Belgium

10 - 6

Full Time

Portugal

Belgium vs Portugal

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It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

81'

Florian Remue has penalty kick attempt at goal but pushes it to the right hand side of the posts.

81'

Bruno Vliegen comes on.

76'

Guillaume Mortier comes off.

76'

Portugal decide to make a substitution, with Jose Paiva dos Santos getting some game time.

73'

Portugal decide to make a substitution, with Simao Bento being replaced.

73'

Portugal decide to make a substitution, with Pedro Vicente getting some game time.

73'

Portugal decide to make a substitution, with Luka Begic being replaced.

73'

A gap opened in the defence and Rodrigo Marta took full advantage.

72'

Belgium make a substitution with Timothe Rifon coming on.

69'

Belgium make a substitution with Jens Torfs coming off.

69'

Belgium make a substitution with Theo Adaba coming on.

68'

Belgium make a substitution with Thomas Wallraf coming off.

68'

Belgium make a substitution with Thomas Wallraf coming on.

68'

Belgium make a substitution with Bruno Vliegen coming off.

68'

Belgium make a substitution with Lucas Rassinfosse coming on.

67'

Belgium make a substitution with Hugues Bastin coming off.

67'

Portugal sub Abel da Cunha comes onto the field.

63'

Diogo Hasse Ferreira departs for Portugal.

63'

Portugal sub Andre da Cunha comes onto the field.

63'

Manuel Picao departs for Portugal.

63'

Belgium sub Romain Pinte comes onto the field.

62'

Maxime Jadot departs for Belgium.

62'

Bruno Vliegen comes on for Belgium.

58'

Thomas Wallraf leaves the field.

58'

What a run here by Raffaele Storti as they get over the gainline!

56'

Yellow Card

Charlesty Berguet (Belgium) is shown a yellow card

54'

Jeremie Brasseur comes on.

54'

Toon Deceuninck comes off.

54'

Belgium decide to make a substitution, with Guillaume Mortier getting some game time.

47'

Belgium decide to make a substitution, with Chris Baudry being replaced.

47'

Portugal decide to make a substitution, with Jose Rodrigues getting some game time.

47'

Portugal decide to make a substitution, with Hugo Aubry being replaced.

47'

Portugal decide to make a substitution, with Hugo Gomes Camacho getting some game time.

47'

Portugal decide to make a substitution, with Pedro Lucas being replaced.

47'

Belgium decide to make a substitution, with Vincent Tauzia getting some game time.

47'

Belgium decide to make a substitution, with Alexis Cuffolo being replaced.

47'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Penalty Goal

The Portugal supporters go wild as Hugo Aubry successfully kicks the penalty goal.

31'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Florian Remue kicks the penalty goal.

29'

This is dangerous for the defence as David Wallis de Carvalho bursts through to advance the Portugal attack.

23'

Florian Remue takes the penalty but the ball didn't come round, staying right of the posts.

22'

This is dangerous for the defence as Hugo De Francq bursts through to advance the Belgium attack.

20'

Yellow Card

Jens Torfs (Belgium) is shown a yellow card

16'

Yellow Card

Martim Belo (Portugal) is shown a yellow card

16'

Yellow Card

Maximilien Hendrickx (Belgium) is shown a yellow card

14'

A gap opened in the defence and Manuel Cardoso Pinto took full advantage.

14'

A gap opened in the defence and Pedro Lucas took full advantage.

Conversion

Florian Remue has kicked a conversion.

Try

Great hands by Belgium leads to a try for Hugo De Francq

The defensive line has been broken as Hugo De Francq goes through the gap.

That's a great try assist by Julien Berger.

Florian Remue steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

Penalty Goal

Hugo Aubry has kicked a penalty goal.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Belgium v Portugal 
  
 Round 1 
  
 Sat 3rd February 2024, 11:00am PST 
  
 Stade Charles Tondreau

Points Flow Chart

Belgium win +4

Time in lead

Mins in lead

94%

% Of Game In Lead

63%

Possession Last 10 min

37%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Berguet

10 - 6

54'

Half Time

Aubry

31'

10 - 6

Remue

10 - 3

29'

Torfs

7 - 3

16'

Belo

16'

7 - 3

Hendrickx

7 - 3

14'

Remue

7 - 3

De Francq

5 - 3

Aubry

0 - 3

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

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Avg. Points Scored

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Attack Profile

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Defence Profile

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Belgium vs Portugal Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Belgium face off against Portugal in Rugby Europe Championship Round 1 on Sat 3rd February 2024 at Stade Charles Tondreau. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:00. In South Africa it’s at 21:00 SAST, 08:00 NZST in New Zealand, 06:00 AEST in Australia and 11:00 EST in the US.

Portugal won the last encounter but Portugal are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture, Portugal sits at 14 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Belgium holds 21.

The two sides are separated by 7 places in the rankings with Belgium in position 21 and Portugal in position 14 as such Portugal are favourites on paper.

Belgium vs Portugal Squads

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.