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Present on the set of 8 Heures, Tuesday September 26, journalist Samuel Ollivier is interested in the Portuguese rugby team, on the occasion of the 2023 World Cup. The Télématin teams went to meet the “Wolves”, who have never won a World Cup match.
In the world of rugby, there are also smaller countries like Portugal, whose national team players are nicknamed the “Wolves”. Present on the set of 8 Heures, Tuesday September 26, journalist Samuel Ollivier indicates that they “achieved the feat of drawing this weekend against Georgia” as part of the Rugby World Cup. “Why am I talking about an exploit? Because Portugal has never won a single World Cup match. It’s a very small rugby country, with only 7,000 licensees and players who are almost all amateurs.specifies Samuel Ollivier.
“An experience that we will never relive”
The teams of Telematin went to meet the Portuguese. They are trained by a Frenchman, Patrice Lagisquet. “It’s a diverse, heterogeneous group, which is made up of both professional and amateur players, born in Portugal or France”explains the coach. “It’s a group that is humanly rich, that’s what’s interesting above all”he adds. “Playing a World Cup with Portugal, for us, is a bit unexpected. It’s really great. It’s an experience we’ll never get back.”rejoices Francisco Fernandes, pillar of the “Wolves”.