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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

Sonia Twigg,Jamie Braidwood
Sunday 01 October 2023 14:11 EDT
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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.

Follow all the latest from the Pool C match below. Get all the Rugby World Cup odds here, plus the latest tips and free bets on the World Cup here.

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Australia 24-7 Portugal LIVE: 30 minutes

That has been an intense first half an hour in the game, Portugal had a lead early on with the first try, but since then it has all been falling the way of Australia.

Bettencourt was shown a yellow card and the Wallabies took the man advantage and capitalised.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2023 17:20
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Australia 24-7 Portugal LIVE: 29 minutes

Portugal offload quickly after gaining the advantage, trying to get a foothold back in this game, but Australia’s defence are just sending them backwards so far.

It is almost like a green and gold wall at the moment.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2023 17:19
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Conversion! Australia 24-7 Portugal LIVE: 27 minutes

Donaldson again makes no mistakes and the lead is just extending here from Australia.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2023 17:17
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Try! Australia 22-7 Portugal

Bell is the one to get this one over the line and this is turning into a rout slightly here.

Portugal will be up to 15 after this, but the damage might already have been done, and their defence has been porous to say the least so far.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2023 17:16
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Conversion! Australia 17-7 Portugal LIVE: 24 minutes

Donaldson has had a mixed kicking game so far, but he makes this one with his best kick of the game so far to extend the Wallabies’ lead.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2023 17:14
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Try! Australia 15-7 Portugal LIVE: 20 minutes

This sin-bin period has been prolific for Australia and David Porecki has scored the Wallabies’ second try of the game.

It came after an inch-perfect kick to the corner, and Portugal had no answer for their opponents’ size advantage in the maul.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2023 17:13
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Australia 10-7 Portugal LIVE: 20 minutes

There is good news for the Portugal fans, the TMO check has been completed and it will just be a yellow card because there was not a high degree of danger.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2023 17:11
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Try! Australia 8-7 Portugal LIVE: 15 minutes

Australia have almost immediately made the man-advantage count with their first try of the match and a simple conversion between the posts.

Arnold the man to score the try.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2023 17:10
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Penalty! Australia 3-7 Portugal LIVE: 15 minutes

Australia have missed their penalty, which drifts just wide of the posts but Portugal facing an anxious wait here and could be a man down for the rest of this game.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2023 17:06
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Australia 3-7 Portugal LIVE: 13 minutes

TMO check for a tackle by Portugal try scorer Bettencourt who could be sent off here for a shoulder to the head on Perese.

And he will receive the yellow card while there is a more substantial check.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2023 17:04

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