On the verge of elimination, only an unlikely set of circumstances will allow Richie Arnold's teammates to survive this World Cup. Facing the Portuguese, led by French coach Patrice Lajesquet, was, above all, a matter of saving honor, on Sunday, October 1, in Saint-Etienne. Australia (34-14) finally won the offensive bonus.
World rugby giants Australia, whose elimination from the group stage of the 2023 Rugby World Cup was by a thread, faced off against a Portuguese upset on Sunday 1 October (5:45pm) in Saint-Etienne, with the sole aim of regaining their place. The picture, before deep contemplation of its future.
The match against the Portuguese “Lobos” (Wolves) was surrounded by a state of ridicule since the Fijians won, on Saturday in Bordeaux, over Georgia, without the additional offensive point (17-12). The elimination of the Wallabies seemed more and more inevitable.
Mathematically, there was still little chance for the Wallabies, double world champions in 1991 and 1999, to reach the quarter-finals: so they had to get a better win over Portugal, and on 8 October, Fiji lost to Portugal for no reward. points.
Australia – Portugal, 5:45 p.m.
