That, apart from another test match against Portugal later in October, was the only match Marcato played for the next one and half years.
He has also played for the Portugal rugby union team.
Ghiraldini was called up to the Italian squad for the 2007 Six Nations Championship and the 2007 Rugby World Cup, he made his World Cup debut against Portugal.
His test debut for Czech Republic was in 2003 against Portugal in Lisbon.
He made his first appearance for the 15-man national team in 2006 against Portugal.
Portugal began play in Pool 3 of Round B in the European qualifying competition for the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
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He was named as head coach of Portugal in 1999, succeeding João Paulo Bessa and was at the helm of the "Lobos" for 18 months, until September 2001.
The stadium has also played host to games involving the Portuguese national rugby union team, most recently being against the Ukraine in a 2006 European Nations Cup First Division match and against Uruguay in a 2007 Rugby World Cup repechage qualification match.
It was announced in April 2006 that tier-3 rugby nations Georgia, Portugal, Tunisia and Russia were identified as the key investment nations over the next three years.
After playing for Georgia Under-21 team, he made his debut for Georgia in 2008 against Portugal.