Welsh hat-trick hero pays touching tribute to stricken teammate

Wales were in a real scrap, for about 15 minutes.

Warren Gatland's side trailed Uruguay 6-0 after 15 minutes of their Pool A clash at the Millennium Stadium but rallied to put the game to bed by half-time. Cardiff Blues centre Cory Allen was given his chance in the Wales midfield and has made a strong claim to start next Saturday's clash with England. Allen ran in a first half hat-trick and paid tribute to his Blues teammate Owen Williams, who badly injured his spine during a Sevens tournament in the Far East, last year. He was hospitalised for 10 months before his release - to rehab at home - in April. A fundraising and support campaign - #StatStrongForOws - has been running ever since his awful injury. The hat-trick is the greatest achievement, to date, in Allen's career but he still took time to pay a touching tribute to his colleague and friend. https://twitter.com/WalesRugby/status/645596949412864000 Wales were 28-9 up at the break and pushed on in the second half to pile on another 26 points. Unfortunately for Allen, his game ended prematurely with a "significant" hamstring injury. https://youtu.be/QTf2wwr7PwE