Rugby World Cup: Wales claims a 35 - 13 victory over Uruguay

A shadow Wales side laboured to a bonus-point victory over minnows Uruguay to set up a World Cup quarter-final with France. Having made 13 changes from Wednesday's bruising win over Fiji, Wales only led 7-6 after a disjointed first half littered with handling errors and including just one try for prop Nicky Smith.

Josh Adams' fifth try of the tournament and a penalty try extended their advantage, only for Uruguay to hit back as German Kessler drove over. Replacements Tomos Williams and Gareth Davies both crossed to seal Wales' bonus point and, despite the underwhelming nature of their performance, victory was enough to ensure Wales finish top of Pool D. They only needed two points to do so - thanks to their head-to-head record against Australia - but this result also means they have won all of their World Cup group games for the first time since the inaugural tournament in 1987.  This was not the match Wales had envisaged. Head coach Warren Gatland was always planning to make wholesale changes because this fixture came just four days after their victory over Fiji. The physical nature of that match increased the need for squad rotation, with fly-half Dan Biggar, center Jonathan Davies and wing George North among those to sustain injuries. But regardless of the 15 players taking to the field - and no matter how impressive Uruguay was in their shock opening victory over Fiji - Wales were expected to make light work of Los Teros. The Six Nations champions started with plenty of attacking intent, with backs and forwards alike throwing the ball around freely and trying to make the game as wide and open as possible. However, the execution did not match the ambition. There were multiple handling errors, Aaron Wainwright squandering a chance to score a try as he spilled the ball over the line and Hallam Amos having a try disallowed for a forward pass from Hadleigh Parkes. Between the many knock-ons and dropped catches, Wales took the lead as prop Smith burrowed over from close range to score his first international try. A half-time lead of 7-6 left a lot to be desired and the mistakes continued in the second half. The sheer volume of errors was illustrated by the fact Amos had a hat-trick of tries disallowed, two for forward passes and one for dropping the ball over the line. Luckily for Wales, however, it did not matter. Four second-half tries sealed a bonus-point win which few will remember, not that anybody in Wales will care if they follow it up with a victory over France in a week. Script Courtesy to BBC News