# Portugal at the Rugby World Cup

Portugal has appeared at the Rugby World Cup twice, in 2007 and 2023.
At the 2007 Rugby World Cup the team lost all four matches but succeeded in scoring points and one try in every match, and was able to gain a bonus point on the final game against Romania.
At the 2023 Rugby World Cup the team achieved its first draw against Georgia and also its first ever win beating Fiji 24 points to 23.
Portugal has never made it past the pool stage of the tournament.

## By position

| Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification |
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Squad | Head coach | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA |
| 1987 | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | n/a | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 45 |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 177 |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3rd | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 181 | 245 |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 60 |
| 2007 | Pool Stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 209 | Squad | T. Morais | 2nd | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 283 | 360 |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4th | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 255 | 149 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2nd | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 145 | 222 |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 237 | 65 |
| 2023 | Pool Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 103 | Squad | P. Lagisquet | 1st | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 478 | 267 |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 102 | 312 | — | — | — | 75 | 37 | 6 | 32 | 1742 | 1590 |

## Matches
### 2007 Rugby World Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | B | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 35 | +274 | 4 | 20 | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Scotland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 66 | +50 | 2 | 14 | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| 3 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 117 | −32 | 1 | 9 | Eliminated, automatic qualification for RWC 2011 |
| 4 | Romania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 161 | −121 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Portugal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 209 | −171 | 1 | 1 | |
* 9 September 2007 18:00
| Scotland | 56–10 | Portugal |
| Try: R. Lamont (2) 12' c, 14' c S. Lawson 23' c Dewey 30' c Parks 57' c Southwell 60' c Brown 68' c Ford 76' c Con: Parks (5/5) Paterson (3/3) | Report | Try: Carvalho 28' c Con: D. Pinto (1/1) Pen: D. Pinto (1/1) 34' |
* Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 34,162 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
* 15 September 2007 13:00
| New Zealand | 108–13 | Portugal |
| Try: Rokocoko (2) 3' m, 12' c Toeava 25' c Williams 28' c Mauger (2) 30' c, 66' c Collins 32' c Masoe 34' m Hore 40' c Leonard 50' c Evans 59' c Ellis 61' c MacDonald 69' c Smith (2) 72' c, 79' c Hayman 76' c Con: Evans (14/16) | Report | Try: Cordeiro 48' c Con: D. Pinto (1/1) Pen: D. Pinto (1/1) 75' Drop: Malheiro (1/2) 22' |
* Stade de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 40,729 Referee: Chris White (England)
* 19 September 2007 20:00
| Italy | 31–5 | Portugal |
| Try: Masi (2) 4' c, 77' c Ma. Bergamasco 72' m Con: Bortolussi (2/3) Pen: Bortolussi (4/4) 17', 30', 40+', 63' | Report | Try: Penalva 33' m |
* Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,476 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
* 25 September 2007 20:00
| Romania | 14–10 | Portugal |
| Try: Țincu 63' c Corodeanu 72' c Con: Calafeteanu (1/1) Dumbrava (1/1) | Report | Try: Ferreira 18' c Con: D. Pinto (1/1) Pen: Malheiro (1/1) 69' |
* Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 35,526 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

### 2023 Rugby World Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | B | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wales | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 59 | +84 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 19 | Advance to knockout stage, and qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup |
| 2 | Fiji | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 83 | +5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage, and qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup |
| 3 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 91 | −1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | Qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup |
| 4 | Portugal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 103 | −39 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Georgia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 113 | −49 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head: Australia 15–22 Fiji
* 16 September 2023 17:45
| Wales | 28–8 | Portugal |
| Try: Rees-Zammit 9' Lake 43' Morgan 56' Faletau 83' Con: Halfpenny 10' , 44' , 57' | Report | Try: Martins 63' Pen: Marques 37' |
* Stade de Nice, Nice Attendance: 28,700 Referee: Karl Dickson, (Rugby Football Union)
* 23 September 2023 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
| Georgia | 18–18 | Portugal |
| Try: Tabutsadze 2' c Zamtaradze 78' m Con: Abzhandadze (1/1) 3' Pen: Abzhandadze (2/2) 16', 32' | Report | Try: Storti (2) 34' m, 57' c Con: Marques (1/2) 58' Pen: Marques (2/2) 48', 53' |
* Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 31,889 Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
* 1 October 2023 17:45 CEST (UTC+2)
| (1 BP) Australia | 34–14 | Portugal |
| Try: Arnold 19' c Porecki 22' c Bell 26' c McReight 47' m Koroibete 74' m Con: Donaldson (3/5) 20', 24', 27' Pen: Donaldson (1/2) 4' | Report | Try: Bettencourt 13' c Simões 70' c Con: Marques (2/2) 14', 71' |
* Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 41,342 Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
* 8 October 2023 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
| (1 BP) Fiji | 23–24 | Portugal |
| Try: Botia 48' c Doge 68' c Con: Lomani (2/2) 49', 69' Pen: Lomani (3/3) 10', 74', 76' | Report | Try: Storti 45' c Fernandes 51' c Marta 78' c Con: Marques (3/3) 47', 53', 79' Pen: Marques (1/1) 38' |
* Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 32,223 Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

## Overall record

Up to date as of 2023 World Cup
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/− | % |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 34 | −20 | 0 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 100 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 31 | −26 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 108 | −95 | 0 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 56 | −46 | 0 |
| Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 102 | 312 | −210 | 23 |

## Team records

Highest team score
* 24 – vs Fiji 2023
* 18 - vs Georgia 2023
* 14 – vs Australia 2023
* 13 – vs New Zealand 2007
* 10 – vs Scotland 2007
* 10 – vs Romania 2007
Most tries in a game
* 3 - vs Fiji 2023
* 2 - vs Georgia 2023
* 2 - vs Australia 2023
* 1 – vs Scotland 2007
* 1 – vs New Zealand 2007
* 1 – vs Italy 2007
* 1 – vs Romania 2007
* 1 – vs Wales 2023
Most penalty goals in a game
* 2 - vs Georgia 2023
* 1 – vs Scotland 2007
* 1 – vs New Zealand 2007
* 1 – vs Romania 2007
* 1 – vs Wales 2023
* 1 - vs Fiji 2023
Biggest score against
* 108 – vs New Zealand, 2007
* 56 – vs Scotland, 2007
* 34 - vs Australia 2023
* 31 – vs Italy, 2007
* 28 – vs Wales 2023
Best winning margin
* 1 – vs Fiji 2023
Worst losing margin
* 95 – vs New Zealand, 2007
* 46 – vs Scotland, 2007
* 26 – vs Italy, 2007
* 20 – vs Wales 2023
* 20 - vs Australia 2023

## Individual records

Most points
* 24 - Samuel Marques
* 15 - Raffaele Storti
* 12 – Duarte Cardoso Pinto
* 6 – Gonçalo Malheiro
* 5 – David Penalva
* 5 – Rui Cordeiro
* 5 – Joaquim Ferreira
* 5 – Pedro Carvalho
* 5 – Nicolas Martins
* 5 – Pedro Bettencourt
* 5 – Rafael Simões
* 5 – Francisco Fernandes
* 5 – Rodrigo Marta
Most points in a game
* 10 - Raffaele Storti vs Georgia, 2023
* 9 - Samuel Marques vs Fiji, 2023
* 8 - Samuel Marques vs Georgia, 2023
* 5 – Duarte Cardoso Pinto vs New Zealand, 2007
* 5 – Rui Cordeiro vs New Zealand, 2007
* 5 – Pedro Carvalho vs Scotland, 2007
* 5 – Duarte Cardoso Pinto vs Scotland, 2007
* 5 – David Penalva vs Italy, 2007
* 5 – Joaquim Ferreira vs Romania, 2007
* 5 – Nicolas Martins vs Wales, 2023
* 5 – Pedro Bettencourt vs Australia, 2023
* 5 – Rafael Simões vs Australia, 2023
* 5 – Francisco Fernandes vs Fiji, 2023
* 5 – Rodrigo Marta vs Fiji, 2023
Most tries
* 3 - Raffaele Storti
* 1 – Pedro Carvalho
* 1 – Rui Cordeiro
* 1 – Joaquim Ferreira
* 1 – David Penalva
* 1 – Nicolas Martins
* 1 – Pedro Bettencourt
* 1 – Rafael Simões
* 1 – Francisco Fernandes
* 1 – Rodrigo Marta
Most penalty goals
* 4 – Samuel Marques
* 2 – Duarte Cardoso Pinto
* 1 – Gonçalo Malheiro
Most drop goals
* 1 – Gonçalo Malheiro