Portugal are currently better than Italy which are ranked much higher.

@cgrant Italy have been an utter disappointment.

The phuck is wrong with Fiji at the moment? They need to focus up front, get some go forward and then wide with the miracle plays.

Jeez the England Fiji quarter, it it happens, is going to be a classic

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Wallabies have been taken off their life support machine just to see if there is an improvement over the next 40 minutes

What a great try to Portugal!

Fiji look like they are playing for the single point they need, so lacklustre

Fiji 3 - 10 Portugal

Maybe Fiji will start to play now.

@Stargazer good call

I feel sorry for Portugal that Fiji scored that try. One little mistake from them, requiring minimal effort from Fiji.

High tackle missed on a Portuguese player ?

So diving has now made it into rugby

It should just be a yellow for me given the late step by the Portuguese player

Head making direct contact with chin. That could be upgraded to red.

@Stargazer mitigation because of the late step?

Deserved try to Portugal!
Don't get me wrong, I want Fiji to go through, but they should work for it. They're just looking lazy at the moment.

@Stargazer it was the dive though. Players are now falling over at the merest hint of head contact.

@stodders said in RWC Week 5: Fiji v Portugal:

@Stargazer mitigation because of the late step?

Spot on. Yellow stays yellow.

This Fiji team has just shovelled ball across and looked every bit like a Fiji team of the past. Really disappointing.

On the other hand, the Portuguese team have been excellent.

Portugal leading Fiji 17-10 with 21 minutes to go.

Aussie might make the QFs.

@sparky this is still enough though for Fiji to stumble in.

How thick is the Fijian leadership ,take the 3 ,you only need a bonus point

If they took the 3, got some territory, they'd get another 3, do that 3 times and they could still win. How dumb are these guys?

I've seen some dumb ruck entries in my time but that is right up there. You fucking muppet.

Think Fiji just need to be patient and accurate, points will come.

My god this ref is letting it go, isn't he, that was two forward passes and an offside in 30 seconds.

@Steven-Harris And again.

That clean out was the dumbest thing you’ll ever see on a rugby field.

WTF is going on? How did this rabble beat Oz?

@antipodean said in RWC Week 5: Fiji v Portugal:

WTF is going on? How did this rabble beat Oz?

It's only Australia.

@Stargazer if they miss by a bonus point only themselves to blame

Seriously though, Fiji have been great (until this game) with not playing in their own half, and accumulating points when they visit the other team's half. They've given up on both and are just hoping for individual brilliance. Terrible.

Fiji playing like they spent the last week on the piss.

Why aren't the coaching team sending them a message to take the 3? I would if my captain is as thick as shit.

Loving this rangy Portuguese openside.
He's having a stormer

Worked hard for that, but looks like they're there now.

Fiji hanging in there with their required point but are down seventeen ten with about ten minutes to go. On the brighter side they have just scored 15 - 17

Even if they do ,an abject England will still be too strong for this Fijian team

All tied, if Fiji exit well and get the ball in good position I think they score again and win by a bit.

17-17.