David Mateus
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David Mateus is a Portuguese
rugby union
footballer. A member of Belenenses squad, his position in the field is as a wing or center.
Born in Lisbon
, Mateus has a twin brother, Diogo Mateus
, with whom he played in the 2008 Hong Kong Sevens
as part of the Portugal national rugby union team
. He was present at the "Lobos" squad that entered the 2007 Rugby World Cup
finals where he played in the matches against Scotland and Italy. He currently holds 24 caps for Portugal, with 4 tries scored, 20 points in aggregate.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer. A member of Belenenses squad, his position in the field is as a wing or center.
Born in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, Mateus has a twin brother, Diogo Mateus
Diogo Mateus
Diogo Mateus is a Portuguese rugby union player. He plays inside centre, number 12. He came through the ranks at Belenenses , he was on the books with Heineken Cup champions Munster in the 2006/07 season. He has also played for the Portugal rugby union team. He is 1, 73 m and weighs 80 kg...
, with whom he played in the 2008 Hong Kong Sevens
2008 Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is contested annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens . The 2008 competition, which took place between March 28 and March 30 in Hong Kong, was the fifth Cup trophy in the 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series and was won by New Zealand...
as part of the Portugal national rugby union team
Portugal national rugby union team (sevens)
The Portugal national rugby union team represent Portugal in international rugby sevens. The team has played for the first time in 1992, at the Catania Sevens, World Cup 1993 European Qualifier....
. He was present at the "Lobos" squad that entered the 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
finals where he played in the matches against Scotland and Italy. He currently holds 24 caps for Portugal, with 4 tries scored, 20 points in aggregate.