Summary

  • Pool A FT: Wales 54-9 Uruguay

  • Wales lose Liam Williams & Cory Allen to injury

  • Lee, Allen 3, Amos, G Davies 2, Tipuric tries for Wales

  • Felipe Berchesi 3 pens for Uruguay

  • BBC Radio Wales/BBC Radio Cymru/5 live sports extra in 'Live Coverage'

  1. New Zealand v Argentina set to startpublished at 16:42

    Wales and Uruguay's players have disappeared from the pitch so it's time to direct you to our match report.

    And there's another match to focus on as favourites New Zealand take on Argentina at a jam-packed Wembley. 

    Over 80,000 have turned out to watch the All Blacks and the Pumas in what is being billed as the biggest crowd in Rugby World Cup history. 

    You can follow live coverage of that match by clicking here. 

  2. Full-timepublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 20 September 2015

    Wales 54-9 Uruguay

  3. Full-timepublished at 16:35

    Wales 54-9 Uruguay

    Uruguay performed with guts and grit against the Welsh and Felipe Berchesi’s nine points was a joint record haul for any Uruguay player in a Rugby World Cup match. You'd expect them to tire as the tournament progresses, but they proved their worth during that 80 minutes. 

    Felipe BerchesiImage source, Reuters
  4. Wales 54-9 Uruguaypublished at 16:32

    Rhys Priestland won't be expecting to start against England next weekend but he was, nevertheless, successful with seven of eight conversion attempts. 

    Rhys PriestlandImage source, Opta
  5. BBC coveragepublished at 16:30

    Wales 54-9 Uruguay

    Rob Jones
    Former Wales and Lions scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    "The game was won well, Hal Amos played well and is pushing for next weekend. The biggest concern is the injuries, but it is a case of job done and we move on.

    "Next week (against England) will have no resemblance to this afternoon." 

    Click the Live Coverage tab at the top of this page for a choice of radio commentaries.

  6. Full-timepublished at 16:29

    Wales 54-9 Uruguay

    Liam Williams, Corry Allen, Paul James, Dan Lydiate... all names onto the Wales injury list. There's chat in some quarters that a dead leg could keep Williams out for a few weeks, but we won't know for certain until Warren Gatland has his say. 

  7. Wales 54-9 Uruguaypublished at 16:28

    What have we learned from that match? Well, Wales' Hallam Amos becomes the fifth man in this tournament to have gained more than 100 metres.

    The top six so far...

    1. Mike Brown (England) 191 metres
    2. Rob Kearney (Ireland) 148
    3. DTH Van Der Merwe (Canada) 141
    4. Scott Spedding (France) 106
    5. Hallam Amos (Wales) 101
    6. Jared Payne (Ireland) 97
  8. Full-timepublished at 16:26

    ScoreboardImage source, BBC Sport

    Rhys Priestland's conversion brings the match to an end. Eight tries for Wales but many people expected more. Had their handling been better the gap between the two sides might have been bigger. 

  9. BBC coveragepublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 20 September 2015

    Wales 54-9 Uruguay

    Rob Jones
    Former Wales and Lions scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    "Davies has grown in confidence as the game has gone on, you can see it in his body language. He's very sharp and strong on the fringes and he got a well-deserved second."

    Click the Live Coverage tab at the top of this page for a choice of radio commentaries.

  10. converted try

    Converted try - Davies; Priestland convpublished at 79 mins

    Wales 54-9 Uruguay

    One final chance for the Welsh? Uruguay flap in the scrum, presenting Rhys Priestland with another kick into touch. The catch and drive has been Wales' most effective weapon in this match and so it is again... the forwards do the work and Gareth Davies gets the glory, wriggling over as the forwards folds before the line. Rhys Priestland arrows the conversion between the posts. 

  11. BBC coveragepublished at 77 mins

    Wales 47-9 Uruguay

    Rob Jones
    Former Wales and Lions scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    "Uruguay have worked their socks off, and there's a lot of tired men out there."

    Click the Live Coverage tab at the top of this page for a choice of radio commentaries.

    Lloyd WilliamsImage source, AFP
  12. Wales 47-9 Uruguaypublished at 77 mins

    Martyn Williams
    Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Wales

    "The New Zealand side would have put 70 to 80 points on Uruguay, no doubt about it.

    "It has been disjointed, just when you think Wales will put Uruguay to the sword they for some reason have had no continuity."

  13. Wales 47-9 Uruguaypublished at 76 mins

    We're into the final five minutes and Wales rooted in the Uruguay half without homing in on the tryline. Uruguay's defence fighting until the end. 

    Hallam AmosImage source, EPA
  14. Wales 47-9 Uruguaypublished at 74 mins

    Wales will hope for a couple of more tries before the final whistle, but sloppy hands is stopping the men in red from completing those pre-planned backline moves. 

    Dan Lydiate is another to leave the field. It's unclear whether he's injured or just has a gash. The back-rower would be a shoe-in to start against England next weekend but whether he will be available is another matter. 

  15. Wales 47-9 Uruguaypublished at 72 mins

    Martyn Williams
    Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Wales

    "I was expecting 70-80 points from Wales, I thought playing at home the players would be bouncing. It has been a very professional performance from Wales, but not been awe inspiring."

    Welsh toddlerImage source, AFP
  16. BBC coveragepublished at 72 mins

    Wales 47-9 Uruguay

    Rob Jones
    Former Wales scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    "Justin Tipuric is an exceptional footballer and athlete, he was in complete control and it was a case of hanging on until he went over the line. 

    "The performance has not been as clinical as Wales would have liked, but 47 points is a good effort.

    Click the Live Coverage tab at the top of this page for a choice of radio commentaries.

    Justin TipuricImage source, Reuters
  17. converted try

    Converted try - Tipuric; Priestland convpublished at 70 mins

    Wales 47-9 Uruguay

    It's been a familiar pattern: Uruguay not contesting the line-out, Wales' forward rumble on and collapse over the line in a heap. Justin Tipuric grounds the ball this time, though, and Rhys Priestland converts. 

  18. BBC coveragepublished at 69 mins

    Wales 40-9 Uruguay

    Rob Jones
    Former Wales scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    "You'd like to see this Uruguay side get a score with the effort they have put in. They are amateur players but they are still working so hard. They have done exceptionally well, no matter what the final score is. I'm sure their coach will be proud of them."

    Click the Live Coverage tab at the top of this page for a choice of radio commentaries.

    Uruguay playersImage source, AFP
  19. Wales 40-9 Uruguaypublished at 68 mins

    The crowd urging their men forward and they respond... Gareth Davies snapping at the base of the maul... but it's a scrappy period of the match as Uruguay steal possession, turning over ball with Alejo Corral enjoying a 10m dash. Messy. 

  20. Wales 40-9 Uruguaypublished at 63 mins

    With just under 15 minutes left Wales are controlling possession and territory, with Uruguay rarely threatening the Wales 22. 

    PossessionImage source, Opta