André Silva (rugby union player)
| Full name | André Lourenço da Silva | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 9, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001 - 2002 - 2007 2007 - 2008 2008 -[1] |
Racing Métro RC Orléans CA Périgueux Bourgoin Toulon Nimes Stade Montois RC Carqueiranne-Hyères |
13 2 |
(0) (0) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007 - 2007[2] | Portugal | 5 | (0) |
| correct as of 19:13, 22 February 2010 (UTC). | |||
André Lourenço da Silva (born 9 February 1975) is a French-born Portuguese rugby union player, who plays as a prop. Born in Paris, he had his debut in French rugby for Racing Club de France, aged 17.
He already played for RC Orléans, CA Périgueux, CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, RC Toulon and RC Nîmes. He played for Stade Montois, for the season of 2007/08, and plays for RC Carqueiranne-Hyères, since 2008/09.
He chose to represent Portugal, having his debut the same year, at 10 March 2007, with Uruguay, in a 12-5, at the repechage for the Rugby World Cup qualifying. He was on the squad that went to 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, playing two matches, being the last one with Italy, at a 31–5 loss. He had five games without scoring for the Portuguese squad by the end of the tournament, and has been absent from the national team since.
External links
References
- ↑ "Rugby - Fiche joueur Da Silva André - Statistiques en club". It's Rugby (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ↑ "Andre Silva - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 March 2016.