Baltazar Amaya scored twice and Santiago Arata added a fine solo effort as Namibia paid the price for second-half indiscipline
PA Media and Reuters, fighting back to beat Namibia 36-26 in their Pool A meeting in Lyon.
Two conversions from Tiaan Swanepoel put the Africans 14 points ahead, and while Uruguay got on the board with close-range scores from Amaya and hooker Germán Kessler, the Namibia fly-half added two penalties to secure a 20-12 lead at half-time. A break upfield fell apart when Stevens was unable to reel in an awkward low pass and Uruguay countered. Scrum-half Arata scooped up a loose ball and slalomed beyond two defenders to put the South Americans in front for the first time. Namibia, playing their fourth game in 18 days, were beginning to feel fatigue after their flying start.
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