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A strong win for the Wallabies who ran in 11 tries against Uruguay to run out convincing 65-3 winners at Villa Park tonight.
Quade Cooper had a mixed bag game setting up a number of attacks for the Australians, but he also had a poor night with the boot and was handed a yellow card early in the game which could be debated as a soft yellow.
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Sean McMahon and Ben McCalman didn’t make Michael Cheika’s job any easier heading into next week with both managing to bag a double. Drew Mitchell was his ever reliable self and Tevita Kuridrani was able to sneak a try in the dying moments of the game after playing just two minutes.
Concerns will be with Will Skelton who left the field with an elbow injury after getting jammed in a scrum. Other than that the Wallabies while not clinical did what they were supposed to and that’s all that matters for Australia.
Final Score
Wallabies 65
Uruguay 3
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The Wallabies will look to keep their Rugby World Cup campaign on track with a bonus point victory against Uruguay at Villa Park. Join The Roar live scores and commentary from 9:00pm (AEST).
The match against Fiji was forward dominant for the Wallabies, scoring all three of their tries through the pack, with David Pocock scoring two tries off the back of rolling mauls. It had a Brumbies feel of about it.
However, Michael Cheika would be disappointed the 28-13 victory didn’t land his side a four-try bonus point.
Cheika will be tempted to play around with his team against Uruguay, especially to avoid fatigue after a short break. Uruguay aren’t going to pose much threat, and a Wallabies ‘B team’ should still secure a bonus-point win.
It’s also a good opportunity for the Wallabies to work out the kinks in both their set pieces and ball movement. We will almost certainly see the backline rejigged for this game, with Cheika keen to see a few combinations in action.
Uruguay were never in their opening World Cup fixture against Wales as they were hammered 54-9.
The best thing about this match is even if Australia win ugly, they will have a week to prepare for England, and then another week on top of that before facing Wales. So while most Australians would like this win to be perfect, it doesn’t have to be.
The focus of the Australians will be topping the pool and ensuring that they don’t end up on the same side as New Zealand in the knock out stages.
Prediction
It’s virtually a formality: Australia will win in an entertaining, stress-free fixture.
Australia by 35.
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