Wales 21-29 Australia
Date:
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Attendance: 70,275
Wales v Australia Match Reports
Wales fell to a thirteenth successive defeat against Australia, losing 21-29 at the Principality Stadium in the opening match of the 'Under Armour' autumn series. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Wales suffer 13th successive defeat against Australia
- BBC: Beale's steal helps slick Australia beat Wales again
- Guardian: Wales suffer old woes against wiles of Australia’s Bernard Foley
- Telegraph: Wallabies run up 13th successive victory and leave hosts looking like wannabes
- Daily Mail: Leigh Halfpenny leads a brave performance but visitors defend for their lives to seal 13th consecutive win over the Dragons
- Wales Online: Wales prove they CAN attack but killer instinct lacking as Australia win 29-21 in autumn opener
- South Wales Argus: Wallabies do enough for 13th straight defeat of Wales
- Sydney Morning Herald: Wallabies chalk up 13th straight win over Wales with 29-21 victory in Cardiff
- WRU: Wales show positive signs in Australian defeat
- ARU Rugby: Wallabies hang on in another Cardiff classic
Wales v Australia - Match Highlights
Wales v Australia - Match Stats
Wales: (13) 21
Try: S Evans (17'), Amos (80')
Conversion: Halfpenny (19')
Penalty: Halfpenny (9', 38', 52')
Australia: (22) 29
Try: Polota-Nau (13'), Coleman (22'), M Hooper (41'), Beale (63')
Conversion: Foley (14', 24', 64')
Penalty: Hodge (34')
Man of the Match: Will Genia (Australia)
Wales v Australia - Team Line-ups
Wales Team
Forwards
- 1 Rob Evans
- 2 Ken Owens
- 3 Tomas Francis
- 4 Jake Ball
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones (Captain)
- 6 Aaron Shingler
- 7 Josh Navidi
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Gareth Davies
- 10 Dan Biggar
- 11 Steff Evans
- 12 Owen Williams
- 13 Jonathan Davies
- 14 Liam Williams
- 15 Leigh Halfpenny
Replacements
- 16 Kristian Dacey
- 17 Nicky Smith
- 18 Leon Brown
- 19 Cory Hill
- 20 Sam Cross
- 21 Aled Davies
- 22 Owen Watkin
- 23 Hallam Amos
Australia Team
Forwards
- 1 Scott Sio
- 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau
- 3 Sekope Kepu
- 4 Rob Simmons
- 5 Adam Coleman
- 6 Ned Hanigan
- 7 Michael Hooper (Captain)
- 8 Sean McMahon
Backs
- 9 Will Genia
- 10 Bernard Foley
- 11 Reece Hodge
- 12 Samu Kerevi
- 13 Tevita Kuridrani
- 14 Marika Koroibete
- 15 Kurtley Beale
Replacements
- 16 Stephen Moore
- 17 Tom Robertson
- 18 Allan Alaalatoa
- 19 Matt Philip
- 20 Ben McCalman
- 21 Nick Phipps
- 22 Karmichael Hunt
- 23 Henry Speight