Tiago Girão
Encyclopedia
Tiago Menezes Girão is a Portuguese rugby union
footballer. He plays as a flanker. He played for CDUL, moving to CRC Madrid Noroeste
, for the season of 2007/08, and the moving back to CDUL. He is an Architect by profession.
finals, in the matches with New Zealand, Italy
and Romania
.
He holds currently 32 caps for Portugal
, since his first match, in 2006, with 1 try scored, 5 points in aggregate.
He also played at the 2009 Sevens World Cup in Dubai.
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. He plays as a flanker. He played for CDUL, moving to CRC Madrid Noroeste
CRC Madrid Noroeste
Canoe Rugby Club Madrid Noroeste is a Spanish rugby union club. The club currently competes in the División de Honor de Rugby competition, the highest level of Spanish club rugby. The club are based in Madrid in Spain, playing their matches at Valle de las Cañas. C.R.C. Madrid Noroeste play in...
, for the season of 2007/08, and the moving back to CDUL. He is an Architect by profession.
Career
Girão played three times at the 2007 Rugby World Cup2007 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, in the matches with New Zealand, Italy
Italy national rugby union team
The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...
and Romania
Romania national rugby union team
The Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...
.
He holds currently 32 caps for Portugal
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...
, since his first match, in 2006, with 1 try scored, 5 points in aggregate.
He also played at the 2009 Sevens World Cup in Dubai.