Luís Pissarra
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Luís Pissarra is a Portuguese
rugby union
footballer of Argentine descent. He plays as a scrum-half for Agronomia, with whom he won the National Championship in 2006-07.
Pissarra had 73 games for the Portugal national team
, from 1996 to 2007. He was the vice-captain of the Portugal squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
, where he played in all four games. He left the National Team after the 8-23 loss to Romania
, at 1 December 2007, aged 32, in a match where he was the captain.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer of Argentine descent. He plays as a scrum-half for Agronomia, with whom he won the National Championship in 2006-07.
Pissarra had 73 games for the Portugal national team
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...
, from 1996 to 2007. He was the vice-captain of the Portugal 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,...
, where he played in all four games. He left the National Team after the 8-23 loss to Romania
Romania national rugby union team
The Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...
, at 1 December 2007, aged 32, in a match where he was the captain.