Hugo Porta is an Argentine retired rugby union player. Considered one of the best fly-halves the sport has seen, he is an inductee of both the International Rugby Hall of Fame and IRB Hall of Fame. During the 1970s and 1980s, he played 58 times for Argentina, captaining them on 34 occasions, including leading them during the first World Cup in 1987.
Porta in 2024
Porta with the national team after a test match against France, 1985
Porta (left) with Sean Fitzpatrick (centre) and Andrew Hunt at the 2008 Laureus Day at Ham Polo Club, London.
In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards and seven backs. In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16–23. Players are not restricted to a single position, although they generally specialise in just one or two that suit their skills and body types. Players that play multiple positions are called "utility players".
The forwards are in the scrum while the backs are lined up across the field.
A scrummage in a traditional football game in Lower Normandy, France, 1867
A full-back, Pat McCabe, fields the ball from a kick.
Jason Robinson, a wing playing for Sale Sharks towards the end of the 2005-2006 Guinness Premiership.
