[(IRB.COM) Tuesday 18 March 2008] ĄG
David Mateus and his twin brother Diogo will both play in Hong Kong
Twin brothers Diogo and David Mateus have been named in Portugal's squad for the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens from 28-30 March, the fifth leg in the IRB Sevens World Series.
The Hong Kong Sevens will mark Portugal's first appearance on the 2007/08 Series and Morais has selected a number of players with experience of the Series, not to mention many who were part of his RWC 2007 squad in France.
The likes of Pedro Leal, Goncalo Foro, Federico Sousa, Pedro Cabral, Jose Pinto and the Mateus twins all played at RWC 2007, while Aderito Esteves played alongside them in Portugal's recent European Nations Cup loss to Romania in Bucharest.
Portugal will be looking for a strong performance in Hong Kong, where they have been drawn in Pool E with Kenya, Scotland and China. They have not lost to China in two previous meetings, while Kenya and Scotland have been regular Cup quarter-finalists this Series.
Portugal squad:
Aderito Esteves, Pedro Leal, Federico Sousa, Pedro Silva, Sebastiao Cunha, Diogo Mateus, David Mateus, Francisco Mira, Diogo Coelho, Goncalo Foro, Pedro Cabral, Jose Pinto.
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