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Filipo Nakosi of Fiji in action against Felipe Berchesi of Uruguay during the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Photo: EPA/MARK R. CRISTINO

RWC 2019 results and highlights: Fiji 30-27 Uruguay – as it happened

Underdogs Uruguay pulled off the greatest win in their history to beat Fiji 30-27 Wednesday, the first upset at the Rugby World Cup in Japan after a pulsating game at the Kamaishi Recovery Stadium.

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Filipo Nakosi of Fiji in action against Felipe Berchesi of Uruguay during the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Photo: EPA/MARK R. CRISTINO

The South Americans had only ever won two games at the World Cup and are ranked nine places below the more celebrated Pacific islanders, whom they had never beaten.

But they capitalised on an error-strewn performance by Fiji, whose hopes of qualifying for the knock-out stages now hang by a thread.

The thrilling game had a much deeper significance as it was played in Kamaishi, one of the towns hardest-hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated north-eastern Japan.

The stadium, the only purpose-built venue at the Rugby World Cup, was built on the site of a school destroyed by the waves and hosting the match was seen as a powerful sign of recovery. 

Rugby World Cup 2019 recap and highlights: Fiji vs Uruguay

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Additional reporting by AFP/World Rugby.