Portugal brace for Kenyan Rugby adventure Photo courtesy KRFU.



Kenya Rugby Football Union: NAIROBI, Kenya - May 14, 2015 - Close to 30 years since they first played African opposition, Portugal are set to take on Kenya in Nairobi on 30th May at the RFUEA Grounds.

Their previous matches have been against Southern African opposition in the form of Zimbabwe and Namibia whom they've played a total of nine times, winning three and losing six.

The Os Lobos ( Wolves) make their maiden foray into East Africa in patchy form, coming off a lackluster European Nations Cup campaign that saw them finish fifth in the six team competition that is widely refered to as the Six Nations "B".

With World Rugby having granted this fixture full test status, they will view the trip to Nairobi as an opportunity to return to winning ways while improving on their current world number 24 ranking.

Portugal have previously played at the 2007 Rugby World Cup held in France where they lost all their matches. They were also the winners of the 2003–04 European Nations Cup

They are expected to announce their travel party in the coming days.



Portugal's previous results against African opposition



W 18-17 v Zimbabwe - 2nd October 1985 - Lisbon, Portugal

L 5-39 v Zimbabwe - 4th April 1987 -Harare, Zimbabwe

L 9-50 v Zimbabwe - 11th April 1986 - Harare, Zimbabwe

L 9-88 v Namibia - 21st October 1990 - Windhoek, Namibia

L 12-34 v Namibia -24th May 1991 - Lisbon, Portugal

L 19-36 v Namibia - 23rd Jan 1998 - Lisbon, Portugal

L 9-12 v Namibia - 7th November 2009 - Lisbon, Portugal

W 24-12 v Namibia - 20th November 2010 - Lisbon, Portugal

W 29-20 v Namibia -22nd November 2014 - Lisbon, Portugal

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