Summary

  • Wales suffer eighth straight defeat

  • Wales have not beaten the Wallabies in Australia since 1969

  • Cardiff centre Ben Thomas at fly-half for Wales, while wing Josh Hathaway makes debut and prop Archie Griffin gets first start

  • New Australia coach Joe Schmidt fields inexperienced team

  • Taniela Tupou scores opening Australia try

  • Wales respond with penalty try, despite having 14 men after Gareth Thomas yellow card

  • Australia also reduced to 14 in first half after Fraser McReight yellow

  • Hosts lead 13-10 at half-time

  • Filipo Daugunu scores first try of second half

  • Wales substitute James Botham has try disallowed before superb Tom Wright score seals Australia's win

Live Reporting

Matt Lloyd

  1. Australia 13-10 Wales

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    Ellis Bevan has kicked pretty well today and given Rio Dyer something to chase, the kicks have been on the money.

  2. Australia 13-10 Wales

    Wales are now double-teaming Tupou!

  3. Australia 13-10 Wales

    Oh... Ellis Bevan drops a high ball that just went straight through his arms.

    He took his eye off the ball at the very last moment.

    That's unlucky because the young scrum-half just delivered a nice kick of his own a few minutes ago.

  4. Australia 13-10 Wales

    Some of these Wallaby forwards have great handling skills.

    There was just a lovely disguised pass by Liam Wright.

    Rob Valetini also carrying hard. That's what Wales are missing.

  5. Australia 13-10 Wales

    Josh Hathaway did well under the high ball there.

    Another Welsh youngster having to learn quickly at Test level.

  6. Australia 13-10 Wales

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    It's just little things with Wales in the last 10 minutes. They're getting in the right areas but there's a couple of knock-ons, couple of kicks on the full, couple of missed lineouts which are allowing Australia off of the hook and allowing them to get the territory back.

    Wales just need to keep that pressure on Australia, just stress them defensively which they haven't managed to do really.

  7. Australia 13-10 Wales

    Another scrum and another penalty for Wales.

    But Tupou emerges from that set-piece limping and Australia will be hoping to get him to half-time to get the magic sponge on him.

    His injury in the World Cup last year was a massive blow for the Wallabies.

  8. Australia 13-10 Wales

    Ha, short and sweet from James Hook but he's right.

    Wales really missed his experience and aerial prowess in the Six Nations.

  9. Australia 13-10 Wales

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    Liam Williams is excellent.

  10. Australia 13-10 Wales

    That's a shame for Wales.

    They tried a clever move with Hathaway coming off his wing and slipping an inside ball to Lake but Tupou lines up the Wales hooker and the tackle dislodges the ball.

    Tupou has had a real impact this half.

  11. 30 mins

    Australia 13-10 Wales

    Oh that's a belter of a kick by Liam Williams, somehow he gets a 50-22 with the narrowest of angles.

    Good position here for Wales.

    And Gareth Thomas is back on the field just in time for this lineout.

    Chance!

  12. Australia 13-10 Wales

    The game is just getting a little scrappy here. Mason Grady carries hard but Australia rip it clear and boot the ball up field.

  13. Australia 13-10 Wales

    Josh Hathaway over-cooks that kick which sails straight out of play.

    Some you win, some you lose.

  14. Australia 13-10 Wales

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    As soon as that yellow card for Gareth Thomas came in it seemed to have sparked Wales in to life.

  15. Both sides down to 14

    Australia 13-10 Wales

    Andrew Richards
    BBC Sport Wales in Sydney

    That's both sides down to 14 for the time being with Gareth Thomas shown a yellow card immediately after Tupou's try and Fraser McReight sent to the bin after Wales' penalty try.

    A fair amount of ill-discipline from each team so far.

  16. Sin-bin

    Australia 13-10 Wales

    And to rub salt into the wounds, Australia lose Fraser McReight to the sin bin.

  17. try

    Penalty try: Australia 13-10 Wales

    Wales gather the lineout and Dafydd Jenkins signals to his backs to join the rolling maul.

    Australia are forced to drag down the drive and concede the penalty try.

    Wales score a penalty tryHuw Evans Picture Agency

  18. No try

    Australia 13-3 Wales

    It came off the hands of Owen Watkin but the referee was playing advantage.

  19. Try review: Wales

    Australia 13-3 Wales

    Have Wales hit right back?

    Taine Plumtree wins the first lineout and then Dafydd Jenkins the next.

    Ellis Bevans sneaks through a clever kick, the bounce evades two players and Rio Dyer swoops in.

    But was there a knock-on?

  20. Australia 13-3 Wales

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    Really patient, good build up play from Australia.

    It's just all about patience, the forwards picking and going around the corner making small important yards.

    Wales were infringing it was a penalty advantage for Australia, Wales are probably close to a card already.

    It's been all Australia.