Wales U20s …17 Australia U20s…24
WALES’ challenge for Junior World Cup glory took an early tumble as they suffered a last-gasp defeat to Australia in their opening game of the tournament on Wednesday.
An Arwel Robson dropgoal had the score at 17-17 but failure to regain possession from the restart was punished by Izaia Perese, who burst through a weak defence to snatch the win.
“We had our opportunities in the second-half and we’re obviously disappointed that they managed to get that kick-off back at the end and were able to score,” said defence coach R...