| Birth name | Rodrigo de Bivar Weinholtz Cardoso Marta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rodrigo Marta (born 18 November 1999) is a Portuguese rugby union player who currently plays for Colomiers in the French Pro D2. 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. The Lusitanos came in 2nd place falling short against the Black Lion in the final.
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.
He signed a 3-year contract with ProD2 side US Colomiers from 2023 to 2026, joining fellow Portuguese teammate Jose Lima.
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.
In 2023 after scoring 4 tries in a match against Poland in the Rugby Europe Championship, Marta became his nations top try scorer.
Honours
- 2018–19 Rugby Europe Trophy (Portugal)
- 2021–22 CN Honra (Belenenses)
- RWC 2023 Final Qualification Tournament (Portugal)
References
- "Rodrigo Marta - Player statistics - international stats". It's Rugby. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- "Rodrigo MARTA profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- "RODRIGO MARTA". U.S.DAX RUGBY (in French). 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- "Squads of 36 announced ahead of Super Cup openers". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- "Rodrigo MARTA - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- Isaac, Francisco (17 October 2022). "Rugby Português "lá fora": Rodrigo Marta non-stop na Nationale". fairplay.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- "OFFICIEL : Rodrigo Marta s'engage avec Colomiers Rugby ! | Colomiers Rugby" (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2020-10-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- "Men's Rugby Europe Championship - Standouts of Round 2". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- "Rugby Union: Belenenses - Flashscore.co.uk". www.flashscore.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
| Portugal squad – 2023 Rugby World Cup | |
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| Head coach: Patrice Lagisquet | |