Australia v Wales

Date:

Venue: Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo

Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Attendance: 47,885

Australia v Wales Match Reports

Wales won a tense encounter with Australia 29-25 at the Tokyo Stadium to take control of Pool D. Wales led from the first minute after Dan Biggar kicked a quick drop-goal. Tries from Hadleigh Parkes and Gareth Davies then helped Wales build a 23-8 half-time lead. Australia came out much stronger in the second half and scored two tries through Dane Haylett-Petty and Michael Hooper to add to Adam Ashley-Cooper's first-half effort. That closed the gap on the scoreboard to just one point, but Rhys Patchell kicked a penalty inside the final 10 minutes and Wales clung on to their lead to record a well-deserved victory over the Wallabies. A selection of match reports is listed below:

Australia v Wales - Match Highlights

Australia v Wales - Match Stats

Australia: (8) 25
Try: Ashley-Cooper (21'), Haylett-Petty (46'), Hooper (62')
Conversion: To'omua (48', 63')
Penalty: Foley (29'), To'omua (68')

Wales: (23) 29
Try: Parkes (13'), Davies (38')
Conversion: Biggar (14'), Patchell (39')
Penalty: Patchell (33', 37', 72)
Drop-goal: Biggar (1'), Patchell (44')

Man of the match: Gareth Davies (Wales)


Australia v Wales - Team Line-ups

Australia Team

Forwards

  • 1 Scott Sio
  • 2 Tolu Latu
  • 3 Allan Alaalatoa
  • 4 Izack Rodda
  • 5 Rory Arnold
  • 6 David Pocock
  • 7 Michael Hooper (Captain)
  • 8 Isi Naisarani

Backs

  • 9 Will Genia
  • 10 Bernard Foley
  • 11 Marika Koroibete
  • 12 Samu Kerevi
  • 13 James O'Connor
  • 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
  • 15 Dane Haylett-Petty

Replacements

  • 16 Jordan Uelese
  • 17 James Slipper
  • 18 Sekope Kepu
  • 19 Adam Coleman
  • 20 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
  • 21 Nic White
  • 22 Matt To'omua
  • 23 Kurtley Beale

Wales Team

Forwards

  • 1 Wyn Jones
  • 2 Ken Owen
  • 3 Tomas Francis
  • 4 Jake Ball
  • 5 Alun Wyn Jones (Captain)
  • 6 Aaron Wainwright
  • 7 Justin Tipuric
  • 8 Josh Navidi

Backs

  • 9 Gareth Davies
  • 10 Dan Biggar
  • 11 Josh Adams
  • 12 Hadleigh Parkes
  • 13 Jonathan Davies
  • 14 George North
  • 15 Liam Williams

Replacements

  • 16 Elliot Dee
  • 17 Nicky Smith
  • 18 Dillon Lewis
  • 19 Aaron Shingler
  • 20 Ross Moriarty
  • 21 Tomos Williams
  • 22 Rhys Patchell
  • 23 Owen Watkin