Rugby-Scrappy Wales make hard work of Uruguay to reach quarters

A scrappy Wales were made to work hard for victory against Uruguay but prevailed with a bonus point 35-13 win in Kumamoto on Sunday to top Pool D and set up a quarter-final with three-times finalists France.

Wales clung to an eight-point lead with seven minutes left until a strong carry by Leigh Halfpenny scattered the Uruguayan defense and opened up a hole for Tomos Williams to settle the matter with the bonus-point try. Coach Warren Gatland was a picture of discontent for much of the evening as his team was denied four tries, including two from forwarding passes.

A moment of silence was held before the game for victims of Typhoon Hagibis, which pounded into Japan's main island of Honshu on Saturday.

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