David Penalva

David Penalva (born 26 January 1980 in France) is a Portuguese rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock.

David Penalva
Birth nameDavid Penalva
Date of birth (1980-01-26) January 26, 1980[1]
Place of birthFrance[1]
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight100 kg (220 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
- 2002
- 2005
2005 - 2006
2006
2006 - 2008
2008 - 2010
2010 -		 Biarritz[3]
Tours
Poitiers[4]
Belenenses[5]
Blagnac
Auch[2]
Nice



48
37
5



(15)
(0)
(0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002-2012 Portugal 35 (5)

Penalva played for Nice, in the French Fédérale 1, for the 2010-11 season.

He had 35 caps for Portugal, from 2002 to 2012, scoring 1 try, 5 points on aggregate. Penalva made his debut for the national side on 3 March 2002, in a 13-10 win over Spain, in Caldas da Rainha for the Six Nations B. He was called for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing in all the four games and scoring a try in the third game against Italy in a 31-5 loss. That would be the single points of his international career. Penalva most recent game was at 10 March 2012, in a 23-17 win over Spain, in Coimbra, for the Six Nations B. He has been absent from the National Team since then.[6]

References
  1. "RWC 2007 player profile - David Penalva". rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
  2. "David PENALVA : Fiche joueur et statistiques - It's rugby".
  3. http://www.fpr.pt/noticias/noticia.asp?id=3977&id2=7&opm=7%5B%5D
  4. http://www.fpr.pt/noticias/noticia.asp?id=5383&id2=7&opm=7%5B%5D
  5. "Federação Portuguesa de Rugby - Notícias". Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  6. David Penalva International Statistics
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