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WAL vs AUS
International Women's Rugby
Rodney Parade, Newport
Wales
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Australia
31
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24
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Full-Time: 31 - 24
A historic win for Wales, their very first over Australia in an International. They would trade it in though for a win next week when these two teams meet again on 28 September at DHL Stadium in Cape Town in their opening WXV 2 2024 match. That is all the action we have for you tonight from Rodney Parade, thanks for joining us here on Tribe. I am Cam Russell, signing off.
Australia retook the lead very early in the second half via a Moleka penalty, but that would be for the last time, as Wales hit back via Reardon's first try. Butchers built upon that with a try of her own, before 18 year old Caitlyn Halse kept Australia within striking distance, muscling over after a McKenzie inside pass. Reardon scored her second straight away, before a late try to Tuinakauvadra, and a great conversion from McKenzie, leveled the game with only 2mins to play. But it was Wales who finished the strongest, with Australia having no answer for the lineout maul and subsequent pressure attack on the goal line, with Williams crashing over for the winner.
From 14 points scored in the first half, to 41 scored in the second, that was certainly one of those games of two halves! Australia dominated the scrum in the first, but Wales fought back in the second. The Welsh lineout was faultless in the first, but Australia disrupted it in the second. However it was the Welsh lineout maul 5m from the goal line which was the difference today, scoring three tries from it. Molly Reardon crossed for two of those, and almost had a third at the death, in a performance that earned her player of the match.
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Bevan puts the icing on the cake with her conversion going through the middle, kicking from 10m right of the posts. That's the final act of a historic win for Wales!
31-24 K. Bevan
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WILLIAMS WITH THE WINNER! The ball is worked back toward midfield, agonisingly close with each carry, but Williams picks up quick ball, and dives over right of the posts to win the game for Wales!
29-24 K. Williams
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Wales set up the maul and it collapses before the line. Penalty against Australia. They kick for the corner again, and try once more. Reardon takes it and the maul goes forward. Australia infringe again at the maul, and Wales attack the goal line in midfield. Pick and go, they are right under the sticks, time is up on the clock now! George fires it right, and the Australian defense holds.
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Australia claim the restart and work it out of their 22m. The attempted exit kick goes straight up, and all the Australian forwards are offside. Wales opt to kick for the left corner instead of trying the kick at goal. Lineout 5m out.