Portugal at the Rugby World Cup

Map of nations best results, excluding nations which unsuccessfully participated in qualifying tournaments.

Portugal has appeared at the Rugby World Cup twice, in 2007 and 2023.

At the 2007 Rugby World Cup the team lost all four matches but succeeded in scoring points and one try in every match, and was able to gain a bonus point on the final game against Romania.

At the 2023 Rugby World Cup the team achieved its first draw against Georgia and also its first ever win beating Fiji 24 points to 23.

Portugal has never made it past the pool stage of the tournament.

By position

Rugby World Cup record											Qualification
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	Squad	Head coach		Pos	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA
1987	Not invited										Not invited
1991	Did not qualify										P/O	2	1	0	1	18	45
1995											3rd	5	2	0	3	85	177
1999											P/O	8	3	0	5	181	245
2003											2nd	2	1	0	1	60	60
2007	Pool Stage	4	0	0	4	38	209	Squad	T. Morais		P/O	18	10	2	6	283	360
2011	Did not qualify										4th	10	5	1	4	255	149
2015											2nd	10	2	1	7	145	222
2019											P/O	7	6	0	1	237	65
2023	Pool Stage	4	1	1	2	64	103	Squad	P. Lagisquet		P/O	13	7	2	4	478	267
2027	Qualified										1st	3	3	0	0	130	50
2031	To be determined										To be determined
Total	—	8	1	1	6	102	312	—	—		—	78	40	6	32	1872	1640
Champions   Runners–up   Third place   Fourth place   Home venue

Matches

2007 Rugby World Cup

Main article: 2007 Rugby World Cup Pool C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	B	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	4	4	0	0	309	35	+274	4	20	Qualified for the quarter-finals
2	Scotland	4	3	0	1	116	66	+50	2	14
3	Italy	4	2	0	2	85	117	−32	1	9	Eliminated, automatic qualification for RWC 2011
4	Romania	4	1	0	3	40	161	−121	1	5
5	Portugal	4	0	0	4	38	209	−171	1	1

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9 September 2007 18:00

Scotland	56–10	Portugal
Try: R. Lamont (2) 12' c, 14' c S. Lawson 23' c Dewey 30' c Parks 57' c Southwell 60' c Brown 68' c Ford 76' c Con: Parks (5/5) Paterson (3/3)	Report	Try: Carvalho 28' c Con: D. Pinto (1/1) Pen: D. Pinto (1/1) 34'

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 34,162 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

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15 September 2007 13:00

New Zealand	108–13	Portugal
Try: Rokocoko (2) 3' m, 12' c Toeava 25' c Williams 28' c Mauger (2) 30' c, 66' c Collins 32' c Masoe 34' m Hore 40' c Leonard 50' c Evans 59' c Ellis 61' c MacDonald 69' c Smith (2) 72' c, 79' c Hayman 76' c Con: Evans (14/16)	Report	Try: Cordeiro 48' c Con: D. Pinto (1/1) Pen: D. Pinto (1/1) 75' Drop: Malheiro (1/2) 22'

Stade de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 40,729 Referee: Chris White (England)

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19 September 2007 20:00

Italy	31–5	Portugal
Try: Masi (2) 4' c, 77' c Ma. Bergamasco 72' m Con: Bortolussi (2/3) Pen: Bortolussi (4/4) 17', 30', 40+', 63'	Report	Try: Penalva 33' m

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,476 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

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25 September 2007 20:00

Romania	14–10	Portugal
Try: Țincu 63' c Corodeanu 72' c Con: Calafeteanu (1/1) Dumbrava (1/1)	Report	Try: Ferreira 18' c Con: D. Pinto (1/1) Pen: Malheiro (1/1) 69'

Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 35,526 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

2023 Rugby World Cup

Main article: 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	B	Pts	Qualification
1	Wales	4	4	0	0	143	59	+84	17	8	3	19	Advance to knockout stage, and qualification to the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup
2	Fiji	4	2	0	2	88	83	+5	9	9	3	11 [a]
3	Australia	4	2	0	2	90	91	−1	11	8	3	11 [a]	Qualification to the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup
4	Portugal	4	1	1	2	64	103	−39	8	13	0	6
5	Georgia	4	0	1	3	64	113	−49	7	14	1	3

Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head: Australia 15–22 Fiji

16 September 2023 17:45

Wales	28–8	Portugal
Try: Rees-Zammit 9' Lake 43' Morgan 56' Faletau 83' Con: Halfpenny 10', 44', 57'	Report	Try: Martins 63' Pen: Marques 37'

Stade de Nice, Nice Attendance: 28,700 Referee: Karl Dickson (Rugby Football Union)

23 September 2023 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Georgia	18–18	Portugal
Try: Tabutsadze 2' c Zamtaradze 78' m Con: Abzhandadze (1/1) 3' Pen: Abzhandadze (2/2) 16', 32'	Report	Try: Storti (2) 34' m, 57' c Con: Marques (1/2) 58' Pen: Marques (2/2) 48', 53'

Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 31,889 Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand) [1]

1 October 2023 17:45 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 BP) Australia	34–14	Portugal
Try: Arnold 19' c Porecki 22' c Bell 26' c McReight 47' m Koroibete 74' m Con: Donaldson (3/5) 20', 24', 27' Pen: Donaldson (1/2) 4'	Report	Try: Bettencourt 13' c Simões 70' c Con: Marques (2/2) 14', 71'

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 41,342 Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) [1]

8 October 2023 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 BP) Fiji	23–24	Portugal
Try: Botia 48' c Doge 68' c Con: Lomani (2/2) 49', 69' Pen: Lomani (3/3) 10', 74', 76'	Report	Try: Storti 45' c Fernandes 51' c Marta 78' c Con: Marques (3/3) 47', 53', 79' Pen: Marques (1/1) 38'

Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 32,223 Referee: Luke Pearce (England) [1]

Overall record

Up to date as of 2023 World Cup

Country	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	+/−	%
Australia	1	0	0	1	14	34	−20	0
Fiji	1	1	0	0	24	23	+1	100
Georgia	1	0	1	0	18	18	0	0
Italy	1	0	0	1	5	31	−26	0
New Zealand	1	0	0	1	13	108	−95	0
Romania	1	0	0	1	10	14	−4	0
Scotland	1	0	0	1	10	56	−46	0
Wales	1	0	0	1	8	28	−20	0
TOTAL	8	1	1	6	102	312	−210	23

Team records

Highest team score

• 24 – vs Fiji 2023
• 18 - vs Georgia 2023
• 14 – vs Australia 2023
• 13 – vs New Zealand 2007
• 10 – vs Scotland 2007
• 10 – vs Romania 2007

Most tries in a game

• 3 - vs Fiji 2023
• 2 - vs Georgia 2023
• 2 - vs Australia 2023
• 1 – vs Scotland 2007
• 1 – vs New Zealand 2007
• 1 – vs Italy 2007
• 1 – vs Romania 2007
• 1 – vs Wales 2023

Most penalty goals in a game

• 2 - vs Georgia 2023
• 1 – vs Scotland 2007
• 1 – vs New Zealand 2007
• 1 – vs Romania 2007
• 1 – vs Wales 2023
• 1 - vs Fiji 2023

Biggest score against

• 108 – vs New Zealand, 2007
• 56 – vs Scotland, 2007
• 34 - vs Australia 2023
• 31 – vs Italy, 2007
• 28 – vs Wales 2023

Best winning margin

• 1 – vs Fiji 2023

Worst losing margin

• 95 – vs New Zealand, 2007
• 46 – vs Scotland, 2007
• 26 – vs Italy, 2007
• 20 – vs Wales 2023
• 20 - vs Australia 2023

Individual records

Most points

• 24 - Samuel Marques
• 15 - Raffaele Storti
• 12 – Duarte Cardoso Pinto
• 6 – Gonçalo Malheiro
• 5 – David Penalva
• 5 – Rui Cordeiro
• 5 – Joaquim Ferreira
• 5 – Pedro Carvalho
• 5 – Nicolas Martins
• 5 – Pedro Bettencourt
• 5 – Rafael Simões
• 5 – Francisco Fernandes
• 5 – Rodrigo Marta

Most points in a game

• 10 - Raffaele Storti vs Georgia, 2023
• 9 - Samuel Marques vs Fiji, 2023
• 8 - Samuel Marques vs Georgia, 2023
• 5 – Duarte Cardoso Pinto vs New Zealand, 2007
• 5 – Rui Cordeiro vs New Zealand, 2007
• 5 – Pedro Carvalho vs Scotland, 2007
• 5 – Duarte Cardoso Pinto vs Scotland, 2007
• 5 – David Penalva vs Italy, 2007
• 5 – Joaquim Ferreira vs Romania, 2007
• 5 – Nicolas Martins vs Wales, 2023
• 5 – Pedro Bettencourt vs Australia, 2023
• 5 – Rafael Simões vs Australia, 2023
• 5 – Francisco Fernandes vs Fiji, 2023
• 5 – Rodrigo Marta vs Fiji, 2023

Most tries

• 3 - Raffaele Storti
• 1 – Pedro Carvalho
• 1 – Rui Cordeiro
• 1 – Joaquim Ferreira
• 1 – David Penalva
• 1 – Nicolas Martins
• 1 – Pedro Bettencourt
• 1 – Rafael Simões
• 1 – Francisco Fernandes
• 1 – Rodrigo Marta

Most penalty goals

• 4 – Samuel Marques
• 2 – Duarte Cardoso Pinto
• 1 – Gonçalo Malheiro

Most drop goals

• 1 – Gonçalo Malheiro

References

1. "Rugby World Cup 2023 pool stage". World Rugby. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

• Davies, Gerald (2004). The History of the Rugby World Cup. Sanctuary Publishing. ISBN   1860746020.
• Farr-Jones, Nick (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup. Australia Post. ISBN   0-642-36811-2.