Thierry Teixeira

Thierry Teixeira (born 1 June 1971) is a French-born Portuguese former rugby union player.

He was born in France but decided to play for Portugal at international level.

He had 8 caps for Portugal, but he still scored 1 try, 1 conversion, 19 penalties and 1 drop goal, 69 points on aggregate.

He became known for scoring 9 penalties, equalizing the world record, and a drop goal, 30 points on aggregate, in the 32–30 win over Georgia, at 8 February 2000, in Lisbon, for the Six Nations B.

He had his last game at the 13–11 loss to Netherlands, at 2 April 2000, in Amsterdam, for the Six Nations B[1] This biographical article relating to Portuguese rugby union is a stub.