João Luiz da Ros
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João Luiz Da Ros known as Ige, is a Brazilian
rugby union
player. He plays as a wing and as a number eight.
Ige played for Desterro Rugby Clube
, before moving to France, where he played for the team of the École d`Agronomie de Dijon. He was universitarian champion, in 2007, scoring 12 tries in 7 games. He also attracted the interest of Stade Dijonnais, where he also played. He later returned to Desterro.
He's also a leading name for Brazil national rugby union team
. He played in the 2007 Rugby World Cup
qualifyings, were Brazil was eliminated by Chile national rugby union team
. He won also twice the South American B Championship in 2006 and 2007. Recently he participated in the 2011 Rugby World Cup
qualification, were the "Vitória Régia" won Paraguay
, ascending to the South American A Championship, and Caribbean Champions Trinidad and Tobago
, though qualifying for the final round, where they were eliminated.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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. He plays as a wing and as a number eight.
Ige played for Desterro Rugby Clube
Desterro Rugby Clube
The Desterro Rugby Clube is a Brazilian rugby union team from the city of Florianópolis, capital of the southern State of Santa Catarina...
, before moving to France, where he played for the team of the École d`Agronomie de Dijon. He was universitarian champion, in 2007, scoring 12 tries in 7 games. He also attracted the interest of Stade Dijonnais, where he also played. He later returned to Desterro.
He's also a leading name for Brazil national rugby union team
Brazil national rugby union team
The Brazil national rugby union team is the national side of Brazil, representing them at rugby union. Brazil is a third tier rugby union side, and have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. Rugby union has been growing substantially in Brazil since 2005 and the number of players is...
. He played in 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,...
qualifyings, were Brazil was eliminated by Chile national rugby union team
Chile national rugby union team
The Chile national rugby union team is a rugby union nation representing Chile. They first played in 1935 and have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. Rugby union in Chile is administered by the Federación de Rugby de Chile...
. He won also twice the South American B Championship in 2006 and 2007. Recently he participated in the 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
qualification, were the "Vitória Régia" won Paraguay
Paraguay national rugby union team
The Paraguay national rugby team is the team governed by the Paraguayan Rugby Union that represents Paraguay in the international rugby competitions organized by the International Rugby Board....
, ascending to the South American A Championship, and Caribbean Champions Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago national rugby union team
The Trinidad and Tobago national rugby union team represents Trinidad and Tobago in the sport of rugby union. Trinidad and Tobago have thus far not qualified for the Rugby World Cup finals, but have participated in qualifying tournaments since 1999...
, though qualifying for the final round, where they were eliminated.