Rodrigo Marta
| Birth name | Rodrigo de Bivar Weinholtz Cardoso Marta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 November 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Career
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]
International career
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]
Honours
- 2018–19 Rugby Europe Trophy (Portugal)
- 2021–22 CN Honra (Belenenses)[10]
- RWC 2023 Final Qualification Tournament (Portugal)
References
- ^ "Rodrigo Marta - Player statistics - international stats". It's Rugby. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Rodrigo MARTA profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "RODRIGO MARTA". U.S.DAX RUGBY (in French). 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "Squads of 36 announced ahead of Super Cup openers". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "Rodrigo MARTA - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ Isaac, Francisco (17 October 2022). "Rugby Português "lá fora": Rodrigo Marta non-stop na Nationale". fairplay.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "OFFICIEL : Rodrigo Marta s'engage avec Colomiers Rugby ! | Colomiers Rugby" (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2020-10-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "Men's Rugby Europe Championship - Standouts of Round 2". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "Rugby Union: Belenenses - Flashscore.co.uk". www.flashscore.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-20.