Rhys Priestland strikes at the last to give Wales victory over Australia

  • Wales 29-28 Australia
  • Priestland seals win with final kick of the game

It’s a win and such is the number of caps missing from this outfit, Wales will take it. A young side found redemption with a winning penalty from veteran Rhys Priestland at the death. And so a mixed autumn has been salvaged with consecutive wins.

But they have both been achieved against teams reduced to 14 by early red cards. This time, Australia’s No 8 Rob Valetini was the man sent off for an upright tackle in which his head clashed with Adam Beard’s. The Wallabies autumn thus does not find the redemption of a single win against their European opponents. One would have to say they have themselves to blame. A clearly talented outfit, but missing key personnel they could not quite make it tell. A typically vociferous home crowd provided the edge.

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