José Pinto (rugby union) to an Italian team soon after joining Benetton Treviso for the remainder of the 2007/2008 season. He joined Rugby Roma Olimpic in the off-season for the 2008/2009 season. José Pinto has 57 caps for Portugal, since 2001, with 3 tries, 2 conversion and 1 penalty, 20 points in aggregate. José Pinto (rugby union) José Manuel Duarte Pinto Neves (born 5 February 1981, in Lisbon) is a Portuguese rugby union player. He plays as a scrum-half and fullback. He's graduated in Medicine. José Pinto was a leading name for Direito, from 1999/2000 until 2006/2007. After the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals
Rugby union in the Philippines Rugby union in the Philippines Rugby union in the Philippines is a minor but growing sport. The Philippine Rugby Football Union governs operations, tournaments, and development efforts of the sport in the Philippines and was founded in 1999. Like many other Asian countries, early rugby in the Philippines was dominated by expatriates, who tended not to spread the game to the local population. Expatriates were of British, Australian, New Zealand, and to a lesser extent American of origin. The game has since spread to the local population, the roots of which are in international schools, maritime institutions, and charitable foundations.