Portugal at the Rugby World Cup
Map of nations best results, excluding nations which unsuccessfully participated in qualifying tournaments.
The record of Portugal at the Rugby World Cup is currently limited to a single presence in the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the tournament's sixth edition. Portugal was the last team to qualify, via a 24–23 aggregate victory over Uruguay, and was allocated to Group C along with heavy favorites New Zealand (All Blacks), Scotland, Italy and Romania. 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.
By position
- 1987 Rugby World Cup Not invited
- 1991 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify.
- 1995 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify.
- 1999 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify.
- 2003 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify.
- 2007 Rugby World Cup Eliminated in pool stages.
- 2011 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify.
- 2015 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify.
Scotland vs Portugal
| 9 September 2007 18:00 |
Scotland  |
56 – 10 |  Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 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' |
New Zealand vs Portugal
| 15 September 2007 13:00 |
New Zealand  |
108 – 13 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 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' |
Italy vs Portugal
| 19 September 2007 20:00 |
Italy  |
31 – 5 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 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 |
Romania vs Portugal
| 25 September 2007 20:00 |
Romania  |
14 – 10 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Tincu 63' c Corodeanu 72' c Con: Calafeteanu (1/1) Dan Dumbrava (1/1) |
Report | Try: Ferreira 18' c Con: D. Pinto (1/1) Pen: Malheiro (1/1) 69' |
Overall record
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/− | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 56 | −46 | 0 |
| New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 108 | −95 | 0 |
| Italy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 31 | −26 | 0 |
| Romania |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 209 | −171 | 0 |
| Year(s) | Result |
|---|---|
| 1987 | No qualifying tournament held. |
| 1991 to 2003 | Did not qualify. |
| 2007 | Qualified. |
| 2011 | Did not qualify. |
Team Records
- Highest Team Score
- 13 vs New Zealand 2007
- 10 vs Scotland 2007
- 10 vs Romania 2007
- 5 vs Italy 2007
- Biggest Score Against
- 108 vs New Zealand 2007
- 56 vs Scotland 2007
- 31 vs Italy 2007
- 14 vs Romania 2007
- Worst Losing Margin
- 85 vs New Zealand 2007
- 46 vs Scotland 2007
- 26 vs Italy 2007
- 4 vs Romania 2007
Individual Records
- Most Points
- 12 Duarte Cardoso Pinto
- 6 Gonçalo Malheiro
- 5 David Penalva
- 5 Rui Cordeiro
- 5 Joaquim Ferreira
- 5 Pedro Carvalho
- Most Points in a Game
- 5 Duarte Cardoso Pinto vs New Zealand
- 5 Rui Cordeiro vs New Zealand
- 5 Pedro Carvalho vs Scotland
- 5 Duarte Cardoso Pinto vs Scotland
- 5 David Penalva vs Italy
- 5 Joaquim Ferreira vs Romania
- Most Tries
- 1 Penalva
- 1 Cordeiro
- 1 Ferreira
- 1 Pedro Carvalho
- Most Drop Goals
Hosting
So far Portugal has not hosted any World Cup games.
References
- Davies, Gerald (2004) The History of the Rugby World Cup (Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, (ISBN 1860746020)
- Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, (ISBN 0-642-36811-2)
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