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Rugby World Cup 2019: Australia defeat Uruguay in Pool D

The Wallabies lost the plot during their mauling of Uruguay. Nothing topped this star's affectionate reaction to a historic try.

James Slipper got the monkey of his back.
James Slipper got the monkey of his back.

The Wallabies' World Cup campaign is back on track after they recorded a 45-10 thumping of Uruguay on Saturday.

 

The Wallabies had to hold their nerve after losing two stars to yellow-card sin-bins in the first half, but went on to score seven tries to one. 

Tevita Kuridrani's second try at the start of the second half killed off any hopes Uruguay had of challenging Australia - and the men in gold went on to record a 35-point win, their biggest victory since their 65-3 victory over Uruguay at the 2015 World Cup.

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The Wallabies were impressive at times, but also made costly errors. 

Here's how the drama unfolded.

Originally published as Rugby World Cup 2019: Australia defeat Uruguay in Pool D

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