Italy tops Pool A at the Rugby World Cup following a sensational win over Uruguay.

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Italy tops Pool A at the Rugby World Cup following a sensational win over Uruguay.

Team Italy showcased a commanding performance and secured the top spot in Pool A at the Rugby World Cup after claiming a sensational 38-17 bonus-point win over Uruguay in Nice.

Italy scored four tries in a second-half fightback and smashed Uruguay’s hopes of a shock victory in a pulsating Pool A encounter.

Wing Lorenzo Pani gave Italy an early lead, but after second-row, Niccolo Cannone was yellow carded, Uruguay levelled from a penalty try that saw prop Danilo Fischetti join his team-mate in the sin-bin.

The South Americans built a 17-7 lead when Italy were down to 13 men late in the first half.

But once the Italians struck straight after the interval a comeback triumph always looked likely.

Juan Ignacio Brex notched Italy's fifth and final try at the fourth of the second half in their bonus-point success.