Rodrigo Marta | |
Birth Name: | Rodrigo de Bivar Weinholtz Cardoso Marta |
Birth Place: | Portugal |
Birth Date: | 18 November 1999 |
Height Cm: | 185 |
Weight Kg: | 90 |
Ru Position: | Outside Centre / Winger |
Ru Currentteam: | Colomiers |
Ru Amateuryears: | 2020–2022 |
Ru Amateurclubs: | Belenenses |
Ru Clubyears: | 2021–2022 2022–2023 2023– |
Ru Proclubs: | Lusitanos XV Dax Colomiers |
Ru Clubcaps: | 6 20 9 |
Ru Clubpoints: | (25) (85) (5) |
Ru Clubupdate: | 25 January 2024 |
Ru Nationalteam: | Portugal U20 Portugal |
Ru Nationalyears: | 2018–2019 2018– |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 8 29 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (20) (125) |
Ru Ntupdate: | 19 February 2023 |
Repsevensyears1: | 2017–2019 |
Repsevensteam1: | Portugal |
Repsevenscomp1: | 4 (2t)[1] |
Rodrigo Marta (born 18 November 1999) is a Portuguese rugby union player. He currently plays for Colomiers in the French Pro D2.[2] [3] He is Portugal's record try scorer with 25 tries in 29 caps.
In 2021 he was named part of the Lusitanos XV squad for the inaugural Rugby Europe Super Cup.[4] The Lusitanos came in 2nd place falling short against the Black Lion in the final.[5]
He joined French Nationale 1 side US Dax in 2022 where he is currently leading the Nationale 1 try scoring table with 10 tries in 13 games.[6]
He signed a 3-year contract with ProD2 side US Colomiers from 2023 to 2026, joining fellow Portuguese teammate Jose Lima.[7]
Marta made his international debut coming off the bench in the 40th minute in the 2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships promotion match against Romania.[8]
In 2023 after scoring 4 tries in a match against Poland in the Rugby Europe Championship, Marta became his nations top try scorer.[9]