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Germany face off against Portugal in Rugby Europe Championship Round 2 on Sat 14th February 2026 at Paul Greifzu Stadion. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 12:00 and is broadcast on RugbyPass TV. In South Africa it’s at 14:00 SAST on RugbyPass TV, 01:00 NZST on RugbyPass TV in New Zealand, 23:00 AEST on RugbyPass TV in Australia and 04:00 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.
Portugal won the last encounter but Portugal are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Portugal sits at 19 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Germany holds 31.
The two sides are separated by 12 places in the rankings with Germany in position 31 and Portugal in position 19 as such Portugal are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Germany 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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