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47 min: Wales are really starting to wrack up the penalties now as they give another one away and we come back to it. There’s a break in play as there is potential foul play on White.
47 min: Australia kick to the corner but they don’t gain much advantage. The lineout is good and they opt for a maul once again. They make good metres before shifting to phases.
45 min: Australia kick upfield and they have a clean lineout as a result. They charge on in a maul but eventually White runs it through the hands but Wales win it back and the Principality erupts as they make good metres but then they give away a breakdown pen.
43 min: Wales look to capitalise on being a player up but it is Australia who win a breakdown penalty.
43 min: The bunker review for those who don’t know is another TMO reviewing an incident for the sin bin time to see if a card needs to be upgraded to a red. So it is an anxious wait for Australia.
YELLOW CARD! Wales 13-19 Australia (Kerevi 42)
Usually tackles look worse in slow motion but that is horrific at usual speed. My word that looks horrible. It’s sin bin and a bunker review.
42 min: Wales have a lineout on halfway, which is clean and they whip it out. A huge hit from Kerevi comes in on Morgan, they will have a look at this for foul play.
Back underway: Wales 13-19 Australia
So can Wales complete the comeback and end their losing streak? Or will Australia get their win over the line? All to come. Australia have made a change with Slipper on for Bell.
Some reaction to yesterday’s results:
A special mention for Tom Rogers on the Welsh wing. He hasn’t been perfect but he has probably been Wales’ best player so far. Wales need him in on more of the action in the second 40.
It’s poised at half-time to be another electric finish in this Autumn Nations Series. The games yesterday were edge-of-your-seat finishes, especially France’s win over New Zealand, and neutrals will most definitely want that again today.
Half-time: Wales 13-19 Australia
The Aussie attack ends with Wales winning a breakdown penalty as White dives in. Australia raced out of the blocks to a 19-0 lead but Wales have slowly chipped away to get themselves back into this contest. A huge second half to come.
40 min: Australia have a clean linout and they go on the march. They don’t get far and so White sends them on their way. They are asking questions of Wales right now.
39 min: Wales cough up a penalty at the breakdown and Australia kick upfield.
38 min: Wales come away with it from the scrum and a grubber kick is put in but Wright mops it up to clear the danger.
36 min: The referee and TMO discuss the incident and it’s judged to be absolutely fine. We come back for a Wales scrum.
36 min: Botham has a great carry, trucking up a fair few metres to take them into Australia’s half. Anscombe puts the ball to boot and it find Rogers but the referee blows up and he wants to see if there is a dangerous clearout by prop Thomas.
35 min: Excellent response from Wales. After 20 minutes it looked bleak for the hosts but they have really clawed their way back into this contest.
PENALTY! Wales 13-19 Australia (Anscombe, 34)
Anscombe’s boot is good once more.
33 min: Wales knock on but we come back for an advantage as Frost was offside. Anscombe points to the sticks once again.
32 min: Wales in the ascendency at the moment and they look to compound their momentum with an attack.
PENALTY! Wales 10-19 Australia (Anscombe, 30)
Wales chip away at the scoreboard again.
30 min: Wales’ attack ends with the referee going back to an advantage from a no arms tackle from Bell. Will Wales go to corner or posts? Anscombe points to the sticks.
29 min: Wales win another scrum penalty and this is really starting to paint a picture for the referee. The set piece not great from the Wallabies so far.
28 min: A chip over the top almost goes to hand for Ikitau but he knocks on, Wales scrum.
CONVERSION! Wales 7-19 Australia (Anscombe, 26)
The scoreboard looking much better for the hosts now.
Wales’ attack there looked good, they just kept hitting the Aussie wall and Wainwright found a way through.
TRY! Wales 5-19 Australia (Wainwright, 26)
The hosts needed that.
25 min: Wales win the scrum penalty and they play on with advantage as they smell the try line.
25 min: Wright knocks on from the restart which gives Wales a good platform with a scrum.
CONVERSION! Wales 0-19 Australia (Lolesio, 23)
It’s good.
The lineout was lovely, the maul was stunning and Faessler is easily over the line. Gatland looks slightly shocked.
