It took until the very last of 40 pool stage games for the quarterfinalist to be confirmed in a match that had two winners and one loser.
Portugal heroically won their first game in a Rugby World Cup, defeating Fiji 24 to 23 in Toulouse. But Fiji gained a vital bonus point for losing by seven or fewer, thus advancing to a quarter-final against England. For the Wallabies, there would be no lottery win-style escape. After a week of waiting, they were put out of their misery, crashing out of the Rugby Union World Cup before the quarter-finals for the first time.
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Simon Poidevin played 59 Test Matches for the Wallabies between 1980 and 1991, captaining the team on four occasions. Simon is one of only four Australians to have won rugby union's World Cup, Grand Slam, Bledisloe Cup and Hong Kong Sevens.
