Summary

  • Wales' Australia tour - and their difficult 2023-24 season - ends with victory in uncapped fixture against Reds after 2-0 Test series defeat to Wallabies

  • Captain Cory Hill a late withdrawal from Wales side for "personal reasons", with Gareth Davies taking over as skipper

  • Only Cameron Winnett, Rio Dyer, Archie Griffin, Christ Tshiunza and Taine Plumtree survive from the starting side in second Test last weekend

  • Wales had not won since uncapped game against Barbarians in November 2023

  • Warren Gatland's side have lost last nine Tests

  • Reds finished fifth in the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific table with eight wins and six defeats

  • Archie Griffin, debutant Regan Grace, Rio Dyer, Christ Tshiunza and Nick Tompkins score tries for Wales before Kieran Hardy claims decisive try late on

  • Hooker Richie Asiata scores hat-trick for hosts with Mac Grealy crossing twice

Live Reporting

Philip Marsh

  1. Good morning and welcome

    Queensland Reds v Wales (10:55 BST)

    Wales' shirts in the dressing room in BrisbaneHuw Evans Picture Agency

    For some players it has lasted over 13 months, but Wales' rugby season is - finally - about to reach its conclusion.

    After back-to-back defeats against the Wallabies, Warren Gatland's side finish their summer tour of Australia with one last fixture against Queensland Reds.

    It is an uncapped match, and a chance for Gatland to test more of his fringe men, with five players getting a first start for Wales this morning.

    As important as it is to give players game-time in a Wales shirt, the priority today must be a victory.

    Wales, after all, have lost nine straight internationals, meaning any win would be most welcome.

    If they are to triumph, Wales will have to do so without the man who was named as their captain for this game, with the withdrawal of Cory Hill for "personal reasons" announced in the last few minutes.

    Let's have a look at what that means for the Wales team.