Pedro Carvalho
Encyclopedia
Pedro Carvalho is a Portuguese
rugby union
player, who plays as a wing for Portuguese amateur side Grupo Desportivo Direito
, and for Portugal's national side
.
Carvalho made his debut for the national side on 20 November 2004, in a match against , and has received 24 caps in total, scoring 15 points (as of September 15, 2007). Carvalho was in the Portuguese squad for the 2007 World Cup
, where he scored Portugal's first Rugby World Cup try
in the opening match against .
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...
player, who plays as a wing for Portuguese amateur side Grupo Desportivo Direito
Grupo Desportivo Direito
Grupo Desportivo Direito is a Portuguese rugby union team in Lisbon. It is one of the most successful teams in Portugal, having won the National Championship 8 times, in 1998/99, 1999/00, 2001/02, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2009/10 and 2010/11, the Division II National Champsionhip once, in...
, and for Portugal's national side
Portugal national rugby union team
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 Federação Portuguesa de Rugby. Portugal qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in...
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Carvalho made his debut for the national side on 20 November 2004, in a match against , and has received 24 caps in total, scoring 15 points (as of September 15, 2007). Carvalho was in the Portuguese squad for the 2007 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,...
, where he scored Portugal's first Rugby World Cup try
Try
A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...
in the opening match against .