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LYON, France — Uruguay has made the most of three yellow cards for Namibia to win 36-26 in Lyon and dash the Africans' hopes of a first ever Rugby World Cup win. A great 14-0 start had Namibia dreaming of ending a record 25-match losing run in the tournament. But three players were sent to the sin-bin in the second half and Uruguay scored 21 points. Uruguay wiped out a 20-12 halftime deficit. It was only Uruguay's fourth ever win at the Rugby World Cup. Namibia prop Desiderius Sethie's yellow card was upgraded to red after a bunker review.
