Wales secure Pool D top spot with win over Uruguay

Sun, Oct 13, 2019, 10:14 AM
AFP
by AFP
Wales beat Uruguay on Sunday night. Photo: Getty Images
Wales beat Uruguay on Sunday night. Photo: Getty Images

Wales set up a Rugby World Cup quarter-final with Six Nations rivals France as they topped Pool D with a far-from-perfect 35-13 win over minnows Uruguay on Sunday.

A largely second-string Welsh side committed a slew of handling errors and forward passes with the line at their mercy but eventually had too much firepower for the spirited underdogs, and a late Gareth Davies try put some gloss on the scoreboard.

More to come.

RESULT

Wales 35

Tries: Smith, Adams, Penalty, Williams, Davies

Cons: Halfpenny 4

Uruguay 13

Tries: Kessler

Cons: Berchesi

Pens: Berchesi 2

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