Miguel Portela
| Date of birth | 4 March 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Lisbon | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||
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Miguel Portela de Morais (born 4 March 1974 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese former rugby union player. He played as a center, although he was also capable of nearly all positions, except prop and hooker. He was a leading member of the Grupo Desportivo Direito team. Professionally, he is a lawyer.
Miguel Portela had 59 caps, from 1996 to 2010, with 5 tries and a drop goal scored, in an aggregate of 28 points.
He was a member of the Portuguese squad present at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. He played in all four matches, without scoring. His four children are Jerónimo Portela Morais,[1][2] Duarte Portela Morais, Benedita Portela Morais and Rosinha Portela Morais a mais linda.
References
[edit]- ^ "Portela keeps it in the family as Portugal name team to play Wales". Reuters. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Family portraits at Rugby World Cup". Canon. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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