Wales 54 Uruguay 9
Wales laboured to a 54-9 win over the amateurs of Uruguay in an underwhelming start to the Rugby World Cup made worse by the sight of three more players joining its lengthy injury list this morning.
Center Cory Allen scored three of Wales' four first-half tries - which sealed a bonus point - but was helped off the field with a hamstring injury in the second half to complete another miserable day on the injury front. Prop Paul James and fullback Liam Williams were first-half injury withdrawals for the Welsh, who lost Leigh Halfpenny and Rhys Webb in the build-up to the tournament.
Gareth Davies (2), Samson Lee, Hallam Amos, and Justin Tipuric also crossed for tries as Wales recovered from a 6-0 deficit after 14 minutes without showing any fluency under the Millennium Stadium roof.
In the Uruguayans' last Rugby World Cup match, in 2003, they were beaten 111-13 by England and the South Americans faced grim pre-match predictions in Cardiff.
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