Wales stuttered in the face of a magnificent display by underdogs Uruguay but eventually secured the victory that guaranteed top spot in Pool DRead Gerard Meagher’s match report 3.46pm BST 11.45am BST
That is all from me today. Well done again to Uruguay, a wonderful effort, and sort-of well done to Wales for getting the job done in a scrappy display. Certainly Wales deserve to top the pool after that magnificent win against the Wallabies, and they have every chance of going deep into this tournament. Australia,
England,
France,
Ireland,
New Zealand and
South Africa are all confirmed as quarter-finalists.
Now, the small matter of
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