Vasco Uva
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Vasco Nuno Barata Sousa Uva (born 15 December 1982 in Lisbon
) is a Portuguese
rugby union
player
. He plays as a number eight. In Portugal he played for Grupo Desportivo Direito
, until he was assigned, in January 2008 for the professional team of Montpellier Hérault RC
, in France
.
He took his Law degree at the Catholic University of Portugal, in Lisbon, and he worked as a lawyer until after the 2007 Rugby World Cup
finals.
He was the captain of the Portugal national team
in three of the four games at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
finals. He was voted as Man of the Match in the 56-10 loss to Scotland. He commanded his team extremely well against New Zealand’s All Blacks, but he fractured his hand against Italy
and missed the last game of the RWC with Romania.
After the RWC he co-wrote Hoje é por Portugal (Today is For Portugal) (his quote before the first game against Scotland), a book that relates everything that this amateur team, and himself as the captain, lived before the qualifications and during this major sportive and professional event of their lives.
Vasco Uva played briefly for Montpellier Hérault RC
in the top division of French rugby, the Top 14 with is brother Gonçalo Uva
. He then moved back to Direito, where he's currently the captain.
He was replaced as the capitan of the "Lobos" by João Correia
before the match played with Russia
, at 1 March 2008, which resulted in a 26-41 loss.
He counts 66 caps for Portugal National Team, with 10 tries scored, 50 points in aggregate.
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...
) is 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...
player
Player (game)
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. He plays as a number eight. In Portugal he played for Grupo Desportivo 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...
, until he was assigned, in January 2008 for the professional team of Montpellier Hérault RC
Montpellier Hérault RC
Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club is a professional French rugby union, based in Montpellier the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon. The club competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14. They originally played at Stade Sabathé but moved to the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in 2007...
, 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...
.
He took his Law degree at the Catholic University of Portugal, in Lisbon, and he worked as a lawyer until after 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.
He was the captain of 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...
in three of the four games 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. He was voted as Man of the Match in the 56-10 loss to Scotland. He commanded his team extremely well against New Zealand’s All Blacks, but he fractured his hand against Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and missed the last game of the RWC with Romania.
After the RWC he co-wrote Hoje é por Portugal (Today is For Portugal) (his quote before the first game against Scotland), a book that relates everything that this amateur team, and himself as the captain, lived before the qualifications and during this major sportive and professional event of their lives.
Vasco Uva played briefly for Montpellier Hérault RC
Montpellier Hérault RC
Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club is a professional French rugby union, based in Montpellier the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon. The club competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14. They originally played at Stade Sabathé but moved to the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in 2007...
in the top division of French rugby, the Top 14 with is brother Gonçalo Uva
Gonçalo Uva
Gonçalo Uva is a Portuguese rugby union player. He currently plays for Montpellier Hérault RC in the top division of French rugby, the Top 14. Uva has also played 32 times for the Portuguese national team. His usual position is as a lock. Uva is the brother of Vasco Uva, and cousin of João Uva,...
. He then moved back to Direito, where he's currently the captain.
He was replaced as the capitan of the "Lobos" by João Correia
João Correia
João Gonçalves Correia is a Portuguese rugby union player. He plays as a hooker. He currently is a member of Direito...
before the match played with Russia
Russia national rugby union team
The Russian National Rugby Union Team, is the national team representing Russia at the sport of rugby union.Rugby union in Russia is administered by the Rugby Union of Russia . The RUR is the official successor union of the Soviet Union and the combined CIS team which played in the early 1990s...
, at 1 March 2008, which resulted in a 26-41 loss.
He counts 66 caps for Portugal National Team, with 10 tries scored, 50 points in aggregate.