Santiago Arata, player of the match: “I want to say thanks to all the fans who have been here for two weeks – this victory is for them.” Next up for Uruguay – the All Blacks. “It’s a tough game,” Arata straight-bats. “We have six days to prepare, so let’s go.”

“Thanks so much for the commentary on the game,” says Herman Smith. “Best regards from a farm in the Khomas Hochland in Namibia.” Commiserations on the result, Herman.

79 mins: Uruguay force a turnover before Berchesi’s diagonal kick just escapes Amaya out on the left. Dosantos’ yellow card will not be upgraded, with the team at Roland Garros finding “mitigation”.

78 mins: Van der Westhuizen crashes through two tackles to gain ground, but Van Lill’s handling error cedes possession as time ticks away.

77 mins: Uanivi is having words with Reynal, asking how the referee missed that challenge initially. He’s told to keep quiet, or risk going in the book himself.

74 mins: Jacques Theron replaces Stevens for Namibia and Facundo Gattas is back on for Sanguinetti, with both benches now emptied.

Uruguay 36-26 Namibia (Berchesi pen) This might be enough – another penalty for Uruguay in the Namibia half, and Berchesi goes for the posts, successfully stretching the gap to 10 points.

72 mins: After an exchange of downfield kicks, a break in play allows Uanivi to come back on. Max Katjijeko and Andre van der Bergh are on for Namibia with Gerswin Mouton, excellent in what looks a losing cause, heading off.

70 mins: Agustin Ormaechea replaces Arata at scrum-half with Eric Dosantos and Juan Manuel Rodríguez coming on to bolster the Uruguay pack.

Uruguay 33-26 Namibia: Maybe it’s not quite over yet. Namibia win a penalty and Swanepoel kicks successfully for goal. The gap is back down to a single score …

64 mins: Uanivi’s yellow card will not be upgraded; we wait on a verdict on Sethie. Now, I appreciate that rules are rules, but Namibia have played four games in 18 days. Tiredness and mistakes at this stage are inevitable, and it’s hard not to feel sorry for them.

62 mins: Van der Westhuizen and Sethie come on in the Namibia front row – but the latter player is in immediate trouble for clattering Bautista Basso and hauling him down by his collar …

61 mins: Uruguay, sensing a chance to turn the screw on tiring opponents, make a raft of changes. A whole new front row of Pujadas, Gattas and Piussi come on, as do backs Felipe Berchesi and Juan Manuel Alonso. For Namibia, Adriaan Booysen replaces Hardwick.

60 mins: The attack ends in frustration as the returning Gaoseb is penalised for sealing off. His captain, Tjiuee Uanivi, isn’t happy with Reynal; these technical penalties are starting to hurt his team.

58 mins: Coetzee is back on, with Shikufa heading back to the bench. Gaoseb also returns for Namibia, who have an overlap on the right – but the pass to Mouton forces him to check his run, and Uruguay can regroup.

57 mins: PJ van Lill is on for Namibia, who still have a minute to play with 14 men. It doesn’t stop them launching another attack, stopped by a turnover. Has the pendulum swung Uruguay’s way?

Arata had a difficult first half but he has shone in the second, setting up Amaya’s second score and now putting Uruguay in front. Snapping up a deflected Deus pass, he slaloms past two defenders, leaving Mouton in a heap before sliding over the line. Etcheverry adds the conversion.

50 mins: Fourteen-man Namibia continue to be aggressive, with Mouton switching the direction of play for Izaacs to charge forward – but his pass is just too low for Stevens, in sight of the line, to scoop up from his ankles …

46 mins: Uruguay win the lineout and scrap for the line, Arata making ground – but the blue wall holds firm under the posts, although an offside presents Uruguay with another chance …

44 mins: Another handling error, and Uruguay lead that particular count 8-1 now. Namibia’s weakness is at the scrum, though, and as their pack collapses, Uruguay set up an attacking lineout opportunity.

Uruguay 12-23 Namibia (Swanepoel pen) A terrible start to the half for Uruguay, with another spilled high ball presenting Swanepoel with a regulation penalty. He converts to stretch the lead to nine points.

39 mins: After an exchange of undercooked kicks, Uruguay look to launch a final attack but can’t find any forward momentum until Amaya’s awkward kick into touch. Namibia lineout, and a chance to see out the half here.

37 mins: More frustration for Uruguay as Etcheverry’s offload to Deus goes forward. That attacking pivot of Etcheverry and Arata has not really got going so far.

Uruguay 12-20 Namibia (Swanepoel pen) Namibia keep their opponents on the back foot, Mouton again carrying well, before Freitas is penalised for a “scoop ball” trying to snatch possession back. Swanepoel adds the three points, and Namibia look set to go in with a half-time lead.

32 mins: Tempers flare between the forwards after a solid half-hour of pushing and shoving. Uruguay are penalised for an obstruction, allowing Swanepoel to ease the pressure with a kick into touch.

31 mins: Solid defensive work from Manuel Leindekar – one of a group of Uruguay players based in France – as he tries to strip the ball away from Ludick, forcing a penalty for not releasing.

26 mins: It’s a repeat at the other end, with Namibia intercepting after Perez finds German Kessler in space, but Reynal bringing play back for an offside. Uruguay go for the corner …

Uruguay 5-17 Namibia (Swanepoel pen): The fly-half converts the penalty, and the lead is back out to 12 points.

23 mins: The Namibian pack grind towards the line and Uruguay stray offside – they turn it over but we come back for the penalty. Swanepoel opts for the three points from close range …

21 mins: Another clumsy error, this time from Bautista Basso, cedes territory to Namibia. This has been a lively old start.

18 mins: The referee, Mathieu Reynal, is something of a stickler at the breakdown and he whistles a Namibia player for the third time in as many minutes. Arata leaves the ball for No 8 Carlos Deus, who surges into space …

16 mins: Up in the booth, Uruguay head coach Esteban Meneses looks a little stunned. His side have another chance to get on the scoreboard here, though, with a scrum 5m out …

15 mins: Loubser intervenes to stop Uruguay hitting straight back, scooting back to collect Etcheverry’s diagonal kick under pressure from two players in gold (Uruguay’s change kit – Namibia are in their first-choice blue shirts).

12 mins: I have to say that, from the TV angle, Hardwick’s pass seemed to go forward – but there is no TMO intervention, and the try stands! Swanepoel adds a tricky conversion to stretch the lead.

8 mins: It’s been an awkward and error-strewn start for Uruguay, perhaps feeling the pressure of raised expectations. An up-and-under is spilled by Etcheverry, allowing Namibia to surge upfield again …

5 mins: Coetzee rested a number of players for the 96-0 defeat to France, and it’s paying off early on with his team looking fresher. The attacking move is held up here, though, Uruguay forcing the penalty.

3 mins: I didn’t even have time to tell you that Loubser was fit to start before he was celebrating an opening score for Namibia. The pool outsiders have now won a penalty, earning a lineout deep in Uruguay territory.

That will make things very interesting. Uruguay went straight on the attack but Arata’s loose pass was snatched up off the floor by Mouton, who was free to burst clear from his own half and score under the posts.

Uruguay lead the teams’ head-to-head battle 4-1, including a 26-18 World Cup warm-up match in Montevideo last month. Namibia’s only win against today’s opponents came in June 2019, when they prevailed 30-28 before the World Cup in Japan.

Cliven Loubser, who kicked 15 points in that victory, is due to start at full-back today, but appears to have picked up a knock in the warm-up – that would be another big injury blow for Namibia.

Before this southern-hemisphere skirmish, here’s Rob Kitson on Wales and Ireland’s progress in a tournament that has belonged to the north so far.