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Belgium face off against Portugal in Rugby Europe Championship Round 1 on Sat 7th February 2026 at Stade Charles Tondreau. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:00 and is broadcast on RugbyPass TV. In South Africa it’s at 21:00 SAST on RugbyPass TV, 08:00 NZST on RugbyPass TV in New Zealand, 06:00 AEST on RugbyPass TV in Australia and 11:00 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.
Portugal won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with Portugal in position 19 and Belgium in position 21, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Belgium vs Portugal will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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Maxime Jadot (Belgium) is shown a yellow card
Samuel Marques has kicked a conversion.
A bit of individual brilliance by Domingos Cabral leads to a try for Portugal
The Portugal supporters go wild as Samuel Marques successfully kicks the conversion.
Great hands by Portugal leads to a try for Manuel Cardoso Pinto
Samuel Marques adds the points for Portugal.
The touch judges raise their flags as Florian Remue kicks the conversion.
The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Julien Berger dots the ball down from close range.
Luka Begic (Portugal) is shown a yellow card
Vincent Pinto (Portugal) is shown a yellow card
Isaac Montoisy (Belgium) is shown a yellow card
Florian Remue kicks the penalty.
Samuel Marques has kicked a penalty goal.
Florian Remue does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
It's going to take a miracle to stop this Belgium maul...no miracles today as Alexandre Raynier powers over.
The touch judges raise their flags as Samuel Marques kicks the penalty goal.
Samuel Marques makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
Portugal are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Samuel Marques picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
Samuel Marques makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
A wonderful passing move by Portugal is finished off by Rodrigo Marta
Samuel Marques makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.