Australia vs Wales 2024/07/06

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00:00:00As we look at the Wales change, a rematch change squad from the one that toppled Australia at the World Cup.

00:00:05Six new faces in the starting 15, Dalwey Lake the captain, Chris Chinza's back alongside David Jenkins in the second row.

00:00:12Turnover, Tommy Refle back on the open side, a number eight, Aaron Wainwright wins a 50th Test cap for Wales today.

00:00:20So a proud moment for him, but what's going through the minds of these players here ahead of this Test match in Sydney.

00:00:28Liam Williams you see there in shot, giving a hug to young Archie Griffin there who's on the tight head side for Wales this evening.

00:00:40Just his second Test match, he came off the bench against England and was injured his knee in that game earlier in the year.

00:00:48But he's back and they have got some issues in the front row and at hooker.

00:00:53And in terms of the back line for Wales, well Ben Thomas, big day for him.

00:00:58His first game in that famous number 10 shirt for Wales, Josh Hathaway debutant as well.

00:01:03What about Australia? Well, James Slipper, 135th Test for the loose head prop, surpassing Wales.

00:01:09Geoff Jenkins is the most capped prop of all time.

00:01:12Taniella Tupo on the tight head. Jeremy Williams, the Western Force captain.

00:01:16He gets a start on debut and number eight, Rob Balotini, one of just three Wallabies remaining who face Wales at Lyon.

00:01:23At the World Cup in their starting 15. New Wallaby captain, Liam Wright, their seventh skipper in the last 12 months.

00:01:29It's his first Test start. Jake Gordon alongside Noah Lolicio.

00:01:34Lolicio overlooked by Eddie Jones at the World Cup.

00:01:37He's back in the 10 shirt for Australia.

00:01:39Look out for 22 year old Josh Fluke in the centre as a Test debut for him.

00:01:43Tom Wright, the fullback, also missed selection for the World Cup last year.

00:01:47He's been brought back by Joe Schmidt.

00:01:48He's alongside Andrew Kelleway and Filippo D'Angunu.

00:01:51And Tom Liner, as mentioned, on the bench, ready to make his debut for Australia.

00:01:58And Charlie Cale, look out for him.

00:02:00When he gets a chance, the Brumbies loose forward has been a real standout in Super Rugby Pacific this season.

00:02:08So both these nations, historically proud rugby nations, of course,

00:02:12with a lot to salvage tonight and plenty to prove for the future.

00:02:18Pressure to perform all round.

00:02:20How long is too long before Warren Gatlin and Wales end this seven game losing run?

00:02:26They play a Test match in Australia for the first time in 12 years.

00:02:29And it looks like it's a tap on the backside from Dowey Lake for Aaron Wainwright,

00:02:33who will lead Wales out this evening on the occasion of his 50th Test match.

00:02:39Not a lot of time together for this Australian team.

00:02:41Just a couple of weeks in camp since the Super Rugby Pacific season ended.

00:02:46Wales, of course, had the benefit of that run out at Twickenham against South Africa a couple of weeks ago

00:02:51and a full Six Nations campaign as well to prepare for this summer tour of Australia.

00:02:58A few Wales fans in the house at Allianz Stadium.

00:03:03Hasn't been a happy hunting ground for the Wallabies.

00:03:06They haven't won here in a decade on this ground, Australia.

00:03:11So Sydney's not been the place where they've been picking up results.

00:03:14It has been, of course, a very difficult time off the field in Australian rugby and on it.

00:03:20And there's a story of the week.

00:03:21Michael Hooper, who this week announced his retirement.

00:03:25He missed out on selection for the Aussie Sevens at the Olympics later this month.

00:03:31But he will carry the match ball out onto Allianz Stadium this evening.

00:03:35Incredible career.

00:03:37Sam Warburton has joined me on commentary.

00:03:40Sam, a word on Michael Hooper, a player you came up against many times.

00:03:45A couple of great games against Michael Hooper himself and Pokrov.

00:03:48I found when they played in tandem together, going back towards that 2015 World Cup,

00:03:53they got to the final in that World Cup.

00:03:54That was a phenomenal pairing.

00:03:56Two of the best open type flankers to have played the game in the last few decades.

00:04:01And I'm glad he's getting this reception.

00:04:04The Waratahs in Sydney are a hugely popular figure in Australia.

00:04:08One of the all-time Australian greats, for sure.

00:04:11Yeah, he was Wallaby captain aged 22.

00:04:13125 tests all up.

00:04:1569 of those as captain.

00:04:18The Wallabies and Wales out onto a slightly damp Allianz Stadium.

00:04:22The rain's eased off.

00:04:23There's been plenty of rough weather around the Sydney area this week.

00:04:26Perhaps not the sunny trip down south the Welsh players would have been hoping for on this trip.

00:04:33But the two captains, Dowie Lake, just his fifth test in charge as captain of this Wales team.

00:04:38And Liam Wright, the Australian captain.

00:04:41There's Fraser McWright, his Reds teammate, who will play on the open side for the Wallabies this evening.

00:04:50Before the national anthem, we will pause for the welcome to country.

00:05:03Good evening.

00:05:10Ladies and gentlemen, families, players, our overseas visitors.

00:05:17In open remarks in the local Aboriginal language this area, I said, I'm Lloyd Walker.

00:05:23I'm speaking to you in Daryl.

00:05:25We're on Gadigal land.

00:05:28On behalf of the Library's Aboriginal community, our people, our organisations, I'd like to welcome you all here tonight.

00:05:38I'd like to pay my respects to elders past and present.

00:05:43Our people have been here since time began.

00:05:48Our community used to move between coastal Sydney and the Illawarra with notable identities of the 1800s, Billy Wentworth and Torres Tamara.

00:06:00Our people would hunt, gather, look after the land and the waterways.

00:06:05Until the formation of the New South Wales Protection Board in 1883, where all coastal Sydney Aboriginals were relocated to La Perouse.

00:06:16To be out of sight and out of mind of the colony.

00:06:20141 years later, and Sydney growing around us, we strive to stay on our traditional lands for the next 141 years and beyond.

00:06:30This area has significant cultural and spiritual connections to my people.

00:06:36Our people would gather at Jitindal Park marshlands with other clans for events such as payback, corroborees and control battles.

00:06:49So once again, a warm welcome.

00:06:53Being a former Wallaby, I'm looking forward to the game tonight.

00:06:57Another battle.

00:07:00Nundawabi, go the Wallabies.

00:07:06The National Anthem of Wales, performed by the Cantorian Male Voice Choir.

00:07:17Now time for the National Anthems.

00:07:19Land of My Fathers, performed by the Sydney Welsh Cantorian Choir.

00:07:23After that, the Dance Australia Fair.

00:07:37I hail from the mountains of Sydney

00:07:46From my home and from your fields of yonder green

00:07:55I go so proud and free

00:08:00God guard this land of mine

00:08:05North, south, east, west, south

00:08:10I fly so proud and free

00:08:21God guard this land of mine

00:08:27North, south, east, west, south

00:08:38I fly so proud and free

00:09:08Australia, Australia

00:09:24Oh, we are young and free

00:09:28In golden soil and sweltering fire

00:09:33Our home is girt by sea

00:09:37Our land abounds in pages

00:09:42Of beauty rich and rare

00:09:47In history's pages

00:09:51Our hearts Australia fair

00:09:56In joyful strains

00:09:59Our hearts Australia fair

00:10:29Our hearts Australia fair

00:10:39Our hearts Australia fair

00:10:49Our hearts Australia fair

00:10:57Head-to-head coaches in the Six Nations.

00:10:59But who will find the way through this evening here at Allianz Stadium?

00:11:07The Frenchman, 35-year-old Frenchman, Pierre Brusset.

00:11:10He's your referee for this one.

00:11:13It's his first Tier 1 Test match in charge.

00:11:16He's assisted by New Zealand's Ben O'Keefe and James Dolman.

00:11:19The television match official is Marius Jonka from South Africa.

00:11:24Feels tense just ahead of this one, Sam.

00:11:34It does, it does.

00:11:36It's interesting what you're saying about Liam Wright.

00:11:38I think people are surprised when you get an inexperienced player at international level as captain.

00:11:42But I think what you want from your captain is to drive new behaviours, new mindset.

00:11:47Look, there's really experienced guys in that wall of his team.

00:11:49Tom Wright at 15, Valentini at number 8, Tupou, a hooker who will help with the decision-making.

00:11:54But let's see what he's got to show this Australian squad.

00:11:57In that famous Wales number 10 jersey, Ben Thomas gets us underway in Sydney.

00:12:03Game one of a two-test series, will it be a Wallaby or Welsh revival?

00:12:11Australia bring it down safely off the kick-off.

00:12:15Jake Gordon, who was prevented from moving to Perpignan in France,

00:12:20held to his Australian contract with the first kick of the match.

00:12:24And it's a good one, he finds touch-up near halfway.

00:12:28Interesting, that'll be the first shot for Wales from an attacking perspective.

00:12:31Will they want to attack or will they want to play more field position?

00:12:34Opening line-up for Wales, well brought down by Duffer Jenkins.

00:12:38And there's Mason Grady giving it to Aaron Wainwright.

00:12:41His 50th cap for Wales in Sydney this evening.

00:12:45Ben Thomas, his first touch with the ball in hand,

00:12:48and gives it to Josh Hathaway, the debutant on the right wing.

00:12:53Born and bred in Aberystwyth, of course now with Gloucester in the English Premiership.

00:12:57Thomas is going to kick it high for Wales.

00:13:02And it's been well brought down by the Wallabies.

00:13:07Lolicio there is going to play Scrum Hart, but will come back for the original decision.

00:13:15No-arms tackle is the call.

00:13:18There's that cross-field kick that we saw at the top of the show,

00:13:21Dan Bigger and Jamie Roberts talk about.

00:13:22It was nice from Ben Thomas.

00:13:23They tested the Australian defence for two or three phases.

00:13:26Ben Thomas was nicely attached to his forwards,

00:13:28and then he went for the cross-field kick,

00:13:30which is a really hard kick to defend from an Australian perspective.

00:13:33You don't have as much protection from your players to protect the catcher.

00:13:37So Wales playing the territory game in that middle third,

00:13:40which is really important.

00:13:41Nice composure from Ben Thomas,

00:13:43and he's going to have a gutsy go at the three points.

00:13:46Really important, I find, in these test matches.

00:13:48Yes, it's a friendly, and people want performances,

00:13:51but I always agree and think you've got to chase the three points,

00:13:55the six points that are on offer early on, because it's about winning.

00:13:59It's a good Australian you win.

00:14:00It does set a really good marker for this group moving forward,

00:14:03and I like the decision to go for the points.

00:14:06It's been 55 years, Sam, since Australia have lost to Wales in Australia.

00:14:11Here's another look at the incident which led to the penalty.

00:14:13There's a no-arm tackle from James Slipper there.

00:14:15You can see he's just going straight to the deck on Derry Lake.

00:14:18But here is Ben Thomas.

00:14:20He's the sixth different starting fly half

00:14:24in this second edition of the Warren Gatland era.

00:14:30Difficult kick.

00:14:34But he's hit it really nicely,

00:14:36as Ben Thomas straight down the middle.

00:14:40What a start from the man from Cardiff.

00:14:46Wales lead Australia 3-0.

00:14:49Excellent start.

00:14:50I think some people at home probably don't realise

00:14:52how little rugby this last season Ben Thomas has played at ten.

00:14:55Cardiff Rugby have played him at 12, occasionally at 15,

00:14:58but he's such a nice attacking player.

00:15:00He would have sharpened his defensive skills playing at 12,

00:15:02so stepping in at 10, it might give him a bit of an edge there.

00:15:05But it's a great start,

00:15:06great opening three minutes for Ben Thomas at ten.

00:15:08Really good awareness from the captain, Delwey Lake,

00:15:10off the restart there.

00:15:12Difficult kick from Lolicio.

00:15:14Brought it down well.

00:15:15There's Archie Griffin, the tight head.

00:15:18Just his third game of pro rugby.

00:15:21Starting for the first time in a Test match for Wales.

00:15:25Now Ellis Bevan, another Cardiff man.

00:15:28This 9-10-12 Cardiff combination for Wales here.

00:15:33Well brought down for Australia.

00:15:35Out the back from Jeremy Williams.

00:15:40And Australia set up another breakdown.

00:15:42Jake Gordon looking for more ball runners

00:15:44coming round the corner.

00:15:46It was Lucan Salakai-Lotto,

00:15:48familiar player to the UK audience of Northampton for a season.

00:15:56Gordon kicks high again.

00:15:58It's gone forward off a Welsh hand,

00:16:00so Australia now can play with the ball in hand.

00:16:03But Lolicio is going to kick again.

00:16:05Low trajectory, looking for the 50-22.

00:16:07I'm not sure it'll have the legs just quite.

00:16:10Rio Dias back there for Wales.

00:16:12In fact, it's Ben Thomas alongside Dyer

00:16:15who does really well on the floor.

00:16:17And now they can resource that breakdown

00:16:19and Wainwright will carry it forward.

00:16:22The Australian out.

00:16:25In from the side is the decision.

00:16:30It's interesting to see what style Australia are going to play.

00:16:33Both teams being pretty similar.

00:16:35They're having an attempt for one or two fades in their own half,

00:16:38but then they're playing for territory and kick-ins.

00:16:40When we talk about that middle third,

00:16:42it's almost between the ten-metre lines,

00:16:44what the teams decide to do.

00:16:45Australia, typical of a Joe Schmidt team,

00:16:47perhaps a little bit more pragmatic than they might have been in the past.

00:16:50Time is on to go.

00:16:51This is the offence here.

00:16:53Wales will go straight to ground.

00:16:55I think it's the player there.

00:16:56Ref will come to the side.

00:16:57Valentini putting pressure on the ball.

00:16:59It's a good kick chase from Australia.

00:17:00Put the ball deep.

00:17:01Good competition at the breakdown.

00:17:02Liam Wright, this new captain for the Wallabies,

00:17:06brings down the long throw.

00:17:08Matt Feslett has it there in the number two shirt.

00:17:12Gives it back to Gordon.

00:17:14Out the back from Paisani.

00:17:15Lolicio, quick hands.

00:17:17Hathaway coming in off his right wing.

00:17:19Advantage Australia.

00:17:22No clear release.

00:17:26Australia have a penalty right in front of the post.

00:17:28It'll be interesting to see what they do here.

00:17:30Remember that match in Lyon at the World Cup?

00:17:32They gave up a lot of opportunities to kick at posts,

00:17:34and it hurt them that night.

00:17:36Liam Wright just walked straight over and pointed to the three.

00:17:39I know some people would like to see perhaps take a scrum or a tap-and-go

00:17:42or go for the corner,

00:17:44but I like how seriously Australia are taking this.

00:17:46Hathaway comes in, tries to shut off that final pass.

00:17:48Liam Williams comes in, takes man on ball, which is good.

00:17:51He gets back up and he comes through the gate.

00:17:53But that hand, that right hand there, which goes on the floor,

00:17:55and left hand, that's what the referee doesn't like.

00:17:57Not deemed to be supporting his body weight.

00:17:59You can put your hands on the floor if you're supporting your body weight,

00:18:02but it was deemed he wasn't supporting his body weight,

00:18:04and he didn't release.

00:18:05Liam Williams competes very well at breakdown,

00:18:07but didn't get away with it that time.

00:18:09Noah Lolicio, who was a medical joker for too long

00:18:13during the Rugby World Cup last year after Eddie Jones

00:18:16omitted him from selection.

00:18:19But a straightforward penalty for him,

00:18:22and we are level six and a half minutes through.

00:18:27I think that's what we want to see as a team,

00:18:29is when you get in the opposition 22,

00:18:30when you walk back empty-handed, it's quite deflating.

00:18:33To walk away with three points is good.

00:18:35On average, if a team can get three to four points

00:18:38on every entry in the opposition 22,

00:18:40you're in a good place.

00:18:42So actually, a three-point return is not bad.

00:18:44If Australia felt they had really good dominance at scrum time,

00:18:47they might have chosen to stay in,

00:18:48but probably a bit too early in the game to make those calls.

00:18:51Australia averages two and a half tries per game in 2023.

00:18:56That was one of their big issues.

00:18:57They just couldn't score many tries.

00:18:59They have their first points here of this match.

00:19:03Three-all.

00:19:04Both teams, you get the feeling at the moment,

00:19:06just working their way into this contest.

00:19:09Gordon's going to play it safe again and kick off the pace.

00:19:12It's another excellent kick from Jake Gordon,

00:19:15the Waratahs' captain.

00:19:16I mentioned at the top, he wanted to go to Perpignan and Kouranty.

00:19:19He had a contract in place.

00:19:20Australian Roby says,

00:19:21no, we're going to hold you to your contract until the end of 2025.

00:19:26Quite refreshing to hear that, actually, isn't it?

00:19:28You're right.

00:19:29It's an interesting battle.

00:19:30Jake Gordon, 31 and 20 caps for his earliest bet

00:19:33and 24 in his second cap.

00:19:35How the halfbacks marshal their team,

00:19:37not perhaps overplaying in their own half.

00:19:40It'll be really important to see how that plays out today.

00:19:42Tame Plumtree with good line-out ball for Wales.

00:19:45Hit hard was Owen Watkin,

00:19:47but he got the ball away really nicely to Wainwright.

00:19:51That flat pass from Thomas just a bit too flat

00:19:57for Rio Diago straight over the sideline.

00:20:01I think Thomas was expecting Rio Diago to be a little bit flatter.

00:20:10Liam Williams knew the ball was going to go across him,

00:20:12just didn't quite get the right of the stand in there.

00:20:14Salakaya Lotta with the line-out,

00:20:15big hit from Watkin in the midfield,

00:20:17but here comes Andrew Kelleway and opens up.

00:20:19Now Tom Wright, the fullback for the Wallabies.

00:20:21Good attacking opportunity.

00:20:25Inside ball to Valentini, the number eight.

00:20:29Gordon's there. Salakaya Lotta.

00:20:33Advantage Australia again.

00:20:35They're racking up these penalties against Wales.

00:20:37Lollaseo, chip over the top.

00:20:39It's been well taken by Jeremy Williams,

00:20:43the debutant for Australia.

00:20:52Another good opportunity for the Wallabies here.

00:20:55James Slipper now puts the head down.

00:20:58Gordon.

00:21:00Little chip through from Lollaseo.

00:21:03Liam Williams is there, but the advantage was coming,

00:21:08or they're saying no, advantage was played there,

00:21:13so they'll go back to the original penalty offside,

00:21:15right on the 22.

00:21:18There's no coincidence.

00:21:19Wales come offside off the back of a line break.

00:21:21Joe Schmidt is one of the most tactically astute coaches

00:21:24that you'll see out there,

00:21:25and I think they're challenging this 12-13 channel.

00:21:28Jamie picked up on it at the start.

00:21:30Mason Grady bites in.

00:21:31Owen Watkin, one position outside him, he bites in also,

00:21:34and they find that space in that 13 channel.

00:21:36I think Joe Schmidt and their attack coaches

00:21:39would have manufactured starter plays

00:21:41to challenge Mason Grady and Owen Watkin.

00:21:43Jamie Roberts picked on it in analysis

00:21:45when it was Wales playing South Africa.

00:21:47There was a couple of mistakes they would have seen

00:21:49from that game, and if you're looking where Wales

00:21:51might be inexperienced, it's probably going to be

00:21:53that combination.

00:21:54They're going to want to challenge that area

00:21:56on first phase offset piece, and they've got their line break.

00:21:59Once you get in behind, Wales are then scrambling.

00:22:01So it's good for Australia.

00:22:03They get the line break, they keep the pressure on,

00:22:05they kick the ball away because they knew they had advantage.

00:22:08But good starter plays from Australia so far.

00:22:10Rob Bellassini getting some attention there.

00:22:13The only player to play all nine Test matches

00:22:15for Australia last year.

00:22:18He's back on his feet, and a chance for Noah Lollasea

00:22:21to kick his second penalty of the evening.

00:22:24Lollasea has missed that one right from a very kickable spot.

00:22:36So that is three points given up.

00:22:40Well, the 24-year-old Noah Lollasea,

00:22:43Joe Schmidt watching on there.

00:22:45He mentioned detail.

00:22:46Sam, that's what he's known for, isn't he?

00:22:48Does not miss a beat, this guy.

00:22:50I mean, he's only been with this squad two weeks,

00:22:52but you can be absolutely sure he would have been doing his homework.

00:22:55When he did his interview with Lauren Jenkins,

00:22:57he comes across so well.

00:22:58I've met him many a times.

00:22:59I remember saying to one of the Irish lads,

00:23:01Joe Schmidt's a lovely guy, isn't he?

00:23:02They went, he's a ruthless operator.

00:23:04So he's lovely in front of the camera,

00:23:06but he makes sure his team delivers what he wants.

00:23:08And that's why I talk about being tactically astute.

00:23:10He leaves no stone uncovered.

00:23:12Loves detail.

00:23:13Philippe D'Angunou there with the carry.

00:23:16Chip over the top this time from Australia.

00:23:18It's worked out for them.

00:23:19Salakai Lotte.

00:23:22Has done really well.

00:23:24Said during the week how much of an inspiration

00:23:26Courtney Laws was for him during his time at Northampton,

00:23:29but that's ended up in Wales' possession.

00:23:32So good off the chip over the top from Australia,

00:23:34but then just coming up with the error.

00:23:37I'll tell you what, it looks like an unforced error, that.

00:23:39I loved the tenacity of Dab Jenkins.

00:23:41Just gets a number five in the red shirt there.

00:23:43Just gets a tap on the head from Chris Shunzer.

00:23:45Despite the line-breaker, they get in behind.

00:23:48It's a nice attacking kick option from Australia.

00:23:51From this next phase, Dab Jenkins falls into position.

00:23:53You see him blackhead gun.

00:23:54He rushes off the line.

00:23:56And Lolicio just takes his eye off the ball

00:23:57because he can see this giant of a man in a red shirt

00:24:00flying after him.

00:24:01I love that from your players in the second row.

00:24:03You need to have players who are physically aggressive

00:24:06come off the line.

00:24:07It looks like an unforced error,

00:24:08but I think that's great defence of Dab Jenkins.

00:24:13Well, here we go.

00:24:14It is scrum time.

00:24:16You go left, we go left.

00:24:17Yes, sir.

00:24:18Thank you.

00:24:19It's a big moment this, you'd think,

00:24:20for a Wales type to have trouble.

00:24:22Archie Griffin, just his second cap.

00:24:24James Slipper, the Australian loosehead,

00:24:26has more test caps than the entire Welsh front five.

00:24:34Really interesting battle just on our side here.

00:24:36You see Archie Griffin for Wales in red,

00:24:38James Slipper in gold.

00:24:42136 caps, first two caps.

00:24:46Go!

00:24:47Ellis Bevan feeds it.

00:24:48Power comes on from the Wallabies,

00:24:50and they get the penalty.

00:24:52That's exactly the start they were looking for up front.

00:24:57The Wallabies, not a team known

00:24:59for their scrummaging dominance in history,

00:25:03but Tane-Ola Tupo there and James Slipper

00:25:06are feeling the good energy.

00:25:08There's some power there, Rupert,

00:25:09in that tight end with Tupo.

00:25:11When that ball comes in,

00:25:12Australia want to snap and go forward.

00:25:14It doesn't really matter what you're doing

00:25:16from Wales' perspective.

00:25:17If you're that dominant, when the ball comes in,

00:25:19you'll have your flanker calling.

00:25:21As soon as that ball comes in,

00:25:22you want all eight in perfect synchrony

00:25:24just to drop their hips and power through.

00:25:26Australia's timing when Wales' ball came in,

00:25:28Wales just couldn't cope with that weight

00:25:30and pressure coming through.

00:25:31Yes, the Plauders will go with Tupo,

00:25:33but it's an eight-man job, that scrum.

00:25:35If you're getting all that weight

00:25:36behind a powerful man like that

00:25:37and you're going forward,

00:25:38you're not giving much other option for the referee

00:25:40but to give a penalty for Australia.

00:25:42A very powerful start for Australia.

00:25:45Nicknamed the Tongan Thor, of course.

00:25:47He picked up that nickname

00:25:48when he went viral as an 18-year-old

00:25:50in Auckland high school rugby.

00:25:55Lollasea missed his previous attempt.

00:25:57This one, just right of centre.

00:26:00He's composed himself

00:26:01and he's hit that really well

00:26:02after the previous miss.

00:26:04The Wallabies take the lead

00:26:05after the scrum penalty.

00:26:076-3, 14 minutes in.

00:26:11You can see the style

00:26:12that Australia are playing now.

00:26:13They're playing field position

00:26:15with smart attacking plays

00:26:16with smart kicks.

00:26:17And once they get that,

00:26:18they're looking for physical dominance

00:26:20to get penalties,

00:26:21which they're taking three points

00:26:22at every occasion

00:26:23just to build that score.

00:26:24Very Joe Schmidt-esque.

00:26:27Zamgunu fields the restart

00:26:29of his left wing.

00:26:30He's been playing in the centre

00:26:31for the Rebels in Super Rugby Pacific

00:26:33this season more often than not.

00:26:35Used on the wing by Joe Schmidt tonight.

00:26:37Just re-signed with Australian Rugby.

00:26:40Of course, in the background of this,

00:26:41the Rebels Super Rugby franchise

00:26:43has been wound up.

00:26:44They'll be going to four franchises

00:26:46in Super Rugby Pacific next season,

00:26:48so some of these Rebels players

00:26:49are looking for new gigs.

00:26:54Well brought down by Lollasea.

00:26:55Gordon is going to work

00:26:57the narrow channels on the far side

00:26:59to Tupac.

00:27:00Another penalty there.

00:27:02Advantage coming Australia's way.

00:27:05Hunter Paisani does the kicking this time,

00:27:07trying to get over the head of Ben Thomas,

00:27:08but he's well positioned.

00:27:09They'll go back.

00:27:16It's not for the first time

00:27:17in this match, Sam.

00:27:19Walsh getting pinged for being offside.

00:27:21We're seeing there that those penalty counts

00:27:23are hurting so much.

00:27:24It's easier said than done.

00:27:26You say, well, reduce the penalties,

00:27:27but a lot of the penalties have come from

00:27:29there's been scrum dominance penalties,

00:27:31there's been penalties at ruck time,

00:27:33and you feel it's because if Australia

00:27:35are on top slightly physically,

00:27:37which I think they are at the moment,

00:27:38this opening 15 minutes,

00:27:39they're physically on top of the game.

00:27:42That's when you get caught offside

00:27:44or you're trying to chase the ball

00:27:45too much at breakdown to slow it down.

00:27:47If you don't win that physical battle,

00:27:49it can become a downward cascade,

00:27:52and that is the international game.

00:27:53Not many teams win when they're

00:27:55physically not the superior side.

00:27:58It's a reasonable carry.

00:27:59Dan Jenkins is slow to roll away.

00:28:01If that's a dominant hit,

00:28:03you don't get caught on the wrong side.

00:28:05I think that's the issue at the minute.

00:28:06We have five in a row

00:28:07against Wales penalty season.

00:28:08They're actually very well disciplined

00:28:10in the Six Nations Wales.

00:28:12They were the second most disciplined team,

00:28:14just eight penalties a game on average.

00:28:17They did, however, concede 15

00:28:18against South Africa at Twickenham

00:28:19a couple of weeks ago.

00:28:21Gordon.

00:28:22Paisani down Gunu off his left wing.

00:28:25Good quick ball for Australia, his slipper.

00:28:29Taking over Gethin Jenkins

00:28:30is the most capped prop of all time

00:28:32in Test rugby history.

00:28:33Matt Fesler.

00:28:35Queensland Red into contact.

00:28:41Inefficient from Gordon at Scrum Half so far,

00:28:44but they've had plenty of ball,

00:28:45plenty of phases.

00:28:46He's going to change direction here

00:28:48and give it to Jeremy Williams.

00:28:49He was the real surprise selection for Australia.

00:28:52Not many picks him to get the starting

00:28:54second row shirt, the Western Force skipper.

00:28:57And Fraser McWright here,

00:28:58his battle against the Welsh loose forward trio

00:29:02will be well worth keeping an eye on.

00:29:04Chris Chinza going in there for the tackle

00:29:06and Liam Wright there with the carry.

00:29:09The captain, a sneaky inside ball from Gordon,

00:29:12but it was too hot to handle.

00:29:14But Tom Wright and the ball's gone forward

00:29:16and then the penalty.

00:29:18Well, you had a really good competition

00:29:20from Chris Chinza.

00:29:21You know, Australia were getting good,

00:29:23go forward again, physically dominating.

00:29:24Chinza slows down one ruck

00:29:26and then that allows Wales to get into a bit

00:29:29better defensive position

00:29:31and Plumtree comes up with a big shot.

00:29:33Let's have a look at a replay of this.

00:29:35Australia tried to play a sneaky ball inside the ruck

00:29:38and Plumtree just levels.

00:29:41I missed who it was.

00:29:42Perhaps it was James Slipper.

00:29:43That's why he's down.

00:29:44But that's what I mean.

00:29:45You get that physical dominance in defence,

00:29:46you get the ball back.

00:29:49Thomas will kick to the sideline.

00:29:51Concerns for Australia with James Slipper down.

00:29:55I mentioned his experience in this Wallabies team.

00:29:58The loose set replacement for Australia,

00:29:59Isaac Kylia, is uncapped.

00:30:02Here's the tackle from Wainwright on Wright.

00:30:04In fact, Tame Plumtree.

00:30:08He was close to his chest head area here.

00:30:12It's not this tackle.

00:30:13Slipper, that's just naturally what happens in rugby

00:30:15when you dip.

00:30:17And it's a reasonable shot from Wainwright

00:30:19and Doug Jenkins, but it was a shot on Plumtree.

00:30:21We're not going to have a look at it again.

00:30:23I think Wright's knees were touching the floor.

00:30:24He was sinking as a player.

00:30:26But I do like the aggression from the Welsh defence

00:30:28on that set.

00:30:29That was a much better set from Wales.

00:30:30That would be the messages that would be coming on.

00:30:35Looks like James Slipper is good to go.

00:30:38But it has been quite a rare attacking opportunity

00:30:42for Wales in this test match so far.

00:30:44And they're going to lose possession.

00:30:45It was Liam Wright at the front of the line-up.

00:30:48Brilliant from the Wallaby captain.

00:30:50And here's Josh Fluke.

00:30:52His first test match for the Wallabies this evening.

00:30:57Combination with Paisani in midfield.

00:31:00Salakai Lotto.

00:31:02Advantage again to Australia.

00:31:05Penalty comes.

00:31:06Not releasing.

00:31:08That is six in the last seven given in this match

00:31:12against Wales.

00:31:14There is too many infringements at this stage.

00:31:16Four on the low.

00:31:17So you have to come back to this very quickly.

00:31:19One player will go to the mid.

00:31:21OK.

00:31:22Offside.

00:31:23And back to an altitude.

00:31:25Yeah.

00:31:27I mentioned referee Pierre Brussais.

00:31:30It's his first tier one test match in charge.

00:31:33He's been climbing up the ranks through sevens and twenties.

00:31:36He was an assistant at the Rugby World Cup last year.

00:31:39But a big night for him.

00:31:41And he's not missing much at the moment.

00:31:44Derek Lake just with the underthrow on the line-up,

00:31:46which is what was the turnover.

00:31:47He puts in a brilliant shot in defence.

00:31:49And he gets back up on the ball.

00:31:51But the referee didn't deem him to be seen as releasing.

00:31:54Brilliant shot.

00:31:55He wants to score on the ball.

00:31:56Maybe Wales is a bit too eager.

00:31:57They're getting a bit impatient.

00:31:59Recognise Australia's ball attention is very good.

00:32:01They're just desperate to get that ball back.

00:32:02And you are, naturally.

00:32:03You want to get the ball back to attack.

00:32:05I think just a little bit more patience perhaps is required

00:32:07for Wales in defence.

00:32:10Another visit to the Welsh 22 for Australia.

00:32:13Valentini at the back.

00:32:14McWright coming around the corner as Daniela Tupac.

00:32:20Riffle with the tackle had to be made.

00:32:22Here's Valentini again.

00:32:26Wales have got to be careful not to give away another penalty here.

00:32:28Here's Matt Fessler.

00:32:33Gordon has to go in and help out.

00:32:34Liam Wright plays Scrum Half.

00:32:36Gives it to Slipper.

00:32:38Fraser McWright.

00:32:41This Reds compliment in this Wallaby team.

00:32:48Liz Kiss, of course, now in charge of the Queensland Reds

00:32:50and Super Rugby Pacific.

00:32:51He's been helping out Joe Schmidt with his homework ahead of this one.

00:32:54They're almost there, Australia.

00:32:57Looking for the first try of this series.

00:32:59They're over the line.

00:33:01Riffle shoves them back for Wales.

00:33:03Tupac now for Australia.

00:33:05And you will not stop Daniela Tupac from that far out.

00:33:11It is the Wallabies who have the first try of the series.

00:33:19That's an excellent try from Australia.

00:33:21Making no secret of what they want to do with the opposition 22.

00:33:24Tupac there in shot with the first carry on the line-out peel.

00:33:28Then they back it up with Valentini, their second biggest carrier.

00:33:31And then it's just the alpha test.

00:33:33You can see the backs had no interest in playing that ball.

00:33:35They were telling their forwards to pick and go and play the power game.

00:33:38And then Tupac from one metre out.

00:33:41He's going to be so difficult to stop.

00:33:43Not many people can stop that man in world rugby from one metre.

00:33:47But Australia just turning up the heat on the power.

00:33:50And Wales don't have an answer right now.

00:33:53It's a story so far.

00:33:55Wales conceding penalties.

00:33:57Australia taking advantage.

00:34:00And Daniela Tupac.

00:34:04Scores his seventh try for Australia.

00:34:07And a man that size, 135 kilograms.

00:34:09It was a real grass cutter as well.

00:34:11Got himself really low.

00:34:13There was nothing that Jenkins and Chinza could do about it.

00:34:19Lolosillo.

00:34:21Strokes that one through as well.

00:34:25So Australia dominant early here.

00:34:28Leading Wales by 13 points to three.

00:34:31He's had a big impact on this game so far, hasn't he?

00:34:33Tupac already.

00:34:34We've seen some of the scrum dominance.

00:34:36But even his carries, he's one-pounty on his carries.

00:34:38Because when he carries, Wales have to go so low.

00:34:42They're so fearful of the threat that he has ball in hand.

00:34:46And obviously with his try there and his first-phase carry,

00:34:48he's had a big impact on this game.

00:34:52Wales, of course, on their seven-match unbeaten run.

00:34:54They've only actually led once at half-time this calendar year.

00:34:58That was against England in the Six Nations.

00:35:00They end up losing that game by just a couple of points.

00:35:04And they're ten down here as we're through quarter-time in Sydney.

00:35:11And the yellow card for Gareth Thomas to deal with as well.

00:35:28But they brought down the ball from the line-out here.

00:35:31Playing with 14.

00:35:34And Liam Bevan, his second international,

00:35:39gets it out to Watkins, his first receiver.

00:35:41That's interesting.

00:35:42Then to Thomas.

00:35:43Now Liam Williams into the line.

00:35:45Backwards.

00:35:46Backwards.

00:35:47I mentioned Thomas more often than not,

00:35:48an inside centre at Club Rugby for Cardiff.

00:35:50This time the decision goes against the Wallabies.

00:35:54Six.

00:35:56Six.

00:35:57Six.

00:35:58A decision here to make.

00:35:59Very kickable position.

00:36:03See, personally, if you have the option to take a three-point penalty,

00:36:08which will bring you to within a converted try,

00:36:11which would be seven points, which it would be in this situation.

00:36:14Personally, I'd be tempted.

00:36:15But Wales obviously feel they got some benefit from the maul.

00:36:19They're going to go for the maul again, I imagine.

00:36:21It's often a tactic that you go to when you have a sim bin.

00:36:24Don't really want to play too much loose rugby when you've got a player down.

00:36:26Much better line-up from Wales.

00:36:28Getting that ball at the top of the jump.

00:36:30But Wales back in the maul again.

00:36:31Obviously felt they had some dominance.

00:36:37Taffer Jenkins brings down the line-up this time.

00:36:41Lake has it under control at the back.

00:36:43Playing with seven forwards, though, of course, after the Thomas Yellet.

00:36:47Bevan.

00:36:49Ben Thomas, first receiver that time, chips it through.

00:36:52Dangerousness for Australia.

00:36:53Loose ball.

00:36:54And Rio Dyer arrives for Wales.

00:36:58Was there a knock-on in there?

00:36:59They will certainly check this.

00:37:03It's being grounded by red.

00:37:05I got the grounding by red at the end.

00:37:06But I don't know if there is a knock-on first.

00:37:08Yeah, there's a competition there we need to check.

00:37:10But on field it's dry because we have a grounder.

00:37:14Marius Young and the television match official will oversee these replays.

00:37:17On field it's dry, we got the grounding at the end.

00:37:20But we want to check if there is a potential knock-on first.

00:37:23Probing chip through from Ben Thomas.

00:37:28There is no try.

00:37:29I will come back to advantage.

00:37:39Now this is tricky because it looked like from first replay

00:37:42that it went backwards from Australia.

00:37:43I think what's going to be the important bit is,

00:37:45does Owen Watkin either play him early or does his right hand...

00:37:48There, you can see Owen Watkin's right hand.

00:37:50Does it touch it?

00:37:51And Kasper, that's a knock-on.

00:37:53Don't move forward.

00:37:54Knock-on.

00:37:56Marius, you agree?

00:38:05Yeah, I think.

00:38:10Yeah, knock-on is the decision.

00:38:12Unlucky Wales, they'll go...

00:38:15Back there to play the advantage.

00:38:19Second more penalty from the line-up.

00:38:21Rupert is what allowed that advantage.

00:38:23So Ben Thomas could have a crack and put that ball through.

00:38:26So he had the advantage.

00:38:27It's a shot for...

00:38:28...brings it down again.

00:38:29Lakes there in the boot.

00:38:31And here comes the line-out drive.

00:38:34Players getting involved like Mason Grady.

00:38:36All six foot five of him.

00:38:38They're almost there.

00:38:39And they're going to get a penalty try out of it.

00:38:44Brilliant stuff from Wales up here.

00:38:46Brilliant stuff from Wales after the yellow card to Thomas.

00:38:51And they get the maximum seven with the automatic.

00:38:53Extra two.

00:38:5613-10 now.

00:38:58Great work from Wales up front.

00:39:00And it's a yellow card, is it, this time for Australia.

00:39:03Fraser McWright will go to the sideline.

00:39:06Oh, what a response.

00:39:07Three dominant balls.

00:39:09And how is Arnhem and Wales going to go for the three points

00:39:12going back three penalties ago?

00:39:13Because you're a player down in the forwards.

00:39:15You've struggled.

00:39:16You think Australia might have the dominance up front.

00:39:18But Wales back themselves.

00:39:19You have to give them massive credit for that.

00:39:21They've got three more penalties in a row.

00:39:23And with a player down in the pack to back themselves up front

00:39:26and to go for it, they must have had an enormous belief

00:39:29in their morale going into this game.

00:39:31What a phenomenal response.

00:39:32So now, as you said, McWright now is in the bin.

00:39:34It levels the team out 14-0 per player on the pitch.

00:39:37And Joe Smith will be fuming.

00:39:39Australia have switched off.

00:39:40They've been so dominant for the first quarter of this game.

00:39:43They come back.

00:39:44Wales get field position.

00:39:45They just switched off.

00:39:46They haven't had the same tenacity in their line-out Maldi,

00:39:49the detail in their Maldi.

00:39:51They had two previous moles to try and fix it,

00:39:53and they couldn't.

00:39:54It's brilliant mauling from Wales.

00:39:55But Smith in the shot there will be fuming.

00:39:57Now his Australian team has mentally switched off.

00:40:01Well, as you say, it's a game of 14s now

00:40:03for the best part of six and a half minutes.

00:40:08Actually reminds me, Sam, of the World Cup game

00:40:10in Lyon in September.

00:40:12Australia actually started that game pretty well,

00:40:14and then mentally just kind of dropped away.

00:40:18And Wales took full advantage.

00:40:19Can they keep that going here?

00:40:21Do you know what?

00:40:22That's always been a strength of Wales for a long time.

00:40:24They've always been a very resilient bunch.

00:40:27They always pride themselves on wanting to be a hard team to beat.

00:40:31Now that sounds obvious, but it means just stay in the arm wrestle,

00:40:34stay in the dogfight.

00:40:35You never give up because it's a lack of effort.

00:40:38And that's one thing Wales always pride themselves on.

00:40:41Ellis Bevan kicks high to keep it in field.

00:40:43It's gone backwards into the hands of Josh Fluke.

00:40:48Brad Thorne, who used to coach him at 20s level,

00:40:51and then the red senior side,

00:40:52compared him to the great all-black Conrad Smith

00:40:55in his ability to snake through breaks.

00:40:57But another penalty here is coming against Australia.

00:41:01It's all changed in terms of the decisions.

00:41:03They're all going Wales' way now.

00:41:06Smart from Plumtree.

00:41:07I'd love to see that again.

00:41:08Plumtree looks like he's going to go in and compete.

00:41:10He just jumps out of the way at the last minute.

00:41:12It's a really difficult one for the Australian clean-out player.

00:41:15He goes to clean him out and he goes way past the ball.

00:41:17He goes to floor and looks pretty negative.

00:41:20They become penalties more often than not.

00:41:22But I have seen at the same time that penalty

00:41:24when a player from Wales goes in to compete and he jumps away.

00:41:27They often let those things go.

00:41:29He's not affecting the breakdown.

00:41:34So 13-10.

00:41:36There's no Lollaseop.

00:41:39Awaits this Welsh line-out.

00:41:41What's coming here?

00:41:44Catch and drive has been brilliant so far.

00:41:47They're spotted here.

00:41:49Clean-out by the player on the knee.

00:41:51Like I saw, the clean-out, he cannot attempt to go up on the leg.

00:41:55But it was a PK for me.

00:42:09Yeah, this is the one, yeah?

00:42:14Attacking the lower leg.

00:42:16Is that what they're looking at here?

00:42:18Yeah, so Will Rokeby really trying to protect,

00:42:20particularly the clean-out players.

00:42:22While the crock roller's gone,

00:42:24you want to protect the defensive player's knee.

00:42:26Look at Plymtree and look at the arriving height

00:42:28of the Australian player.

00:42:30Does he go straight for his knee?

00:42:32Good call.

00:42:35Fair gap.

00:42:37Come in.

00:42:44Blake throws the line-out,

00:42:46but it's been turned over again by the Wallabies.

00:42:48At the front.

00:42:50Not for the first time this evening.

00:42:52Lollaseop kicks deep,

00:42:54but he finds Josh Hathaway.

00:42:56He's got the ball.

00:42:58He's got the ball.

00:43:00He's got the ball.

00:43:02He finds Josh Hathaway.

00:43:06He's overcooked that,

00:43:08as Hathaway, the debutant for Wales,

00:43:10he'll come all the way back

00:43:12from where he kicked that

00:43:14for an Australian line-out.

00:43:16Yeah, just overcooked it.

00:43:18I quite like the decision,

00:43:20but Australia have got two full-backs in place there,

00:43:22so two players covering deep.

00:43:24You want that ball to go over that player

00:43:26to make him turn, maybe go towards the corner flag a bit more.

00:43:28But it was great line-out defence,

00:43:30wasn't it, from Australia?

00:43:32I mean, a typical forward looking at the set-piece,

00:43:34but Australia are getting up and competing very well

00:43:36and making it very hard for Dewey Lake to hit his jumper.

00:43:40Liam Wright, the Australian captain,

00:43:42targeting his Welsh line-out.

00:43:44The other player in their

00:43:46full-back who's known for his line-out steals

00:43:48is the rookie Jeremy Williams,

00:43:50one of the leading line-out stealers

00:43:52in Super Rugby Pacific.

00:43:54They always have great athletes

00:43:56in Australia, don't they?

00:43:58They're very good athletes,

00:44:00where the ball carries, they're getting up off the ground.

00:44:02Fesler's been overthrown.

00:44:04Slipper actually does really well,

00:44:06and Gordon scoops it up

00:44:08and lays it back for Lolicio.

00:44:10Salakai Lotto.

00:44:12Good tackle from Lake on him.

00:44:14Slipper's there

00:44:16to play Scrum half this time.

00:44:24Lotto.

00:44:28Lolicio.

00:44:34Lolicio.

00:44:36Tupac leaves it behind,

00:44:38he's gone forward,

00:44:40and Mason Grady has it for Wales.

00:44:46Ellis Bevan kicks

00:44:48in behind Kellaway.

00:44:50Kellaway,

00:44:52once of Northampton Saints.

00:44:54Back to Dangunu.

00:44:56A hurried clearance.

00:45:00And a good net game for Wales.

00:45:02Here comes Liam Williams.

00:45:04Joe Schmidt was gushing about him

00:45:06and his attacking ability in transition

00:45:08during the week.

00:45:10Chipped that over the sideline.

00:45:12Hathaway again with the kicking game.

00:45:14Perhaps they could have kept the ball

00:45:16in hand there, Sam?

00:45:18Yeah, perhaps. When you look at where Wales had the ball,

00:45:20it was from a box kick from Ellis Bevan

00:45:22back in their own half.

00:45:24So from a territorial perspective,

00:45:26it's been a positive game for Wales.

00:45:28Another hurried

00:45:30clearance for Australia.

00:45:32You'll find the salvation of the sideline.

00:45:34Lolicio there, he's still communicating

00:45:36with his teammates.

00:45:38It did look a little rushed.

00:45:402.40 to go

00:45:42on the

00:45:44Gareth Thomas yellow card.

00:45:46Five and a half minutes for Fraser McWright.

00:45:48Still playing a game of 14s here.

00:45:54The line-out steal Australia, but Wales

00:45:56have it. Thomas to Watkin.

00:45:58Hit hard in midfield.

00:46:02That was Kellaway, the right winger

00:46:04coming in on defence.

00:46:06Here's Dowie-Lake.

00:46:08Double tackle on him. Lotto

00:46:10and Wright. And Australia have won the ball

00:46:12back.

00:46:14Lotto flings it back.

00:46:18To Paisani.

00:46:20He dabs it through.

00:46:22Williams is there again.

00:46:24And a nice angled kick from

00:46:28Liam Williams. And that could be

00:46:30a...

00:46:32No, not the 50-22. I think it was

00:46:34actually. Yeah, he was in his own half, surely.

00:46:38It will be a Wales throw to the

00:46:40line-out. That's a brilliant kick from Liam

00:46:42Williams. It was lovely cover

00:46:44from Liam Williams. The kick wasn't really on from

00:46:46Australia. Lolicio tried to find

00:46:48that space in the corner, but Liam Williams picked it up

00:46:50very well, put it back. But Wales find

00:46:52it so hard to launch off line-out.

00:46:54The last three line-outs of Australia getting up

00:46:56really challenging this throw from Dowie-Lake, not

00:46:58giving them an easy throw.

00:47:00So this line-out launch

00:47:02plays are difficult for Wales, but

00:47:04great kick and good field

00:47:06position. Gareth Thomas

00:47:08back onto the field.

00:47:10So 15 on 14

00:47:12for these

00:47:14phases of play

00:47:16for Wales.

00:47:20Well,

00:47:22Australia contest here.

00:47:24Lake to throw.

00:47:26Jenkins goes to

00:47:28the front and wins it. At the front

00:47:30the exit's a man. Hathaway

00:47:32getting involved, but has been knocked

00:47:34forward by Dowie-Lake.

00:47:36It was a good tackle. Lukan

00:47:38Salakai-Lotto getting the pats on

00:47:40the back. Good

00:47:42shot from Salakai-Lotto.

00:47:44Wales going for the shift drive.

00:47:46Their previous three drives where they got the

00:47:48try, they kept it straight.

00:47:50So a shift drive is when you have the ball,

00:47:52the line-out catcher catches the ball, he gives it to another

00:47:54pod, and then Wales broke out

00:47:56again. Probably thinking Australia were going to try and hit

00:47:58it to stop another dominant

00:48:00drive in Maugham. So just a bit of variety in their

00:48:02attack in play. It was a good shot.

00:48:04He dislodges the ball from Dowie-Lake. Key carrier

00:48:06for Wales. I'm sure Australia identified

00:48:08him as one of Wales' key ball carriers

00:48:10in that pack. If you stop Dowie-Lake going forward,

00:48:12he'll stop a lot of Wales'

00:48:14going forward from their pack.

00:48:16See the Wales

00:48:18replacements

00:48:20getting

00:48:24warmed up.

00:48:26Hugh Bennett, the head of

00:48:28physical performance of this Welsh team.

00:48:32A defensive scrum here for

00:48:34Australia. Cracking

00:48:36start from them.

00:48:38Wales with that penalty

00:48:40try.

00:48:42Found their way back and Australia still playing

00:48:44with 14 here.

00:48:46Looking for

00:48:48a clean exit.

00:48:58Matt Fesler there.

00:49:00Looking for Australia. There's

00:49:02Lord Laurie.

00:49:06Laurie Fisher being brought into this

00:49:08coaching team by Joe Schmidt.

00:49:10He calls them Dad's Army because Mike

00:49:12Schmidt.

00:49:14He's got over 200 matches of experience

00:49:16with the All Blacks. He's part of it as well.

00:49:18Geoff Parling, former England

00:49:20and British and Irish line.

00:49:22He's the line-out coach

00:49:24for Australia.

00:49:26So far so good from his point of view

00:49:28in this game. Turned over plenty

00:49:30of Welsh ball at that set piece.

00:49:32Scrum goes forward for the Wallabies

00:49:34and there's a penalty.

00:49:36It's going well for Australia,

00:49:38isn't it? That's a real bright

00:49:40moment so far. Taniella Tupo, the

00:49:42tri-scorer, is limping.

00:49:44Yes, he got injured at the World Cup.

00:49:46He and Will Skelton, didn't he?

00:49:48They started pretty well at the World Cup against

00:49:50Georgia Australia with a big win

00:49:52in Paris and they lost

00:49:54Tupo and Skelton

00:49:56for pretty much the rest of the pool play

00:49:58and never really recovered.

00:50:00See, even Skelton, popping Skelton behind

00:50:02Tupo in a scrum. You cannot

00:50:04underestimate.

00:50:06You're knocking on 300 kilos there.

00:50:08Tupo's got to be 140, Skelton's

00:50:10got to be minimum 140.

00:50:12280 kilos of weight. I know

00:50:14Skelton's not playing but that was a big blow

00:50:16for them in the World Cup when that happened.

00:50:18So much pressure for an opposition loosehead

00:50:20and second row to absorb.

00:50:22But this scrum dominance has got them out of a sticky

00:50:24situation. You felt Wales, the

00:50:26tide might have been turning but Australia

00:50:28have managed to switch momentum when it's been scrum time.

00:50:30Wales want to try and stay away from scrums this game.

00:50:32It's not going their way so far.

00:50:34Liam Wright wins it at the front. Here's Valentini.

00:50:36Yeah, one of the stories coming in was

00:50:38that Joe Schmidt has not selected any

00:50:40overseas Wallaby players, including the likes

00:50:42of Marita Coram, Betty

00:50:44and Will Skelton. He's gone local

00:50:46building the

00:50:48base in Australian rugby.

00:50:50Hathaway

00:50:52climbed high. Was he taken in the air?

00:50:54A few Welsh

00:50:56fans at Allianz Stadium had something

00:50:58to say about that. Yep,

00:51:00they get the penalty.

00:51:03A little bit down. Gunu was on the

00:51:05chase.

00:51:22So Ben Thomas, it'll be fascinating

00:51:24to get the thoughts of Dan

00:51:26Beggar at half time on his performance

00:51:28so far in that 10 shirt. Here's the

00:51:31He gets it well, Hathaway. It's really

00:51:33hard when you're stuck under that ball and you're not really

00:51:35coming on to it. Gunu's got

00:51:37a big run up. He can probably get a bit more

00:51:39height, but he's gone for man and ball there.

00:51:41Just lacks a little bit of composure

00:51:43Australia where the momentum has swung their way.

00:51:45They've just given away that penalty to let

00:51:47Wales back in the game. Chinza wins the

00:51:49line out that time. Here's Wainwright again.

00:51:51His battle with Valentini.

00:51:53Price of admission alone

00:51:55there. Two Warriors at number eight.

00:51:57Australia looking again

00:51:59to force the turnover

00:52:01in the tackle, and they've done exactly that.

00:52:03It's gone forward

00:52:05off a Welsh hand now. Australia

00:52:07can put it through the hands.

00:52:09It's the kick pass, in fact, from Lolicio.

00:52:11Rio Diaz can't hold on.

00:52:13It's gone over the sideline.

00:52:15It'll be an Australian throw.

00:52:19I think what that set of plays, Rupert,

00:52:21demonstrates from a Welsh perspective, which Welsh

00:52:23fans have seen for a long time, and this was

00:52:25the same as last week in South Africa.

00:52:27Wales against South Africa in a similar amount of

00:52:29carry. South Africa made 450 contact

00:52:31metres. Wales made 150. They're lacking

00:52:33the ball carries at the moment.

00:52:35Massive day, of course. We're off to Pretoria

00:52:37this afternoon. There's been a lot of talk off the

00:52:39field between these two teams. Never boring

00:52:41with Rassi or Rasmus at first test. South

00:52:43Africa, Ireland from Loftus, and then

00:52:45we go to Mendoza, Argentina

00:52:47against a much changed France team.

00:52:49That's from eight o'clock tonight on Sky Sports

00:52:51Action.

00:52:53Brilliant day of international rugby on Sky

00:52:55Sports. Here's Valentini.

00:53:01Lolosillo, taken

00:53:03high by

00:53:05Salakaya Lotu.

00:53:07Tupou chopping him to the floor

00:53:09with Dowie Lake. He pretty much

00:53:11can only go low on Tupou.

00:53:13Lolosillo hits it high into

00:53:15the Sydney Knights.

00:53:17Thomas is underneath it, brings

00:53:19it down safely.

00:53:25Tame Plumtree.

00:53:27Impressed against the Springboks

00:53:29a couple of weeks ago. Maintains that

00:53:31starting six shirt.

00:53:37Bevan just steps back into his own 22

00:53:39and then kicks it high.

00:53:41Dies on the chase

00:53:43but Tom Wright has it

00:53:45for Australia. One of these

00:53:47players that was overlooked by Odie Jones

00:53:49at the World Cup last year.

00:53:51So much experience and

00:53:53a small amount of quality left at home.

00:53:55In the end it didn't work.

00:53:57And that's why they're having to

00:53:59rebuild here under

00:54:01Joe Schmidt, the Wallabies.

00:54:03Jake Gordon.

00:54:05He kicks it high now. Approaching half

00:54:07time here in Sydney and Ellis.

00:54:09Bevan has dropped it cold.

00:54:15And quite a lot of rain around. You can see that

00:54:17the pitch is pretty damp but

00:54:19that was a straightforward catch

00:54:21for the Welsh scrum half.

00:54:23Ellis Bevan just delivered a brilliant box

00:54:25kick himself one minute ago with a superb

00:54:27chase from Rio Dyer.

00:54:29But Australia then delivered the same back.

00:54:31They didn't have a very good kick chase.

00:54:33They did have some time there, Ellis Bevan.

00:54:35Giving Australia

00:54:37the upper hand again. I think he's been kicking

00:54:39very well. Wales' kick chase has been

00:54:41excellent but just let Australia back in.

00:54:43It didn't feel Australia really worked

00:54:45too hard for that penalty. Normally your wingers

00:54:47are working so hard.

00:54:49Relatively clear catch there. Not a player

00:54:51close to him. He'd be disappointed with that but he's

00:54:53a good player.

00:54:55Make sure he has a positive impact next job. He's been

00:54:57playing well so far.

00:54:59Keep your eye on the ball, kids. He just had a little

00:55:01look, didn't he, at the on-running kick

00:55:03chases.

00:55:07Back to 15 players here as well. Australia

00:55:09with Fraser McWright out of

00:55:11ascendance. So big, big chance for them right

00:55:13before half time to

00:55:15extend their lead.

00:55:17Liam Wright,

00:55:19the captain, calling the line-outs, calls

00:55:21it to himself and they

00:55:23bring it down well. Fesler has it.

00:55:29Just one use at warning now

00:55:31these days and Gordon

00:55:33to Paisani

00:55:35tries to punch a hole

00:55:37on the Welsh defence. Coming back to Tupac.

00:55:39He'll punch holes for you.

00:55:41That's for sure.

00:55:44James Slipper now.

00:55:4610 metres out. Australia

00:55:48juggled by

00:55:50Salakai Lotto. It's gone forward. Good

00:55:52defence there. It was

00:55:54Daffod Jenkins with

00:55:56Tommy Refle, I think, double tackle

00:55:58on the big number four.

00:56:00Yeah, good spot, Rupert. You're

00:56:02exactly right. Refle and Daff Jenkins

00:56:04bringing the heat off the line again. That's what

00:56:06causes what looks like

00:56:08an enforced error but that's why just those efforts

00:56:10in coming off the line,

00:56:12the blitz defence, as defence coaches call it,

00:56:14rush defence. You come off the line, get

00:56:16in the eyeline of the catcher.

00:56:18Put him under pressure. Don't make it an easy

00:56:20catch. That's been good

00:56:22from Wales so far this game. They've

00:56:24managed to upset Australia with some of their line speed

00:56:26and they've doubled up

00:56:28in that last defensive set. Much better on the Australian

00:56:30carry. Just stopping that momentum going forward

00:56:32which they managed to get in the first 20.

00:56:34So Wales' defence this last 20

00:56:36I think has been a lot better than the start of the game.

00:56:38They've stunted Australia's momentum

00:56:40much better.

00:56:42Joe Schmid will

00:56:44prepare for his first

00:56:46half-time team talk as head

00:56:48coach of Australia.

00:56:50Shouting there to Laurie Fisher

00:56:52as Geoff Parling joining

00:56:54him.

00:56:56Warren Gatlin alongside Mike Forshaw, the defence coach.

00:56:58Rob Howley to his left.

00:57:00Alex King in the distance.

00:57:10So final minutes

00:57:12of this first half.

00:57:14Wales will just look to get out of their red zone

00:57:16here.

00:57:20Scrum

00:57:22has been a problem for them at

00:57:24times in this match so far.

00:57:28There's the shove from Australia

00:57:30but Wainwright does really well.

00:57:32You knew that was his plan right from

00:57:34the start. Get away

00:57:36quick as the power was coming from

00:57:38Australia. He did really well the number eight.

00:57:44That's how we like. Just managing

00:57:46the clock here now. Just a few seconds

00:57:48to wind down.

00:57:52And here's Ben Thomas

00:57:54as the siren goes for half-time.

00:57:56He will put it over the sideline

00:57:58and the players will

00:58:00go to half-time. Separated by

00:58:02just three points here

00:58:04in Sydney. A try piece.

00:58:06Taniella Tufo for the Wallabies.

00:58:08The penalty try for Wales.

00:58:10Just the one penalty goal the difference.

00:58:1213-10 Wallabies

00:58:14over Wales at half-time.

00:58:22Together we reinvented

00:58:24the Fortune 500 list.

00:58:26Anna Rupert for second half.

00:58:30Thanks Anna. Liam Williams ready to go.

00:58:32Three points in arrears of the Wallabies.

00:58:36Here are Wales.

00:58:42That was Bevan also.

00:58:44Ready for action.

00:58:50There has been a couple of changes for

00:58:52Australia. Angus

00:58:54Blythe

00:58:56makes his test debut. He comes on

00:58:58and Alan Alatowa

00:59:00in number 18 there. You can see him at the bottom

00:59:02of the frame.

00:59:04He is out there.

00:59:06Two changes up front for Australia.

00:59:08As they go into the second half

00:59:10with a three-point lead in Sydney. Not much

00:59:12between these two teams as Chris

00:59:14Chinza does really well

00:59:16to bring that

00:59:18down on the second grab. Ben Thomas

00:59:20and Dyer getting involved

00:59:22on his left wing. Here is Liam Williams

00:59:24to Josh Hathaway.

00:59:26Chips it back infield.

00:59:28Behind Tom Wright. He gets there first.

00:59:30It will be an attacking

00:59:32scrum to Wales. Lively start

00:59:34to the second half.

00:59:36Very lively. We were just discussing

00:59:38at halftime looking at the stats. It has been one offload

00:59:40all game. Chinza gets an offload away.

00:59:42Wales can then play to space

00:59:44and get to the width because Australia don't manage

00:59:46to get the defensive width

00:59:48and line speed that they want. Wales

00:59:50go to the edge. Nice kick from Hathaway

00:59:52just to pop it in and try and keep the ball alive.

00:59:54Because Australia have taken it back

00:59:56Wales now get the ball back.

00:59:58It's a key part of Josh Hathaway's game actually.

01:00:00I saw him score a hat-trick

01:00:02against Saracens in the premiership earlier this season.

01:00:04One of them came from a chip and chase.

01:00:06He really does like that.

01:00:08That was more intended for the players infield.

01:00:10Good energy

01:00:12from Wales here early on in the second half

01:00:14but this is a concern.

01:00:22Thomas just getting some attention. Big strapping

01:00:24on that right thigh.

01:00:26Martini with a bit of

01:00:28attention from the physio

01:00:30as well for Australia.

01:00:36That looks like a dead leg from Gareth Thomas.

01:00:38When you have a big pad on the side of your quad

01:00:40there it's often protecting

01:00:42the dead legs. You don't want another impact

01:00:44on that because it offers them stiff in Newark.

01:00:46Naturally

01:00:48a lot of front rows only play to 60 minutes. Wales

01:00:50probably want to get 50-60 out of him before they make changes.

01:00:56Here for the number 19

01:00:58Angus Blythe.

01:01:00On debut.

01:01:04So interesting call from Joe Schmidt

01:01:06to give Angus Blythe. You can see him

01:01:08with the retro tape around his head.

01:01:10So you've got two

01:01:12rookies in the engine room for the Wallabies

01:01:14for this second

01:01:16half.

01:01:22The scrum was a bit of a problem for Wales

01:01:24in the first 40 minutes.

01:01:26Can they make the best use of this attacking

01:01:28opportunity? We're going to have a reset.

01:01:30Pierre Brousset will have a chat.

01:01:32Kenzie Mathijs has come on

01:01:34at loose head for Gareth Thomas. Gareth Thomas

01:01:36couldn't continue. So straight into

01:01:38the deep end.

01:01:40As you mentioned against Anna Latoa, very experienced

01:01:42player. Been around this

01:01:44Australian team for a long, long time.

01:01:50Lucan Salakar-Lotto

01:01:52is having a big game for Australia as well.

01:01:56It is being replaced. So here we go

01:01:58again with the reset.

01:02:00Two scrum penalties

01:02:02against Wales in the first 40

01:02:04minutes.

01:02:06Front rows go down.

01:02:12And we'll go again.

01:02:14You mentioned

01:02:16in the first half, Rupert, you can't take

01:02:18another scrum if there is a free

01:02:20kick. I like it. We're seeing now

01:02:22two scrum resets. A reset on average,

01:02:24you're looking at 30 seconds.

01:02:26When the referee blows his whistle to when the ball comes

01:02:28out of the next scrum, it's a minimum 30 seconds.

01:02:30I think that's a really good

01:02:32law change that World Rugby have had.

01:02:34They've tried to speed up the game because

01:02:36on average if a game lasts 35 minutes, ball in

01:02:38play, if you can reduce

01:02:40two or three reset scrums, that's an extra minute

01:02:42and a half of play. An extra 5%

01:02:44of rugby that you can want. So I think it's a good call

01:02:46that. I want to see as few

01:02:48reset scrums as possible.

01:02:50Well, this is the third

01:02:52attempt at this scrum. Wainwright

01:02:54off the back for Wales. Josh Hathaway

01:02:56put over the sideline

01:02:58by Djangunu.

01:03:04It's a good solid

01:03:06platform from Wales up front.

01:03:08Matthias doing well on the loose head side.

01:03:14Philippe Djangunu

01:03:16read that well as they peeled around

01:03:18the short side. Fesler

01:03:20finds Wright who's been imperious

01:03:22at the line out for Australia so far this evening.

01:03:24Valentini over his own

01:03:26five metre line.

01:03:30Jake Gordon doing a lot of talking.

01:03:32Positioning his ball carriers.

01:03:34It was the hooker Fesler he found.

01:03:36And there's

01:03:38Matthias going to

01:03:40work with the clear out, but Australia should be able

01:03:42to exit here.

01:03:46Gordon

01:03:48intends

01:03:50to find touch and does so.

01:03:52So that opportunity for Wales.

01:03:54Five metres

01:03:56out with the scrum. They don't come away with

01:03:58points.

01:04:00Great line out under pressure

01:04:02from Australia, from Wright. Great take.

01:04:04That box kick, not getting the distance you want.

01:04:06If you get to the halfway line, anyone who watches

01:04:08Dupont gets to the halfway line from those five

01:04:10metre box kicks. Not quite the distance there

01:04:12from Gordon. Schindler at the front of the line out.

01:04:14Wainwright. He's having a bit

01:04:16away at penalty advantage though.

01:04:18Free hit here for Liam

01:04:20Williams to dink it through for Rio

01:04:22Dyer. It's anybody's

01:04:24ball. It's loose and it's

01:04:26over the sideline. They'll go back.

01:04:32Tame Plumtree getting a round of applause from

01:04:34Welsh support there in the crowd.

01:04:36Not rolling away Australia.

01:04:38Well similar to the first up

01:04:40it's role reversal now. We said when penalties come

01:04:42it's often a product of physicality. That's

01:04:44the product of two dominant

01:04:46Welsh carries. Great carry.

01:04:48Great first phase starter with Aaron Wainwright

01:04:50carrying for Wales. Then Dewey Lake with

01:04:52a powerful second carry. Guess what?

01:04:54Penalty against Australia for not rolling away because

01:04:56you win the contact. It shows it's so

01:04:58important. If you can manufacture

01:05:00a first or an effective

01:05:02first two, three phases

01:05:04it gets you on the front foot and it doesn't lead

01:05:06to some space out wide or

01:05:08ultimately a line break. Could be three

01:05:10opportunities. So much better attacking

01:05:12ability from Wales from the line up.

01:05:20So another opportunity here

01:05:22for Ben Thomas.

01:05:26He's had a composed

01:05:28match so far

01:05:30to level the scores here in Sydney.

01:05:32Conversation between Rob Howley

01:05:34and Warren Gatlin. They look pretty relaxed.

01:05:40Ben

01:05:44Thomas

01:05:46sends it through for Wales.

01:05:48We are level

01:05:5013 each at Allianz Stadium.

01:05:52I think Rob Howley

01:05:54will be happy with how the attack has been

01:05:56in this first half. Getting to space

01:05:58early on. Showing a bit more

01:06:00dominance in the carry. Getting some

01:06:02better post contact metres

01:06:04in some of their starter plays

01:06:06and it's opened the field up for Wales.

01:06:08Will he be happy with the start in the second half

01:06:10for Howley?

01:06:12William Williams

01:06:14can't pick up the

01:06:16bobbling ball

01:06:18and it's an attacking scrum here

01:06:20for Australia. Just what you don't want after

01:06:22kicking points at the

01:06:24other end. You just want to bring the

01:06:26restart down and go again.

01:06:28It was an awkward one.

01:06:32William Williams brought back a full

01:06:34back to start here

01:06:36for Wales after he's played on the wing.

01:06:38Cam Wynnett giving the

01:06:40rest of this weekend.

01:06:42Cam

01:06:44Wynnett has been a great find for Wales. Probably had his

01:06:46opportunity accelerated

01:06:48into the Wales team. Warren Gatlin

01:06:50backed in all through the Six Nations

01:06:52but Liam Williams came in last

01:06:54week was very safe under the high ball

01:06:56which is such a massive part of a Tassel

01:06:58game. Traditionally

01:07:00a very error free kind of player

01:07:02and brings vital experience in that back three.

01:07:04So what can Australia

01:07:06conjure up here? Midfield

01:07:08scrum. It's a messy old scrum.

01:07:10Valentini gets it away to

01:07:12Gordon. Out the back to

01:07:14Lolicia. Long ball over the top to

01:07:16Kelleway. Into the

01:07:18Welsh 22. Good quick ball.

01:07:22Good carry again.

01:07:24Looking to recycle once more.

01:07:26Slipper now.

01:07:28Right.

01:07:30The

01:07:32captain.

01:07:34Now Jeremy Williams

01:07:36who's looked at home in a Wallaby shirt in his debut

01:07:38test match. A dummy from Jake Gordon.

01:07:42It was Daffod Jenkins who had to make

01:07:44the tackle. He was alert to the danger. Here's

01:07:46Rob Valentini.

01:07:48Edging closer Australia.

01:07:50Slipper there. Gets off the deck.

01:07:52Gives it to

01:07:54Fesler.

01:07:56Williams

01:07:58to Angus Blythe.

01:08:00Another uncapped

01:08:02player for Australia. There's seven of them

01:08:04and they're 23 today in Joe Schmidt's

01:08:06first test match in charge.

01:08:08Alan Alatoa.

01:08:10No debuts on him. His 68th test

01:08:12for Australia.

01:08:14Crowd getting behind the Wallabies in

01:08:16Sydney. It's been a long

01:08:18time since they won a test match here.

01:08:20Not since

01:08:22France 10 years ago on this

01:08:24of Australia's success. There's a

01:08:26good tackle. It was Kemsley

01:08:28Mathias and Plumtree

01:08:30for Wales. Wallaceo

01:08:32is just going to hold on here and run it through.

01:08:34In fact it was

01:08:36Paisani.

01:08:38Australia still cooking

01:08:40with the ball in hand here. Fesler

01:08:42dummies and goes.

01:08:44Tom Wright.

01:08:46He has a dig

01:08:48as well. Multiple

01:08:50phase rugby here from the Wallabies.

01:08:52Wales in danger

01:08:54of getting offside. There was a ref who was shot through.

01:08:56Wallaceo is in there

01:08:58at Scrum Harp. But Wales

01:09:00get the penalty.

01:09:02Chris Shunza

01:09:04coming up with an all

01:09:06important steal right in front of the

01:09:08try line.

01:09:10That's a massive moment for Wales.

01:09:12Australia going through so many phases

01:09:14and Wales didn't have an answer

01:09:16for many of their carries. Australia sneaking

01:09:18a meter forward every single carry.

01:09:20Shunza, this is a great one. He survives

01:09:22two or three clean outs. He's in there for

01:09:24a long time. The referee hasn't

01:09:26given those tackle penalties very easily

01:09:28today. He's got to be in there for

01:09:30four or five seconds, survive two

01:09:32or three clean outs. Shunza's been sniffing around

01:09:34this game. He's been there a few times.

01:09:36But to bail Wales out of that situation on a

01:09:38five meter line is absolute gold dust.

01:09:40Great impact from Shunza. Yeah, he missed

01:09:42the Six Nations. He had broken his foot,

01:09:44was recovering, had a bit of a setback.

01:09:46But Warren Gatlin

01:09:48thrilled to have him back

01:09:50in the reckoning. And a bit experimental

01:09:52as well. He's been playing all his rugby

01:09:54for Exeter, either wearing the 6 or 7

01:09:56jersey. He's come back from

01:09:58his injury and he's looking enormous.

01:10:00His upper body is massive.

01:10:02I think he's touching up on 120 kilos

01:10:04now, which is what you're looking at for your

01:10:06international second rows. But that pairing,

01:10:08Shunza, 22

01:10:10years of age, Dav Jenkins, 21.

01:10:12I think Wales are keeping a really close eye on those

01:10:14two because that could be a second row partnership

01:10:16to carry Wales forward

01:10:18for some amount of time.

01:10:20He did some media during the week.

01:10:22Sometimes injuries,

01:10:24you know better than anyone, Sam, can help a player

01:10:26out in terms of their longevity

01:10:28and getting to where they want to be.

01:10:30Don't dwell on it. Work on a weakness.

01:10:32Get it better and come back a bigger, stronger,

01:10:34better player.

01:10:36He's thrown to Shunza at the front there.

01:10:38But not straight.

01:10:40I don't know how to go

01:10:42six meters.

01:10:44That's a give back for Australia

01:10:46after all that good work.

01:10:48So Wales go into the front of the line.

01:10:50I think they've lost a little bit of confidence to go

01:10:52to the middle and to the back

01:10:54because Australia have been picking them up and competing

01:10:56well. See that throw is under. You need to get that

01:10:58Chris Shunza needs to be at full extension

01:11:00with his arms right above his head. That throw

01:11:02is probably half a meter too

01:11:04low. Shunza jumps into

01:11:06the line a bit, which paints the picture that

01:11:08the throw might not be as straight as it could be.

01:11:10I think that's just a little bit of a work

01:11:12on for Wales going into next week. The line now

01:11:14stunted their attack a little bit.

01:11:16James Slipper

01:11:18is headed to the sideline

01:11:20for Australia.

01:11:22It's a new tight head prop and it's

01:11:24Isaac Kylia on debut

01:11:26for Melbourne Rebel.

01:11:28There he is on the loose head side.

01:11:30Tom and Chilean heritage.

01:11:32What a moment for him.

01:11:34His first international.

01:11:36Gordon.

01:11:38Here's Djamgunu

01:11:40at pace off his left wing.

01:11:42Liam Wright

01:11:44the captain.

01:11:46Williams.

01:11:48Three

01:11:50really quick phases there for Australia.

01:11:52Now they change direction to

01:11:54Blythe.

01:11:56She went to high school on the Gold Coast with

01:11:58Noah Lollasea

01:12:00the fly half.

01:12:02Played in the first 15 together.

01:12:04Here is Lollasea.

01:12:06Paisani

01:12:08actually.

01:12:12Lollasea now.

01:12:14Opportunity for Filippo Djamgunu.

01:12:16It's opened up for him. He's got support.

01:12:18He ignored Kelleway

01:12:20but has he slid over the line? He has

01:12:22so. Try Australia.

01:12:26I thought he'd missed his chance Djamgunu.

01:12:30But he slid in for the Wallabies.

01:12:32And they extend their lead

01:12:34early in the second half.

01:12:38When you saw it Rupert

01:12:40it was three excellent carries

01:12:42where they just kept going forward.

01:12:44Amazing grade. He just gets stuck inside

01:12:46Alan Latoa. He goes to bite in.

01:12:48Probably thinking Australia are going to play

01:12:50a bit tighter like they have been for most of the game

01:12:52but they go out the back.

01:12:54And you can see as a centre he needs to be on the outside

01:12:56shoulder of Alan Latoa so he can check him

01:12:58in case he carries it.

01:13:00If he goes to the back he can kick off

01:13:02and get Djamgunu.

01:13:04But he just gets a little bit stuck. This will show us better.

01:13:06You see Grady of 12 just gets stuck

01:13:08on the inside of Alan Latoa and he can't get the outside

01:13:10space. Probably hasn't helped out

01:13:12from the lack of width for Wales. Ideally

01:13:14Grady wants to be a bit wider.

01:13:16He doesn't want to be taking those forward

01:13:18runners. Wales need to be getting better width

01:13:20in defence but they don't because Australia

01:13:22carried so powerfully.

01:13:24But it's a great finish from Australia.

01:13:26They find the space really well don't they?

01:13:28Well I reckon if he hadn't

01:13:30slid in there over the line he might not

01:13:32got such a

01:13:34big cuddle from Andrew Kelleway.

01:13:36I reckon

01:13:38had a walk in

01:13:40for Djamgunu. Two big carries.

01:13:42One in the lead up in that sequence and the finish

01:13:44as well.

01:13:46That's what's good from Australia though. It was powerful

01:13:48stuff but when they decided to go

01:13:50and they wanted to go to space they found

01:13:52it and they got there well through accurate

01:13:54passing. So very

01:13:56patient in that build up but when the space was

01:13:58on, bang, they went there and they took it. That's what we used

01:14:00to see from Australia. We don't want them

01:14:02to turn into just this power team. That's not them.

01:14:04They've still got backs who can play, who can

01:14:06find space, who have great ball in hand.

01:14:08Great one on one.

01:14:10And that was great recognition of space there from Australia.

01:14:14Djamgunu. He'll be playing the 13th

01:14:16shirt for the Rebels in Super Rugby

01:14:18Pacific this season. He's had a really good

01:14:20campaign but

01:14:22back into his

01:14:24traditional wing position.

01:14:26There he is again with the carry off the restart.

01:14:28And Gordon

01:14:30will give it to Fesler. So

01:14:32five points the difference.

01:14:34We're 54 minutes through the conversion

01:14:36from Lollasea. It was

01:14:38unsuccessful. He's not having a great night

01:14:40with the boots.

01:14:42Off the tee at least

01:14:44as Gordon kicks it up towards

01:14:46halfway.

01:14:50Jake Gordon.

01:14:52Birthday. He's 31 today.

01:14:54Wallaby

01:14:56mentioned that Joe Schmidt

01:14:58Rugby Australia

01:15:00enforced his contract.

01:15:04Apparently something on the table

01:15:06from Perpignan in the top 14 in France.

01:15:08He said no, we need you.

01:15:14Well it's Bevan to

01:15:16Thomas to Williams.

01:15:22Derry Lake out the back to Ben

01:15:24Thomas again. Kicks

01:15:26wiper style. Long

01:15:28and angled into the corner. It's a good

01:15:30one. It found grass. That's what they're aiming for.

01:15:34Australia don't find touch.

01:15:36Keep it in field and here's

01:15:38Ben Thomas again.

01:15:42Wainwright.

01:15:44His 50th test match and

01:15:46look at him go. Just got his heels

01:15:48clipped by Jake Gordon

01:15:50and he's lost the ball on the floor.

01:15:54Try saving ankle

01:15:56tap perhaps from Jake Gordon for

01:15:58Australia. Wainwright

01:16:00was through it looked.

01:16:02Australia

01:16:04hurry the exit and now Josh Hathaway.

01:16:06Here he goes

01:16:08the Gloucester man.

01:16:10Australia look for the

01:16:12turnover but it's a penalty to

01:16:14Wales. Not supporting

01:16:16their own body weight. It was Angus Blythe who had a

01:16:18nibble.

01:16:34That's the

01:16:36turnover originally from Lucio. This is now

01:16:38the penalty. His hand

01:16:40redeems beyond the floor.

01:16:42I've seen those given.

01:16:44He does win the battle of the height.

01:16:46He beats them to the

01:16:48rock but his elbows were on the ground.

01:16:50He's a tall, long man. It doesn't paint

01:16:52a great picture.

01:16:54Wales do now in this 22.

01:16:56They haven't had a load of territories.

01:16:58We see Jim Botham coming on now in the back row.

01:17:02Wales need to get something from this visit to the

01:17:0422. Moore was dominant in the first half.

01:17:10Jim Botham out there.

01:17:12His granddad Beefy did amazing

01:17:14across the road at the Sydney cricket ground

01:17:16from this stadium.

01:17:20Here come Wales

01:17:22looking to level the scores with a try.

01:17:24How about this for another drive?

01:17:26They're over the line again.

01:17:30This Wales line-out drive

01:17:32has been

01:17:34absolutely first class.

01:17:36It's Jim Botham

01:17:38who's only been out there

01:17:40for a few seconds.

01:17:42He has a try

01:17:44for Wales. We're level.

01:17:46It's smart from Wales. Watch how they come around

01:17:48the right-hand side. Australia think

01:17:50they're going to go straight again. They've showed lovely

01:17:52variety in their attack in

01:17:54Moore. They went round the back

01:17:56in the first half. They went straight for the first three

01:17:58then they went round the back. This is when they go to the front.

01:18:00They come down. They shift it to the front.

01:18:02Australia don't have the players there to defend

01:18:04it. Wales have

01:18:06too much momentum. Only a penalty is ever going to

01:18:08stop that but it's great.

01:18:10Great more variation from Wales.

01:18:12They've mixed up where they've attacked

01:18:14Australia, moving the point of attack. We're going to look

01:18:16at something. I've missed

01:18:18it, Rupert. Let's have a look.

01:18:20Was there someone in front of the ball

01:18:22perhaps? That's the

01:18:24only thing it could be.

01:18:26Obstruction maybe.

01:18:34We need to watch this

01:18:36ball transfer as it comes to the front. If Wales

01:18:38start a new mull

01:18:42there could be potential obstruction from

01:18:44Shunza.

01:18:50It'll be a technicality.

01:18:52That is for sure.

01:18:54If this is chalked off.

01:19:00Look at this.

01:19:02He looked pretty happy.

01:19:09Look at 4-17

01:19:11from Wales. Are they too far

01:19:13forwards in front of the ball?

01:19:15Shunza is at the front of that mull.

01:19:17We'll have a listen.

01:19:35No try

01:19:37is the decision.

01:19:41Warren Gatlin doesn't look impressed

01:19:43needless to say.

01:19:47Jonathan Humphreys is in the distance

01:19:49either.

01:19:51I think the positive

01:19:53from Wales though is they know if they get a penalty

01:19:55which can take them into mull

01:19:57territory.

01:19:59Even though there was an obstruction

01:20:01and it was the players, it was Tommy

01:20:03Raffer at seven

01:20:05and Shunza just in front of him

01:20:07forming a new mull to its obstruction.

01:20:09That mull has to almost roll round as opposed

01:20:11to what we've just seen.

01:20:13Shunza

01:20:15tries to make up for that mistry

01:20:17with the line-out

01:20:19turnover but Australia have it.

01:20:23It remains 18-13

01:20:25a double pump from over the top

01:20:27to the new man Charlie Kael

01:20:29for Australia at number 20. A big tackle

01:20:31on him from Josh Hathaway.

01:20:33Watch out for the Australian

01:20:35number 20 Charlie Kael. He has been

01:20:37outstanding in Super Rugby Pacific.

01:20:39A real athlete.

01:20:43It was a good tackle from Hathaway.

01:20:47Gordon sends it high.

01:20:49His box kicking has been a real tactical feature

01:20:51for Australia tonight. Hathaway

01:20:53can't hold on to the high ball. It's gone forward.

01:20:55Australia have it. McWright

01:20:59can play with advantage here. There is Kael again.

01:21:03Shunza

01:21:07just

01:21:09holding on to the scrum half there.

01:21:11You can't do that if you're involved in the ruck.

01:21:13He knows what he's done straight away.

01:21:15It's frustrating

01:21:17because you coach to make that ruck a mess.

01:21:19You make the tackle. You get up. You try and counter

01:21:21ruck through. When you're in the heat of the moment

01:21:23you're trying to fly through and you're looking towards the ground

01:21:25it's very difficult to have the awareness

01:21:27to know that it's a nine in front of you

01:21:29and not perhaps a forward player who's

01:21:31joining that ruck. I think Shunza

01:21:33realises when he puts his hands in it's probably the

01:21:35number nine. It's not an opposition

01:21:37second row where somebody can drive through. He tries

01:21:39to get through. He

01:21:41can take out the first player but he probably thinks that

01:21:43number nine is a forward attached. It's

01:21:45not. It's a nine. You can't touch him.

01:21:47You can see the frustration in his face.

01:21:51I think Jay Gordon was

01:21:53aware there was an opportunity

01:21:55to be awarded a penalty

01:21:57there as well. So here are Australia

01:21:59deep in Welsh territory.

01:22:01Here's McWright and

01:22:03Dungunu. Lovely quick ball

01:22:05to Paisani who's been lively.

01:22:07The inside centre.

01:22:15Their reload has been real quick

01:22:17at breakdown time tonight, Australia.

01:22:19Valentini.

01:22:23Fesler has a look. Open side.

01:22:25Comes the near side.

01:22:27Blythe helps out. Refelt

01:22:29leading turnovers in Six Nations

01:22:31earlier this year.

01:22:33Had a go there. Valentini

01:22:35again.

01:22:37Australia being very comfortable

01:22:39on the pick and go here. They're edging

01:22:41closer once more.

01:22:43McWright looking for the

01:22:45ball. Last ditch D here

01:22:47from Wales. Australia

01:22:49swing it out. The kick pass from

01:22:51Loloseo

01:22:53to Kellaway.

01:22:55It was almost

01:22:57a Tyrone Green for

01:22:59Harlequin's moment

01:23:01in the premiership this

01:23:03season.

01:23:05Looked like they had numbers there, Australia.

01:23:07They could perhaps have put it through their hands.

01:23:09Now Wales can come

01:23:11away with it.

01:23:17That could be

01:23:19a big game in the moment, Rupert, because

01:23:21if that scoreline even goes to 23-13

01:23:23now, without a conversion,

01:23:25that scoreline starts drifting

01:23:27away, but if Wales can get the next score

01:23:29and manage to get territory and get out of their own half,

01:23:31that could have been a big missed opportunity

01:23:33for Australia, where their pick and go looks so

01:23:35dominant, they look like they could have scored from more pick and

01:23:37goes as well.

01:23:39Brother Michael

01:23:41played for Samoa with the Rugby World

01:23:43Cup last year.

01:23:45Allen injured.

01:23:47Akiles missed the campaign for the Wallabies.

01:23:53Blythe, it was a no-look

01:23:55ball and Ellis Bevan

01:23:57had eyes on it and Wales had the ball

01:23:59back.

01:24:01And now Bevan

01:24:03puts that left boot into action

01:24:05and that was from his

01:24:07own half, so that will

01:24:09be a 50-22 for Wales.

01:24:11Brilliant stuff from the scrum half.

01:24:13Fantastic Ellis Bevan.

01:24:15He gets in the

01:24:17passing lane and he has a great

01:24:19blitz defence. This is the crossfield kick first.

01:24:21Just a metre too long,

01:24:23isn't it? It's great recognition.

01:24:25Like you said, we saw that at the start of the last season

01:24:27with Tyrone Green at Harlequin's.

01:24:29Ellis Bevan blocks off the pass and he

01:24:31knows that there's no-one at home because Wales

01:24:33have turned it over. He puts in the kick straight away.

01:24:3550-22 and now that moment's

01:24:37even bigger. What a massive

01:24:39turnover and a missed opportunity potentially

01:24:41from Australia. Huge swing

01:24:43and momentum right now.

01:24:47Daffod Jenkins lifted

01:24:49the ball.

01:24:51That was OK, says the referee.

01:24:53The referee was on to it.

01:24:55Bevan. A couple of mature

01:24:57moments from him in the

01:24:59last few minutes in just his second test

01:25:01match, the 24-year-old from

01:25:03Cardiff.

01:25:09What can a first receiver in midfield?

01:25:11He's got Grady with him.

01:25:15Bevan's there as Kelleway tries to

01:25:17Ben Thomas.

01:25:21Archie Griffin's there to help out.

01:25:23Here's the replacement loosehead.

01:25:25Mathias, hit by his opposite number

01:25:27Kylia.

01:25:29That's gone forward though as well

01:25:31and Fraser McWright's

01:25:33Valentini with a bit of help

01:25:35from the debutant

01:25:37Kylia doing the business there.

01:25:39Good defence from Australia. Good double shots

01:25:41wasn't it?

01:25:43Well here we go. It's

01:25:45Michael Liner

01:25:47who makes his test debut for

01:25:49Australia. He replaces Noah

01:25:51Lolicio. Another proud

01:25:53moment for the Liner

01:25:55family. Of course, brother

01:25:57Louis Big Bro made his

01:25:59test debut for Italy in the Six Nations

01:26:01and

01:26:03of course the Wallabies

01:26:05all-time points scorer in history

01:26:07Michael Liner will be watching on

01:26:09feeling very proud right now.

01:26:11I think people just assume

01:26:13that if you're an international or ex-international

01:26:15that if you have a boy you're just going to make it.

01:26:17You don't see it that often.

01:26:19There's not many times you get

01:26:21particularly great players like Liner

01:26:23to have two sons to come

01:26:25through and play international rugby.

01:26:27It's an exceptional feat really

01:26:29and congratulations to the Liner family

01:26:31and what an amazing achievement.

01:26:33Tate McDermott's out there who will play

01:26:35Scrum Half, former captain of this Wallaby team

01:26:37so you've got experience alongside

01:26:39the rookie Liner

01:26:41and Liam Williams

01:26:43has been replaced by

01:26:45Nick Tompkins

01:26:47so it'll be a bit of a

01:26:49reshuffle in the back line for Wales

01:26:51It'll be interesting to see

01:26:53how they shape up. I think Wales need

01:26:55that last

01:26:57attack and set showed

01:26:59perhaps the lack of punch they have

01:27:01in their carry compared to Australia

01:27:03contact metres is something you'll often refer to

01:27:05to show that dominance in your carry

01:27:07Australia would be significantly higher

01:27:09Wales were down in South Africa

01:27:11sometimes that's manufactured

01:27:13through shape and through finding space

01:27:15sometimes you just need those hard carries

01:27:17Australia have managed those very well

01:27:19from a defensive perspective and they fronted up

01:27:21very physically and very dominantly in defence

01:27:23and Wales have carried off nine

01:27:25So here's Tate McDermott, the new Scrum Half

01:27:29to Kylia

01:27:31big boy, 129kg

01:27:336'2

01:27:35and he's carried that

01:27:37into

01:27:39Archie Griffin

01:27:41who's come up with a big

01:27:43turnover for Wales

01:27:45speaking of rookies

01:27:51his first start for Wales

01:27:53here

01:27:57so you give

01:27:59an international side one metre separation

01:28:01where you're a little bit slow in support

01:28:03and attack to allow a player

01:28:05and Archie Griffin in that case

01:28:07does really well to get over the ball

01:28:09this is a big moment for Wales now

01:28:11big decision to be made

01:28:13the ball has been going well

01:28:153 point opportunity, did you take 18-16

01:28:17or did you go to the corner

01:28:19Ben Thomas looks like he's shaping up for a 3 pointer

01:28:21that surprises me after what's happened

01:28:23in the first half

01:28:25it's confidence though from him isn't it

01:28:27because it's not a gimme kick

01:28:29it's

01:28:31considerable distance out on the angle

01:28:33it's the smile from

01:28:35coach Gatlin

01:28:37maybe the message

01:28:39didn't get through, who knows

01:28:41there's no right call

01:28:43the players have a feel on the ground

01:28:45whether they want to go for the corner

01:28:47or whether they feel they need to take the 3 and squeeze

01:28:49Australia, so the players will only know

01:28:51so they have to make that call, if they think that's the right

01:28:53decision, it's the right decision

01:28:57looking for his third successful kick

01:28:59of the evening, Ben Thomas

01:29:01he has

01:29:03gone in off

01:29:05the left hand upright, that'll do

01:29:07that will do

01:29:09for Wales

01:29:112 point ball game

01:29:13in Sydney, good kick from Ben Thomas

01:29:27well if you take the option of posts

01:29:29you've got to make sure you nail it, he's done

01:29:31exactly that

01:29:33another change for Australia, Billy Pollard

01:29:35is out there at hook of Matt Fesler

01:29:39and Corey Hill

01:29:41is on the field as well for Dafford Jenkins

01:29:43Corey Hill is playing

01:29:45in the 4th division

01:29:47in Japan at the moment

01:29:49his first selection for

01:29:51a few years, I mentioned a reshuffle with

01:29:53Liam Williams going off

01:29:55Mason Grady out on the wing where he plays

01:29:57a lot of club rugby

01:29:59for Cardiff

01:30:01as Nick Tompkins goes into

01:30:03inside

01:30:05centre

01:30:07here he is in the 23 shirt Tompkins

01:30:09here's Tom Liner

01:30:11short ball to Tom Wright

01:30:13but he's knocked it on

01:30:17Wales kick it ahead but out on the full

01:30:19so

01:30:21should go back

01:30:23for the Wales scrum here who went forward

01:30:25well that stays

01:30:27in play, Australia in a bit of trouble there

01:30:29another good defensive

01:30:31set from Wales, force in those unforced

01:30:33errors, it looks unforced

01:30:35but Tompkins as well again to get up

01:30:37big defensive player for Wales Tompkins

01:30:39in years gone by, really good

01:30:41understanding, very aggressive

01:30:43in that area of his game

01:30:45forces the turnover

01:30:49just under

01:30:5136,000 in the house tonight in Sydney

01:30:53offload from Valentini, it was intended for

01:30:55Tate McDermott

01:30:59so again Australia

01:31:01lose possession

01:31:03it's clarification because Wales kicked the ball

01:31:05forward, they lose the advantage for the

01:31:07knock on from Tom Wright

01:31:11Australia threw the line out but no bother

01:31:13in the end for Wales, they got the ball back

01:31:15here's Bevan who's having a very good

01:31:17game this evening

01:31:19Tom Liner

01:31:21brings it down for Australia

01:31:23he was hit by

01:31:25big 6 foot 5 Mason Grady

01:31:27and here's big 6 foot 5 Rob Valentini

01:31:31mentioned he played every test match for

01:31:33Australia last year, now Charlie Cale

01:31:37Charlie Cale has actually

01:31:39come on for the captain, Liam Wright

01:31:43McCoy Hills in trouble, just this side

01:31:45of the ruck for Wales, number 19, clenching his arm

01:31:47off that big carry from Valentini

01:31:49deep kick from

01:31:51Australia

01:31:53well fielded by Bevan and Hathaway

01:31:55long ball down to

01:31:57Tom Liner

01:31:59now Tom Wright

01:32:01he's been brilliant for the Brumbies in Super Rugby

01:32:03Pacific, he's been making

01:32:05line breaks all season long

01:32:07and here he goes, what a score

01:32:09Tom Wright

01:32:11Tom Wright

01:32:17a brilliant try

01:32:19in transition from Australia

01:32:21it was Tom Liner

01:32:23and then it was Tom Wright

01:32:25who took over, brilliant try

01:32:29that's the kind of rugby we used to see

01:32:31from Australia, it's a great try

01:32:33look at Wales looking a little bit narrow on kick chase

01:32:35he just wins his one on one

01:32:37battle with Tompkins, just steps to his

01:32:39feet, I think Tompkins is slightly weary of

01:32:41Kelleway, coming back in

01:32:43on that switch, but Tom Wright

01:32:45does so well

01:32:47great acceleration over 10 metres, just to get on the

01:32:49outside of Tompkins, wins that 1v1

01:32:51and that was it, once you got that

01:32:53line break you always felt the covering defence, it was

01:32:55two bigger apps for Grady there, that covering

01:32:57defence, so difficult to stop with all the

01:32:59momentum as with Wright in that situation

01:33:01excellent try from Australia

01:33:05this is a player that Eddie Jones didn't

01:33:07for the World Cup last year, if you can

01:33:09believe it

01:33:11on that kind of finishing ability

01:33:13he was a former rugby league player with

01:33:15the Manly Sea Eagles in NRL

01:33:17there's been a bit of talk about his future actually

01:33:19so much

01:33:23competition for players across

01:33:25codes in Australia, but what a try that is

01:33:27and Tom Liner with his first

01:33:29points for

01:33:31Australia

01:33:33a chip off the old block

01:33:35and Australia

01:33:37looking good in Sydney

01:33:39I think this is the balance that Joe

01:33:41Schmidt will want to find in his Australia

01:33:43team, yes he wants to maybe add some

01:33:45perhaps be a little bit more pragmatic in

01:33:47some of their play, but you do not want to take

01:33:49away that natural

01:33:51intuitive counter attack

01:33:53sort of optimism

01:33:55that they often have, but they will go from

01:33:57inside their own half, you want to have a nice combination

01:33:59of the two, to strike when the time is right

01:34:01and they pick their moment brilliantly

01:34:03there

01:34:05another story of this game is

01:34:07all these debutantes

01:34:09or players with just one or two caps

01:34:11how good they've been on

01:34:13both sides, Sam, in this

01:34:15test match, you look at that conversion from

01:34:17Tom Liner, like he's been

01:34:19doing it for years, and here he is

01:34:21clearing

01:34:23the ball up to Hathaway

01:34:25intending to keep it in field, trusting

01:34:27their defence Australia, Nick Tompkins

01:34:29hasn't been at his very best

01:34:31for Wales and international rugby

01:34:33in recent times

01:34:35off the bench

01:34:39looking to make a difference, now Ben Thomas is going to

01:34:41chip it over the top, it was intended for Hathaway, Rio

01:34:43dies on the chase as well

01:34:45well fielded by

01:34:47Billy Pollard, the Brumby

01:34:49the replacement hooker, just his second cap

01:34:55and here's Isaac Kalia

01:35:0125-16

01:35:05inside the final 10 minutes here

01:35:07McDermott

01:35:11picks it, but Wales have the ball

01:35:13and an opportunity now for Hathaway, ball in

01:35:15two hands, couple of steps, well read

01:35:17by Josh Fluke

01:35:19good hands as well from Dowie-Lake

01:35:21passes behind him

01:35:25so it feels like Wales need

01:35:27to score next, and need to

01:35:29score pretty quickly, here's Owen Watkin

01:35:37Chinza

01:35:41double tackle on him

01:35:43now Australia were at the counter

01:35:45Ruck

01:35:47Fraser McWright who's a

01:35:49fine jackler for the Reds

01:35:51in Australia, didn't come away with it there

01:35:53Thomas

01:35:57Thomas out the back to Wainwright, now

01:35:59Tompkins

01:36:01Watkin to Grady

01:36:03good tackle, Andrew Kelleway

01:36:05put him over the sideline

01:36:07textbook

01:36:09bootlace stuff from Andrew Kelleway

01:36:11it's good hustle

01:36:13at the break down for Australia to slow it down

01:36:15and I think if Grady can have his time again, probably

01:36:17just want to try and stay in field

01:36:19to try and build the phases

01:36:23as well, Kelleway to usher him towards that

01:36:25touchline to get the line now back for

01:36:27Australia, but Wales need to really try and

01:36:29stay in touch there, try and

01:36:31put more pressure on Australia

01:36:33but finding it difficult in their attacking

01:36:35phases, Wales to really stretch

01:36:37this Australian defence

01:36:39all changes for Wales

01:36:41the captain Lakes leaving the field

01:36:45Kieran Hart, he's on for Ellis Devon

01:36:47and Sam Costolo has replaced

01:36:49Ben Thomas at fly half

01:36:51as the replacement hooker Evan Lloyd

01:36:53with his first touch, now Tompkins

01:36:55drifts inside

01:36:57line-up

01:36:59Australia look for the steal

01:37:01Kelleway does get around doesn't he, the right

01:37:03winger, now Hathaway

01:37:05to Grady who's switched wings

01:37:09having been put over the sideline by Kelleway

01:37:11over on the far side

01:37:13Corey Hill there, he's shaken

01:37:15off that knot, carries it forward

01:37:17out the back Tompkins, this is

01:37:19good from Wales, here's Dyer

01:37:21to Wainwright, drifts inside

01:37:23beats one Kelleway

01:37:25seven minutes to go

01:37:27in Sydney

01:37:2925-16 Australia lead

01:37:31Watkin, lovely

01:37:33step, can't get away from the

01:37:35second, here's Sam Costolo

01:37:37indoors to riffle, but he's

01:37:39absolutely nailed by Hunter Paisani

01:37:49Costolo

01:37:51Mathias

01:37:55going through the phases here Wales

01:37:57Australia defence holding firm for now

01:38:01another good tackle there from Tom Liner

01:38:05not a big man

01:38:07Tom Liner but

01:38:09just as we saw with Marcus Smith

01:38:11for England this morning

01:38:13he stands up on

01:38:15defence, Evan Lloyd

01:38:19Hardy

01:38:21Tompkins

01:38:23Costolo

01:38:25Watkin

01:38:27another bootlace tackle from Liner

01:38:31at pace

01:38:33is Wainwright

01:38:35Hardy, Costolo

01:38:37chips over the top, it's for Hathaway

01:38:39Hathaway can't quite reel

01:38:41it in

01:38:45feels his arm was taken

01:38:47it's a knock on in goal

01:38:49they're calling it a knock on in goal

01:38:51I love the energy that Costolo

01:38:53has brought and the shape to Wales' attack

01:38:55that's by far Wales'

01:38:57best attack in shape in this

01:38:59game, they're not beating Australia

01:39:01for power when they carry off nine, but on that

01:39:03set they've got runners off ten

01:39:05they're playing balls out the back

01:39:07much more decoy runners

01:39:09and they're beating Australia there through deception

01:39:11much better attacking set from Wales

01:39:13getting into shape nice and early

01:39:15didn't score, but big positive signs

01:39:17there from attack from Wales

01:39:19well Archie Griffin has played

01:39:2174 minutes at tight

01:39:23hip prop for Wales, replaced by Harry

01:39:25O'Connor

01:39:27the Scarlet

01:39:29time ticking away for Wales

01:39:31and a massive hit

01:39:33coming in

01:39:35it was blithe

01:39:37for Australia

01:39:39you can hear the impact

01:39:41through the effects mics

01:39:43on that one

01:39:47five minutes to go

01:39:4925

01:39:5116

01:39:55Kieran Hardy

01:39:57Costolo, Watkin

01:39:59little stutter step, Valentini's up to it

01:40:03Costolo

01:40:05again, Hatfield, it's in the hands of James

01:40:07both of them

01:40:09denied a try earlier

01:40:11from the line out drive

01:40:13Matthias again

01:40:15he's been good off the bench, Gensley

01:40:17Matthias

01:40:19heavy tackle coming in

01:40:21on Tompkins

01:40:27Chris

01:40:29Chinza to Dyer

01:40:31he's hit hard by Valentini, that's not

01:40:33a fair fight between those two

01:40:35but Wales get the penalty

01:40:41off feet, a breakdown

01:40:43is the call

01:40:45he's thrown his weight

01:40:47around a bit, Valentini, this last 10 minutes

01:40:49isn't he? Costolo taking the

01:40:51ball right to the line and getting some shots

01:40:53on him

01:40:55just comes through there, needs to do better

01:40:57to stay on his feet, using his hands there

01:40:59you can see he is definitely coming off, he can't argue with that

01:41:03but again it comes from much

01:41:05better attacking shape from Wales, they're looking

01:41:07so much better in attack in this

01:41:09last 10 minutes, the bench has brought

01:41:11some good energy

01:41:13another debut for Australia, Dylan Peach

01:41:15becomes the 15th indigenous Australian to

01:41:17play for the Wallabies and they've

01:41:19got the ball from the line out Australia

01:41:21here is Peach with his first touch

01:41:23former Aussie 7 star, went to the

01:41:25Olympic Games in Tokyo

01:41:31I think that's been Wales'

01:41:33Achilles heel this game, isn't it?

01:41:35set pieces, let them down a little bit, first half

01:41:37Scrum, another

01:41:39under throw, it was too low, too easy

01:41:41for Australia to get

01:41:43their hands on it and be able to compete

01:41:45if Wales won

01:41:47just a few more line outs they'd be able

01:41:49to exert so much more pressure

01:41:51via attack against Australia

01:41:53and they've got

01:41:55another penalty due Australia

01:41:57and it's Fraser

01:41:59McWright who wins

01:42:01the applause

01:42:03for his work there

01:42:07does well to get over

01:42:09the ball doesn't he

01:42:11might not have a load of caps to his name

01:42:13but he's been around this Australia squad for a while

01:42:15he's probably unlucky that he's had

01:42:17probably a couple of generational open side flankers

01:42:19to also learn off as well

01:42:21but Wales just a little bit

01:42:23slow in support, he does well to stay in that fight

01:42:27he was billed as the new Michael Hooper

01:42:29who carried the match ball out on the field

01:42:33they had a kick off here

01:42:35Joe Schmidt with a two score lead

01:42:37here and two minutes to go

01:42:41we'll be looking for his players to see

01:42:43this one out and start

01:42:45his reign as head coach of

01:42:47Australia with a win

01:42:49they won just two of nine test

01:42:51matches in 2023

01:42:53against Georgia and Portugal at the World

01:42:55Cup did Australia

01:42:57Australia

01:43:03Big tackle still coming in

01:43:05Peach and Paisani

01:43:09Costello to Hathaway

01:43:11he'll remember this evening

01:43:13no matter the result his first

01:43:15test match for Wales is Corey

01:43:17Hill his first

01:43:19selection in three years

01:43:23they got a penalty here and they can do no more

01:43:25go quickly and that's exactly what Hardy does

01:43:27pops it up off the deck to

01:43:29Evan Lloyd

01:43:31Evan Lloyd runs slightly high into contact

01:43:33and Valentini stops him

01:43:35Hathaway comes away from

01:43:37that breakdown clutching a wrist or a hand

01:43:39or something

01:43:41Tompkins

01:43:45final minute now

01:43:49Watkin

01:43:51Tompkins

01:43:53runs it forward for Wales

01:43:55they just haven't been able to find the line breaks this evening

01:43:57that was the issue for them against South Africa

01:43:59two weeks ago also in the six

01:44:01nations as well

01:44:03Sam you've mentioned the set piece

01:44:05issues also but

01:44:07just haven't been able to

01:44:09find a way through

01:44:11with the ball in hand for this

01:44:13Australian defensive line

01:44:15tonight

01:44:17he's had to switch from inside center

01:44:19wink counter-up from the Wallabies Charlie Kyle and I was hacked on by

01:44:25Tate McDermott goes over the sideline great defensive effort from Australia

01:44:31you know even though it's the 79th minute of the game Wales can't win

01:44:36they're still counter-up and it's backs as well we're not looking at forward

01:44:39their backs got a huge appetite to turn that ball over they've had a great

01:44:43defensive outside we know they love to attack they've had a huge appetite

01:44:47defence Australia this evening well Wallaby fans have had to watch on

01:44:54through gritted teeth in recent times as their national team have struggled on

01:45:01the big stage Eddie Jones long gone Joe Schmidt now

01:45:06taken over and yeah some smiles on faces of Australian rugby supporters much

01:45:14needed and there's Aaron Wainwright not the way he wanted his 50th test match to

01:45:18finish for Wales he limps over the sideline we hope he's okay before we

01:45:22head to Melbourne for the second sets of the series next Saturday looks like

01:45:29Hathaway's okay having come away from that previous breakdown with a sore hand

01:45:36but Australia have turned the ball over in contact and that will bring this one

01:45:41to a close the Wallaby revival is underway Joe Schmitz has won his first

01:45:51test match as head coach of Australia Wales had their moments but it's

01:45:57handshakes all round for the Australian coaching staff they start this to test

01:46:03series with a win in Sydney a place they hadn't won on this ground for a decade

01:46:12seven players on debut for Australia and a new captain as well Liam Wright has

01:46:20led them to a first win in charge Wales will come again in the second test they

01:46:28had their bright moment

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