Australia vs Portugal LIVE: Rugby World Cup result and final score as Wallabies keep faint hopes alive

Australia 34-14 Portugal: The Wallabies got the bonus-point win they needed but their World Cup hopes now rest on Fiji’s final match next week

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Australia’s slender hopes of making it to the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals survived another round of matches as they huffed and puffed to a 34-14 bonus-point victory against Portugal.

Eddie Jones’s Wallabies, who have now played all their games, will be eliminated in the group phase for the first time if Fiji take a point against Portugal next week in the Pool C finale.

Portugal led 7-3 after Pedro Bettencourt’s early converted try but the centre was then sin-binned for a high tackle and Australia made the most of it by scoring three tries through Richard Arnold, David Porecki and Angus Bell.

Fraser McReight touched down to secure the bonus point shortly after the break, while Marika Koroibete got a fifth with only a few minutes left.

Ben Donaldson added points from the tee as twice world champions Australia, who conceded a late converted try by Rafael Simoes after picking up two yellow cards, climbed to second on 11 points, three behind already-qualified Wales and only one ahead of Fiji.

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Australia vs Portugal LIVE: Latest Rugby World Cup updates

• FULL TIME! Australia 34-14 Portugal
• Wallabies stay alive but will be knocked out if Fiji secure a point against Portugal next week
• Try! Bettencourt scores! Australia 3-7 Portugal
• Pedro Bettencourt yellow card TMO review for head contact
• Try! Arnold scores! Australia 10-7 Portugal
• Try! Porecki scores! Australia 17-7 Portugal
• Try! Bell scores! Australia 24-7 Portugal
• Half time: Australia 24-7 Portugal
• Try! McReight scores! Australia 29-7 Portugal
• Try! Simoes scores! Australia 29-14 Portugal
• Try! Koroibete scores! Australia 34-14 Portugal

[1 October 2023 15:46 · Jamie Braidwood]

Australia vs Portugal LIVE: Rugby World Cup latest

Eddie Jones’ Australia take on Portugal in what is likely to be their final fixture at this year’s Rugby World Cup.

Last weekend’s 40-6 loss to Wales marked the Wallabies’ second defeat in a row, and they will be out of the tournament if Fiji take even a point from their final Pool C fixture against the Portuguese next weekend.

It would mark the first time Australia’s men have exited at the pool stages.

They won’t take anything for granted here, either, with Portugal among this World Cup’s most impressive nations, pushing Wales hard for long periods of their opening fixture before drawing with Georgia.

Here’s everything you need to know.

[1 October 2023 15:45 · Jamie Braidwood]

Australia vs Portugal LIVE: Rugby World Cup latest

Australia will hope to put a disappointing tournament so far behind them as they take on Portugal in Pool C.

For the first time, the Wallabies are set to go out of the Rugby World Cup before the knockout rounds begin - if Fiji secure even a losing bonus point against Portugal next weekend, Eddie Jones’s side will be out.

Ahead of a crucial period for Australian rugby with a home tournament in four years’ time, the rebuilding begins now with a bonus point victory a must against a Portuguese side that have impressed mightily in France.

Having pushed Wales far closer than most expected, Patrice Lagisquet’s squad narrowly missed out on an historic victory against Georgia and will be confident that they can test their opponents in Saint-Etienne.

Could they even deepen the Wallabies‘ woe? Follow all the latest from the Pool C match in today’s live blog: