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Uruguay face off against Namibia in Internationals on Sat 5th August 2023 at Estadio Charrua. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:00. In South Africa it’s at 20:00 SAST, 06:00 NZST in New Zealand, 04:00 AEST in Australia and 11:00 EST in the US.
Uruguay won the last encounter but Uruguay are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Uruguay sits at 14 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Namibia holds 27.
The two sides are separated by 13 places in the rankings with Uruguay in position 14 and Namibia in position 27 as such Uruguay are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Uruguay vs Namibia will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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A series of passes by Namibia results in a try for Danco Burger
The Uruguay supporters go wild as Agustin Ormaechea successfully kicks the conversion.
Great hands by Uruguay leads to a try for Diego Ardao
The touch judges raise their flags as Juan Zuccarino kicks the conversion.
Nobody was going to stop Felipe Arcos Perez from scoring that try!
The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Wian Conradie dots the ball down from close range.
What an effort there by Divan Rossouw as they score the try.
Tiaan Swanepoel has kicked a penalty goal.
Felipe Arcos Perez (Uruguay) is shown a yellow card
The pressure has finally told as Carlos Deus scores from close range.
Divan Rossouw (Namibia) is shown a yellow card
Juan Zuccarino converts the try.
Nobody could stop that maul! Santiago Civetta places the ball down for the try.