Rodrigo Marta

Rodrigo Marta
Birth nameRodrigo de Bivar Weinholtz Cardoso Marta
Date of birth (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birthPortugal
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Centre / Winger
Current team Colomiers
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020–2022 Belenenses ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021–2022 Lusitanos XV 6 (25)
2022–2023 Dax 20 (85)
2023– Colomiers 9 (5)
Correct as of 25 January 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–2019 Portugal U20 8 (20)
2018– Portugal 29 (125)
Correct as of 19 February 2023
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2017–2019 Portugal 4 (2t)[1]

Rodrigo Marta (born 18 November 1999) is a Portuguese rugby union player who currently plays for Colomiers in the French Pro D2.[2][3] He is Portugal's record try scorer with 25 tries in 29 caps.

Career

In 2021 he was named part of the Lusitanos XV squad for the inaugural Rugby Europe Super Cup.[4] The Lusitanos came in 2nd place falling short against the Black Lion in the final.[5]

He joined French Nationale 1 side US Dax in 2022 where he is currently leading the Nationale 1 try scoring table with 10 tries in 13 games.[6]

He signed a 3-year contract with ProD2 side US Colomiers from 2023 to 2026, joining fellow Portuguese teammate Jose Lima.[7]

International career

Marta made his international debut coming off the bench in the 40th minute in the 2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships promotion match against Romania.[8]

In 2023 after scoring 4 tries in a match against Poland in the Rugby Europe Championship, Marta became his nations top try scorer.[9]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Rodrigo Marta - Player statistics - international stats". It's Rugby. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Rodrigo MARTA profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  3. ^ "RODRIGO MARTA". U.S.DAX RUGBY (in French). 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  4. ^ "Squads of 36 announced ahead of Super Cup openers". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  5. ^ "Rodrigo MARTA - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  6. ^ Isaac, Francisco (17 October 2022). "Rugby Português "lá fora": Rodrigo Marta non-stop na Nationale". fairplay.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  7. ^ "OFFICIEL : Rodrigo Marta s'engage avec Colomiers Rugby ! | Colomiers Rugby" (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  8. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2020-10-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  9. ^ "Men's Rugby Europe Championship - Standouts of Round 2". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  10. ^ "Rugby Union: Belenenses - Flashscore.co.uk". www.flashscore.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-20.