Gonçalo Uva Explained

Gonçalo Uva
Birth Name:Gonçalo Nunes Barata de Sousa Uva
Birth Date:3 October 1984[1]
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Height:2.020NaN0
Weight:112 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Ru Position:Lock[2]
Ru Amateuryears:2009–10
Ru Nationalteam:Portugal
Ru Nationalyears:2004–2018
Ru Nationalcaps:101
Ru Nationalpoints:(45)
Ru Ntupdate:1 March 2019
Ru Clubyears:2006–2011
2012–2014
2014–2018
Ru Clubcaps:39
28
Ru Clubpoints:(5)
(5)
Ru Clubupdate:15 December 2021
Relatives:Vasco Uva (brother)
João Uva (cousin)[4]

Gonçalo Uva (born 3 October 1984 in Lisbon) is a former Portuguese rugby union player. He played as a lock.

He played for Montpellier Hérault RC and RC Narbonne, in French rugby, the Top 14. He played for Grupo Desportivo Direito, in Portugal, where he finished his career in 2017/18.

Uva had 101 caps for Portugal, from 2004 to 2018. He scored 9 tries, 45 points on aggregate. Uva is the brother of Vasco Uva, and cousin of João Uva, both rugby players. They all played at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Gonçalo Uva played in all the four games at the competition, without scoring.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: RWC 2007 player profile – Gonçalo Uva . https://archive.today/20071221062235/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/teams/team=44/player=25412/index.html . dead . 21 December 2007 . rugbyworldcup.com . 15 September 2007 .
  2. Web site: scrum.com player stats – Gonçalo Uva . scrum.com . 15 September 2007 .
  3. Web site: Player Profiles – Gonçalo Uva . planet-rugby.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071204170922/http://worldcup.planet-rugby.com/Story/0%2C21043%2C13149_2675305%2C00.html . 4 December 2007 .
  4. Web site: Scotland v Portugal to be family affair . rugbyworldcup.com . 15 September 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071015133810/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid%3D2005035.html . 15 October 2007 .
  5. http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/14525.html Gonçalo Uva at ESPN