Pedro Bettencourt

Pedro Bettencourt intrigues me as a rugby centre from Porto, a country where the sport lives in football's shadow. I am instinctively drawn to athletes who commit to a discipline that offers little fame at home, because it usually means they simply love the game. Born in 1994, he belongs to a generation pushing Portuguese rugby toward the international stage, and the centre role he plays demands toughness on both attack and defense. I picture someone forged by that underdog context, planting himself at the heart of every collision. That kind of unglamorous dedication is exactly what wins me over.

Name (English)

Pedro Bettencourt

Name (Japanese)

ペドロ・ベタンクール

Reading

ぺどろ・べたんくーる

Born

November 18, 1994 (age 31)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dog

Origin

Portugal, United States

Occupation

rugby union player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%89%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB

Tags

• rugby union player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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