The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, congratulated the national rugby team this Sunday for having achieved, for the first time in its history, a victory in the final phase of the World Cup.
“It was a very important step towards the affirmation of Portuguese rugby, opening perspectives for future successes. (…) To the “Wolves”, to their coach and technical team, and to the Portuguese Rugby Federation, the President of the Republic thanks , on behalf of Portugal and the Portuguese, for the way they honored our Country, leaving a word of enormous gratitude to our Community in France and to all those who supported our national team from the beginning. Tomorrow they will do even better! “, you can read in the note published on the website of the Presidency of the Republic.
Portugal achieved its first victory in a Rugby World Cup, beating Fiji 24-23, who still qualified, like Argentina.
In the last match of Group C of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Portugal managed to make history and triumphed over Fiji, in a match that was always balanced and decided in the final minutes, with a try by Rodrigo Marta converted by Samuel Marques.
Despite the defeat, Fiji manages to retain second place in the group and advance to the quarterfinals, like Wales, the leader, leaving out Australia, while Portugal rises to fourth place in the group, in exchange for Georgia.
Source: TSF
