David Penalva
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| Full name | David Penalva | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 26, 1980 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb)[1] | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| - 2002 - 2005 2005 - 2006 2006 2006 - 2008 2008 - 2010 2010 - |
Biarritz[3] Tours Poitiers[4] Belenenses[5] Blagnac Auch[2] Nice |
48 37 5 |
(15) (0) (0) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2002-2010[6] | Portugal | 30 | (5) |
| correct as of 19:13, 19 February 2010 (UTC). | |||
David Penalva (born 26 January 1980 in France) is a Portuguese rugby union footballer, who plays as a lock for Nice, a French side competing in the French Fédérale 1 for the 2010-11 season. Penalva also plays for Portugal's national side.
Penalva made his debut for the national side on 3 March 2002, in a match against Spain, and has received 30 caps in total. Penalva was in the Portuguese squad for the 2007 World Cup, appearing in the three opening games, and scoring a try in the third game against Italy.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "RWC 2007 player profile - David Penalva". rugbyworldcup.com. http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/teams/team=44/player=23981/index.html. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
- ^ a b http://www.itsrugby.fr/joueur_4390.html
- ^ http://www.fpr.pt/noticias/noticia.asp?id=3977&id2=7&opm=7
- ^ http://www.fpr.pt/noticias/noticia.asp?id=5383&id2=7&opm=7
- ^ http://www.fpr.pt/noticias/noticia.asp?id=5749&id2=1&opm=1
- ^ http://www.scrum.com/worldcup/rugby/player/13878.html
- ^ http://www.rwc2007.irb.com/home/teams/team=44/player=23981/index.html
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