Salvador Palha
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Salvador Palha is a Portuguese rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock.
Currently a member of Direito
squad, he was called by Tomaz Morais
for the 2007 Rugby World Cup
finals, to replace the injured Marcello d'Orey
. Palha played in the 14-10 loss to Romania
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Palha counts currently 16 caps for the "Lobos", having yet to score his first points.
Currently a member of Direito
Grupo 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...
squad, he was called by Tomaz Morais
Tomaz Morais
Tomaz Eduardo Carvalho Morais is a Portuguese rugby union coach and a former player.The son of Portuguese settlers in Angola, Morais moved to Portugal following the 25 April 1974 revolution. He went on to become a Physical Education teacher and a rugby union player, playing as a centre for Cascais...
for 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, to replace the injured Marcello d'Orey
Marcello d'Orey
Marcello Rui Dias d'Orey Branco is a Portuguese rugby union player. Professionally, he's a lawyer.His position in the field is as a lock, but he has also played as number 8....
. Palha played in the 14-10 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...
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Palha counts currently 16 caps for the "Lobos", having yet to score his first points.