Rui Cordeiro
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Rui Pedro Godinho Cordeiro (born 14 October 1976 in Figueira da Foz
) was a Portuguese
rugby union
footballer. He has a degree in veterinary medicine
.
Cordeiro played as a prop for Académica de Coimbra. He won the National II Division title in 1998-99 and 2006-07, and the National I Division title in 2003-04. He has won 45 caps for the Portuguese national team
, from 2002 to 2007, having scored 2 tries, 10 points in aggregate.
He was a member of the Portugal squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
, and played in all four games. He scored Portugal's only try in their 108-13 loss to New Zealand on 15 September 2007. The try was particularly memorable for the Portuguese because it was achieved in a maul with the All Blacks.
He announced that he was leaving the National Team and the competition after the tournament.
Figueira da Foz
Figueira da Foz , also known as Figueira for short, is a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. It is located at the mouth of the Mondego River, 40 km west of Coimbra, and sheltered by hills ....
) was a Portuguese
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. He has a degree in veterinary medicine
Veterinary medicine
Veterinary Medicine is the branch of science that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in non-human animals...
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Cordeiro played as a prop for Académica de Coimbra. He won the National II Division title in 1998-99 and 2006-07, and the National I Division title in 2003-04. He has won 45 caps for the Portuguese 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 2002 to 2007, having scored 2 tries, 10 points in aggregate.
He was a member 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,...
, and played in all four games. He scored Portugal's only try in their 108-13 loss to New Zealand on 15 September 2007. The try was particularly memorable for the Portuguese because it was achieved in a maul with the All Blacks.
He announced that he was leaving the National Team and the competition after the tournament.