FIJI V URUGUAY – KAMAISHI RECOVERY MEMORIAL STADIUM
- Only Uruguay’s third RWC win, and their first for 16 years
- Uruguay missed 48 tackles in the 80 minutes, but still emerged victorious
- Fiji carried for 687 metres, compared to Uruguay’s 300
- For the third time in RWC history, a team lost despite scoring two more tries than their opponents
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Uruguay delivered the first upset of the Rugby World Cup with a stunning 30-27 victory over an error-prone Fiji in a Pool D match in Kamaishi.
The South Americans, mostly amateurs, led 21-12 at half time on the back of converted tries from scrum-half Santiago Arata, number eight Manuel Diana and centre Juan Manuel Cat as well as a penalty from Felipe Berchesi.
Flyhalf Berchesi kicked two more penalties in the second half to keep the scoreboard ticking over as the Fijians fought to get back in the game.
But Los Teros held on to claim their third victory in 12 World Cup matches.
The defeat leaves Fiji’s hopes of reaching the quarter-finals for the first time since 2007 in tatters after they also lost their opening match to Australia on Saturday.
Source: Independent.co.uk
Featured Image: Uruguay’s third RWC win. Via Google Image / Nzherald
