Wales 43-33 Barbarians
Date:
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Attendance: 62,138
Wales v Barbarians Match Reports
Wayne Pivac celebrated his first game in charge of Wales with a 43-33 win over the Barbarians as Warren Gatland's return to Cardiff ended in defeat. Wales scored six tries but they had to withstand a second-half fightback by the Barbarians who trailed 33-7 at one point. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Pivac off to winning start as Wales beat Barbarians
- BBC: Wayne Pivac begins Wales tenure with Barbarians win
- Guardian: Wales hold on to beat Barbarians in Warren Gatland’s goodbye
- Daily Mail: Wayne Pivac gets off to a winning start as coach as predecessor Warren Gatland bids farewell in Cardiff
- WRU: Wales get Pivac era off to thrilling start
Wales v Barbarians - Match Stats
Wales: (19) 43
Try: Adams (7, 47), McNicholl (35), Owens (39, 44), Davies (62)
Conversion: Halfpenny (8, 40, 45, 48, 63)
Penalty: Halfpenny (78)
Barbarians: (7) 33
Try: Strauss (24), Bosch (55), Stevenson (59), Millar (64), Samu (67)
Conversion: Bosch (25, 60, 65, 68)
Man of the match: Wyn Jones (Wales)
Wales v Barbarians - Team Line-ups
Wales Team
Forwards
- 1 Wyn Jones
- 2 Ken Owens
- 3 Dillon Lewis
- 4 Jake Ball
- 5 Adam Beard
- 6 Aaron Shingler
- 7 Justin Tipuric (Captain)
- 8 Aaron Wainwright
Backs
- 9 Tomos Williams
- 10 Jarrod Evans
- 11 Josh Adams
- 12 Hadleigh Parkes
- 13 Owen Watkin
- 14 Johnny McNicholl
- 15 Leigh Halfpenny
Replacements
- 16 Elliot Dee
- 17 Rob Evans
- 18 Leon Brown
- 19 Seb Davies
- 20 Ollie Griffiths
- 21 Gareth Davies
- 22 Sam Davies
- 23 Owen Lane
Barbarians Team
Forwards
- 1 Campese Maafu
- 2 Rory Best (Captain)
- 3 Wiehahn Herbst
- 4 Luke Jones
- 5 Tyler Ardron
- 6 Pete Samu
- 7 Marco Van Staden
- 8 Josh Strauss
Backs
- 9 Bryn Hall
- 10 Curwin Bosch
- 11 Cornal Hendricks
- 12 Andre Esterhuizen
- 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
- 14 Dillyn Leyds
- 15 Shaun Stevenson
Replacements
- 16 Schalk Brits
- 17 Craig Millar
- 18 Hencus Van Wyk
- 19 George Biagi
- 20 Angus Cottrell
- 21 Jano Vermaak
- 22 Billy Meakes
- 23 Matt Duffie