António Aguilar
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António Maria Maurício de Aguilar (born Lisbon
, 6 July 1978) is a Portuguese rugby union player. He plays as a wing.
. After being National Champion twice in his first two senior seasons, he moved to Mont-de-Marsan
, a second division French rugby club. He played in France
for 2 years and then went back to Direito. He plays for Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby
since 2007/08.
Aguilar has played 44 matches for Portugal
, scoring 12 tries. He was European Sevens Champion and European Champion of the Six Nations B, in 2004. He was a member of the Portuguese squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
finals, playing three games.
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, 6 July 1978) is a Portuguese rugby union player. He plays as a wing.
Career
Aguilar played in Grupo Desportivo DireitoGrupo Desportivo Direito
Grupo Desportivo Direito is a Portuguese rugby union team in Lisbon. It is one of the most successful teams in Portugal, having won the National Championship 8 times, in 1998/99, 1999/00, 2001/02, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2009/10 and 2010/11, the Division II National Champsionhip once, in...
. After being National Champion twice in his first two senior seasons, he moved to Mont-de-Marsan
Mont-de-Marsan
Mont-de-Marsan is a commune and capital of the Landes department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Mont-de-Marsan airbase « Constantin Rozanoff » is a major installation of the French Air Force. The base includes CEAM , an air defense radar command reporting centre, and an air defence control...
, a second division French rugby club. He played in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
for 2 years and then went back to Direito. He plays for Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby
Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby
Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby is a French rugby union team that currently takes part in Pro D2, the second level of the country's professional league system....
since 2007/08.
Aguilar has played 44 matches for Portugal
Portugal national rugby union team
The Portugal national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side representing Portugal. They first played in 1935 and now compete in the European Nations Cup. Rugby union in Portugal is administered by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby. Portugal qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in...
, scoring 12 tries. He was European Sevens Champion and European Champion of the Six Nations B, in 2004. He was a member of the Portuguese squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
finals, playing three games.