Portugal qualify for second ever Rugby World Cup

QUALIFIED: Portugal secured a World Cup place for only the second time in their history with the last kick of a 16-16 draw with the United States in the final qualification tournament. File pic: Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile

Portugal secured a World Cup place for only the second time in their history with the last kick of a 16-16 draw with the United States in the final qualification tournament.

The Europeans, whose only other appearance was in 2007, needed only a draw due to their superior points difference and Samuel Marques' penalty clinched it in dramatic fashion.