| Portugal | |
| Type: | Women |
| Badge: | Portuguese Rugby.png |
| Badge Size: | 180px |
| Union: | Portuguese Rugby Federation |
| Leftarm1: | CE1126 |
| Body1: | CE1126 |
| Rightarm1: | CE1126 |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Socks1: | 3D8E33 |
| Leftarm2: | FFFFFF |
| Body2: | FFFFFF |
| Rightarm2: | FFFFFF |
| Shorts2: | FFFFFF |
| Socks2: | FFFFFF |
| World Rugby Rank: | 24 |
| World Rugby Rank Date: | 15 July 2024 |
| First Game: | 0–50 (14 May 1995, Heidelberg) |
| Largest Win: | 71–5 (22 October 2022, Brussels) |
| Largest Loss: | 0–50 (14 May 1995, Heidelberg) |
| No World Cup Apps: | 0 |
| World Rugby Max: | 18 |
| World Rugby Max Date: | 2003 |
| Coach: | João Moura |
| World Rugby Min: | 27 |
| World Rugby Min Year: | 2023 |
The Portugal national women's rugby union team are a national sporting side of Portugal, representing them at rugby union. They played their first test in 1995 against Germany.
Portugal played their first test match on 14 May 1995 against Germany, they were thrashed 50–0 in Heidelberg.[1] After 26 years of inactivity, they returned to the international scene in December 2021, they defeated Belgium 10–8 in Lisbon.
Portugal competed at the 2021–22 Rugby Europe Women's Trophy, they defeated Belgium and Germany. They recorded their biggest win at the 2022–23 Rugby Europe Women's Trophy when they defeated Belgium 71–5.[2] They jumped up 19 places to 30th after their record win over Belgium.[3] They also went on to win the Trophy competition and earned a promotion to the 2024 Rugby Europe Women's Championship.[4]
In 2023, they played Brazil in a two-test series in São Paulo.[5] They lost the first match, as the hosts recorded their first test win, but fought back to win the second test to end the series with a draw.[6]
See also: List of Portugal women's national rugby union team matches. (Full internationals only)
| + Rugby: Portugal internationals 1995- | width=150 | Opponent | width=70 | First Game | width=70 | Played | width=70 | Won | width=70 | Drawn | width=70 | Lost | width=70 | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |||||||||
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | |||||||||
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |||||||||
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |||||||||
| 1995 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | |||||||||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | |||||||||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | |||||||||
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | |||||||||
| Summary | 1995 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | % |
Squad for two-test series against Brazil:
| Elsa Santos | Front Row | |
| Inês Marques | Front Row | |
| Beatriz Rodrigues | Front Row | |
| Carlota Torres | Front Row | |
| Maria Teixeira | Front Row | |
| Claire Sanchez | Front Row | |
| Sara Fernandes | Front Row | |
| Ana Freire | Second Row | |
| Maria Morant | Second Row | |
| Mario Mazer | Second Row | |
| Arlete Gonçalves | Second Row | |
| Laura Pereira | Back Row | |
| Arlete Gonçalves | Back Row | |
| Ana Fernandes | Forward | |
| Maria Morant | Forward | |
| Inês Barbosa | Forward | |
| Sara Oliveira | Back Row | |
| Leonor Amaral | Scrum-half | |
| Beatriz Oliveira | Fly-half | |
| Maria João Costa | Centre | |
| Mariana Marques | Centre | |
| Antónia Martins | Wing | |
| Inês Spínola | Wing | |
| Daniela Correira | Fullback | |
| Ana Santos | Back | |
| Chloe Costa | Back | |
| Mariana Santos | Back | |
| Marta Pedro | Back | |
| Antónia Martins | Back |