Lots to little

Reasonable set of back ups there Mike

I must admit my last memory of a Portugal rugby side was when Wales beat them by 100+ points back in the 90's sometime.
I'd kinda dismissed this game as a nothing match where we'd play our back-ups & win at a canter. After watching Uruguay last night I had an uneasy feeling about this game, made worse by googling their recent results & seeing they only lost by 10 points against Italy last year.

@pooler-fan said in RWC Week 2: Wales v Portugal:

I must admit my last memory of a Portugal rugby side was when Wales beat them by 100+ points back in the 90's sometime.
I'd kinda dismissed this game as a nothing match where we'd play our back-ups & win at a canter. After watching Uruguay last night I had an uneasy feeling about this game, made worse by googling their recent results & seeing they only lost by 10 points against Italy last year.

Stand down

We'll stuff them

@MiketheSnow said in RWC Week 2: Wales v Portugal:

@pooler-fan said in RWC Week 2: Wales v Portugal:

I must admit my last memory of a Portugal rugby side was when Wales beat them by 100+ points back in the 90's sometime.
I'd kinda dismissed this game as a nothing match where we'd play our back-ups & win at a canter. After watching Uruguay last night I had an uneasy feeling about this game, made worse by googling their recent results & seeing they only lost by 10 points against Italy last year.

Stand down

We'll stuff them

I hope you're right Mike.

Wales in their change strip of mostly black, and Portugal haven't read the script but not good enough to capitalize.

Wales score first, courtesy of Rees-Zammit, nice try assist in the lead up though.

Some nice touches from Wales, openside Morgan has been very good, although Portugal have ridden their luck thus far. A 50-22 helped. Score still 7-0 Wales

Portugal's exits from their 22 have been brilliant. Kicking long. Two x 50-22s keeping Wales honest.

@Jailbreak7 said in RWC Week 2: Wales v Portugal:

Portugal's exits from their 22 have been brilliant. Kicking long. Two x 50-22s keeping Wales honest.

Os Lobos defence has been excellent as well

Wales' ruck speed has been abysmal in that opening 40, Gats needs to give them a good rollicking at h/t.
Portugal totally committed as you'd expect.

Dumb and shit
A bad combo

Making really hard work of this

@MiketheSnow said in RWC Week 2: Wales v Portugal:

Dumb and shit
A bad combo

Making really hard work of this

TBF, Portugal's breakdown work is excellent.

Great planned move by Portugal and a great try.

@Victor-Meldrew Love that move!

Wales have been bloody awful tbh. But kudos to Portugal.

Wales score but, you have to say, against the run of play.

LRZ set up the try really well.

Scratch that.

The refs have abdicated responsibility for showing red cards since the bunker came in.

Entertaining match and Os Lobos have been really good. Excellent defence, discipline and kicking game.

We keep saying it every four years, but World rugby really does need to get it's act together and find a way to get teams like Portugal regular games against the top sides.