ENGLAND v URUGUAY MINUTE-BY-MINUTE
Full-time: England 111 Uruguay 13
79 min: Uruguay charge on after the penalty is kicked to the corner but England hold out two yards short of the line.
78 min: Worsley sparks a confrontation after a high tackle on Pastore after the flanker is yellow-carded.
76 min: Catt is again wide with the conversion attempt.
75 min: TRY - LEWSEY. Uruguay concede penalties trying to stem the tide but it is worked to the right for Lewsey to race in for his fifth try.
74 min: GOAL - CATT. Catt has another simple task for the conversion.
73 min: TRY - CATT. After Leonard and Greenwood punch holes in the defence, Catt waltzes through a big hole and touches down under the posts.
71 min: Catt pulls his conversion attempt from the right well wide.
70 min: TRY - ROBINSON. Robinson sidesteps Campomar on the touchline and speeds 70 yards to touch down unopposed again.
69 min: GOAL - CATT. Catt takes over the kicking duties and scores with ease.
68 min: TRY - GREENWOOD. Robinson makes the lightning break and when he is halted, England work the ball to Greenwood to go over unopposed.
67 min: Uruguay make another spirited attack but Sebastian Aguiire is brought up for a forward pass.
66 min: Catt belts the ball right downfield and Menchaca picks up and returns with interest and England have to try and run from their own 22 again.
64 min: England are penalised again for laying on the ball at the breakdown and Sebsatian Aguirre punts for the corner again.
63 min: England take half-backs Gomarsall and Grayson off and Will Greenwood and Kyran Bracken come on with Catt moving to fly-half.
62 min: England pin Uruguay back in their own 22 again but Moody is then penalised for coming in on the wrong side and it's a relief for Uruguay.
60 min: GOAL - GRAYSON. Grayson adds the extra two points.
59 min: TRY - GOMARSALL. Gomarsall picks up at the back of the maul and virtually walks over the line unchallenged.
58 min: GOAL - GRAYSON. It's a 10th successful kick from Grayson.
57 min: TRY - LEWSEY. It's four tries now for Lewsey with Dallaglio creating the try with a great pick-up and well-timed pass.
56 min: GOAL - GRAYSON. Grayson has a simple task in front of the posts.
55 min: TRY - ROBINSON. Only on the pitch a few minutes, Catt and Abbott fashuion a move through the middle and Robinson's pace takes him home with ease.
54 min: England skipper Phil Vickery goes off and Julian White comes on.
53 min: GOAL - GRAYSON. Grayson ads another conversion from out on the left.
52 min: TRY - LEWSEY. Lewsey completes his hat-trick after two long passes from Grayson and Catt cut out the Uruguay defence.
50 min: GOAL - GRAYSON. Grayson gets back on target with the conversion.
49 min: TRY - ABBOTT. Abbott sidesteps his way through the middle of the Uruguay defence for a try under the posts.
48 min: GOAL - MENCHACA. Menchaca adds a good conversion.
47 min: TRY - LEMOINE. Uruguay drive on again and this time Pablo Lemoine barges his way the final three yards for the try.
46 min: England are penalised and then a further 10 metres for backchat and Uruguay kick for the corner.
45 min: Balshaw is stretchered off and Corry also goes off for England and Jason Robinson and Martin Johnson are on as replacements.
44 min: TRY - LUGER. England break from their own 22 and Luger escapes, teases Menchaca as he comes across before rounding him for another try. Grayson misses a second sucessive conversion attempt.
43 min: Grayson misses for the first time with the conversion attempt.
42 min: TRY - LEWSEY. Another sweeping move down the middle ends with Lewsy charges 30 yards unchallneged for another try.
41 min: The second half is under way.
Half-time: England 42 Uruguay 6
40 min: PEN - MENCHACA. Dallaglio is penalised for a high tackle and Menchaca kicks well from 40 yards out.
40 min: GOAL - GRAYSON. It's six out of six for Grayson.
39 min: TRY - GOMARSALL. Dorian West's throw finds Grewcock and Gomarsall barges his way under the posts from five yards.
38 min: Uruguay are penalised for handling on the floor and Grayson kicks for the corner.
37 min: The ref warns Diego Aguirre before the restart.
36 min: GOAL - GRAYSON. Grayson maintains his 100 per cent kicking record.
35 min: TRY - CATT. England run riot in the loose with Balshaw and Lewsey interchanging passes through the middle and then feeding Mike Catt who goes over under the posts from 15 yards out.
33 min: Dan Luger is released down the left wing and sprints clear but the whistle has gone for a forward pass.
31 min: Eventually the ball leaks out of the ruck and the ball is knocked forward accidentally and England are awarded the scrum and a chance of clearing their own 22.
29 min: Uruguay continue to make low two-yard drives towards the England line but they are always stopped just short of a try.
28 min: Moody is warned for coming in from the wrong side yet again as Uruguay batter the England line and are held up a yard short once again.
26 min: The crowd applaud Uruguay's positive tactics as they push for the line and they are one yard short when the ref spots a knock-on in the rolling maul.
25 min: Uruguay take a quick tap penalty and charge on into the England 22 only for England to foul again and Uruguay punt for the corner rather than go for goal.
23 min: GOAL - GRAYSON. Grayson makes it four out of four with the boot.
22 min: TRY - BALSHAW. Balshaw knocks a poor pass from Moody backwards but retrieves, dummies past two tacklers and cruises through a massive gap for another try.
20 min: GOAL - GRAYSON. Grayson has the simplest conversion yet.
19 min: TRY - BALSHAW. Uruguay are pushed back in the scrum again and England break quicky from the base to feed Iain Balshaw who scorches inside from the right wing for a try under the posts.
18 min: GOAL - GRAYSON. Grayson adds the conversion with ease.
17 min: TRY - LEWSEY. Uruguay are penalised for slipping the binding as the scrum is put under pressure and England opt for the scrum again, tie the opponents in and work it right to Lewsey who holds off a tackle to go over.
16 min: England attack again with Grewcock punching a hole into the 22 before it is laid back to Grasyon whose chip kick is too strong for Josh Lewsey and Uruguay clear to touch.
15 min: Joe Worsley breaks from the loose and finds Stuart Abbott supporting and the pair make 50 yards before Uruguay are penalised for interference by Joaquin Pastore.
13 min: Uruguay win another penalty in England territory as Lawrence Dallaglio infringes in the loose Menchaca is just wide with the kick.
11 min: Andy Gomarsall dances his way past two tackles in midfield but Martin Corry's pass to Moody is then sloppy and another attack breaks down.
10 min: Uruguay pile down on top of the ball preventing release on their own 22 and England kick for a line-out near the corner flag.
9 min: Uruguay mount a charge but Juan Bado is penalised inside the England half for holding on and Grayson's penalty sends England back downfield.
8 min: Juan Campomar throws a loose pass back into his own 22 but Sebastian Aguirre recovers and finds touch with a good kick.
6 min: PEN - MENCHACA. Uruguay win a penalty in front of the posts as Danny Grewcock does not release the ball in the tackle. Jean Menchaca kicks a simple penalty.
4 min: GOAL - GRAYSON. Paul Grayson adds two more points with the conversion.
3 min: TRY - MOODY. England stretch the Uurugay defence from side to side before going right with neat passing to leave flanker Lewis Moody in at the right corner before going round behind the posts.
2 min: England drive on immediately with Mike Catt cutting through the heart of the Uruguay defence but Phil Vickery is penalised for taking a man out off the ball.
1 min: Referee Nigel Wiliams gets the match under way.
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