Raffaele Costa Storti (born 19 December 2000) is a Portuguese rugby union player, who plays for Stade Français in the French Top 14.
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| Birth name | Raffaele Costa Storti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 December 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editHaving played for CR Técnico until 2019,[1] Storti then joined the new Peñarol Rugby franchise in Uruguay.[2] But just after he made his debut in the Súper Liga Americana,[3] the league was quickly brought to a halt because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the young Portuguese returned to his former club in his home country, to compete in the 2020-2021 season.[4][5]
On the 31 August 2021, he signed for the Top 14 side Stade Français.[6]
International career
editA standout player at the 2019 under-20 Trophy with Portugal, scoring the most tries in the competition, Storti quickly became part of the senior team,[7] appearing to be one of rugby union most promising prospects outside of Tier 1 nations.[8][9][10]
On September 23, 2023, Storti scored two tries against Georgia which ended in an 18-18 draw. This result gave Portugal their first ever points in a Rugby World Cup. In the last pool stage game of the 2023 Rugby World Cup he scored the first try in the country’s first ever win in the competition against Fiji.
References
edit- ^ "Jogador do Clube de Rugby do Técnico nomeado para o Prémio Desportistas do Ano". Técnico Lisboa (in European Portuguese). 16 January 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Chans, Ignacio (6 November 2019). "Los Teros negocian un test match ante Italia en 2020". El Observador. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Peñarol tuvo su bautismo en rugby con un gran rendimiento: 45-14 a Corinthians" (in Spanish). El País. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "COVID-19: Nova experiência de râguebi profissional é objetivo dos portugueses Storti e Portela". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Portugal name strong squad to prepare for Brazil". Americas Rugby News. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Raffaele Costa Storti rejoint Paris en contrat espoir". SFP (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Brazil edge past Portugal in São Paulo". Americas Rugby News. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Special talent Storti eyeing dream promotion". World Rugby. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Shaw, Alex (20 July 2019). "Nine U20 Trophy standouts that should have Tier 1 clubs salivating". Rugbypass. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Shaw, Alex (15 March 2020). "The top 50 U20 rugby players in the world". Rugbypass. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
External links
edit- Raffaele Storti at ESPNscrum
- Raffaele Storti at ItsRugby.co.uk
- CDP profile
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