WALES
No.Name
1Gethin Jenkins, P
9Mike Phillips, SH
5Ian Evans, L
2Richard Hibbard, H
4Alun Wyn Jones, L
6Dan Lydiate, FL
7Sam Warburton, FL
8Taulupe Faletau, -
3Rhodri Jones, P
15Leigh Halfpenny, FB
2
14Alex Cuthbert, W
13Owen Williams, C
12Scott Williams, C
11George North, W
T
2
10Dan Biggar, FH
Replacements
16Ken Owens, -
17Ryan Bevington, -
18Samson Lee, -
19Ryan Jones, -
20Justin Tipuric, -
21Rhodri Williams, -
22Rhys Priestland, -
23Liam Williams, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Principality Stadium
10:00 PM, November 29, 2013
Attendance: 67,436

Match Commentary

81'26-30 End of half
81'26-30 End of half
81'26-30 End of second half
80'Agonising yet again for Wales. Incredible Test match but you feel that will be of little consolation
79'Wales' decision not to go for three points looking like the wrong one. Australia are 30 seconds away from another win in Cardiff
78'Substitute on - Bernard Foley , Australia
78'Player substituted - Joe Tomane , Australia
75'Yellow card - Quade Cooper , Australia
74'This could be huge. Cooper is sent to the bin for an fractionally early tackle on Scott Williams. Six minutes left for Wales, unbelievable tension. Very harsh call on Cooper from Wayne Barnes, especially given the moment and given the scoreline, but Barnes clearly said it was because it "was a try-scoring opportunity"
72'Player substituted - Mike Phillips , Wales
72'Substitute on - Rhodri Williams , Wales
71'Substitute on - Dave Dennis , Australia
71'Player substituted - Ben Mowen , Australia
71'Player substituted - Stephen Moore , Australia
71'Substitute on - Tatafu Polota-Nau , Australia
69'26-30 Penalty goal - Rhys Priestland , Wales
68'Rhys Priestland knocks one over from in front of the posts. They go for the points and now this is going to be a great finale
67'Player substituted - Rhodri Jones , Wales
67'Substitute on - Samson Lee , Wales
64'Substitute on - Benn Robinson , Australia
64'Player substituted - James Slipper , Australia
64'Substitute on - Rhys Priestland , Wales
64'Substitute on - Justin Tipuric , Wales
64'Player substituted - Dan Lydiate , Wales
64'Player substituted - Dan Biggar , Wales
64'Player substituted - Richard Hibbard , Wales
64'Substitute on - Ken Owens , Wales
63'Player substituted - Christian Leali'ifano , Australia
63'Substitute on - Mike Harris , Australia
61'Substitute on - Kane Douglas , Australia
61'Player substituted - James Horwill , Australia
60'23-30 Conversion - Dan Biggar , Wales
59'The easiest of kicks and we have a last quarter to savour
59'21-30 Try - George North , Wales
58'And that's put life back into this game. A quick tap-penalty and that leads to George North getting the ball on the 22 and bulldozing through the Australian back line to score under the posts
57'Superb defence from Australia after being caught on the break. Tediously, they have taken to whooping and squealing like a netball team every time they win possession
56'Player substituted - Sekope Kepu , Australia
56'Substitute on - Ben Alexander , Australia
54'Quade Cooper is absolutely bossing this match. He's making Wales look ordinary with some of his play, a surging run a full 40 metres through several tackles before he is hauled down
53'16-30 Penalty goal - Christian Leali'ifano , Australia
52'Lealiifano crumbled in the second half last week but none of it today. Adds another penalty
51'Now either the floodgates will open or Wales will have to find two extra gears. 10/10 for effort and bravery but they are being swept away this half
51'Substitute on - Liam Williams , Wales
51'Player substituted - Owen Williams , Wales
50'Those who say the sport is becoming like rugby league have a point based on the last few minutes. Two lines of players just tackling, passing, tackling, passing. At least league has a six-tackle limit
50'16-27 Conversion - Christian Leali'ifano , Australia
49'Australia rampant in this half so far and Wales on the backfoot, tackling bravely but outclassed
49'16-25 Try - Joe Tomane , Australia
48'Outstanding try, picked up one-handed on the half volley and he dives over in the same movement to score. Long replays and then the referee awards the try. Good decision but the crowd erupt into boos.
43'16-20 Penalty goal - Christian Leali'ifano , Australia
42'Ninety seconds of unrelenting pressure from the moment Ashley-Cooper caught the lofted restart on the Wales 22. Slight controversy as Halfpenny was taken late but Wales might be lucky to escape that with just the three points against them
41'Substitute on - Ryan Bevington , Wales
41'Player substituted - Gethin Jenkins , Wales
41'16-17 End of first half
40'Cracking first half in Cardiff. First blood to Wales but Australia battled back and lead 17-16. And an entire half without a single scrum
40'16-17 Start of second half
38'16-17 Conversion - Christian Leali'ifano , Australia
37'Some afters following the try. Lots of handbags and snarls which tend to look ridiculous when those taking part are participating in Movember
37'16-15 Try - Israel Folau , Australia
36'Heavy pressure finally pays off for Australia as Folau barges over from close range. Some massive Welsh hits in the lead up to that try. Australians must have nightmares about George North. Crunching hit on Ashley-Cooper in the build-up
36'Yellow card - Dan Biggar , Wales
35'Biggar yellowed as he lay on the tackled man and then channelled the ball back after Australia got the overlap in the Wales 22
31'16-10 Penalty goal - Dan Biggar , Wales
30'Australia penalised after breaking down play as Wales counter-attacked
26'Will Genia knocks on with the try line at his mercy. Wales are holding off all sorts of pressure from Australia at the moment
21'13-10 Conversion - Christian Leali'ifano , Australia
20'Lealiifano converts. Cooper's offload gets better with every viewing, sensational stuff.
19'13-8 Try - Christian Leali'ifano , Australia
18'Just magical from Australia. Kefu forces turnover, Quade Cooper and then Joe Tomane offload superbly for Lealiifano to cross
18'13-3 Penalty goal - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
17'54 metres does not phase Leigh Halfpenny as he restores Wales' ten-point lead with a monster kick
14'10-3 Penalty goal - Christian Leali'ifano , Australia
13'Christian Lealiifano had a mare with the boot against Scots last week but opens Australia's account with penalty in front of posts after Wales penalised for holding straight from the restart
12'10-0 Penalty goal - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
11'Wallabies penalised for holding at the line-out and Halpenny makes no mistake from the tee
3'7-0 Conversion - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
2'Halfpenny converts and Wales lead 7-0. Uncharacteristic error from Ashley-Cooper gifts Wales a dream start in Cardiff
2'5-0 Try - George North , Wales
1'Excellent kick and chase down wing from George North, bounce fools Ashley-Cooper and North pounces in the corner
1'0-0 Start of first half