Wales vs. Australia: Score and Report from Autumn Rugby International

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Published: November 8, 2014

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Australia once again broke the hearts of the Welsh fans late, taking the lead with six minutes remaining and holding on to beat Wales 33-28 at Millenium Stadium in Cardiff.

The match started at a frantic pace, with Alex Cuthbert dropping the kick-off, giving the Wallabies excellent field position. Sam Warburton got over the ball at a ruck to win the penalty, however, immediately making his presence felt.

The hosts drew first blood after just two minutes, with Leigh Halfpenny working the ball to Warburton. The skipper gained 30 metres before playing the ball to scrum-half Rhys Webb, who used his speed to get past his marker and score the opening try. Halfpenny added the conversion, giving Wales a 7-0 lead.



Play went end to end, both teams pulling no punches. The visitors equalised after 14 minutes, a pure power move through Michael Hooper and massive full-back Israel Folau.

The full-back then took advantage of a poor pass from Webb, intercepting it and scampering 80 metres for the easy score, via Rugby World:



Speaking to BBC Sport, former Wales international Jonathan Davies thought it was an awful decision to try that pass:

"Why oh why do you need to push it there? It's the dreaded miss pass.

It was on there and Wales tried the miracle ball. Once Folau caught it, it was good night"

The insanely high pace didn't let up, and Wales got back on level terms minutes later. Dan Biggar fed the ball to George North, getting past his marker before running nearly the length of the pitch. With options available, he played the ball out to Cuthbert, scoring an easy try.

It took just five minutes for Australia to retake the lead, Tevita Kuridrani lowering his shoulders on the 22 before diving in.



Another Webb pass was intercepted deep in Australian territory, this time by Bernard Foley, as mistakes from the ...
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