Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2019 - Pool D - Wales v Uruguay - Kumamoto Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan - October 13, 2019. Players compete REUTERS/Peter Cziborra
KUMAMOTO, Japan (Reuters) - The gap between the haves and have-nots in international rugby has proved difficult to bridge for most tier-two nations but Uruguay can hold hope that they are moving in the right direction after a landmark World Cup.
The South Americans bowed out with a 35-13 loss to Six Nations champions Wales on Sunday but they exit Japan with heads held high and with optimism for the future, having shocked Pacific power Fiji and shown clear improvement from England four years ago.
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