Rugby World Cup: Sloppy Wallabies post big RWC win
THE Wallabies’ B team has secured an 11-try Rugby World Cup win against Pool A minnows Uruguay. But the performance was far from impressive.
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THE Wallabies have racked up a predictably dominant victory over Uruguay, to ignite their Rugby World Cup campaign at Villa Park.
The final scoreline of 65-3 eclipsed New Zealand’s 58-14 thrashing of Namibia as the biggest victory of the tournament so far.
Despite an at-times scrappy display, the No 2-ranked nation had absolutely no trouble putting Uruguay to the sword in an 11-tries-to-none belting at Villa Park on Sunday.
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By the 31st minute the Wallabies had secured the all-important bonus point, but coach Michael Cheika wasn’t thrilled with all of the action — at times throwing his hands in the air in frustration as errors and penalties mounted against his side.
More polish will certainly be needed next weekend in the all-important clash with England at Twickenham.
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Originally published as Rugby World Cup: Sloppy Wallabies post big RWC win
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