Moreira | Lock | (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 24) | 0 | Benfica |
| Duarte Nunes | Lock | (2005-05-11) 11 May 2005 (age 19) | 0 | Direito |
| António Rebelo de Andrade | Lock | (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 24) | 4 | Agronomia |
| José Rebelo de Andrade | Lock | (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 27) | 23 | Agronomia |
| Francisco Almeida | Back row | (2004-10-08) 8 October 2004 (age 20) | 0 | CDUL |
| Vasco Baptista | Back row | (1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 28) | 11 | Benfica |
| Frederico Couto | Back row | (1993-04-24) 24 April 1993 (age 31) | 4 | Benfica |
| André da Cunha | Back row | (2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 (age 20) | 3 | Belenenses |
| João Granate | Back row | (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 28) | 42 | Direito |
| Nicolas Martins | Back row | (1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 26) | 20 | Montpellier |
| José Monteiro | Back row | (2005-11-08) 8 November 2005 (age 19) | 0 | CDUL |
| Diego Pinheiro | Back row | (2003-09-01) 1 September 2003 (age 21) | 7 | Massy |
| Rafael Simões | Back row | (1991-06-20) 20 June 1991 (age 33) | 32 | Belenenses |
| Hugo Camacho | Scrum-half | (2004-05-27) 27 May 2004 (age 20) | 8 | Béziers |
| António Campos | Scrum-half | (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 23) | 2 | Benfica |
| Enzo Lopes | Scrum-half | (2004-08-26) 26 August 2004 (age 20) | 0 | Bassin D’Arcachon |
| Samuel Marques | Scrum-half | (1988-12-08) 8 December 1988 (age 36) | 28 | Béziers |
| Francisco Pinto Magalhães | Scrum-half | (1986-11-05) 5 November 1986 (age 38) | 47 | CDUL |
| Hugo Aubry | Fly-half | (2003-01-28) 28 January 2003 (age 22) | 7 | Béziers |
| Domingos Cabral | Fly-half | (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 23) | 4 | Agronomia |
| Joris Moura | Fly-half | (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 24) | 4 | Valence Romans |
| Tomás Appleton (c) | Centre | (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 31) | 76 | CDUL |
| Gabriel Aviragnet | Centre | (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 21) | 1 | Albi |
| José Lima | Centre | (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 (age 32) | 66 | Benfica |
| Sebastião Stilwell | Centre | (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 20) | 0 | CDUL |
| Guilherme Vasconcelos | Centre | (2005-03-07) 7 March 2005 (age 20) | 0 | Benfica |
| Vasco Leite | Wing | (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20) | 0 | Agronomia |
| Rodrigo Marta | Wing | (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 25) | 40 | Colomiers |
| Lucas Martins | Wing | (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 22) | 5 | Agen |
| José Paiva dos Santos | Wing | (2001-04-03) 3 April 2001 (age 23) | 7 | Belenenses |
| Vincent Pinto | Wing | (1999-04-10) 10 April 1999 (age 25) | 16 | Colomiers |
| Diogo Rodrigues | Wing | (2001-03-04) 4 March 2001 (age 24) | 0 | Belenenses |
| Raffaele Storti | Wing | (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 24) | 30 | Stade Français |
| Simão Bento | Fullback | (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23) | 16 | Mont-de-Marsan |
| Manuel Cardoso Pinto | Fullback | (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 (age 26) | 41 | Agronomia |
| Nuno Sousa Guedes | Fullback | (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 30) | 43 | CDUP |
| Manuel Vareiro | Fullback | (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 20) | 2 | Direito |

### Individual all-time records

Gonçalo Uva and Vasco Uva are the most capped players for Portugal (both 101) and Gonçalo Uva also has the record for most matches in the starting XV (95). The highest scorer for Portugal is Gonçalo Malheiro, with 279 points. Malheiro is also the player with the most drop goals (12) and penalty goals (51). Pedro Leal holds the record for most conversions (45). Rodrigo Marta with 30 tries is the player with the most tries scored. Duarte Pinto has the record for most matches as a substitute, with 23 substitutions. Bernardo Duarte holds the record for most matches as a substitute, without ever playing in the starting XV (14).

## Coaches
### Current coaching staff

The coaching staff of the Portuguese national team in the 2024/25 season:
| Name | Nationality | Role |
| Simon Mannix | NZL | Head coach |
| Olivier Azam | FRA | Forwards Coach |
| João Mirra | POR | Backs Coach |
| Olivier Rieg | FRA | Strength & conditioning coach |
| Elliot Corcoran | IRE | Video analyst |
| José Paixão | POR | Video analyst |
| António Cruz Ferreira | POR | Team doctor |
| José Carlos Rodrigues | POR | Physiotherapist |
| Rodrigo Pais | POR | Physiotherapist |
| Mónica Neves | POR | Nutricionist |
| Nuno Salvador | POR | Team Manager |
| Fernando Murteira | POR | Team Manager |

### Former coaches

| Name | Years | Tests | Won | Drew | Lost | Win percentage |
| Pedro Lynce | 1976–1983 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 60% |
| João Paulo Bessa | 1983–1986 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 52.94% |
| Vasco Lynce | 1986–1989 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 26.67% |
| Olegário Borges | 1989–1993 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 50% |
| Andrew Cushing | 1993–1994 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16.67% |
| João Paulo Bessa | 1994–1999 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 48% |
| Evan Crawford | 1999–2001 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 27.27% |
| Tomaz Morais | 2001–2010 | 76 | 33 | 4 | 39 | 43.42% |
| Errol Brain | 2010–2013 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 34.62% |
| Frederico Sousa | 2013–2014 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 25% |
| João Luís Pinto | 2014–2015 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 28.57% |
| Olivier Baragnon | 2015–2016 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% |
| Ian Smith | 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| Martim Aguiar | 2016–2019 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 78.26% |
| Patrice Lagisquet | 2019–2023 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 48.65% |
| Sébastien Bertrank | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| João Mirra (interim) | 2024 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60% |
| Simon Mannix | 2024– | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 44.44% |
Last updated: 16 March 2025.

## Player records
### Most caps

| # | Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Pts | Tries |
| 1 | Gonçalo Uva | Lock | 2004–2018 | 101 | 50 | 10 |
| 1 | Vasco Uva | Number 8 | 2003–2016 | 101 | 65 | 13 |
| 3 | Joaquim Ferreira | Prop | 1993–2007 | 87 | 15 | 3 |
| 4 | António Aguilar | Wing | 1999–2014 | 83 | 115 | 23 |
| 5 | João Correia | Hooker | 2003–2014 | 81 | 20 | 4 |
| 6 | Tomás Appleton | Centre | 2014- | 80 | 85 | 17 |
| 7 | Pedro Leal | Fullback | 2005–2017 | 77 | 265 | 5 |
| 8 | Diogo Mateus | Centre | 2000–2010 | 74 | 65 | 13 |
| 9 | Luís Pissarra | Scrum-half | 1996–2007 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | José Lima | Centre | 2010- | 71 | 71 | 12 |
Last updated: Portugal vs Romania, 16 March 2025. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

### Most tries

| # | Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Pts | Tries |
| 1 | Rodrigo Marta | Wing | 2018- | 43 | 160 | 32 |
| 2 | António Aguilar | Wing | 1999–2014 | 83 | 115 | 23 |
| 2 | Gonçalo Foro | Wing | 2007–2017 | 62 | 115 | 23 |
| 2 | Raffaele Storti | Wing | 2019- | 34 | 115 | 23 |
| 5 | Tomás Appleton | Centre | 2014- | 80 | 85 | 17 |
| 6 | Manuel Cardoso Pinto | Fullback | 2017- | 42 | 75 | 15 |
| 7 | Nuno Durão | Wing | 1983-1995 | 43 | 94 | 13 |
| 7 | Diogo Mateus | Centre | 2000–2010 | 74 | 65 | 13 |
| 7 | Vasco Uva | Number 8 | 2003–2016 | 101 | 65 | 13 |
| 10 | Rohan Hoffman | Fullback | 1996-2002 | 26 | 96 | 12 |
| 10 | José Lima | Centre | 2010- | 71 | 71 | 12 |
Last updated: Portugal vs Romania, 16 March 2025. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

### Most points

| # | Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop |
| 1 | Samuel Marques | Scrum-Half | 2012- | 30 | 281 | 4 | 75 | 37 | 0 |
| 2 | João Queimado | Fly-half | 1984-1994 | 48 | 269 | 5 | 23 | 55 | 11 |
| 3 | Gonçalo Malheiro | Fly-half | 1998–2007 | 41 | 267 | 7 | 23 | 57 | 5 |
| 4 | Pedro Leal | Fullback | 2005–2017 | 77 | 265 | 5 | 42 | 49 | 3 |
| 5 | Pedro Cabral | Fly-half | 2006–2011 | 36 | 184 | 2 | 24 | 37 | 5 |
| 6 | Rodrigo Marta | Wing | 2018- | 43 | 160 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Nuno Sousa Guedes | Fullback | 2016-2024 | 43 | 149 | 6 | 37 | 15 | 0 |
| 8 | Pedro Bettencourt | Centre | 2013-2024 | 36 | 130 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 0 |
| 9 | José Maria Vilar Gomes | Fullback | 1989–2000 | 33 | 120 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 1 |
| 10 | António Aguilar | Wing | 1999–2014 | 83 | 115 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Gonçalo Foro | Wing | 2007-2017 | 62 | 115 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Raffaele Storti | Wing | 2019- | 34 | 115 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: Portugal vs Romania, 16 March 2025. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

### Most points in a match

| # | Player | Pos | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Thierry Teixeira | Fly-half | 30 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | Georgia | Lisbon | 08/02/2000 |
| 2 | José Rodrigues | Fly-Half | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Switzerland | Setúbal | 24/02/2018 |
| 3 | Gonçalo Malheiro | Fullback | 25 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Spain | Coimbra | 23/03/2003 |
| 3 | Jorge Abecasis | Fly-half | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | Poland | Setúbal | 16/02/2019 |
| 3 | Raffaele Storti | Wing | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 10/07/2021 |
| 6 | Gonçalo Malheiro | Fullback | 24 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Czech Republic | Lisbon | 08/03/2003 |
| 7 | Pedro Leal | Fly-half | 23 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | Chile | Santiago | 17/11/2012 |
| 8 | Pedro Cabral | Fullback | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Czech Republic | Lisbon | 16/02/2008 |
| 8 | Manuel Marta | Fullback | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Czech Republic | Caldas da Rainha | 23/03/2019 |
| 10 | Gonçalo Malheiro | Fly-half | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Barbarians | Lisbon | 10/06/2004 |
Last updated: Portugal vs Romania, 16 March 2025. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

### Most tries in a match

| # | Player | Pos | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Raffaele Storti | Wing | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 10/07/2021 |
| 2 | Rodrigo Marta | Wing | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Poland | Warsaw | 11/02/2023 |
| 2 | Vincent Pinto | Wing | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Poland | Warsaw | 11/02/2023 |
| 4 | Nuno Garvão | Wing | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Spain | Ibiza | 21/03/2004 |
| 4 | Gonçalo Malheiro | Fly-half | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Barbarians | Lisbon | 10/06/2004 |
| 4 | Gonçalo Foro | Wing | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Germany | Heusenstamm | 27/02/2010 |
| 4 | Caetano Castelo Branco | Wing | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Czech Republic | Caldas da Rainha | 23/03/2019 |
| 4 | Antonio Vidinha | Centre | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Czech Republic | Caldas da Rainha | 23/03/2019 |
| 4 | Rodrigo Marta | Wing | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 10/07/2021 |
| 4 | Mike Tadjer | Hooker | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kenya | Dubai | 12/11/2022 |
| 4 | Hugo Camacho | Scrum-half | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Poland | Lisbon | 10/02/2024 |
Last updated: Portugal vs Romania, 16 March 2025. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

### Most matches as captain

| # | Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | % | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop |
| 1. | Tomás Appleton | Centre | 2019–present | 44 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 52.27% | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | João Correia | Hooker | 2008–2014 | 35 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 28.57% | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. | Vasco Uva | Flanker | 2006–2015 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 25% | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. | Francisco Pinto Magalhães | Scrum-half | 2015–2017 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50% | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | Luís Pissarra | Scrum-half | 2003–2005 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: Portugal vs Romania, 16 March 2025. Statistics include officially capped matches only.