OITA, JAPAN – OCTOBER 05: Will Genia of Australia scores his side’s fifth try during the Rugby World Cup 2019 Group D game between Australia and Uruguay at Oita Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Oita, Japan. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
Australia 45-10 Uruguay: Rugby World Cup results and highlights
Teenage wing Jordan Petaia crashed over for a try on his debut as Australia rode out two yellow cards to rout Uruguay 45-10 and stay on course for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.
OITA, JAPAN – OCTOBER 05: Will Genia of Australia scores his side’s fifth try during the Rugby World Cup 2019 Group D game between Australia and Uruguay at Oita Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Oita, Japan. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
Petaia, Australia’s youngest ever World Cup player at 19, scored one try and made another, while Tevita Kuridrani and Dane Haylett-Petty bagged two each in the Wallabies’ total haul of seven.
The result produced a vital bonus point for the Wallabies to move ahead of Fiji after three games in Pool D, where Six Nations champions Wales remain unbeaten.
But continuing their theme of this World Cup, the Australians again suffered from disciplinary issues surrounding high tackles, and failed to find consistent rhythm in the first half.
Rugby World Cup 2019 recap and highlights: Australia vs Uruguay
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Additional reporting by AFP/World Rugby.
