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Recap: Australia vs Wales LIVE | Rugby World Cup
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Relive all the action at the Rugby World Cup between Australia and Wales.
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Injuries aside, Wales coach Warren Gatland has named a full-strength side. Captain Alun Wyn Jones will run out for his 130th match for the Red Dragons, setting a new Welsh record.
Wales post match press conference:
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has taken a different approach to the game, making a number of changes to the team that was given a scare by the Flying Fijians in their first match of the tournament. Notably, halves Will Genia and Bernard Foley have come in for Nic White and Christian Lealii'fano whilst Dane Haylett-Petty has taken over at fullback for Kurtley Beale.
Last November, Wales broke a 13-match losing streak against the Wallabies and will be hoping to build from that victory. Gatland’s latest side includes nine players from last year’s victory.
Australia: Dane Haylett-Petty, Adam Ashley-Cooper, James O'Connor, Samu Kerevi, Marika Koroibete, Bernard Foley, Will Genia, Isi Naisarani, Michael Hooper (c), David Pocock, Rory Arnold, Izack Rodda, Allan Alaalatoa, Tolu Latu, Scott Sio. Res: Jordan Uelese, James Slipper, Sekope Kepu, Adam Coleman, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, Nic White, Matt To'omua, Kurtley Beale.
Wales: Liam Williams, George North, Jonathan Davies, Hadleigh Parkes, Josh Adams, Dan Biggar, Gareth Davies, Josh Navidi, Justin Tipuric, Aaron Wainwright, Alun Wyn Jones (c), Jake Ball, Tom Francis, Ken Owens, Wyn Jones. Res: Elliot Dee, Nicky Smith, Dillon Lewis, Aaron Shingler, Ross Moriarty, Tomos Williams, Rhys Patchell, Owen Watkin.
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Haha it's a cruel thing to ask for as a fan!
I was happy enough with the two semi final games last season though, perhaps those could just be really close crackers that Toulouse and Bordeaux happen to lose 😅 We (I mean, 'I') get the best of both worlds!
Those two would actually make for a great rematch though, one of those cases where it would be different second time round, you think.
Ahah! So the counter theory of not letting the All Blacks know who good your top team is works the other way too! That's the classic case of 'keeping the powder dry', something that 2007 team must have learnt from us! Ahem.. well maybe it was actually the ABs who learn from you..
Go to commentsSAM and TJ have both been invaluable support To Razor's Team as you forget WILLIE that none of them have EVER LED an international team before and when CRITICS realize that fact then Mils assessment of TEN wins from FOURTEEN is acceptably GOOD in hindsight! Jeff Wilson ex AB Great was a very short term disaster even as a provincial coach so I imagine that he would have been OVER THE MOON if he had been in RAZOR's shoes!
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