Rugby World Cup: Amaya elusive, Namibians see yellow... The tops and flops after Uruguay-Namibia

Tops

The Teros fullback was in all the good moves this Wednesday, during his team's victory against Namibia (36-26). Skilled in his kicking games, he especially scored two tries in the pivotal moments of the match. First in the 19th minute of play when, launched by Etcheverry, he went down in power for the first time, and allowed his team to come back to 8 points before half-time. Then in the 49th minute, when he scored the third Uruguayan try and brought his team to 4 points. A solid performance which allowed his team to come out ahead against excellent Namibians.

100%. This is the success rate at the foot of the Namibian opener this afternoon. He first converted his team's two tries, before maintaining hope in the second half with two successful penalties (4 in total). His perfectly kicked candles also put the Uruguayan second curtain under great pressure. If Namibia believed in it, it is largely to Swanepoel that it owes it.

Flops

Returning at half-time with an 8-point lead, the Namibians were unable to maintain their lead in the second act. The fault, in particular, was indiscipline which led to a first yellow card in the 48th minute addressed to pillar Coetzee, penalized in the scrum. The Teros took advantage of these 10 minutes to score twice. Then two cards in a row, one yellow and the other red (62’ and 63’) for Uanivi and Sethie respectively. An end to the match first at 13 then at 14 which did not allow the Namibians to come back to the score.

Already clumsy against Italy, he repeated a mediocre performance against the poles. He missed two kicks against the poles in the first half, and also conceded two turnovers. A not reassuring performance for the Uruguayan opener. He was taken off in the 60th minute, and his replacement Felipe Berchesi did the job.