Australia Vs Portugal: Portugal Rugby team through to Rugby World Cup

Portugal have qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France after drawing with the USA in their crunch match in Dubai with the final kick of the game. Portugal secured their place with the 16-16 result in the last match of the Final Qualification Tournament in Dubai.

They finish first of the last qualifier on points difference and become the final team to qualify for France Rugby World Cup 2023. Portugal will take part in their second Rugby World Cup after 2007 and join Australia, Wales, Fiji, and Georgia in Pool C. It means the USA who will host the tournament on 2031, miss out for the first time since 1995. It means Portugal will take their place in Pool C, at France Rugby World Cup 2023, alongside Wales, Australia Rugby World Cup team, Fiji Rugby world cup team and Georgia.

It’s hard to explain, it’s one of the best feelings in the world, Portugal captain Tomas Appleton supposed. For the rugby community this is amazing, we’ve been missing from Rugby World Cup for quite some time, and we need a new generation to inspire the kids. Earlier on Friday, Hong Kong mounted a secondhalf comeback to beat Kenya 22-18 and claim third place in the standings.

Portugal and Georgia will go to battle in a high-stakes match in Toulouse in September but could avoid each altogether in the Rugby Europe Championship this year, thanks to the new two-pool format. The other side set to feature at the World Cup, Romania, will likely battle it out with Portugal to qualify for the REC semi-finals over the next two months. Rounding out Pool B are Belgium and Poland, two sides who topped the third flight of European rugby, the Rugby Europe Trophy, in 2022.

After making their debut in 2007, Portugal Rugby world cup team will return to France for Rugby World Cup 2023. Applauded for their attacking style of play, Os Lobos secured the last qualifying place for RWC

2023 after back-to-back victories against Hong Kong (42-14) and Kenya (85-0), and a tense 16-16 draw with the USA at the France Rugby World Cup 2023 Final Qualification Tournament in Dubai.

Led by captain Tomás Appleton, Portugal became the ninth European nation to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2023. As they face Wales, Australia, Fiji and Georgia in Pool C, the team will count on the French experience of many of their players including Samuel Marques, Mike Tadjer and star Raffaele Storti as well as their French head coach Patrice Lagisquet, a Rugby World Cup finalist with Les Bleus in 1987.

Samuel Marques kicks Portugal to Rugby World Cup 2023

Portugal became the 20th team to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2023 as they secured a 16-16 draw in a nail-biting deciding match of the Final Qualification Tournament against USA. Os Lobos only needed a draw at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai to advance to a second Rugby World Cup, thanks to their superior points difference, and Samuel Marques secured it with the last kick of the match.

It means Portugal will take their place in Pool C, at RWC 2023, alongside Wales, Australia, Fiji, and Georgia. It's hard to explain, it's one of the best feelings in the world, Portugal captain Tomás Appleton stated.

For the rugby community this is amazing, we've been missing from Rugby World Cup for quite some time and we need a new generation to inspire the kids. Earlier on Friday, Hong Kong mounted a second-half comeback to beat Kenya 22-18 and claim third place in the standings. Portugal only needed a draw to advance to RWC 2023, though, and Marques stepped up to deliver it with the final kick of the match.

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