Aussies made to fight all the way

By Roger Panting

Australia........................... 36pts
Tries: Daugunu 7, 67; Gordon 25, Alaalatoa 54
Conversions: Lolesio 8, 26
Penalties: Lolesio 15, 31, 39; Donaldson 77

Wales................................. 28pts
Tries: Lake 28, 36, Williams 47, Dyer 70
Conversions: Thomas 30, 37, 49; Costelow 71
Wales captain Dewi Lake scored two tries from lineout drives but it wasn’t enough to prevent his side crashing to their ninth consecutive defeat and give Australia their first win at a rainy Melbourne since 2017.
Trailing 17-0 after only 24 minutes, Wales showed terrific heart to make t...

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