27 Sep 2015
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27 Sep 2015
FULL-TIME AT VILLA PARK
Australia 65 Uruguay 3
27 Sep 2015
80' - TRY to the Wallabies!
Replacement Kuridrani gets over in the corner for the Wallabies. That's their 11th try of the match. Cooper converts!
Australia 65 Uruguay 3
27 Sep 2015
78' - The Wallabies win the lineout and break away! Some great handling by their backs sees them get right up to half way until Cooper knocks on.
27 Sep 2015
77' - Uruguay are bashing away but they cannot get over. Mumm drifts offside and gives away another penalty. Uruguay set up another lineout.
27 Sep 2015
76' - So close! Held up over the line unfortunately for the minnows!
27 Sep 2015
74' - Scrum penalty to Uruguay! They had the Wallabies in trouble there. Ormaechea sets up a lineout in the Wallaby 22m area. Can they get a try?
27 Sep 2015
71' - TRY to the Wallabies!
That is a spectacular try! Cooper is heavily involved as he burst through a gap and then found men out the left with a pinpoint pass. Toomua is the man that gets over. Cooper misses with his conversion. He has only kicked 4 out 10.
Australia 58 Uruguay 3
27 Sep 2015
69' - Cooper doesn't have his kicking boots on today as he misses out to the right with the conversion attempt.
27 Sep 2015
68' - TRY for the Wallabies!
McMahon is the try scorer after an unstoppable Wallaby maul.
Australia 53 Uruguay 3
27 Sep 2015
67' - Uruguay now falling foul of the ref as they begin to spoil at every opportunity. Who can blame them. Cooper sets up a lineout 5m from the Uruguay line.
27 Sep 2015
67' - Uruguay now falling foul of the ref as they begin to spoil at every opportunity. Who can blame them. Cooper sets up a lineout 5m from the Uruguay line.
27 Sep 2015
64' - Uruguay destroy a Wallaby scrum but the referee has deemed their binding illegal. Penalty to the Wallabies.
27 Sep 2015
62' - CONVERSION slotted by Cooper!
This time Cooper makes no mistake!
Australia 48 Uruguay 3
27 Sep 2015
60' - TRY to the Wallabies!
Far better from the Wallabies as they control the ball through a number of phases and then move it quickly out to the left. Excellent quick hands free the ball up to McCalman who goes over unopposed.
Australia 46 Uruguay 3
27 Sep 2015
58' - Very scrappy at the moment from both side with plenty of handling errors. A massive Wallaby scrum wins a tighthead and they move into the Uruguay 22m area.
27 Sep 2015
55' - Some niggle between the forwards. A few Australian players receiving attention as well with Skelton the latest man down. He will leave the field.
27 Sep 2015
51' - TRY to the Wallabies!
It's Mitchell again who rounds off a very good Wallaby backline move. Cooper found Mitchell in acres of space on the left-wing with a brilliant skip pass. That's 12 World Cup tries for the winger.
Cooper misses with his conversion attempt. He has only kicked 3 from 7.
Australia 41 Uruguay 3
27 Sep 2015
48' - Cooper cannot convert.
27 Sep 2015
47' - TRY to the Wallabies!
Mitchell gets his 11th World Cup try as he glides through a gap in midfield and powers his way over the line.
Australia 36 Uruguay 3
27 Sep 2015
46' - Australia receive a penalty for a ruck infringement by Uruguay. Cooper sets up a lineout just outside the Uruguay 22m area.
27 Sep 2015
44' - The minnows have kept the ball for a number of phases, but not really made any ground. McCalman does brilliantly and steals the ball to relieve the pressure on the Wallabies.
27 Sep 2015
41' - Uruguay start the second half very strongly as they surge into the Wallaby 22m. They have a penalty for a side entry into a ruck by Mumm. Again they opt to forego an easy three points and setup a lineout 5m from the Wallaby line.
27 Sep 2015
40' - Cooper gets the second half underway at Villa Park.
27 Sep 2015
HALF-TIME AT VILLA PARK
As expected, Australia have built up a commanding lead, running in 5 tries in the process.
Australia 31 Uruguay 3
27 Sep 2015
38' - Unfortunately for the minnows the maul collapses after they made at least 10m. Australia have a defensive 5m scrum feed.
27 Sep 2015
38' - Uruguay opt to attempt to go for a try as they set up a lineout from a penalty.
27 Sep 2015
36' - CONVERSION slotted by Cooper!
Australia 31 Uruguay 3
27 Sep 2015
35' - TRY to the Wallabies!
An inside pass from Cooper puts McCalman in under the posts! Uruguay had no answer to that.
Australia 29 Uruguay 3
27 Sep 2015
34' - The Wallabies are looking for another try before half-time as they setup a lineout in the Uruguay 22m area after receiving a penalty.
27 Sep 2015
31' - CONVERSION slotted by Cooper!
The Wallaby flyhalf makes no mistake with his most difficult kick of the afternoon so far.
Australia 24 Uruguay 3
27 Sep 2015
30' - TRY to the Wallabies!
Speight is the man that gets the bonus point try! Very slick handling by the Wallabies as they kept the ball through numerous phases, eventually freeing up space for Speight to go over in the left-hand corner.
Australia 22 Uruguay 3
27 Sep 2015
27' - Cooper misses with another fairly easy conversion attempt.
27 Sep 2015
26' - TRY to the Wallabies!
Mumm is the scorer after Phipps put him into a gap with a well-timed pass.
Australia 17 Uruguay 3
27 Sep 2015
24' - Cooper is back from the sin-bin.
27 Sep 2015
24' - PENALTY slotted by Uruguay!
Berchesi makes no mistake as he send the ball sailing through the uprights.
Australia 12 Uruguay 3
27 Sep 2015
23' - Some frustration boiling over now as the Wallabies not having everything their own way. Skelton is penalised for a very late tackle. Berchesi will have shot at goal.
27 Sep 2015
DID YOU KNOW?
There are only four professional rugby players in the Uruguay squad. The rest of the players have full-time day jobs and include doctors, students and entrepreneurs.
27 Sep 2015
20' - Uruguay under all sorts of pressure in their own 22m area but the Wallabies are penalised for an infringement at the ruck. Berchesi sets up a lineout on the Uruguay 10m line.
27 Sep 2015
18' - The Wallabies look sure to score as Speight burst through a gap. He looks to link up with Mitchell on his left but his pass is intercepted by Prada coming back to defend.
27 Sep 2015
16' - Excellent defence from the Wallabies as they stop the maul and tie the ball up. The ball cannot be freed and the Wallabies have a scrum.
27 Sep 2015
15' - Uruguay opt to set up a lineout which they win. They look to maul the ball up towards the Wallaby line. They are only 10m out!
27 Sep 2015
14' - YELLOW CARD for Cooper!
Cooper will spend 10 minutes in the bin for his transgression.
27 Sep 2015
14' - Cooper might be in a little bit of trouble as he flung a Uruguay player to the ground.
27 Sep 2015
14' - An excellent passage of play for Uruguay as they have the Wallabies under some pressure. The TMO is called into action for possible foul play.
27 Sep 2015
12' - The Wallabies gift the ball straight back and Uruguay surge into the Wallaby 22m area. Unfortunately, some poor handling lets them down again.
27 Sep 2015
12' - Uruguay have their first piece of possession for the match, but they turn it over due to poor handling.
27 Sep 2015
10' - CONVERSION slotted by Cooper
Australia 12 Uruguay 0
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