Uruguay

In a thrilling encounter at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo, Wales held off an incredible comeback from Australia to take a pivotal 29-25 victory on Sunday. The result makes the winners clear favorites to top Pool D and has all but secured their spot in the Rugby World Cup Quarter Finals. …

Uruguay were defeated 33-7 by Georgia in their second pool match of the Rugby World Cup at Kumagaya on Sunday. The searing heat forced water breaks at the midpoint of each half for the first time in the tournament. With only three days rest following their historic win over Fiji, …

In the first of two Pool D matches on Sunday Georgia are up against Uruguay in Kumagaya. The Lelos are in search of a first win of the competition while the Fiji-slaying Teros are looking to make history in recording their second. Georgia Head Coach Milton Haig has gone for …

Felipe Berchesi is just 3 points away from the Uruguayan RWC record. In scoring 15 points in Los Teros’ 30-27 upset win over Fiji on Wednesday the fly half is two points short of the record of 17 which was scored by Diego Aguirre at RWC 1999. Aguirre played at RWC …

The Rugby World Cup pool system has a serious flaw. It is not only problematic but it is also highly controversial and non-sporting. While all teams competing at RWC 2019 will play four pool matches the manner in which they do so is vastly different. If you have already guessed …

Game ten of RWC 2019 took place in this morning in Kamaishi. The match was a Pool D fixture with Uruguay playing their first match of the Rugby World Cup and Fiji their second. To access the complete match report click here. The follow match highlights are courtesy of World …

Uruguay produced the first upset of RWC 2019, shocking Fiji 30-27 this morning in Kamaishi. The win was Uruguay’s first since defeating Georgia in Sydney, Australia at RWC 2003. The South Americans were tactically brilliant in the first half. This would be reflected in not only the scoring but their …

Wales have confirmed that second row Cory Hill is set to return home from Japan after failing to recover sufficiently from a stress fracture in his fibula. The Dragons lock will be replaced by Bradley Davies from the Ospreys, who will arrive in Japan on Wednesday. Hill has not played …

Match 10 of RWC 2019 sees Uruguay playing for the first time. Los Teros will take on Fiji who are backing-up from their opening match against Australia on Saturday. Fiji Head Coach John McKee has rotated heavily for the match. Just three players who started against Australia will do so …

Following the completion of international competition this weekend the Americas Rankings have been recalculated. The September 22 2019 edition is the first ever featuring Bolivia. Like all teams in the rankings Bolivia began with a ranking of 30.00 points. The debut of Bolivia in test match rugby was a 109-0 …