TheBreakdown
Full time11 May 1997
Spain
25–18
Portugal
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain · Federation Internationale de Rugby Amateur Championship 1997Head-to-head

Spain won by 7 points.

Scoring

  1. –CSpain conversion · Unai Aurrekoetxea Aregui2–0
  2. –CSpain conversion · Unai Aurrekoetxea Aregui4–0
  3. –PSpain penalty · Unai Aurrekoetxea Aregui7–0
  4. –PSpain penalty · Unai Aurrekoetxea Aregui10–0
  5. –TSpain try · Jaime Gutierrez Merelles15–0
  6. –TSpain try · Carlos Souto Vidal20–0
  7. –TSpain try · Francisco Puertas Soto25–0
  8. –CPortugal conversion · Nuno Mourão25–2
  9. –PPortugal penalty · Nuno Mourão25–5
  10. –PPortugal penalty · Nuno Mourão25–8
  11. –TPortugal try · Miguel Portela25–13
  12. –TPortugal try · João Bento25–18

Line-ups

Spain

  1. 1Jose Ignacio Zapatero FerrerasProp
  2. 2Francisco Javier Aguiar CayetanoHooker
  3. 3Victor Torres FunesProp
  4. 4Miguel Villau CabezaSecond row
  5. 5Steve Tuineau IloaSecond row
  6. 6Diego Fuks MitelmannFlanker
  7. 7Jaime Gutierrez MerellesFlanker
  8. 8Carlos Souto VidalNumber 8
  9. 9Aratz Gallastegui SodupeScrum-half
  10. 10Unai Aurrekoetxea AreguiFly-half
  11. 11Javier Fernandez JimenezWing
  12. 12Pablo Calderon SoleCentre
  13. 13Alvar Enciso Fernandez ValderramaCentre
  14. 14Daniel Saenz LobsackWing
  15. 15Francisco Puertas SotoFull-back
  16. 16Fernando de la Calle PozoBench
  17. 17Oscar Solano SevillaBench

Portugal

  1. 1Alcino SilvaProp
  2. 2Paulo SilvaHooker
  3. 3Joaquim FerreiraProp
  4. 4Marcello D'OreySecond row
  5. 5António Rebelo de AndradeSecond row
  6. 6Pedro Melo e CastroFlanker
  7. 7Ricardo VieiraFlanker
  8. 8Jose Carlos PiresNumber 8
  9. 9Luis PissarraScrum-half
  10. 10João BentoFly-half
  11. 11Miguel PortelaWing
  12. 12Nuno MourãoCentre
  13. 13Salvador Ferreira do AmaralCentre
  14. 14Joao VarelaWing
  15. 15Rohan HoffmannFull-back
  16. Luís SequeiraBench
  17. Goncalo NetoBench
  18. Alexandre LimaBench
  19. António CláudioBench
  20. Sérgio AzevedoBench
  21. Sérgio FerreiraBench

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Context

All-time, Spain 27–14 Portugal, 2 drawn in 43 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Spain going in
Portugal going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.