Tomás Appleton

Tomás Mourato Vermelho Mega Appleton (born 29 July 1993) is a Portuguese semi-professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Lusitanos XV and captains the Portugal national team.^[1] He is also a qualified and practising dentist.^[2]

Tomás Appleton

Full name	Tomás Mourato Vermelho Mega Appleton
Date of birth	(1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Fly-half Current team CDUL, Lusitanos XV Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010– CDUL () 2015–2016 Darlington Mowden Park 17 (13) 2021– Lusitanos XV 10 (10) Correct as of 4 August 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013 Portugal U20 2 (0) 2014– Portugal 74 (80) Correct as of 4 August 2023 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2014–2019 Portugal 20 Correct as of 4 August 2023

Club career

He has played for CDUL since he was 6 years old, and was promoted to the first team in 2011/12. He won the Campeonato Português de Rugby with them in 2011/12, 2013/14 and 2016/17. He spent a season in England at Darlington Mowden Park, in National League One in 2015/16, returning to CDUL afterwards.^[3][4]

International career

He has won 48 caps for Portugal, scoring 10 tries, 50 points on aggregate. He won his first cap at the 29–20 victory over Namibia, on 22 November 2014, in Lisbon. He has been a regular player for the "Lobos" ever since then. He played in the 2019 Rugby World Cup qualification tournament. He is currently the captain of the national team.^[5]