Shock for Portugal as Belgium beat the odds

By JON NEWCOMBE

Cornish Pirates full-back Jordan Gott hopes that playing a part in Belgium rugby’s best-ever win will be the catalyst for a strong second half of the season on a personal level as well as the dawn of a bright new era for the Black Devils.
Last weekend, Gott was the last line of a Belgium defence that kept Portugal try-less for the first time in 44 Tests – a run dating back over five years – in the opening round of the Rugby Europe Championship.
That heroic rearguard action, cheered on by a bouncing 5,000-strong crowd inside the Stade Charles Tondreau in Mons, saw them prot...

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