Well Portugal keep their hopes of qualification alive. With a narrow home win and 7 points advantage Portugal will now travel to Uruguay on the 24th hoping to win through to France in September. We are still taking Uruguay to win through. … [Read more...]
Uruguay visit Portugal on Saturday
This Saturday the 10th we see the first of the final 2 games to decide if Portugal or Uruguay will be in France for RWC 2007. The game kicks off in Lisbon’s Estadio Universitario de Lisboa and will be refereed by Ireland’s Donal Courtney. The return is the 24th March in Montevideo Uruguay. Uruguay will be hoping to repeat the results in 1999 when they won away then home to … [Read more...]
Portugal V Uruguay Dates
March the 24th We will know the last qualifier for France 2007. Portugal host Uruguay at Lisbon’s Estadio Universitario de Lisboa on Saturday , March 10. Kick-off 3pm in the first of the 2 leg play-off. With the decisive second leg in Uruguay at Parque Central Field in Montevideo on March 24 with the match kicking-off at 3.30pm local time. England’s Tony Spreadbury will be … [Read more...]
86 Teams and 192 Matches to produce RWC 2007
By the time Uruguay play Portugal in the final Repechage match 86 teams will have taken part and 192 matches will have been played. The qualifying process for Rugby World Cup 2007 started in September 2004 when Andorra hosted Norway. It will end at the end of February 2007 we believe with Uruguay taking the last place and games against New Zealand, Scotland, Italy and Romania … [Read more...]
Portugal edge a close hard fought encounter in Lisbon 16-15
Portugals hopes of qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2007 in France are still alive after recording a 16-15 victory over Morocco in Lisbon on Saturday. The narrow victory means that Tomaz Morais side win the two-legged qualifier 26-20 on aggregate and now proceed through to the final Rugby World Cup qualifying Repechage round against Uruguay. Morocco never gave up the fight and … [Read more...]