Marcello d'Orey
Date of birth (1976-03-03) March 3, 1976
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight127 kg (280 lb; 20.0 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-2007 Portugal 60 (25)

Marcelo Rui Dias d'Orey Branco (born Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 7 March 1976) is a Portuguese former rugby union player. Professionally, he's a lawyer.

His position in the field is as a lock, but he has also played as number 8.

He played his entire career in CDUP, where he won 2 National CUPs, in 2002/2003 and 2005/2006.

D'Orey is one of the most capped Portuguese rugby footballers, with 60 caps and 5 tries, 25 points in aggregate, since his debut, at 10 November 1996, in a 20–31 loss to Spain.

D'Orey was selected for the squad that entered the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He got injured in his only presence, at the loss to New Zealand (13-108), in the first time the two teams played, missing the rest of the tournament. That would be his last game for the National Team.


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