Romania scrapes past Portugal
Romania narrowly avoided a huge upset with a late try against
Portugal.
Portugal make four changes for Romania
Portugal coach Tomaz Morais had made four changes for his team's last World Cup clash against Romania in Toulouse on Tuesday.
Sloppy Italy limp past amateurs
Italy's coach insists he is very happy with his side's unimpressive
win over Portugal.
Late tries flatter Italy
Italy were made to work hard for a 31-5 victory against minnows
Portugal.
Smith stunned to be booed
Conrad Smith was stunned. He'd just scored a try with a nifty side step to beat the last defender in the in-goal so he could dot down under the posts and he was being booed.
Portugal's wonderful day in the sun
Big, bald Rui Cordeiro was too beefy to lift aloft sunburned shoulders - but the 138-kilogram prop was mobbed outside the Stade de Gerland gates by passionate Portugese supporters.
All Blacks run riot over Portugal
Title favourites New Zealand hammered plucky Rugby World Cup
newcomers Portugal 108-13 in a Pool C mis-match.
Wolves want piece of ABs
Portugal have vowed they won't be easy pickings for the mighty All
Blacks.
Portugal parody not fit for cup
A Rugby World Cup where the southern hemisphere has trumped Europe at every turn so far will plunge towards the farcical at Stade de Gerland tomorrow.
Scots far from great as Portugal have a ball
Saint-Etienne: Scotland coach Frank Hadden was in cautious mood on Sunday despite his team's 46-point win with eight tries as a premium over World Cup debutants Portugal.
Scots win but Portugal impress
Scotland got their Pool C campaign off to a solid start with an
eight-try 56-10 victory over Portugal on Sunday but the losers were
by no means disgraced in their first Rugby World Cup appearance.
Scotland coach Hadden expects more next time
Scotland coach Frank Hadden was in cautious mood on Sunday despite his team's 56-10 win with eight tries as a premium over Portugal in their first game of the World Cup on Sunday.
No sympathy for Portugal
Fired-up Scotland supremo Frank Hadden admitted he admires World Cup minnows Portugal but warned there will no room for sympathy when they clash in the World Cup here on Sunday.
Portugal's team for Scotland match
Portugal team named today to play Scotland in their Rugby World Cup Pool C match at Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium here on Sunday:
Portugal to play B team against All Blacks
Rugby's World Cup is set to become a farce - with Portugal
promising to send out a "B" team against the All Blacks during pool
play.




