Summary

  • Pool A result: Australia 65-3 Uruguay

  • Australia tries: McMahon (2), Tomane, Mumm, Speight, McCalman (2), Mitchell (2), Toomua, Kuridrani

  • Cooper sin-binned, also kicks five conversions from 11 attempts

  • Berchesi pen for Uruguay

  • Australia are England's next opponents in Pool A

Live Reporting

Brendon Mitchell

  1. Australia 65-3 Uruguay

    But that just about concludes our coverage of the action at Villa Park. Thanks for joining us, it's been a pleasure.

    We'll see you right here, right now for Scotland v United States.

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  2. Australia 65-3 Uruguay

    What's coming up next then?

    From 14:30 BST Scotland will take on the United States at Elland Road, and you'll be able to follow live text and radio commentary of that one shortly.

    And last, but not least, we're off to Wembley for Ireland against Romania.

    Plenty of Rugby World Cup action on the way, so don't move a muscle...

  3. Australia 65-3 Uruguay

    Quade Cooper

    Speaking of men hoping to play their way into Australia's first-choice XV, Quade Cooper had a busy old afternoon.

    A sin-binning, six missed conversions, a fair few handling errors but a couple of super bits of play to create tries.

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    Pool A tableBBC Sport

    Australia top the Pool A table then, moving above Wales thanks to their superior points difference.

  5. Australia 65-3 Uruguay

    So one week out from England's meeting with the Wallabies, what do we make of that 80 minutes? Have any of Michael Cheika's 14 changes forced their way into the side for the match at Twickenham?

  6. Ugo Monye
    Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    Australia lacked a lot of fluency. But we cant judge them on today. They will be far more competent on Saturday. What we will see on Saturday will be monumental. If yesterday was gladiatorial, next week will step it up a gear.

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    Australia 65-3 Uruguay

    The Wallabies run in 11 tries to demolish Uruguay and significantly boost their points difference in the process.

    It wasn't perfect from Australia, but who'd turn their nose up at a 62-point victory?

    Sekope KepuReuters

  8. Ugo Monye
    Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    You asked me what players will come into the side on Saturday. Tevita Kuridrani is one of them. The speed, pace, power and fitness tells again.

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    Try - Kuridrani, con Cooper

    Australia 65-3 Uruguay

    And the Wallabies finish with a flourish, whizzing the ball from one side of the field to another, allowing replacement Tevita Kuridrani to bounce his way over in the corner.

    Right then, the last say will go to Quade Cooper... Yes! He's converted it!

    Job done for Australia.

  10. Australia 58-3 Uruguay

    No, no they can't. The original break takes them up to halfway, but it's Quade Cooper who spills the ball. What a funny old afternoon he's had.

    Australia do then win a penalty from the scrum, however, and head for touch. Final phase of play coming up...

    Quade CooperPA

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    Uruguay are still giving this a right old crack, and huge credit to them for it.

    They secure the ball and make a couple of metres, but suddenly it's back in Australian hands. Can they run it from here?...

  12. Ugo Monye
    Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    Incredible tenacity again from Uruguay. They are showing such bravery to keep going.

  13. Australia 58-3 Uruguay

    Uruguay are over, Villa Park cheers, their players celebrate... but the ball was held up.

    Scrum down, five metres out. Into the final five minutes.

    Rodrigo SilvaAFP

  14. Australia 58-3 Uruguay

    But this time the penalty is Uruguay's, their pack finding a second wind at last.

    It's right in front of the posts, but they'll have none of that. We're heading for the corner - will their rolling maul at last pay off?

  15. Ugo Monye
    Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    It has been a pleasure to be sat here. We have seen plenty of tries from Australia and a heck of a lot of guts from the Uruguayans.

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    Australia - the white dots in the diagram below - have conceded more penalties than their opponents; 10 to nine as it stands.

    A little scuffle breaks out, meanwhile, but it's quickly resolved and Uruguay will insert at a scrum.

    Australia v Uruguay penaltiesOpta

  17. Ugo Monye
    Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    Yesterday we say one of the tries of the tournament from Canada. This is another contender. They went almost length of the field. Almost every player touched the ball. This is the Australia which I recognise. Unfortunately, we haven't seen it enough.

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    Try - Toomua, missed con Cooper

    Australia 58-3 Uruguay

    That is brutal from Australia, who immediately gather the restart and pile forward at pace. This time full-back Kurtley Beale is the man to sprinkle a bit of stardust on the move, reversing a delightful pass to Matt Toomua, who crosses with ease.

    Quade Cooper's struggles from the tee continue. He's landed only four of his 10 conversion attempts.

    Matt ToomuaAP

  19. Ugo Monye
    Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    When I think of the Australians I think of fluidity, pace and power. What I've seen today is a great platform. It is now about combining what the forwards and backs can do. The backs have really let down the forwards today.

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    Try - McMahon, missed con Cooper

    Australia 53-3 Uruguay

    There's simply no stopping it either, with flanker Sean McMahon in behind it to force his way over.

    Quade Cooper's conversion? Another miss. But Australia are past the 50-point mark.

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