Uruguay defeat Namibia

Namibia's junior rugby team finished fourth in the under-20 World Rugby Trophy competition held in Uruguay. Namibia lost the bronze final at the Estadio Charrúa in Uruguay on Sunday, going down 34-12 against the hosts. The five-tries-to-two performance capped what had been an excellent tournament for the Teritos. Their set piece was a hallmark of Uruguay's success throughout and a scrum won against the head set up the opening try for Santiago Civetta. Namibia conceded a penalty and the Teritos opted for a put-in over their own and made it look easy, walking over the line as their opponents disintegrated. Despite the abominable conditions, Uruguay did their best to play positive rugby. Martín Fitipaldo entered the line and nearly broke clean through. The speedy winger was halted but after a couple pick-and-go phases from in close, Guillermo Pujadas forced his way over with help from front row mate Agustín Sosa. With the Teritos knocking on the door and looking odds-on for another score Cliven Loubser stretched an arm out and picked off a pass inside his own 22, racing more than 80 metres down the pitch to score completely against the run of play. The flyhalf converted his own try to make it a one-score game. It looked as though that score might carry through to the half but Loubser's opposite had other ideas. With the Teritos on attack Juan Martín Cattivelli opted for a snap drop goal and somehow got the bounce right in the muck to send it over the crossbar. Namibia were still in the game early in the second half and again it was by virtue of a Uruguayan mistake. Juan Nicola's box kick attempt was charged down and after several attempts at the goal line, big lock Adriaan Ludick reached over the ruck to dot the ball down and close the gap to only three. That would be as close as they could get, however, as Uruguay controlled the rest of the match. The scrum walked over for a second Civetta try and then a lovely cross-kick from Cattivelli found its target in the form of Fitipaldo. The final act of the game would see replacement hooker Matías Aboy adding one more try, with Alejo Piazza's third conversion bringing an end to proceedings. So closes a very positive competition for the Teritos who have been arguably the tournament's most impressive team outside of the calamitous opening weekend. AMERICA RUGBY NEWS

Uruguay defeat Namibia

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