Paulo Murinello Explained

Birth Date:28 December 1981
Birth Place:Mozambique
Weight:83kg (183lb)
Ru Position:Flanker
Repyears1:1993–2007
Repcaps1:54
Reppoints1:10

Paulo Murinello (born Mozambique, 4 May 1974) is a former Portuguese rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a flanker. He last played for Cascais. He's also an alumnus of Sports Management at the Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, in Lisbon.

Murinello had 54 caps for Portugal, from 1993 to 2007, scoring 2 try, 10 points in aggregate. He scored the only Portuguese try in the 11–102 loss to Wales, in Lisbon, at 18 May 1994, for the 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifyings.[1] It was the first time Portugal ever played a then Five Nations Championship nation. Murinello was in the squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing in all the four matches.

References

  1. http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/match/22785.html Report of Portugal-Wales Match

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