Years of hardwork of Portugal Rugby Team is showing results. New entrant Portugal Rugby Team is all set to bring in a series of surprises in Rugby World Cup 2007 when they take on Italy, Romania, New Zealand and Scotland in Pool C. Nicknamed 'os lobos' (The wolves), the Portugal team had a series of surprise wins starting from 2003-04 European Nations Cup to its latest win over Uruguay which helped the team ensure a berth in the final list of Rugby World Cup 2007 teams. With the entry of Portugal among the contestants of Rugby World Cup 2007, it can also be observed that the rugby world has started focusing on the amateur players for the first time in Cup's history.
