Thierry Teixeira
Thierry Teixeira is a French-born Portuguese former rugby union player. He played as a scrum-half.
He played for FCS Rumilly, RC Strasbourg, CA Périgueux, RC Nîmes, Pays d'Aix Rugby Club, and once again for RC Nîmes.
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 had his first game at the 17–21 loss to Spain, at 2 December 1998, in Edinburgh, for the 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifyings, in a game where he scored a try, a conversion and a penalty. 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. It is still the national record for points scored in a game. He had his last game at the 13–11 loss to Netherlands, at 2 April 2000, in Amsterdam, for the Six Nations B
