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Wales brush aside Uruguay

Wales brush aside Uruguay

Wales made it two from two in Rugby World Cup Sevens pool at Dubai after following their comfortable win over Zimbabwe yesterday with a 27-0 victory against Uruguay.

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Wales had to work for their opening try against a Uruguay side that knew how to defend. In the end it was a simple interception by London Welsh player Aled Thomas that gave Wales first points.

Then when Craig Hill showed his pace with a 30 metre burst Richie Pugh was on hand to take the scoring pass to put Wales ahead by 10-0.

A strong run by Aled Brew then created the space for Wales’ third try finished by Lee Beach who anticipated perfectly with great support, leaving the men in red shirts with a 15-0 interval advanatage.

Uruguay looked lively after the break and threatened with a dangerous run from Juan Martin Llovet, but a timely tap tackle from Craig Hill thwarted the south Americans.

Having defended their line Wales returned to the attack and were rewarded for good line-out work and crisp handling with a try in the corner by Richie Pugh.

Wales were reduced to six men after replacement Rhys Webb was yellow-carded for a high tackle. Uruguay took advantage of their extra numbers and came close to scoring only to held up over the line.

Against the odds it was six-man Wales who scored next after replacement James Merriman romped clear to score under the posts for a try converted by Lee Williams.

Wales now face top pool seeds Argentina in what should be a superb tie with Wales having a real chance of finishing top of their group.

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