Los Teros edge out Canucks for place in Japan

WORLD CUP PLAY-OFF
By JON NEWCOMBE
Uruguay …32
Canada …31
URUGUAY qualified for RWC 2019 by beating Canada 32-31 in the second leg of their Americas 2 play-off to claim a 70-60 aggregate victory.
Los Teros led the tie 38- 29 after the first leg in Vancouver and went into the game as firm favourites, but a muchimproved effort from Canada had them rattled until Andres Vilesca crossed for the second time late on.
The South Americans will now join Australia, Wales, Georgia and Fiji in Pool D at Japan 2019.
Kingsley Jones could not have asked for any more from his side as they turn...

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