AUS
	No.	Name
15Andrew Kellaway, FB
14Mark Nawaqanitawase, W
13Izaia Perese, C
12Lalakai Foketi, C
11Marika Koroibete, W T
10Ben Donaldson, FH  3 
9Tate McDermott, SH
1Angus Bell, P T
2Dave Porecki, H T
3James Slipper, P
4Nick Frost, L
5Richie Arnold, L T
6Tom Hooper, FL
7Fraser McReight, FL T
8Rob Valetini, N8
Replacements
16Matt Faessler, R
17Blake Schoupp, R
18Pone Fa'amausili, R
19Rob Leota, R
20Josh Kemeny, R
21Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, R
22Samu Kerevi, R
23Suliasi Vunivalu, R

POR
	No.	Name
15Nuno Sousa Guedes, FB
14Raffaele Storti, W
13Pedro Bettencourt, C T
12Tomas Appleton, C
11Rodrigo Marta, W
10Jeronimo Portela, FH
9Samuel Marques, SH  2
1David Costa, P
2Mike Tadjer, H
3Diogo Hasse Ferreira, P
4Jose Madeira, L
5Martim Belo, L
6David Wallis de Carvalho, FL
7Nicolas Martins, FL
8Thibault de Freitas, N8
16Francisco Fernandes, R
17Duarte Diniz, R
18Francisco Bruno, R
19Steevy Cerqueira, R
20Rafael Simoes, R T
21Joao Belo, R
22Joris Moura, R
23Manuel Cardoso Pinto, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

11:45 AM, October 1, 2023

764d

Wallabies keep slim hopes of quarterfinals alive against Portugal

Australia did just enough to keep their miniscule World Cup hopes alive with an unconvincing but hardfought 34-14 bonus-point win over a lively Portugal team in their final Pool C match on Sunday.

Match Commentary

78'		Substitute on - Josh Kemeny , Australia
78'		Player substituted - Richie Arnold , Australia
76'		Substitute on - Joris Moura , Portugal

Match Stats

AUS

POR

44%

56%

46%

54%

AUS

POR

106	Runs	140
528	Meters Run	607
6	Clean Breaks	10
153	Tackles	132
29	Missed Tackles	18
7	Turnover Knock On	11

Standings

Pool A
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	FRA	4	+178	18
2	NZL	4	+206	15
3	ITA	4	-67	10
4	URU	4	-99	5
5	NAM	4	-218	0
Pool B
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	4	+144	19
2	SOU	4	+117	15
3	SCO	4	+75	10
4	TON	4	-81	5
5	ROM	4	-255	0
Pool C
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	WAL	4	+84	19
2	FIJ	4	+5	11
3	AUS	4	-1	11
4	POR	4	-39	6
5	GEO	4	-49	3
Pool D
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ENG	4	+111	18
2	ARG	4	+58	14
3	JAP	4	+2	9
4	SAM	4	+17	7
5	CHI	4	-188	0

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