Match Day Programme: Wales v Portugal
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Fixture: Wales v Portugal
Venue: Stade de Nice (35,983)
Kickoff Time: 17:45 local time (GMT+2)
Referee: Karl Dickson
Head-to-head Played:
Played: 1
Wales Wins: 1
Portugal: 0
Draws: 0
Rugby World Cup Head-to-Head
Played: 0
Points for:
Wales: 102
Portugal: 11
Biggest winning margin:
Wales: 91 (1994)
Portugal: 0
Last Meeting: 1994 – Wales 102 – 11 Portugal, Lisbon.
World Cup Fixtures
Wales
- Australia
- Georgia
Portugal
- Georgia
- Australia
- Fiji
Referee: Karl Dickson
Debut as Referee: 2014
RWC Games as Referee: 0
On 10 May 2017 it was announced Karl Dickson will join the Rugby Football Union's Professional Game Match Officials Team (PGMOT) next season following his retirement from rugby said a statement on the Harlequins official website.
Team News:
Wales: Head coach Warren Gatland has made 13 changes to his starting XV following their six-point victory over Fiji with only Taulupe Falatau and Louis Rees-Zammit retaining their places in the run-on side. Four players in the starting XV will be making their RWC debut.
Portugal:
- There are 19 survivors in the match-day 23 – who will all be making their Rugby World Cup debuts - from the side which secured their place at RWC 2023 with a 16-16 draw against USA in Dubai last November, with seven players in the starting XV aged 30 or older.
