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Ymx wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:31 pm Aus need Portugal to win by 8.

Though I’m not entirely sure if Fiji lose by more than 8 but get a BP.

Is it for and against before head to head? If so, a loss by more than 8 even with 4 try bp would see Fiji packing
Just checked and it’s head to head over for and against.

So it’s either BP needed by Fiji. Within 7 or 4 tries.
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Will it be 4 years before Portugal get another game against a Tier 1 team?

WR.......... growing the game :problem:
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Wasn’t that stripped on the ground?
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They’re through now but Portugal still have a sniff for the win
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Well, Eddie will have handed over the creaming to Borthwick.
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Yeeaasssss!!!!
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Lol what a match. Still plenty of time for Fiji to come back.
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Oh my
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On the plus side, Aus go out like this :lol:
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Brilliant
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Fully deserved.
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Didn't expect that. Fantastic for Portugal, they're beside themselves.
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What a result!
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That was awesome
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Best of both worlds. Fiji through and Portugal have a landmark win. Great day for the sport.
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Nothing less than they deserved. Delighted for them. Is this Portugal arriving into a rugby nation?
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Excellent by Portugal.
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So pleased for Portugal, thoroughly deserved, what makes it sweeter, Australia out..
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You'd think Portugal had won the whole thing. Awwww...
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Best possible result !


Congrats Portugal !

Well done Fiji !
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Eng with a bye to the semis now.

Fiji have gotten worse every game
- robbed against Wal
- not as good against a very poor Aus
- very disappointing against Geo
- and clueless tonight
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83 - 168 tackles :shock:
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Kudos to Portugal, they're a fun team to watch.

Can't imagine England will be too phased at facing Fiji, their last head-to-head result notwithstanding.

Eddie probably started drowning his sorrows half an hour ago. Oh dear, how sad...
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Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:53 pm Eng with a bye to the semis now.

Fiji have gotten worse every game
- robbed against Wal
- not as good against a very poor Aus
- very disappointing against Geo
- and clueless tonight
We weren’t exactly slick yesterday… Fiji will play a lot better next week
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Portugal may even give Italy a run for their mone on this form.
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Parabens Portugal!
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England vs Fiji 🤣🤣

What a game to look forward to
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Holy shit, well done Portugal. I put this game on expecting it to be background noise, but fair fuckin' play to them. They wanted this badly and they played so well.
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That’s what the WC needed.

Superb stuff. Really interested to find out a bit more about rugby in Portugal now
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Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:52 pm Nothing less than they deserved. Delighted for them. Is this Portugal arriving into a rugby nation?
Sadly not. WR will starve them of any meaningful rugby and they'll get a few crumbs of funding: enough such that Braindead Billy and co have one less inflight whisky.
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Classic game of two halves.
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Love it! That's the passion too want to see ♥️♥️♥️
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Gumboot wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:57 pm Classic game of two halves.
Not really, Portugal the better team both halves.
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Perfect result for everyone, apart from the convicts
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ASMO wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:58 pm
Gumboot wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:57 pm Classic game of two halves.
Not really, Portugal the better team both halves.
Indeed.
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Defeat will probably fire Fiji up.
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ASMO wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:58 pm
Gumboot wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:57 pm Classic game of two halves.
Not really, Portugal the better team both halves.
It was looking like a cripple fight at half time. I was thinking about watching an NFL game instead.

Edit: OK, just to clarify, I was referring to the quality of play, not about each team dominating a half.
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Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:57 pm
Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:52 pm Nothing less than they deserved. Delighted for them. Is this Portugal arriving into a rugby nation?
Sadly not. WR will starve them of any meaningful rugby and they'll get a few crumbs of funding: enough such that Braindead Billy and co have one less inflight whisky.
The counterpoint to this is being a western European nation they are a reasonably attractive commercial proposition, unlike a lot of their contemporaries
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Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 9:01 pm
Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:57 pm
Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:52 pm Nothing less than they deserved. Delighted for them. Is this Portugal arriving into a rugby nation?
Sadly not. WR will starve them of any meaningful rugby and they'll get a few crumbs of funding: enough such that Braindead Billy and co have one less inflight whisky.
The counterpoint to this is being a western European nation they are a reasonably attractive commercial proposition, unlike a lot of their contemporaries
Same time zone and easy to get to. The bigger nations really could send even A teams for games.
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BYE BYE EDDIE...FUCK RIGHT OFF AND DON'T LET THE DOOR HIT YOUR ARSE ON THE WAY OUT YOU CHANCER CUNT
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