Australia v Portugal LIVE – Wallabies keep slim Rugby World Cup quarter-final hopes alive after bonus-point win

Australia got the bonus-point win they needed to stay alive in the 2023 Rugby World Cup after beating Portugal 34-14 on Sunday.

Australia won’t be packing their bags just yet but that is likely the last we’ve seen of the Wallabies this tournament.

They get the bonus-point win they needed, beating Portugal 34-14, but now they need one mighty favour from Portugal next week. Unlikely, but you just never know.

The final two minutes of their tournament, most likely.

Back on the pitch and bulldozing his way through this defence, Kerevi gets some valuable yards for Australia before they spread it out wide and Koroibete gets a try his performance deserves. Donaldson misses the tough conversion.

Fully deserved, and at last… It feels as though they’ve been pushing for this try all half! And eventually it’s number eight Simoes who picks the ball up at the back of the scrum and gets their second try.

Portugal just lacking that clinical touch and that second try still evades them somehow, despite having a four-on-one out on the left. Some poor decision-making when it matters, but play comes back for another penalty. Portugal still with a chance of a second…

Another review that could easily have been upgraded to a red, but it remains a yellow for Kerevi and his forearm.

This time it’s Marta who gets a run at the Aussies but Kellaway is equal to it and Martins then gives away a penalty as another promising attack for Portugal comes to an end.

Portugal attempt to make this two-man advantage count, but Australia win the penalty just yards away from their own line and celebrate that like they’ve won a match of importance.

A leading elbow from Australis’s Kerevi, who goes in with some venom on Appleton when carrying the ball and is shown a yellow. Australia down to 13 for around eight minutes.

A lengthy review with referee Amashukeli eager for a few replays. The official deems Tadjer a few yards too far away from the line when Faessler made the offence, so he opts against awarding the try.

Tadjer shakes his head, then knocks it on moments later after the penalty. A tough few minutes for the Portugal hooker.

It looks as though Portugal have their second try thanks to Tadjer, but it is looking like a knock-on…

All the while though, referee Nika Amashukeli also reaches into his book and shows Faessler a yellow, so could this be a penalty try?

Whistles from the crowd as replay shows Foketi’s high tackle – maybe a no-arm tackle too – on Marques, but play goes on and Portugal have a line-out in Australia’s 22…

Another penalty for Portugal and Australia are warned for a series of penalties given away. The next offence will be a yellow card…

McReight picks up the loose ball and from a promising position Portugal’s advances come to an end.

A superb dummy then offload from Nawaqanitawase, who gifts McReight a free run into the corner for Australia’s fourth try, meaning the bonus-point win is on the horizon and they are set to stay alive in this tournament for another week. Donaldson’s conversion hits the post!

Portugal offside and another kick into touch from Donaldson will give Australia a chance for try number four – the try they need!

Storti sure is exciting to watch and he gets another Portugal attack going. They’re down, but they’re not out yet.

Australia get this second half under way. Their final 40 of this World Cup.

Probably…