Cristiano Ronaldo sends message to the Portugal rugby team

Saturday, 19 November 2022 at 07:59

byRugby Rucker

Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a message to the Portugal international rugby team after they booked their place at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

They claimed the last place in the 2023 men's Rugby World Cup in France, after snatching a 16-16 draw against USA in their final qualifier.

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Portugal were the deserved winners the four-team final qualifying tournament in Dubai on points difference with a last-minute penalty.

They will be in Pool C alongside Wales, Australia, Fiji and Georgia.

Following the game, global superstar Ronaldo sent a video message to the squad saying well done and he looks forward to watching them in the 2023.

This is a rough translation as the video was in Portuguese.

"It's one of the best feelings in the world when hard work pays off, it's simply unbelievable," said Portugal captain Tomas Appleton.

"For the rugby community this is amazing, we've missed it quite a few times (after 2007) and we need a new generation to inspire young kids to play rugby.

"Our coach Patrice [Lagisquet] has done an amazing job to get the players into a strong unit and the hard work pays off."

Cristiano Ronaldo facts:

Many football fans only know him as Cristiano Ronaldo, however, when you dig deeper, you will find his name is a little longer. His actual name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro.
Growing up, Ronaldo didn't have the catchiest of nicknames. He was referred to by two popular nicknames, 'crybaby' and 'little bee'.
Cristiano Ronaldo's net worth is $250 million.
Ronaldo has a museum in Funchal that is dedicated to his life, career, rare photos, trophies, and awards that he has won over the years
Manchester United paid £12 million to sign him in 2003-a a record fee for a player of his age
Ronaldo lifts around 23,055 kg of weight during a training session, which is a total of 16 Toyota Prius cars. The guy just continues to amaze us.

FULL 2023 RUGBY WORLD CUP DRAW AND FIXTURES:

POOL A

New Zealand
France
Italy
Uruguay
Namibia

POOL A FIXTURES:

Sep 8: France vs New Zealand (Pool A) – Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Sep 9: Italy vs Namibia (Pool A) – Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Etienne
Sep 14: France vs Uruguay (Pool A) – Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille
Sep 15: New Zealand vs Namibia (Pool A) – Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
Sep 20: Italy vs Uruguay (Pool A) – Stade de Nice, Nice
Sep 21: France vs Namibia (Pool A) – Stade Velodrome, Marseille
Sep 27: Uruguay vs Namibia (Pool A) – Parc OL, Lyon
Sep 29: New Zealand vs Italy (Pool A) – Parc OL, Lyon
Oct 5: New Zealand vs Uruguay (Pool A) – Parc OL, Lyon
Oct 6: France vs Italy (Pool A) – Parc OL, Lyon

Antoine Dupont of France calls for the mark during the Six Nations Championship match between England and France at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on March 13 2021. - PHOTO: Micah Crook/PPAUK

POOL B

South Africa
Ireland
Scotland
Tonga
Romania

POOL B FIXTURES:

Sep 9: Ireland vs Romania (Pool B) – Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Sep 10: South Africa vs Scotland (Pool B) – Stade Velodrome, Marseille
Sep 16: Ireland vs Tonga (Pool B) – Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Sep 17: South Africa vs Romania (Pool B) – Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Sep 23: South Africa vs Ireland (Pool B) – Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Sep 24: Scotland vs Tonga (Pool B) – Stade de Nice, Nice
Sep 30: Scotland vs Romania (Pool B) – Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille
Oct 1: South Africa vs Asia / Pacific 1 (Pool B) – Stade Velodrome, Marseille
Oct 7: Ireland vs Scotland (Pool B) – Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Oct 8: Tonga vs Romania (Pool B) – Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille

Ireland fan during the six Nations Championship match, between England and Ireland at Twickenham Stadium, London , UK, on the 17th March 2017. (Photo:Dean Lancaster/PPAUK)