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Crunch games as Wallabies’ World Cup hopes hang by a thread

Simon Poidevin
Simon PoidevinFormer Wallaby

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Pool C: Fiji v Portugal – 6am Monday, October 9 (AEDT)

Eddie Jones and the Wallabies have spent this week preparing for the remote possibility of making the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals after a disastrous campaign. Their chances hinge not on their own performance, but a mathematical miracle in Portugal’s upcoming game against Fiji.

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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.

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