Wales v portugal rugby

Taulupe Faletau went over in the dying seconds of Wales' win over a spirited Portugal to secure a much-needed bonus point at the Rugby World Cup.

Tries: Martins 63 Penalties: Marques Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. Tries from Louis Rees-Zammit and captain for the day Dewi Lake, both of which were converted by Leigh Halfpenny, helped Wales into a lead at the break after a scratchy first half from Warren Gatland's side which included Johnny Williams being sent to the sin-bin. Portugal, beaten by Wales in their only previous meeting 29 years ago, proved game opponents but only had a penalty from Samuel Marques to show for their first-half efforts. However, they did manage a deserved unconverted try in the second half through Nicolas Martins.

Wales v portugal rugby

Portugal excelled in the first half, but were trailing at the break after Wales tries by Louis Rees-Zammit and captain Dewi Lake. Taulupe Faletau secured the bonus point with a late fourth try. Portugal finished the Pool C match with 14 men after wing Vincent Pinto was shown a late red card for a reckless high boot on Josh Adams. While Wales were incredibly underwhelming, Portugal deserve the plaudits for their adventurous attacking approach. Wales had defeated Portugal on the only other occasion they faced each other in There was never going to be a repeat of that. There were eight places between the two sides in World Rugby's rankings going into the game, but you would not have thought that after witnessing the contest on the French Riviera. Portugal, who had semi-professional players in their ranks and are coached by former France wing Patrice Lagisquet, had come through qualification to start only a second World Cup campaign after appearing in the tournament. Warren Gatland initially made 13 changes to his Wales starting side, with only number eight Faletau and wing Rees-Zammit remaining from last week's thrilling victory over Fiji. That became 12 alterations when Wales had to cope with disruption after flanker Reffell pulled out late in the warm-up with squad co-captain Morgan replacing him in the starting side. Wales defence coach Mike Forshaw had warned his side about what had happened to a much-changed France side who struggled against Uruguay on Thursday evening before winning and similar events transpired. It was a chance for Wales players to push their case for selection against Australia in Lyon on 24 September. Not many would have improved their cases based on this performance, which was littered with mistakes and plagued by a malfunctioning line-out. Late inclusion Morgan managed to impress with a man-of-the-match display.

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Underdogs have been getting reffed out the games so far. Next is Jerry Buirski in Cape Town with some love for the little guys:. They remind me a lot of the early Argentine teams, with ferocious tackling and incisive running. By contrast Wales are giving Portugal zero respect, which is why whoever has the ball thinks he is going to just run through them. A few guys looked rusty having not played together for a while. People had the opportunity to pout their hand up. Was happy with Rio Dyer on the wing.

Wales choose to go again. Wales to Portugal and back again. It all ends with Portugal kicking it too long and it goes over the dead ball line. Harsh on them as they must now defend a scrum with their heels on their own Great chance for Wales to do something with this.

Wales v portugal rugby

First-half tries from Louis Rees-Zammit and Dewi Lake and second-half efforts from Jac Morgan and Taulupe Faletau were enough for victory but they made extremely hard work of it. Portugal scored a well-work try of their own midway through the second half through Nicolas Morta as they made it tough for their opponents. The final result, though, puts Wales on 10 points in pool C after earning a bonus point against the Portuguese right at the death. Wales were forced into a late change just before kick-off, with Tommy Reffell ruled out through injury and Morgan stepping up from the bench to replace him. What Gatland will have been pleased with, however, was the performance of Faletau, who looked to be back somewhere close to his imperious best. You can read more about that here.

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Wales had defeated Portugal on the only other occasion they faced each other in One good move from Rees-Zammit and a crunching run from captain Lake from short range means they have two tries. End of story. Flanker Morgan played a key role in the opening try on nine minutes though, taking a superb pass from Tomos Williams and shifting play to Rees-Zammit on the right. Halfpenny gathers and kicks. Scratch that. After making the tackle he interfered with the play, preventing the off load. Mountain Bike. Fiji FIJ. Nicolas Martins finished from a line-out for Portugal's try against Wales. How GB's women's sprinters became a force on the track. No try.

Underdogs have been getting reffed out the games so far.

Faletau took advantage by powering over with the final play of the game to ensure Wales took maximum points. J Williams almost gets through. Cross-Country Skiing. Portugal 3 8. Wales were disjointed and lacked a clear plan. Costelow tries a cross-kick but gets too much on it. It was a typical Welsh performance with a mix and match selection vs a tier 2 team. How to get into rugby union. Stay up to date with the latest news, results and live sports. The next infringement in the red zone for anything will result in a card. Still, 10 points from 2 games is something very Welshman would have taken before the tournament started. One of Vladimir Demikhov's creations lived for 29 days.