WALES
	No.	Name
15Leigh Halfpenny, FB  3
14Louis Rees-Zammit, W T
13Mason Grady, C
12Johnny Williams, C
11Rio Dyer, W
10Gareth Anscombe, FH
9Tomos Williams, SH
1Nicky Smith, P
2Dewi Lake, H T
3Dillon Lewis, P
4Christ Tshiunza, L
5Dafydd Jenkins, L
6Dan Lydiate, FL
7Jac Morgan, FL T
8Taulupe Faletau, N8 T
Replacements
16Ryan Elias, R
17Corey Domachowski, R
18Tomas Francis, R
19Adam Beard, R
20Taine Basham, R
21Gareth Davies, R
22Sam Costelow, R 
23Josh Adams, R

POR
	No.	Name
15Nuno Sousa Guedes, FB
14Vincent Pinto, W
13Jose Lima, C
12Tomas Appleton, C
11Rodrigo Marta, W
10Jeronimo Portela, FH
9Samuel Marques, SH 
1Francisco Fernandes, P
2Mike Tadjer, H
3Anthony Alves, P
4Martim Belo, L
5Steevy Cerqueira, L
6Joao Granate, FL
7Nicolas Martins, FL T
8Rafael Simoes, N8
16David Costa, R
17Lionel Campergue, R
18Diogo Hasse Ferreira, R
19Thibault de Freitas, R
20David Wallis de Carvalho, R
21Pedro Lucas, R
22Joris Moura, R
23Raffaele Storti, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Allianz Riviera

11:45 AM, September 16, 2023

482d

Wales scramble to bonus-point win over inspired Portugal

Taulupe Faletau charged over for a try in the final seconds to secure Wales a potentially vital bonus point in a 28-8 World Cup victory over Portugal on Saturday after the underdogs produced a battling performance.

Match Commentary

83'		28-8 Conversion - Sam Costelow , Wales
83'		26-8 Try - Taulupe Faletau , Wales
78'		Substitute on - Lionel Campergue , Portugal

Match Stats

WALES

POR

57%

43%

50%

WALES

POR

150	Runs	108
636	Meters Run	373
5	Clean Breaks	6
112	Tackles	156
14	Missed Tackles	27
12	Turnover Knock On	6

Standings

Pool A
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	FRA	4	+178	18
2	NZL	4	+206	15
3	ITALY	4	-67	10
4	URUG	4	-99	5
5	NAMIB	4	-218	0
Pool B
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	4	+144	19
2	SA	4	+117	15
3	SCOT	4	+75	10
4	TONGA	4	-81	5
5	ROM	4	-255	0
Pool C
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	WALES	4	+84	19
2	FIJI	4	+5	11
3	AUS	4	-1	11
4	POR	4	-39	6
5	GEO	4	-49	3
Pool D
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ENG	4	+111	18
2	ARG	4	+58	14
3	JPN	4	+2	9
4	SAMOA	4	+17	7
5	CHI	4	-188	0

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