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 Japan v Scotland is kicking off any second and you can follow it live with Lee Calvert HERE:

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“A largely second-string side were made to far dig deeper than expected by the spirited South Americans.”

They really were. Gerard Meagher is our man at Kumamoto Stadium today, and you can read his match report right here:

It certainly wasn’t Hallam Amos’s day, was it?

Leigh Halfpenny kicked four out of four conversions and has scooped the Player of the match award as a result.

“We got a bit loose at times, and didn’t keep hold of the ball.”

Wales captain Tipuric: “We know we’ve got to do a lot better than that.”

Uruguay were brilliant, Wales less so, but it’s not as if it was Gatland’s first-choice selection playing today. He is expecting to have a fully-fit squad to choose from for that quarter-final with France.

Les Bleus have some exceptionally dangerous strike runners like Alivereti Raka and Damien Penaud and their pack isn’t too shabby either, with the likes of all-action hooker Camille Chat providing a lot of dynamism with his carries and work at the breakdown. It could be an absolute classic to see who gets into the last four. Having said all that, if Wales can pull it all together on the day, they could win quite easily.

Meanwhile, second-placed Australia will go through to a last-eight meeting with England - old Randwick buddies Eddie Jones and Michael Cheika going toe-to-toe, or at least teamsheet-to-teamsheet. Will England be a little undercooked after their France game was called off? Time will tell.

Uruguay coach Esteban Meneses speaks: “Our target in the World Cup was to shock the world.”

ITV pundit Warburton: “Wales have been tested [across the pool stage]. I am not sure that England game being called off will be good for France when it comes to the quarter-final ... they haven’t been tested.”

Gatland speaks: “Happy with four from four, but not too happy with some of tonight, we were poor at times, not clinical, we blew four for five chances [in the first half]. We spoke about being more direct, first half we probably tried to play too much rugby. We didn’t respect the ball enough. But second half we started earning the right to play and it was a bit better.”

Always respect the rugby ball - always.

As for a fitness update ahead of the quarter-final against Les Bleus in Oita, Gatland says: “It’s pleasing, hopefully everyone will be fit and available for next week. We had a few guys who were pretty sore after the Fiji game but they should be fit in a few days, so we’ll have a full complement to choose from for France.”

Positives for Wales? I thought Patchell was good in general, and orchestrated some nice attacking moves with some very smooth service. Wainwright was good too. But there were a lot of errors. What do you think? Tweet me or email me with your thoughts on Wales’s prospects in the knockout stages.

Jamie Roberts on Uruguay, speaking on ITV: “They deserved that try. To make 200 tackles in a game, that’s the most from any team at this World Cup at the minute. Their effort was huge and hats off to them for putting their bodies on the line. Their fitness, and their desire to tackle until the 80th minute of the game, was very impressive.”

83 min: Uruguay finish the match as they started it, by going down fighting. There’s a hectic passage of play in which both teams cough up possession. But Wales want the fifth try (including the penalty try) and they get it! Brilliant finish by Gareth Davies!

81 min: Uruguay get the line-out throw wrong. “We can’t end the match on a “not straight”,” says the ref. So Wales have a scrum in their own half.

80 min: Uruguay win a penalty just after the gong. Berchesi kicks it for touch, and they are going to sign off from this tournament with one last attack.

79 min: Into the final minute. Wales do not have the bonus point, but don’t need it to top the group.

77 min: Geoff Wignall - on email!

“Hi Luke, it’s been a pretty dreadful game but at least the referee has been excellent - not least in having advantages that continue just long enough and no longer.”

Thanks for the email Geoff. I’ve enjoyed the match actually, purely for the performance by Uruguay. A dreadful performance by Wales, it may well have been, but not a dreadful game in my book.

76 min: Amos is over again, in the left corner, again, but it looks like a forward pass, again! TMO is having a look, but has only asked to check the grounding ... and in fact Amos dropped the ball. It looked like he was trying to do some kind of flashy dive rather than just pat the ball down. If indeed he was that sort of sums up Wales’s night.

75 min: Shane Williams in the commentary box: “You’ve got to take your hat off to Uruguay. They’ve really taken it to Wales and defensively they have been superb.” Kessler, the recent try-scorer, goes off. Wales have emptied their bench, apart from Jake Ball, who is still on the sidelines. Ditto six changes for Uruguay now.

68 min: For the first time in a long time, Uruguay attack. A lovely little chip kick by Freitas over the defensive cover, on the left wing, and then there is plenty of support on his inside. James Davies pulls off an excellent tackle, but is then penalised when he tried to compete for the ball on the floor, and Uruguay win a penalty and kick for the corner.

63 min: Wales have a scrum near halfway. They win a penalty and spin the ball right. Halfpenny makes a lovely step, then fights through another tackle. Wales are desperate to finish this match in positive fashion. Civetta slows the ball down and goes in the bin.

61 min: Wales are going to win this unless something astonishing occurs. But rather than booking a place in the quarter-final selection, some of these players might be on the next plane home. It’s been an error-strewn performance from Wales, handling the ball as if it’s a roasting hot potato, rather than their best friend. Uruguay, by the way, have now made over 150 tackles. It’s been a truly inspirational performance from them, no matter what happens now.

58 min: Dotti, Nieto and Arata off for Uruguay. Magno, Diana and Ormaechea are on. For Wales, skipper Tipuric goes off, as does Wainwright. Moriarty and J Davies are on. As if they weren’t enough replacements, Tomos Williams comes on for Aled Davies.

57 min: Scrum for Uruguay after that forward pass by Parkes. They are only eight points behind, but they are under relentless pressure now. Can they somehow find the next score?

55 min: Dotti with a high tackle for Uruguay, and a penalty for Wales leads to an attacking line-out just a couple of metres from the line. A couple of thunderous carries by Wales, but Uruguay are simply having none of it, and again produce a couple of phenomenal tackles. Dee then drives for the line from short range, near the posts, and then there is space again on the left. Amos crosses for the try but YET AGAIN it’s a forward pass by Parkes and it the effort is disallowed. Every time Wales seem to get a bit of momentum, they slip up. That is 10 handling errors for Wales now.

53 min: Wales take it through the phases and build pressure in Uruguay territory. Suddenly, for the first time in the match, they have a bit of continuity. But as I type, Uruguay turn it over in their 22, and try and run it back. Lovely stuff.

51 min: Try-scorer Smith and Elias go off, Dee and Carre come on in the front row for Wales. For Uruguay, Sanguinetti and Arbelo are off, with Echeverria and Rombys on.

A little first-half action via Twitter:

45 min: Freitas concedes a penalty for an illegal challenge on Adams, who has his eye on a high ball. Good clean line-out ball for Wales, and Patchell finds Watkin with what looks a slightly forward pass ... and AGAIN it’s a knock-on by Wales in midfield. Keystone Cops stuff.

43 min: Possession for Wales and they progress into the Uruguay 22. Wainwright and Bradley Davies make inroads with big carries ... but then, again it’s great competition at the breakdown by Uruguay and Nieto wins a penalty! This is such a good performance from Uruguay. My gast will be truly flabbered if they can win.

43 min: Dean Kinsella emails: “Wonderful performance by Uruguay so far. Great to see a team who have learned the advantage of tackling low.”

Wonderful is right, and good point, as for their tackling.

41 min: Physically Uruguay look really impressive. They are matching Wales in most of the collisions. However, Wales have now won a penalty, in a central position, and Halfpenny will kick it ... and he hits the post! Nothing seems to be going right for Wales.

Some half-time analysis from ITV pundits, every one of them a former Wales international:

Jamie Roberts: “Wales are trying to play to width early, and if you are going to do that, you need to be accurate with your passes. It’s frustrating … it’s just a lack of execution. But let’s give credit to Uruguay, they have hustled brilliantly in that first half.”

Sam Warburton: “Don’t try too much too soon. You’ve got to break them down. They are trying a bit too hard. If you are more direct with your carries, the game will open up.”

Utterly random thought but can you be a ‘former legend’? I say no. You are either a legend or you are not. Legendary status, once secured, is forever.

If you’re just waking up from a Sunday morning lie-in, there is good news. Japan v Scotland in Yokohama is ON!

See you in a few minutes ...

Carol Rizza emails:

“This mainly untried Welsh team are playing as individuals to justify their place. They need to calm down, get onside & play for the team.”

Spot on, I’d say, Carol.

36 min: “Oh, Sir!” shouts a Welsh voice, appealing for a penalty from referee Angus Gardner, I think for obstruction in midfield. But instead it’s a Uruguayan penalty and they have an attacking line-out. Uruguay win yet another penalty and Berchesi will kick this, and potentially bring them to within a point.

34 min: A nice little off-load by Patchell - who has been good so far - to Bradley Davies on the left sets up a good few attacking phases. Then Patchell again, setting up Parkes for a powerful run into contact as Wales edge towards the try line. But then Uruguay turn it over! Just when Wales were starting to build some momentum. Gatland has plugged in his hairdryer for half-time.

31 min: Gatland’s defensive body language is something to behold. Arms constantly folded, he is motionless up in the stands and he looks distinctly displeased. Certainly there isn’t much that potential quarter-final opponents will be afraid of on this poor showing (so far) from Wales. Hopefully, from a Welsh point of view, things will click into gear soon.

29 min: Now a searching kick by Patchell and Mieres, the full-back, tidies it up in his own 22. Uruguay elect to run it initially before the scrum-half Arata puts up a box kick and Wales have possession again ... Wales captain Tipuric is then pinged for offside, and again Uruguay have a foothold. “You can sense a bit of frustration in the way Wales are playing,” says Williams on commentary, and you really can’t argue with that.

27 min: Berchesi hammers a kick deep into Wales territory, and Amos gets this horribly wrong, seemingly deciding to try and half-volley it rather than catch it at the last minute. Uruguay now have an attacking line-out but Beard does well to spoil their ball and Wales can put it through the hands again.

25 min: Lovely hands on the left and Wales are over the try line on the left through Hallam Amos. TMO check for a forward pass though ... and it’s no try. It was a good move, with a particularly good off-load by Parkes for Amos (apart from it being slightly forward that is), and at least they didn’t drop it that time.

23 min: When Gatland said pre-match that Uruguay would provide a test, he wasn’t just being polite. They’ve been competing exceptionally well so far. Now Vilaseca puts a very good kick to the corner, but the ref brings it back for a knock-on by Freitas, and Wales have the put-in at a scrum just over the halfway line.

20 min: Penalty advantage for Uruguay after Wales come in from the side. Freitas crashes into contact in midfield, and the crowd roars as Berchesi then sprints clear on the right wing after catching a big miss pass from a central position. But it was a forward pass to the No 14, the ref brings it back for a penalty, and Uruguay will go for goal.

19 min: After Welsh line-out ball, Uruguay compete excellently at a maul, and win a free-kick and a scrum put-in near halfway, on the right wing.

14 min: Tackle after tackle after tackle by Uruguay. This is impressive stuff. Vilaseca put in one of several try-saving tackles in that last phase of play. Now the ref says to Gaminara, the captain - next time you infringe it’s a yellow card. They’ve been offside, they’ve been slowing the ball down, but they have also put in some amazing hits just yards from their own try line. And they’ve successfully kept Wales out so far. Wales have a five-metre scrum now.

12 min: Repeated penalties and now three line-outs for Wales as they try to bash over the try line. Uruguay are defending well though, and that allied with some errors by Wales mean it’s still 0-0. Gatland’s men have been camped in the Uruguayan 22 for the past five minutes. The referee is having a word with the Uruguayans about their discipline, but there is no card forthcoming yet.

10 min: Is Shingler over for a try in the corner!? It looks like he may have put a foot in touch. The TMO is having a look. It’s no try - his leg was in touch and he also grounded the ball partly on the line. Gatland, arms crossed up in the stands, looks unhappy with this so far. But Wales have another good attacking position after they come back for an earlier penalty.

8 min: Now possession for Uruguay, for the first time, but there is a forward pass after Vilaseca tries to make ground against Patchell. Wales have their first put-in, in what has been a scrappy affair so far. Wales’s scrum is far too strong for Uruguay, they win a penalty, and Patchell kicks it for the corner. Can Wales rumble over for the first try?

6 min: Uruguay clear after that scrum, and then Patchell has Parkes running on to a pass in midfield and crashing into contact. On commentary, Shane Williams says it’s all a bit disjointed for Wales, and he’s quite right there. Uruguay will be pleased that it’s still 0-0, while Wales fans will be wanting some champagne rugby and a bonus-point win that will confirm their place atop Pool D.

3 min: A couple of sloppy passes from Wales again, as they attack on the right. But a bouncing ball breaks nicely for Josh Adams and he bursts through the defensive line. Then Wales spin it left, and find yet more space in a Uruguay defence that is already being stretched all over the place. But again, there is a handling error by Wales, and Uruguay have a five-metre scrum. It seems only a matter of time before Wales score but Gatland will be annoyed by these handling errors early on.

2 min: Halfpenny claims another kick confidently and Wales attack into the Uruguay half again. Bradley Davies tries to off-load but a good tackle from behind causes him to knock on. Again, it’s a Uruguay scrum in their own half. Wales are clearly keen to attack and put it through the hands when they get the chance.

1 min: Uruguay secure possession from the kick-off, and Arata puts up a box kick. Wales win it, thanks to a good catch by Leigh Halfpenny. Then Hallam Amos spills an off-load from Adam Beard in midfield, and Uruguay have the put-in at the first scrum, in their own half.

Thank you to Mike Brady for the email titled ‘Great rugby eases the pain of flight delays’:

“Stuck at Tokyo Narita airport for many hours now. But the Tonga match was really great - we were at their France match and thoroughly enjoyed everything except the result. Well done to the USA also. Hope the rest of today’s games are as well contested. No regrets coming to Japan despite the cost and the typhoon - good luck to team Japan tonight.”

I hope you are on the move soon, Mike.

The teams are out, and a moment’s silence now, for the victims of typhoon Hagibis. Speaking a few moments ago, Gatland was keen to express sympathy from the whole Wales squad with the victims and with the Japanese people. Now the anthems.

ITV’s Craig Doyle asks Gareth Thomas if Wales will hold something back today, in terms of their attacking patterns, with one eye on the quarter-final: “When it comes to this team, they will just want to go out and put in a good team performance,” Thomas says. “Worry about yourselves, rather than the next team you are going to play. You can’t go out there and hold things back - Uruguay have beaten Fiji...so don’t give them a sniff, at all. If it was me, I’d just say, let’s go out there, and leave everything out on the field.”

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Gatland speaks to ITV’s Gabriel Clarke: “It [today’s selection] was pretty much the way we set out for planning, we wanted to go in fairly strong in those first three games, then with the short turnaround, it was going to be tough ... It’s not just idle words, if players go out and perform well tonight, they can put their hand up for selection next week.

“We need to be tough up front and do the basics well...We want to finish on top of the group and go into next week with a lot of confidence...It’s a little bit windy here today - we just wanted to say from the whole squad that our sympathies go out to the Japanese people. The hospitality has been unbelievable and for a lot of people, yesterday was a very tough day.”

Wales’s win against Australia was possibly the best match of the entire pool stage. Their reward for topping the pool - if they beat Uruguay today - will be a quarter-final against France. Gatland has a few fitness worries - fly-half Dan Biggar suffered a concussion after an accidental clash with team-mate Liam Williams against Fiji, while centre Jonathan Davies has a knee injury and ‘Big George North’ is suffering from an ankle knock. All of those players will surely be in Gatland’s first-choice selection for the quarter-finals.

Here are today’s teams again, laid out in formation, via the magic of Twitter:

In a pre-match press conference, Gatland had plenty of positive things to say about Uruguay, and is not expecting today’s match to be easy:

“It was a great win against Fiji and they deserved their celebrations,” he said. “It was great to see and good for rugby. I think they’ve defended exceptionally well and they’re a fit side too.

“In the games they’ve been tough. They’ve got a pretty good set-piece and they like to play some attacking rugby. We’ve got to make sure we go out there with the right attitude to do a job on a side that thoroughly deserves to be here at the World Cup.”

Following the cancellation of their match against Namibia earlier, Canada’s players have been helping clear-up efforts in Kamaishi after typhoon Hagibis blew through. Good to see:

USA and Tonga are about to conclude their Pool C match and there are only five points in it right now! Join Richard Parkin here for the last couple of minutes:

Weather update: it is set fair in Kumamoto for this one, which kicks off in 45 minutes’ time. Wales will be happy to get the ball in hand, for sure, without giving away too many strike moves ahead of that very likely last-eight meeting with Les Bleus.