Nuno Durão
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Nuno Manuel Macieira Durão (born 1962) is a Portuguese rugby union footballer and coach. He's usually considered one of the best players of his generation. He played in several positions, often as wing and fly-half.
He spent most of his playing career, starting aged 14, at Cascais
, winning several National Championship and Cup of Portugal titles. He also helped Cascais to win the Iberian Cup. He's currently the player-coach of Cascais Rugby Linha
, from the Portuguese II Division. They lost the final to Vitória Setúbal, in 2008, but won it in 2009.
Nuno Durão won 44 caps for Portugal
, from 1983 to 1996, scoring 1 try, 4 points in aggregate. He had his debut at 26 March 1983, in a 25-4 loss to Spain
, in Madrid
, for the FIRA Championship D2, Pool B. His last match was at 2 March 1996, in a 64-3 loss to Italy
, in Lisbon
, for the FIRA Championship D1, Pool 2.
He played in the qualifying rounds for the Rugby World Cup
finals of 1991 and 1995. He was also, with João Queimado
, from Benfica, one of the two first Portuguese rugby union players to be selected for a FIRA
team, playing in Namibia
, in 1991.
He spent most of his playing career, starting aged 14, at Cascais
Grupo Dramático e Sportivo Cascais
Grupo Dramático e Sportivo Cascais is a Portuguese rugby union team. It had a player, Paulo Murinello, at the Portuguese squad that participated at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals....
, winning several National Championship and Cup of Portugal titles. He also helped Cascais to win the Iberian Cup. He's currently the player-coach of Cascais Rugby Linha
Cascais Rugby Linha
Cascais Rugby Linha is a Portuguese rugby union team. Their coach, as player-coach, is currently Nuno Durão. The team lost the final of the Second Division tournament to Vitória Setúbal, in May 2008, missing the chance of reaching the First Division....
, from the Portuguese II Division. They lost the final to Vitória Setúbal, in 2008, but won it in 2009.
Nuno Durão won 44 caps for Portugal
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...
, from 1983 to 1996, scoring 1 try, 4 points in aggregate. He had his debut at 26 March 1983, in a 25-4 loss to Spain
Spain national rugby union team
The Spain national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union. Spain have been playing rugby since the late 1920s, playing their first international against Italy in 1929. They have qualified for one Rugby World Cup, in 1999 where they were pooled with...
, in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, for the FIRA Championship D2, Pool B. His last match was at 2 March 1996, in a 64-3 loss to Italy
Italy national rugby union team
The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...
, in Lisbon
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...
, for the FIRA Championship D1, Pool 2.
He played in the qualifying rounds for the Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
finals of 1991 and 1995. He was also, with João Queimado
João Queimado
João Ferreira Queimado was a Portuguese rugby union player. He played as a centre and as a fly-half. The son of former Benfica President José Ferreira Queimado, he was one of the greatest Portuguese rugby players ever.-Career:...
, from Benfica, one of the two first Portuguese rugby union players to be selected for a FIRA
FIRA - Association of European Rugby
The FIRA - Association Européenne de Rugby is the administrative body for rugby union in Europe. It was formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organise and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of the International Rugby Board .The predecessor to FIRA–AER was the Fédération...
team, playing in Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
, in 1991.