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| Union | Portuguese Rugby Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | João Moura | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 23 (as of 26 May 2025) | ||
| Highest | 18 (2003) | ||
| Lowest | 27 (2023) | ||
| First international | |||
Germany  50-0 Portugal(14 May 1995,Heidelberg) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Belgium  5-71 Portugal(22 October 2022,Brussels) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Germany 50-0 Portugal (14 May 1995,Heidelberg) | |||
ThePortugal national women's rugby union team are a national sporting side ofPortugal, representing them atrugby union. They played their firsttest in 1995 against Germany.
Portugal played their first test match on 14 May 1995 againstGermany, they lost 50–0 inHeidelberg.[1] After 26 years of inactivity, they returned to the international scene in December 2021, they defeatedBelgium 10–8 inLisbon.[1]
Portugal competed at the2021–22 Rugby Europe Women's Trophy, they defeatedBelgium and Germany. They recorded their biggest win at the2022–23 Rugby Europe Women's Trophy when they defeated Belgium 71–5.[2] They jumped up 19 places to 30th after their record win over Belgium.[3] They also went on to win the Trophy competition and earned a promotion to the2024 Rugby Europe Women's Championship.[4]
In 2023, they playedBrazil in a two-test series inSão Paulo.[5] They lost the first match, as the hosts recorded their first test win, but fought back to win the second test to end the series with a draw.[5][6]
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Portugal women’s national XV at test level up until12 April 2025, updated after match with
Sweden.
| Opponent | First Game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Brazil | 2023 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% |
 Czech Republic | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Finland | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Germany | 1995 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% |
 Netherlands | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
 Spain | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Sweden | 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% |
| Summary | 1995 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 52.94% |
Squad for two-test series against Brazil:[5][6]
| Players | Position |
|---|---|
| Elsa Santos | Front Row |
| Inês Marques | Front Row |
| Beatriz Rodrigues | Front Row |
| Carlota Torres | Front Row |
| Maria Teixeira | Front Row |
| Claire Sanchez | Front Row |
| Sara Fernandes | Front Row |
| Ana Freire | Second Row |
| Maria Morant | Second Row |
| Mario Mazer | Second Row |
| Arlete Gonçalves | Second Row |
| Laura Pereira | Back Row |
| Arlete Gonçalves | Back Row |
| Ana Fernandes | Forward |
| Maria Morant | Forward |
| Inês Barbosa | Forward |
| Sara Oliveira | Back Row |
| Leonor Amaral | Scrum-half |
| Beatriz Oliveira | Fly-half |
| Maria João Costa | Centre |
| Mariana Marques | Centre |
| Antónia Martins | Wing |
| Inês Spínola | Wing |
| Daniela Correira | Fullback |
| Ana Santos | Back |
| Chloe Costa | Back |
| Mariana Santos | Back |
| Marta Pedro | Back |
| Antónia Martins | Back |
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