Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari very much hoped to delay his departure for Stamford Bridge but the signs were not good when midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger opened the scoring midway through the first half.

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The hosts duly opened the scoring midway through the half when England, not for the first time, kicked straight down the throats of the Australian back three and Mitchell exploited the poor chase from England to embark on a searing counter-attack.

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Berne opened the scoring on 10 minutes but Ulster fly-half O'Connor was not as accurate when Sean O'Brien was penalised for a stray boot at a ruck.

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