Wales 9-6 Australia
Date:
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Attendance: 64,110
Wales v Australia Match Reports
Wales ended a 13-match losing streak against the Wallabies with a tightly fought 9-6 victory at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Wales also made it seven wins on the bounce against all opponents for a first time since 2004-05 and landed a psychological blow before the countries meet again as World Cup pool rivals in Tokyo next September. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Wales end 13-match losing streak against Wallabies with victory in Cardiff
- BBC: Wales edge Australia to break 13-game hoodoo
- Guardian: Wales break losing run against Australia with late Dan Biggar penalty
- Telegraph: Wales edge scrap with the Wallabies for their first win over Australia in a decade
- Daily Mail: Dan Biggar comes off the bench to kick late penalty as Warren Gatland's men end 10-year losing streak against the Wallabies
- Sky Sports: Welsh end winless drought against Wallabies
- ESPN: Wales finally end losing run against Australia
- Wales Online: Wales end decade of Australian heartbreak with compelling, nerve-shredding victory
- South Wales Argus: Gatland's men sneak it at the death
- WRU: Late Biggar penalty seals famous win over Australia
Wales v Australia - Match Highlights
Wales v Australia - Match Stats
Wales: (3) 9
Penalty: Halfpenny (22', 68'), Biggar (77')
Australia: (3) 6
Penalty: Foley (34'), To'omua (75')
Man of the Match: Justin Tipuric (Wales)
Wales v Australia - Team Line-ups
Wales Team
Forwards
- 1 Nicky Smith
- 2 Ken Owens
- 3 Tomas Francis
- 4 Adam Beard
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones (Captain)
- 6 Dan Lydiate
- 7 Justin Tipuric
- 8 Ross Moriarty
Backs
- 9 Gareth Davies
- 10 Gareth Anscombe
- 11 Josh Adams
- 12 Hadleigh Parkes
- 13 Jonathan Davies
- 14 George North
- 15 Leigh Halfpenny
Replacements
- 16 Elliot Dee
- 17 Rob Evans
- 18 Dillon Lewis
- 19 Cory Hill
- 20 Ellis Jenkins
- 21 Tomos Williams
- 22 Dan Biggar
- 23 Liam Williams
Australia Team
Forwards
- 1 Scott Sio
- 2 Tolu Latu
- 3 Allan Alaalatoa
- 4 Izack Rodda
- 5 Adam Coleman
- 6 Jack Dempsey
- 7 Michael Hooper (Captain)
- 8 David Pocock
Backs
- 9 Will Genia
- 10 Bernard Foley
- 11 Sefa Naivalu
- 12 Kurtley Beale
- 13 Samu Kerevi
- 14 Israel Folau
- 15 Dane Haylett-Petty
Replacements
- 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau
- 17 Sekope Kepu
- 18 Taniela Tupou
- 19 Rob Simmons
- 20 Ned Hanigan
- 21 Nick Phipps
- 22 Matt To'omua
- 23 Jack Maddocks