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Wed 09 Sep 2007Romania made to battlePool C, Romania 14, Portugal 10:Romania narrowly avoided a huge upset when two tries in the last half hour gave them a 14-10 win over Portugal's remarkable amateurs in their World Cup match in Toulouse last night.Portugal, who scored a try in each of their four matches, earned their first World Cup bonus point for the narrow loss.