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Last 1 Meeting
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Russia face off against Portugal in REC Championship on Fri 16th July 2021 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 01:00. In South Africa it’s at 02:00 SAST, 12:00 NZST in New Zealand, 10:00 AEST in Australia and 17:00 EST 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 15 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Russia holds 32.
The two sides are separated by 17 places in the rankings with Russia in position 32 and Portugal in position 15 as such Portugal are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Russia 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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