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The Independent
12-07-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Is Portugal vs Ireland on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch
Ireland continue their summer trip around Europe with a meeting with an emerging Portugal in Lisbon. A win over Georgia last week represented a solid start for a young Ireland side shorn of their British and Irish Lions stars and several coaches, with interim boss Paul O'Connell now seeking a second success. Ireland have used Portugal as a training base regularly under the leadership of Andy Farrell but this a first Test between the two nations. Having so enlivened the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Os Lobos will be looking to impress again in a relatively rare opportunity to take on a top side. Here's everything you need to know. When is Portugal vs Ireland? Portugal vs Ireland is due to kick off at 7pm BST on Saturday 12 July at the Estadio Nacional in Lisbon. How can I watch it? Viewers in the United Kingdom can stream the match live on RugbyPass TV, while the action will be shown live on Virgin Media in Ireland. Team news Portugal's side contains plenty of familiar faces from their 2023 World Cup campaign, with centre Tomas Appleton leading an Os Lobos squad that is largely French-based. Flanker Nicolas Martins spent last season with Montpellier though is now bound for Colomiers, while hooker Luka Begic is a talent in the front row. Ireland hand out three debuts in their starting side: wing Shayne Bolton and flanker Alex Kendellen were originally named in an XV that centre Hugh Gavin has joined after Jamie Osborne's call up as injury cover with the British and Irish Lions. Jack Crowley takes over from Sam Prendergast at fly half. Line-ups Portugal XV: 1 David Costa, 2 Luka Begic, 3 Diogo Hasse Ferreira; 4 Antonio Rebelo de Andrade, 5 Pedro Ferreira; 6 David Wallis, 7 Nicolas Martins, 8 Diego Pinheiro Ruiz; 9 Hugo Camacho, 10 Hugo Aubry; 11 Manuel Cardoso Pinto, 12 Tomas Appleton (capt.), 13 Vincent Pinto, 14 Simao Bento; 15 Nuno Sousa Guedes. Replacements: 16 Abel da Cunha, 17 Santiago Lopes, 18 Martim Souto, 19 Guilherme Costa, 20 Francisco Almeida, 21 Vasco Baptista; 22 Antonio Campos, 23 Gabriel Aviragnet. Ireland XV: 1 Jack Boyle, 2 Gus McCarthy, 3 Tom Clarkson; 4 Tom Ahern, 5 Darragh Murray; 6 Ryan Baird, 7 Alex Kendellen, 8 Cian Prendergast; 9 Craig Casey (capt.), 10 Jack Crowley; 11 Shayne Bolton, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 13 Hugh Gavin, 14 Tommy O'Brien; 15 Jimmy O'Brien.
The Irish Sun
12-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
What TV channel is Ireland vs Portugal on? Stream, kick-off time and odds for final summer Test
IRELAND interim boss Paul O'Connel's side face Portugal in Lisbon for their final summer Test. Following up from last week's 2 Craig Casey was named captain in the absence of the injured Caelan Doris 2 The Ireland forwards coach is filling in for Andy Farrell as interim head coach Ireland and Portugal have never faced each other in a Test rugby game before. Os Lobos were back to back runners-up in the Europe International Championships in 2023 and 2024 behind Georgia who have won 12 of the last 13 competitions. An O'Connell's team will be hoping to back up the good team performance against Georgia and get another positive result. Read more on Irish sport Here is everything you need to know before watching the game: WHAT TIME IS KICK-OFF? The match kicks-off at 7pm Irish time on Saturday July 12 in the Estádio Nacional do Jamor, Lisbon. WHAT TV CHANNEL IS IRELAND VS PORTUGAL ON? The Test is being shown live on Virgin Media One with coverage starting at 6:30pm for the 7pm kick-off. It will also be available to stream live for free on the Most read in Rugby Union WHAT ARE THE ODDS? Despite losing key players to the Lions tour in Australia and handing out three debuts, Ireland are the extremely heavy favourites at 1/41 to win the match. A Portugal home win is set at 50/1 and the odds of a draw are 200/1 with the handicap being set at 36 points in favour of O'Connell's side. Craig Casey shares hilarious 'fear' weighing on him before captaining Ireland for first time vs Georgia WHAT HAS BEEN SAID IN THE BUILD-UP? O'Connell was The Leinster centre was due to start but will now be replaced by Connacht's Hugh Gavin to make his Ireland debut. He is joined by two other debutants as club teammate Shayne Bolton and Munster's Alex Kendellen have been selected to start the Test. One of last week's five debutants Tom Aherne earns his first start for Ireland replacing Cormac Izuchukwu to partner Darragh Murray. Captain O'Connell said: 'It's a very important position, out-half, more important than it's ever been. "This is an opportunity for Jack to own the week, run it and get after it. The two of them are quite supportive of each other. 'It's another opportunity to give Jack more experience. Sam was excellent last week.'
Irish Examiner
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Ireland captain Craig Casey urges players to make most of Lisbon opportunity
Ireland captain Craig Casey has urged his players to grasp one last chance to further their long-term Test ambitions before the summer break when they face Portugal in Lisbon on Saturday evening. The meeting with Os Lobos will be Ireland's eleventh and last of a season that kicked off officially for many of these players with the first round of URC action in late September, but there is no talk of anyone eying the beach just yet. Paul O'Connell, the stand-in head coach while Andy Farrell and so many Irish players, coaches and backroom staff members are on secondment in Australia with the Lions, has offered debuts to Hugh Gavin, Shayne Bolton and Alex Kendellen. A scratch selection impressed last week with a comprehensive dismissal of Georgia in Tbilisi in what were miserably wet conditions. Portugal aren't as strong as the Eastern Europeans, so this is a major opportunity for some inexperienced faces. 'It's a real chance for lads to put their hands up,' said Casey after his captain's run at the Estadio Nacional where Celtic won their European Cup in 1967. 'It is obviously a new coaching staff but we know that those guys in Australia are looking on. 'If you can put your hands up then you are making a massive statement for the autumn and that's where you want to be. It's a huge opportunity but also a huge privilege every time you put on an Irish jersey and we don't take that privilege for granted.' O'Connell has made five changes in all. Among them is the inclusion at out-half of Jack Crowley who managed only a handful of minutes in Georgia where Sam Prendergast kicked superbly in that comfortable win. Crowley has had to bide his time and wait for his moments since Prendergast's elevation to the No.10 jersey last November but Casey is of the belief that this element of competition can only be good for the national team. 'It is awesome to have three tens of that calibre in the squad. You can't forget about Ciaran Frawley and what he did [against South Africa] last summer as well. The battle there is huge and probably will be for the next ten years. It is something they will have to get used and everyone will probably have to get used to. It's brilliant for Ireland.' The stadium here, which still hosts Portuguese football's Cup final every year, can hold 37,000 people but a crowd of no more than 8,000 is expected come kickoff at 7pm. The hosts have not kicked on since their heroics at the last World Cup. Former Munster assistant coach Simon Mannix has taken over from Patrice Lagisquet and, while the team has already qualified for the next World Cup in 2027, they should not pose many problems to a second-string Ireland outfit. Casey, of course, struck a more diplomatic tone. 'We played them in 2023 as a warm-up before the World Cup, in Portugal as well when it was a very hot day and, in fairness to them, they ripped us up at times. So we know how dangerous they can be and we knew going in to the World Cup how dangerous they are and that they would play good rugby. 'Their 15 is absolutely class, [Nuno] Sousa Guedes, his feet are absolutely electric and the other winger [Simao] Bento is a very good player as well. The 13, [Vincent] Pinto, I played against him for France U20s so we know them quite well. 'Their 7 [Nicolas Martins] is a massive threat for them. He is a huge threat at the breakdown, he is an awesome player at the breakdown. He is their talisman and they will look to their 12 as well, [Tomas Appleton], their captain. 'We know how special this game is for them but it is also special for us too.'
