Georgia, Romania, Spain, and Portugal are heading to Australia in 2027, with all four European nations having won their second set of games in the Men’s Rugby Europe Championship, still with one round left to play.
Portugal player ratings: Portugal’s second visit to Murrayfield ended in a 59-21 loss, with the Lobos conceding more than a wave of tries in the second half.
A packed action weekend with some surprising results over in the Tier 2 world, as Spain, Romania and the United States of America were able to defeat Uruguay, Tonga and Portugal, respectively.
Simon Mannix’s Portugal will head to the Autumn Nations Series with a couple of new additions, as CA Brive’s and Pro D2’s top try scorer, Lucas da Silva is expected to make his debut for the Lobos.
Returning midfielder Andre Esterhuizen was sin binned after just two minutes for a pressure tackle on Portugese centre Jose Lima.
Portugal player ratings: Portugal’s first-ever outing against the Springboks didn’t end in victory, but the Portuguese showed their fangs and produced more than a couple of spectacular moments.
Fresh from their first ever World Cup win against Fiji on Sunday, the Portugal squad received a hero's welcome this week when they returned to Lisbon.
The final round of Rugby World Cup 2023 saved the best for last, with a thrilling match that was the final piece in the fairly straight forward puzzle of who now moves on to the Quarter Finals stage.