RUGBY MATTERS

Leading the way: Santiago Arata breaks through to score Uruguay’s first try
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My God, that wonderful Uruguay win over Fiji came just in the nick of time. Rugby World Cup 2019 was getting a bit fractious and negative, whinges about refs and the laws, red card or no red card, to cite or not to cite, forward passes, blatant offsides, the unfairness of the match schedule, coaches being sent home for alleged betting irregularities and sundry other stuff. It was all kicking off. And then in one fell swoop the full glory of the game we all love was reve...