Wales v Australia

Date:

Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

Attendance: 58,114

Wales v Australia Match Reports

Wales ended their Autumn International campaign in agonising fashion as they lost 12-14 to Australia at the Millennium Stadium. Wales were 3 points ahead as the match entered the final minute, but Kurtley Beale scored a last-gasp try to snatch victory for Australia. A selection of match reports is listed below:

Wales v Australia Match Statistics

Wales (6) 12
Penalties: Halfpenny 4

Australia (9) 14
Tries: Beale
Penalties: Beale 3

Man of the Match: Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)

Wales Team Line-up

Forwards

  • 1. Gethin Jenkins
  • 2. Matthew Rees
  • 3. Scott Andrews
  • 4. Lou Reed
  • 5. Luke Charteris
  • 6. Aaron Shingler
  • 7. Sam Warburton (Captain)
  • 8. Toby Faletau

Backs

  • 9. Mike Phillips
  • 10. Rhys Priestland
  • 11. Liam Williams
  • 12. Jamie Roberts
  • 13. Jonathan Davies
  • 14. Alex Cuthbert
  • 15. Leigh Halfpenny

Replacements

  • 16. Ken Owens (for Rees 66)
  • 17. Ryan Bevington
  • 18. Samson Lee
  • 19. Ryan Jones (for Charteris 3-8 / 41)
  • 20. Justin Tipuric (for Faletau 66)
  • 21. Tavis Knoyle
  • 22. Dan Biggar
  • 23. Scott Williams

Australia Team Line-up

Forwards

  • 1. Benn Robinson
  • 2. Tatafu Polota Nau
  • 3. Ben Alexander
  • 4. Kane Douglas
  • 5. Nathan Sharpe (Captain)
  • 6. Scott Higginbotham
  • 7. David Pocock
  • 8. Wycliff Palu

Backs

  • 9. Nick Phipps
  • 10. Kurtley Beale
  • 11. Drew Mitchell
  • 12. Ben Tapuai
  • 13. Adam Ashley-Cooper
  • 14. Nick Cummins
  • 15. Berrick Barnes

Replacements

  • 16. Stephen Moore (for Polota-Nau 41)
  • 17. James Slipper (for Robinson 62)
  • 18. Sekope Kepu (for Alexander 67)
  • 19. Dave Dennis (for Higginbotham 16)
  • 20. Michael Hooper (for Douglas 52)
  • 21. Brendan McKibbin
  • 22. Mike Harris (for Tapuai 58)
  • 23. Digby Ioane (for Cummins 49)