Portugal miss out on historic Rugby World Cup win in dramatic finish

Portugal miss out on historic Rugby World Cup win in dramatic finish

By Navitalai Naivalurua
Sunday 24/09/2023

Portugal missed a last-minute penalty as they were denied a first Rugby World Cup win after staging a stirring comeback against Georgia in Toulouse.

After being 13-0 down, Portugal wing Raffaele Storti looked to be the hero with two superb solo tries as his side led in the dying stages.

But a 79th-minute try awarded by the TV match official drew Georgia level.

Portugal full-back Nuno Sousa Guedes missed the crucial penalty kick seconds after the restart.

Georgia took just 75 seconds to open the scoring as record try-scorer Akaki Tabutsadze charged over in the corner for his 30th try in 33 Tests.

A conversion and two penalties from Tedo Abzhandadze put Georgia 13-0 up but after wasting countless visits into the Portugal 22, Georgia were stunned when Storti beat three men to race over brilliantly from distance.

Portuguese prop Francisco Fernandes was yellow carded for a dangerous tackle on Shalva Mamukashvili but even in his absence Portugal were on top.

In other results this morning, England thrashed Chile 71-0 and Ireland is currently leading South Africa 7-3.

You can check out all the Rugby World Cup stories, interviews, photos, videos and schedules on our website, fijivillage.

Source: BBC

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