Summary

  • Wales hold on to beat Australia in frantic match and go top of Pool D

  • Parkes & Gareth Davies tries gave Wales 23-8 half-time lead

  • Haylett-Petty & Hooper scored for Australia in second half

  • But Wales' defence stood firm to keep Wallabies at bay

  • Fly-half Biggar went off after suffering head injury - Patchell came on

  1. Postpublished at 79 mins

    Wales 29-25 Australia

    TURNOVER WALES!

  2. Postpublished at 79 mins

    Wales 29-25 Australia

    Australia with ball in hand and 35 metres to make to the whitewash.

    Can one of their runners find a soft shoulder and some space to unlock Wales?

  3. Floodlight failurepublished at 78 mins

    Wales 29-25 Australia

    Gareth Griffiths
    BBC Sport Wales in Tokyo

    Some of the floodlights have gone out in Tokyo Stadium. Okay to continue but how much more drama can we have?

  4. Postpublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 29 September 2019

    Wales 29-25 Australia

    Gareth Lewis
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator in Tokyo

    Some of the floodlights have just gone off in Tokyo. Half the stadium's in darkness!

  5. Postpublished at 77 mins

    Wales 29-25 Australia

    Tomas Williams with a superb diving volleyball dig to save Matt Toomua penalty from making touch!

    Pinp-pong ensues. Wales will have a throw-in to the line-out in their own 22.

    And to add to the madness...

  6. Postpublished at 76 mins

    Wales 29-25 Australia

    Wales opt for the set-piece once more.

    Australia will need a try from deep in their own half and they have to regain possession before that can happen...

    Penalty to Australia! A front-row bit of grappling is costly for the men in red.

  7. Postpublished at 10:40 British Summer Time 29 September 2019

    Wales 29-25 Australia

    Andrew Mehrtens
    Former New Zealand fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I still feel there is at least one score left in this game. It's being played at such a high speed.

  8. Postpublished at 75 mins

    Wales 29-25 Australia

    Wales are eating up the clock with some front-row admin around scrum-time. A couple of resets and we are into the last five minutes.

    And a free-kick awarded to Wales for the early engagement!

  9. Postpublished at 74 mins

    Wales 29-25 Australia

    Owen Watkin rips the ball loose from a Wallaby paw.

    Kurtley Beale lobs a pass forward as he attempts to connect up with Isi Naisarani.

    Is the momentum flowing back Wales' way?

    But the Wallabies have lethal runners everywhere. It only takes a few seconds for them to change everything.

    We restart with a Wales scrum just outside the Aussie 22m.

  10. Postpublished at 10:35 British Summer Time 29 September 2019

    Wales 29-25 Australia

    Stirling Mortlock
    Former Australia international on BBC Radio 5 Live

    The frenetic pace has been unrelenting.This pace has sapped a lot of players.

    WalesImage source, PA Media
  11. Penalty - Wales 29-25 Australiapublished at 72 mins

    Rhys Patchell

    Rhys Patchell lands a knee-knocker of a kick.

    Wales with a gasp of breathing space at four clear.

  12. Postpublished at 10:34 British Summer Time 29 September 2019

    Wales 29-25 Australia

    Stirling Mortlock
    Former Australia international on BBC Radio 5 Live

    That was so close to being a perfectly executed crosskick and try.

  13. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Wales 26-25 Australia

    Free ball with a penalty advantage for Izack Rodda jumping across the gap.

    Rhys Patchell spots a height mis-match out wide and puts up the kick for George North to contest with Kurtley Beale.

    North can't quite claim it.

    Back for the penalty and Patchell's shot at the sticks...

  14. Postpublished at 69 mins

    Wales 26-25 Australia

    Could this be Wales' chance to build a platform?

    Australia give away a penalty and Rhys Patchell kicks down into the Wallabies' 22m.

    Elliot Dee finds his jumper with the throw as well.

  15. Postpublished at 10:31 British Summer Time 29 September 2019

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  16. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 10:31 British Summer Time 29 September 2019

    #bbcrugby

    Kyle: Brilliant comeback from Australia they looked down and out at half time and with the momentum they now have they incredibly look favourites to win this match. With this game and Japan vs Ireland the rugby world cup is off to a fantastic start.

    SeriousFace: Watching this wondering who England would prefer to play out of these two. Pretty certain they absolutely will not care, think they've comfortably got the measure of both of these outfits.

  17. Postpublished at 10:31 British Summer Time 29 September 2019

    Wales 26-25 Australia

    Andrew Mehrtens
    Former New Zealand fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Wales have to be careful at every breakdown now. It makes recycling the ball a little bit easier for the Wallabies.

  18. Penalty - Wales 26-25 Australiapublished at 67 mins

    Matt Toomua

    Wales' 15-point half-time lead is down to one.

    Matt Toomua clocks a simple penalty.

    There are 12 minutes left. Drama of the highest order and heartbeats through the roof in the stands and on the pitch.

    ToomuaImage source, Reuters
  19. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Wales 26-22 Australia

    Josh Navidi puts in a brave tackle on a flying Marika Koroibete, but at a subsequent scrum Nicky Smith, just off the bench, wheels it round and is spotted by Romain Poite.

    This should be an easy three for Matt Toomua.

  20. Replacementpublished at 66 mins

    Wales 26-22 Australia

    Wales are fighting against the tide at the moment.

    Up in the stands, Warren Gatland and Shaun Edwards have their arms tightly folded and concerned looks in their eyes.

    Who is favourite from here?

    Elliot Dee comes on for Ken Owens as they attempt to regain a toehold.