João Uva
Appearance
Date of birth | May 19, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Lisbon | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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João Pedro Azevedo de Sousa Uva (born 19 May 1980 in Lisbon)[1] is a Portuguese rugby union footballer.
He plays as a flanker for Bandeirantes Rugby Clube - São Paulo - Brasil since February 2011.
He played as a flanker for Belenenses. In his time at Belenenses, he has won the Portuguese Cup in 2000-01, the Portuguese SuperCup in 2001-02, and the National Championship title in 2002-03 and 2007/08.
Since his debut against Russia in 2004, he has won 42 caps and scored 3 tries, 15 points in aggregate.
He was one of five Belenenses players in the Portugal squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, and he played in all four games.
Notes
- ^ Joao Uva player profile Scrum.com