Tomás Mourato Vermelho Mega Appleton (born 29 July 1993) is a Portuguese semi-professional

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player who plays as a

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for Lusitanos XV and

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the Portugal national team. He is also a qualified and practising

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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

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with them in 2011/12, 2013/14 and 2016/17. He spent a season in England at Darlington Mowden Park, in

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in 2015/16, returning to CDUL afterwards.

International career

He has won 48 caps for

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, scoring 10 tries, 50 points on aggregate. He won his first cap at the 29–20 victory over

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, on 22 November 2014, in

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. He has been a regular player for the "Lobos" ever since then. He played in the

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qualification tournament. He is currently the captain of the national team.Tomás Appleton International Statistics
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Appleton, Tomás 1993 births Living people Lusitanos XV players Portugal international rugby union players Portuguese people of English descent Portuguese rugby union players Rugby union centres Rugby union wings 2023 Rugby World Cup players