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November began with the Australians at Twickenham and it ends with the

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Australians in Cardiff. Tomorrow it is December. And you know what that

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means. Come on children, time to work. This series of autumn

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internationals are seen as hammer blows against the home nations,

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defeats that have hurt, really hurt. The halfway point between world

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cups. Nobody said it was that important. But everybody wanted to

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know where they stood. A northern declaration of defiance was the

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balance shifting. In Cardiff they wanted to know if autumn could be a

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sweet season. It was green, but what looked best for Wales was pale. This

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was a tough, tough game, coolly settled. There were subplots within

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the overall scheme of things. The all Blacks back at the place where

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they last lost. It wouldn't happen again. It was tight and tough and,

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in the end, they eased clear. Ireland's toughest day. It happens

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that sometimes you haven't quite mastered new systems and you are

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caught on your heels and nothing works. It all looks flat. And it is

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very painful. Scotland's toughest game. They start not to be

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remembered. Before they could remember how to play, before they

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could remember not to be daunted, the game had gone away.

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could remember not to be daunted, the game had gone The last round,

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the last chance of the halfway autumn to see how they stood.

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Scotland battered again, but better. Their summary, fed up with being

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good losers. The subplot's grand finale, how to finish the All Blacks

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year unbeaten. Only little old Ireland to go. Only little old

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Ireland. Only little old Ireland. Suddenly this was a test of resolve

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like no other, a test that, with seconds to go, the All Blacks

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pounced. Where did they all stand at the halfway point between world

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cups? The same place as always. They have been dozens of

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international scattered across Europe over the past four weekends,

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there are just two teams standing. The Welsh Rugby union have promised

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their Australian counterparts ?730,000. It's the head of a long

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season for the Wallabies. For the Welsh players it is back to club

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duty on Monday, after what they hope will be the end of their who do.

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It's a busy day in Cardiff today, there's an army of business shoppers

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out in town. We will share this in the company of

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Justin Marshall, Jeremy Guscott and former Welsh captain Matthew Rees,

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who is fighting a rather bigger battle against the Australians at

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the moment, having been diagnosed with testicular cancer less than a

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month ago. The first question has to be, how are you? Very well. It's

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been a tough six weeks, I've had the operation and I'm waiting for the

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results of the biopsy. It's been hard but I'm staying positive. Just

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finished my first cycle of treatment and start my second next week. Is

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the treatment pretty gruesome? It is tough at the beginning, the first

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five days are quite intense. A couple of days off and then back in.

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So far, so good. I'll be glad to get home. With a fair wind and if things

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go according to plan, would you hope to be back on the field of play at

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some point? Millar definitely. That's something I've put in my

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mind, getting back before the end of the season. With this sort of

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diagnosis, I've got to take one day at a time and see how it goes, but

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hopefully I will be back sooner rather than later. Everybody wishes

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you a speedy recovery. To less serious things, Wales have an

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appalling record in recent years against the Wallabies. Does that

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have any bearing on this much today? In some ways. But I think the guys

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in this Welsh team that have played for the Lions have that victory, it

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is fresh in their mind. They will be confident. They will be desperate to

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do it in a Welsh jersey. The players have got to come out and play

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incredibly well. They've got to take so many of the opportunities they

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make. We know these games have been won by much - max at small margins

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in the past. Off the back of that extraordinary game in Dublin, Warren

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Gatland said he believed there was almost an extra something that the

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southern hemisphere sides have that the Northern Hemisphere sides don't.

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Do you go along with that? I do. Non-those games, really has

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the northern hemisphere been outclassed. They've shown the

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ability to score points and tries. They have parity with all in

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position. They are competitive but not ruthless enough. That is the

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point he is trying to get across. We are getting ourselves in position

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but not taking the chances. The southern hemisphere are more

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confident, ruthless or a combination of both. It's got to be learned

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quickly. It is poor skills. The basic skills are far better than the

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northern hemisphere. But under pressure, they can execute well. If

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there's one aspect of the game where you can pinpoint where there is a

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difference, what would that be? It would be that core skill in

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believing that at the time you need to score, you execute and you don't

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go insular. The All Blacks their try against Ireland, the build-up was

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all in skill level. Their coach encouraged, whether it is the 79th

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minute for the first minute, to use your skill set and break the

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opposition apart regardless of the scoreboard. You've got to overcome

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the psychological hurdle. We will hear from the Australian coach in a

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moment or so. At the risk of repeating ourselves, Australia have

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won the last eight meetings between the sides, including the last four

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here in Cardiff. It could not have started any worse

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for Wales. He gets to the line. It's a try.

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What a try for the Wallabies! We've come to expect it.

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Turner scores. It's all too easy. Last game, last try. Shane Williams.

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Australia in the lead. Tremendous display of goal-kicking. Wales take

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the lead. Wales have done it again when the game was there to be one,

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they've handed it back to Australia. It would be fair to say that Wales

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are a touch frustrated at losing as often as they do to Australia. Do

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you think that makes them doubly dangerous today? They are a potent

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team anyway, so I don't think the history will make too much

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difference. They will be determined, but so are we. We are looking

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forward to going out there and imposing rugby on them. Is there a

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teeny hint of revenge in the air, given that the Lions series is only

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a matter of months past? We will spend no time talking about the

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past, we concentrate on how we are playing now. The immediate history

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is on this tour and how we handle that. We've done a pretty good job.

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This is the grand final, we are treating it as that. 50th cap for

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Quade Cooper, how much has grown as a player at ten and as individual?

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There was all the commentary in the past about him, but it's all been

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pretty positive. 50 games is a milestone for any team member. It is

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a milestone for any team member. It's him. It is managing the team

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well and the game well. Tonight is a great showcase for him to do the job

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well. This is the Australian starting line-up. They have to be

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encouraged by Adam Jones missing for the Welsh. Stephen Moore is in the

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form of his life. James Horwill was stopped early in the year but has

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made a fightback to gain his position again. The back row was led

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by Ben Mowen. Fardy is showing a physical presence in the back row.

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Hooper has been outstanding this year. The heartbeat of the

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Australian team, Genia. They will get this backline going. In the

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midfield, Leali'ifano and Ashley-Cooper. Plenty of speculation

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about Israel Folau. He can score tries. Tomane, he can also find his

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way to the line. Israel Folau is just the most phenomenal athlete at

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whatever sporty place. Why is he so good? He makes everything look easy.

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He is incredibly skilful, his running is balanced. The game today

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is so much about kicking and territory. As a full-back, you will

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be out there trying to catch balls. Whether you are getting it from the

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box could - Machtig or the wipers kick. Just look at him. He's got his

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eye fixed on the ball, he never takes his eye off it. He collected

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and is beautifully into his running speed. He's looking for support. But

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then he opens up his legs and he's away and is gone. He has the votes

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to pass it on to Leali'ifano. Even the best players in the world have

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got to be able to tackle. Folau is one of those for sure. And you've

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also got to have the vision. He passes back to Cooper. Scores the

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try against Scotland. He's got it all. This is what he's best known

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for at the moment. 14 internationals, he's scored nine

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tries. He is hoping that Quade Cooper has seen the same opportunity

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he has. Look at that acceleration, straight through to the line. When

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you've got that much skill and talent and are producing, let's not

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forget, this is just his first year playing rugby union, not just rugby

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union, International Rugby on. He's at the back of the spine of team.

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The heartbeat of the spine is Quade Cooper. A maverick figure. Is he now

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a bit more mature? As a consequence of which, much more potent weapon?

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Absolutely more mature. The enigma that is Quade Cooper, he through

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some tiresome times in the early part of his career. He is 25, he is

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now playing his 50th cap. In those first 40 caps I think he learned a

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lot about game management. A player like that with a skill set that he

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has, you can try and do too much. I think he's become a little bit less

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creative. He still got the skill set their bodies pulled that back a bit.

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Because of that it has helped the team and balanced the team out,

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balanced the way he plays. Saying that, he's scored one try and has

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had five assists already on this tour. The responsibility that has

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been given to him has made him think, actually, I'm accountable,

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it's about everything I do for the team. I was at Twickenham for the

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opening match of the autumn internationals and he threw one pass

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behind his back. Everyone gasped. It was extraordinary. Wii did they give

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is to do that when Jeremy and I used to throw those balls as well? That's

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what I thought! Sam Warburton, another opportunity for him to

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inflict a defeat on the Australians after that epic summer of playing

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for the Lions. But he knows that for Wales, this is a really significant

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occasion. It would be a great way to finish the year with the Six Nations

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going in our favour. The Welsh contingent in the summer. To have

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three out of four this autumn would be a success after what happened

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last year in the autumn. No, no, it's happened again! Over the past

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few years, Australia, New Zealand, they've been the most successful

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sides. That does help you, especially when you watch New

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Zealand play Ireland. The skill level they showed in that last

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minute, they completely backed themselves. So much confidence to be

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able to do that. With Wales now, a lot of guys can draw upon

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experience, when they have beaten Australia, just making sure they

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have that composure. In the last minute like that, in Ireland's case,

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the critical moment in the game, it's having that composure, just

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trust the systems that have been put in place. That is what we will do on

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Saturday, just trust ourselves that we are good enough. If we've lost

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the last seven against Australia, I don't think you are unlucky seven

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times. If you work it out as an average, they've been a better team

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than us. You can't hide from that. But I think we have been slowly

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growing over the last two years. It would be great for us to beat

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Australia now. It's got to be the next step for us, looking forward to

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the Six Nations and even further to the World Cup. Everybody wants to

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see it happen. The players have been working extremely hard for that. The

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players are the ones, I can promise everybody out there we are really

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desperate to do it ourselves. I'm sure it will be the fondest memories

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we will ever achieve in our rugby careers, because none of us has

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achieved it in a Welsh shirt. For me, it would be a career highlight

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if we could beat Australia. Sam Warburton was here yesterday, to

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launch a campaign to get a defibrillator for every club in

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Wales. If we talking about since -- specific players, you are missing a

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couple of key figures in the centre, but Scott Williams is a considerable

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player. Definitely, he has come through the Scarlets Academy, he has

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been outstanding. He scored a cracking try, and he is worthy of

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the Jersey. He has got big boots to fill, but Scott will step up. He

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deserves his Jersey, and hopefully he will produce the goods today. He

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is part of this starting line-up. In the front row, we have got Richard

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Hibbard. He has got to deliver a good game. He did for the British

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and Irish Lions in Australia. Gethin Jenkins is 33 today. Alun Wyn

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Jones came of age on the Lions tour. Ian Evans needs to show the Welsh

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public he is worth the money. Toby Faletau opened his legs up against

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Tonga. That is what I want to say. Sam Warburton does the business. Dan

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Lydiate is slowly getting to his best. Mike Phillips has had a great

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season. He will get a club with ease. A lot of pressure on Dan

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Biggar. I love the youngsters. I hope they play with instinct.

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Especially Owen Williams, look for his place on the outside. Leigh

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Halfpenny can do no wrong. It is great to see Alex Cuthbert back. I

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want to see George North's battle with Israel Folau. He is the man who

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has picked the team. You have pointed out that the

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British and Irish Lions has no bearing on this, do you believe

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that? You ask all the questions! There were eight players that

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started the last test who are playing for us, so hopefully they

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take confidence into today's match. We have had a good four or five

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weeks together, we feel we have made some progress, so it would be nice

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to finish off with a good performance and a good result. It

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will have been a good year for Welsh rugby. You get the distinct

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impression that the Welsh players are fed up of losing to their

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southern hemisphere big three. How deep is the resolve to end that

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today? It is like every game, it will be close, it will probably go

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down to the wire again. A lot has been made about the psychological

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battle. It is not about that, it is about two teams taking the field,

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and one team will win the game. On the last few occasions, we have lost

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games in the final minutes. It has been disheartening. A victory for us

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today, and they good performance, that will put us on the next level.

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One important addition to the Welsh line-up is Alex Cuthbert, what does

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he bring? He has got cool speed. It is great to see him back after being

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injured. He knows how to score tries. I do not think Leigh

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Halfpenny's who will be good enough, we need tries. One of only four

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Welsh players to win 100 caps for his country, Martyn Williams is part

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of our commentary team. We spend a lot of time extolling the virtues of

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the Welsh back row, because you are spoilt for choice, but in terms of

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the Australian back row, they have got one player who is outstanding.

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Yes, Israel Folau is getting all the headlines. But watch out for Michael

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Hooper. He is the Australian player of the year, in a pretty poor

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Australian pack. He is a ball of energy.

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A fantastic tackle here. For an openside flanker to tackle -- to

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cover this ground... Wales have got to remove him from the ruck area.

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The Lions did a great job in the third test. If Wales are going to be

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successful, he is the man they need to target. Have Wales got to win

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this match up front today? I do not think Wales can outplay Australia in

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a skilled game. They have got to add power them. Traditionally, we get

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better, the longer the series goes on, and there cannot be any excuses

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today, they need to beat Australia. You saw a glimpse of the choirs who

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have been entertaining the crowd with a fantastic array of songs,

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including Waltzing Matilda. If we talk about the Australian pack, we

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focus on the front row, your position as well, do you detect that

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is still their Achilles heel? They have paid attention to that area

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over the past six months. I was impressed with how they played in

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Dublin HQ weeks ago. Rhodri Williams has come in at tight head, but he

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did a job against Argentina, and credit where it is June. It is a

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different story. The Australian pack are in form. The line-out is still a

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bit loose. But this is the third game in a row, so it will not be

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easy for Wales upfront. For Wales, it has been a problem in the last

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few minutes, giving away the victory, when they are so close to

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winning a big game. Wales have got to play for the big 80 minutes.

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Especially so against Australia. It starts up front, and it is one area

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we have targeted against Australia, but it will be an interesting battle

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up front, it will be an arm wrestle for 50 or 60 minutes, and the

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strongest will come through. This Australia team is like a travelling

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club team. They have been playing for five months together, almost,

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without a break. That has got to be a huge advantage. Yes and no,

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because they have not one that many games. The team took their time

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getting used to what the management wanted. That will bring a squad

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closer together, and they are on a roll. It is massive for them, the

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last game of their tour, they have got a couple of months off, so they

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want to finish on a high. They have been here before and done it. It has

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been a good day for Australian sport with victory at Wembley Stadium.

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Their first international of 2013 was the opening match against the

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Lions, and they have been on a virtual world tour ever since,

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including a victory in Italy, and an impressive triumph in Dublin. Can

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they finish the year on a high? You can feel the atmosphere and noise

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building as Sam Warburton prepares to lead Wales out yet again. We do

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say it every week, but the pre-match build up here and the sense of

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anticipation in the millennium Stadium is like nowhere else. We

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wait for Wales to come out for the final match of what has been a very

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gruelling autumn international series, for a lot of teams, and for

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these players, it is back to the grindstone next week of club

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matches. But they've all want to go into all of those fixtures of the

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back of a victory today. And ending the run of eight consecutive defeats

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against the Australians. They are being held in the tunnel for a long

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time, but here they come. Sam Warburton leads Wales out one more

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time in 2013. Nine weeks today, at 2:30pm, the Six

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Nations championship will kick off here in Cardiff, with Wales against

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Italy. This Welsh side will obviously want to kick off that

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campaign off the back of a victory here. This is an intriguing match,

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it is full of plot and sub pop, so many exciting players on both sides,

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so we are hoping for a match of immense quality, that will be

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described for you after the national anthems by our commentary team.

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# Australians all let us rejoice. # For we are young and free.

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# We've golden soil and wealth for toil.

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# Our home is girt by sea. # Our land abounds in nature's

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gifts. # Of beauty rich and rare.

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# In history's page let every stage. # Advance Australia fair.

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# In joyful strains then let us sing.

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# Advance Australia fair. # Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i

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mi. # Gwlad beirdd a chantorion,

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enwogion o fri. # Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra

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mad. # Dros ryddid gollasant eu gwaed.

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# Gwlad, gwlad. # Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.

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# Tra mor yn fur i'r bur hoff bau. # O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau #.

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The International at the end of November, no Adam Jones, so Rhodri

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Jones comes in at tight head. Alun Wyn Jones is fed up with being close

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but not close enough. Alex Cuthbert comes back on the left wing. He and

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George North outside Owen and Scott Williams. James Slipper made 18

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tackles against Scotland. Stephen Moore has been delivering some of

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the passes of the autumn from Holker. It is a 50th cap for Quade

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Cooper. Adam Ashley-Cooper is restored at centre. It is hard to

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get our heads around the fact that he is a bad boy. Later in the game,

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one of these replacement will have their say. This is a game that, like

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the others, will go to the wire. Wayne Barnes of England, today's

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referee. Australia not quite ready. Dan

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Biggar wears the Number Ten shirt. May I just say how good it is to see

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Matthew Rees down there with us. I'd prefer to see him out there.

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The series draws to a close today, but not before Wales play Australia.

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Well taken by James Horwill. Did it go forward from Stephen

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Moore? Backwards it went, says Wayne Barnes.

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A burst of acceleration. Leigh Halfpenny tracks back. Wales turn it

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over. George North. North sets off. Ashley-Cooper tracks back. A tribal

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George North. It was all Australia but suddenly it is all Wales!

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He nailed it. The Welsh swept on the loose ball here. Alun-Wyn Jones

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jurors the job. Look at the support on the inside.

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They are pushing hard. The slip here, the bounce of the ball.

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Ashley-Cooper gets a foot on it, North bounces. A brilliant start for

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Wales. A disaster for Adam Ashley-Cooper,

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but the well taken try. An unbelievable start. Just when Welsh

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hearts were in their mouth watching Israel Folau at his best, the

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turnaround by Wales. Alun-Wyn Jones -- owns with the turnover.

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A brilliant finish to a brilliant try. Let's have a look at this

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replay. North put his foot to the ball, we will pause it now. You can

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see the support he has on the inside. The option was to pass, but

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the mistake from Ashley-Cooper, that is what helped the try in the

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finish. An Australian fumble and through they go.

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The hole where Cuthbert was is filled by Genia. Biggar goes back.

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Wayne Barnes just checking on the scrum. It's hit the quarter post

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before it's gone out. Does it make its own way out or is it carried

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out? Regardless, if the Welsh carried it out, it was over the try

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line. Two positions for the Wallabies, two

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line breaks. They are going through in numbers at the moment.

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Good line speed from the Welsh defence this time. Australia still

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in possession. What a tackle, Alun-Wyn Jones in the

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heart of the defence of action. -- defensive.

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Australia working this blind side well.

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A wayward pass. Original penalty to Wales. Fantastic work from Gethin

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Jenkins. The Australians are going through the phases and putting Wales

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under a lot of pressure. So far, the line speed is good from Wales but

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the Australians are really testing them. Watch Gethin Jenkins here. He

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goes in on the ball, doesn't win it the first time, but it's his

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resilience to stay in the fight. Strong on his feet, hold his hand --

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hands, he's entitled to do that. He rolls over and get this deal.

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Dan Biggar pushes Wales into the Australian half.

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The Welsh have come up from the outside and shut the Australian

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attack down. Australia pick of the line-out intended for Toby Folau --

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Faletau. Evans is penalised. Australia talked a lot about

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targeting the Welsh line-out this week. They know they are dangerous

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there. Stephen Moore, his first throw of

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the game. If Stephen Moore is a passing

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hooker, Richard Hibbard is more inclined to go very hard and

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straight. Watch Faletau here. This ball is

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going to leave him behind. He smashes it backwards. He knows it's

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going back to his players, someone will clean it up. It's superb to

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know what's around you. The presence of mind.

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The Australian backline are set to run. Quickly taken.

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Shirt pulling off the ball. Rob Simmons is the guilty party. Faletau

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is the old player. -- old player. Great play by Faletau. Throw your

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hands up in the air, get a bit of dramatics. It sounds like you are an

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expert at it, Martin! That front of the line-out ball is

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the hardest ball to work off. They weren't going to box kick, it was

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going out to the backs. Well read by Toby.

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Wales lead 10-0 at the millennium Stadium. I'm absolutely sure that

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building up to this test, the Australians would have been talking

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about not giving this man opportunities in their own half. He

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is lethal at the moment. Not going according to plan at the moment.

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Ewen McKenzie won't be happy. His side have looked dangerous but they

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are 10-0 down. How often does it happen, Martin?

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It's always a difficult one. They've hit that ones. For me, it's always a

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sideways reward. They've given the penalty. I would have liked to have

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seen that ball cleared first time. It was a soft penalty again. You've

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just gone ten points ahead and given the Australians an easy three

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points. The second move, I agree with you. If you are going to the

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second phase you need to go wide. You've got Fardy there, good forward

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players that are good over the ball. Whereas the backs, yes, they

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can get over it but they are more unlikely to turn it over.

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Leali'ifano, his first kick of the game.

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If you've got five misses behind you it's me to have your first in

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Cardiff in front of the posts. -- it is sweet to have your first in

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Cardiff in front of the posts. Dan Biggar signals to his forwards

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that it is going into the Australia 22.

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Wales penalised again. The Lublin started with Dan Biggar, the counter

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attack was on, but the players had only just made their way back, and

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they were static, so Williams had to then get going. If Dan Biggar had

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taken it forward more, those players could have punched onto it. Look at

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Michael Hooper. He gets cleaned it Dan Biggar, but it was too little,

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too late. Very much a defensive operation for Wales. The backs are

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in the line-out. It is Australia who are penalised.

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Fantastic work by Leigh Halfpenny to beat Adam Ashley-Cooper, and a great

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move by George North to clean out. I thought that was a bit harsh by

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Christian Leali'ifano. He does well, Leigh Halfpenny. It

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pops back towards the try-line. He is AIDS Adam Ashley-Cooper. -- he

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invades Adam Ashley-Cooper. Advantage, Wales. It is within Leigh

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Halfpenny range. Mike Phillips will give it to Leigh Halfpenny. He was

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like a kid in a candy shop, there was no way he was not going to pick

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that up. I still think it is harsh. You cannot help yourself, it has

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come from a knock-on. To give three points away there, it is a soft

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penalty to give away. You cannot help yourself, the ball is there.

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They back might have let it go, and possibly a loosehead, but not a

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tight head. Especially not when he has got the try-line beckoning. He

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is like, I could score a 60 metre try! I love the fact it is Stephen

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Moore looking to give the past, walloped by Richard Hibbard. Both

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line-outs very sloppy at the moment, losing a lot on their own ball. I

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have a funny feeling we will see some more tries. Has there been

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benefit of getting backs into the line-out? I am not a big fan. I know

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it came off for Wales against New Zealand last year, but I do not

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think they want to be at the front of a driving maul. It has been

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flat-out and serious all the way so far.

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Three out of three for Leigh Halfpenny.

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Australia had a penalty in a similar situation, they kicked for touch.

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But with Leigh Halfpenny, you can take those three points all day

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long. It is a fantastic try. Christian

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Leali'ifano. Australia strike straight back after the turnover.

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Australia bring the razzle-dazzle to the Millennium Stadium, that was

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sensational. The contact and the turnover, watch this. In goes super

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DiCaprio, and straight onto his back, Richard Hibbard. Incomes Quade

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Cooper late, only recognised by the timing of the past. He just holds

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it, then he gets it. The inside all from Joe Tomane, what a try.

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Absolutely fantastic, you cannot coach those skills, it is

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instinctive. He holds off Owen Williams, that is an amazing try.

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All from Michael Hooper in the attacking area.

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What a finish. Look at what this does to George North. He thinks he

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will take the contact. That sets up the child, because Joe Tomane goes

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on the outside. It could have been shut down by George North, but he

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did not see it coming. Who did? Dan Biggar scented back into the

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Australian half and out of play. A rare moment.

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A bit of afters between Alun Wyn Jones and Sekope Kepu.

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Australia penalised at the breakdown.

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There was too much time that went by.

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It all came from a Leigh Halfpenny break. Gethin Jenkins has run a

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clever line to block Israel Folau. They did not do it well against

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South Africa, they have worked on it, but that enabled Leigh Halfpenny

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to take the ball and start the counter attack. Yes, from a kick

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like that, he claimed it, then it is easy to gather yourself. Instead, he

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took off, he had will Genia in front of him, he skinned him. You want

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this player to have his hands on the ball. Gone straightaway, no

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thinking, where should I go? A great tackle from Nick Cummins, but he is

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in such powerful form at the moment, Leigh Halfpenny.

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Here he is again. Three out of three.

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The word fluke this brings to mind, but he will back his skill set. It

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was nice from Ben Mowen. We put the jinx on Leigh Halfpenny a bit!

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It is pure numbers. Not counting properly, Australia. A free kick.

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Then knowing the guilty party. Mike Phillips against Scott Fardy. Such a

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contest! Given the build-up to the game, I suppose this is inevitable.

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A bit of chat, a bit of pushing and shoving, nothing will come of it,

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I thought they would have gone for a scrum early on when they had a free

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kick in the same place. The option is that Dan Biggar goes

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for territory, it is outside the 22. That counters the objective of going

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for the try, doesn't it? If you go for the corner you want to at least

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be in the 22. It's a difficult throw because Wales

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have lost three out of four. If your players run and shout at me

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after I've told them it's a full line-up, I'm going to deal with

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them. That's the end of that conversation.

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Australia have won themselves a penalty. That is brilliant work by

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Scott Fardy. It were so excellent from Alun-Wyn

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Jones. He got isolated on his own, got a big, long ball. Lydiard then

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drove through. Excellent loose forward work on his feet, nice and

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powerful. Kepu, who through Richard Hibbard

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around. He's the player down. The line-outs are a shambles at the

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moment. This is the leader to the first try for Wales. George North

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struck early and quick for Wales. They managed the bounce back through

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a sensational off-loads by Ashley-Cooper.

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The tight head prop is back on his feet.

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Wales have dropped the ball. Phillips kicks on.

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Australia penalised. They had the numbers but they lingered. They are

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unlucky, Australia. It looked to me that Phillips didn't release when

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he'd made the tackle on the player which resulted in the turnover. From

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there, North punched onto it. If you go back to Alain Rolland, he stayed

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with the initial line-up as it was. Leigh Halfpenny has some strapping

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on right leg. Number five, for not rolling away.

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There's not really anywhere he could go, be fair. -- to be fair. Leigh

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Halfpenny does have some strapping to his right leg, possibly that is

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the problem. Warren Gatland and the management

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team look on from their box. Wales players claim the penalty.

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Backed, of course, by the crowd. I think his foot was down. He gave

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it back to Biggar in a compromised position.

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George North gets a foot in, a hand in.

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Israel Folau is penalised for coming into the side. I don't know why he

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kicked it. For me, the outside players are in space as well.

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All I can think is North was in his eye line, because they do come up

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quick. Australia have to do their sums

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again. Ian Evans goes up for it. Offside advantage being played. New

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advantage. Advantages over. Nick Cummins keeps

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the ball infield. A game that will not stop.

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Wales managed to try the forwards back but they are still dangerous.

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Relief for Wales. Phillips can pick the ball and kick. Advantage over.

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Folau with a chance to run. Domain comes in, Cuthbert can't tackle him.

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Ian Evans, the second row, was in the way.

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Wales clear for touch. Oh, my goodness! How on earth did they get

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out of that? Hanging on, hanging on! Early in the past, the pass from

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Quade Cooper... How about this? Underneath! He's got all the tricks

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today. How does Genia not hold onto this pass? Oh my goodness!

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Great scramble defence from Wales in all of that. Two instances they had

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a chance to put the ball off the park. Biggar keeps it infield. The

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boys will be letting them know. You need to reset your defence.

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Question for you, Martin. How many scrums have we had in this first

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half? A Wild guess is the row. Correct answer. We've had none.

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Consistency is paramount in keeping this Australian team going forward.

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There's been plenty of openness, but they are not missing each other out

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there. The physicality from both teams has been immense. I'm just

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thinking, Martin, we have a brief pause here, but this is a game that

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traditionally goes into the closing minutes. There has been such a level

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of intensity and speed in this first half that, will it not have a

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bearing on those closing moments? That's what we've seen of this Welsh

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side, the whole squad is based around how fit they are, the most

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professional side in the northern hemisphere. Australia's last game in

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the two. The legs may be a bit tired. Wales have had to make a lot

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of tackles already. Has he got the ball now? They've got

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themselves a penalty. The brilliance of Israel Folau. What a tackle by

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Scott Williams. Dan Biggar is going to the sin bin. What would you do,

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just in, scrum, corner, go for post? The corner. To get on the outside,

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how they stopped the big man that close. Incredible, resilient

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defence, but illegal then from -- but illegal from then on and they

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are down a man. What a tackle! Australia pound the

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line. Another tackle. Folau. This time he does score, eventually.

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Australia make it over the line. My goodness! Reward at last for

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Australia. Stand up, you can see the blood on Israel Folau's face. This

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should be interesting! Stand-up, I tell you what, Australia, you took

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some contacts out there and still had the physicality to bash your way

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through the line. Two barnstorming tackles, thumpers! This is the

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finish, this is the try. Folau, he was stopped earlier but he wouldn't

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be stopped the second time, Martin. Fantastic. One from Hibbard and one

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from George North. It was bounced by Phillips off here, which is no mean

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feat. He should have scored in the other corner but he showed what a

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finisher he is. A great pass from Genia. Nice and flat. The pass cut

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out two or three players. Income is North. They weren't done yet. Bang!

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Incomes Hibbard. Australia to stand up after that and score a try, what

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resilience, what power! Did you see the width of that pass? And the

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speed of the ball, it was impossible to defend.

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Leali'ifano holds firm. Australia are in the lead by 16-17. It will be

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interesting to see how they set up without Dan Biggar. In training all

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week, you train for a flanker going off for a prop, but I'd be amazed if

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they practised for this scenario. Wales will still have a throw-in to

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the line-out outside the Australian half. What a half of rugby, it had

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everything! You must be enjoying it at home where ever you are, superb!

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Wales are some way behind the advantage line. Penalty. They have

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got time to get down into the corner for a try. -- try. Leigh Halfpenny

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to take in the absence of Dan Biggar.

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We are into overtime. There is not a moment's let, a glorious half of

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rugby. He says, enough, give us a break. In the midst of the

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entertainment, it has had a nickel to read. It has had everything.

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Sport is bought, but at tea-time on a Saturday night, it is about

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entertainment, and Roy is this entertaining. What a way to start

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things, George North, the second quickest try ever scored here, one

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minute and nine seconds. A couple of penalties. Quade Cooper, a couple of

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offloads that came from another world. Christian Leali'ifano has

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been in good kicking form. Dan Biggar took over the kicking

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responsibilities, he is in the sin-bin at the moment. Will Kenny

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will not want to see that again. It seemed as though the vast defence

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had done enough, but Israel Folau with his 10th try of the season.

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Equalling the record. Has there ever been a half of

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international rugby without a single scrum?

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I cannot believe it! It has been entertaining from start to finish.

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One thing worries me, Australia are causing trouble in the backline and

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-- but Craig Cooper, two good passes. Some great tries. What a

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great start for Wales. Incredible, we were on our way up, magical. What

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an opening to a game. Four, five, six and seven make it, and 11th

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finishes it off. The ball goes loose from Israel Folau, five and six in,

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a fantastic claimants, Mike Phillips is nowhere near, so Sam Warburton

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releases it. From there, Australia have pretty much got it under

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control. But George North decides that is space in front of him. Let's

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get on the front foot. An error from Adam Ashley-Cooper, he should have

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smashed it away. The ambition from Wales right from the start. The

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defence in disarray. A great awareness from George North, put the

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ball through. Great awareness, the ball off the floor, and finishing

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off with a great try. We are used to seeing New Zealand do that, so it is

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great to see a northern hemisphere side to it. The crowd rose to their

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feet, following George North. A very knowledgeable crowd, they appreciate

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magical skills, and Quade Cooper's involvement in the first Australia

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tried was magnificent. He is more astute and clever. Owen Williams

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thinks, I have got him, but George North has a quandary. He wants to

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stay on Christian Leali'ifano, but he is tempted to come in on Quade

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Cooper, which leave the space for Joe Tomane, because George North has

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been stopped. You cannot coach that, that is individual skill. Christian

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Leali'ifano has carried on his run, but look at this. I love it, it is

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brilliant. You must be dying to get involved in this. Justin said, this

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is the razzle-dazzle. This is led from the turnover by Michael

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Hooper, who has been instrumental. Shifting the pass wide, a great

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off-load by Quade Cooper, and another great try. They George North

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have the confidence in Owen Williams to make that tackle? No. He

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hesitated. That left the space for Joe Tomane, but Quade Cooper had to

:20:44.:20:47.

get the ball, and he delivered it perfectly. Australia are leading,

:20:48.:20:52.

but they could have had two or three other tries, a lot of them with

:20:53.:20:55.

Quade Cooper of the catalyst. We thought that they edged it here

:20:56.:21:00.

because of Quade Cooper's ability, but he does the same thing, you

:21:01.:21:06.

cannot defend against that. Will Genia did not get that. Down the

:21:07.:21:13.

same touchline, a slight hesitation from George North, and he is away.

:21:14.:21:18.

Will Genia has let it slip. You cannot keep Quade Cooper out of it.

:21:19.:21:28.

That is unfortunate for Australia. Australia are still trying this.

:21:29.:21:33.

They have not given up. A great scramble defence from Wales, we note

:21:34.:21:38.

that our been out for it. They have put some good tackles in. This is

:21:39.:21:43.

where Dan Biggar gets yellow carded. What a step from Israel Folau. He

:21:44.:21:51.

gets the yellow card for not releasing. Look at the step, it is

:21:52.:21:56.

magical. You cannot criticise Alex Cuthbert. You saw Dan Biggar go down

:21:57.:22:03.

on the ball, not allowing it to be released. It is right he should get

:22:04.:22:07.

the yellow card. That is a professional foul. Definitely, you

:22:08.:22:13.

are going to try to affect the speed of the ball. He has suffered the

:22:14.:22:18.

consequences. The try that puts Australia indifferent, before that,

:22:19.:22:22.

we had a couple of tackles, you could hear the crowd gasped. A big

:22:23.:22:30.

intake of breath, it is wave after wave of attack. Great tackling. Just

:22:31.:22:37.

when you think there cannot be any more, here comes George North. This

:22:38.:22:45.

is Richard Hibbard. Thank you! The speed of the ball, one or two

:22:46.:22:51.

seconds, and will Kenny is there. It is hard for the defence.

:22:52.:23:00.

You are not going to stop Israel Folau so close. Yes, we got carried

:23:01.:23:09.

away with the smashes, but the delivery of the ball amongst the

:23:10.:23:13.

mayhem and physicality, the ball comes back, and Australia stay

:23:14.:23:17.

focused. You have to take your chances, and Australia. We talked

:23:18.:23:24.

about the basic skill sets, when you have been smashed, you still retain

:23:25.:23:28.

the ball and laid back and get it away again, so the relentlessness

:23:29.:23:34.

keeps going. They are banking on making the right decision with the

:23:35.:23:39.

right skill, and that paid off. We are not used to them smashing a door

:23:40.:23:43.

and it caving in. So it is courtesy them flipping it around. We have no

:23:44.:23:48.

scrums to talk about, so let's talk about the line-out. Both teams have

:23:49.:23:53.

had a go at each other's ball. From Wales, competing back to the

:23:54.:24:02.

try-line. They have brought this in this week. Ten metres out, normally,

:24:03.:24:09.

you would stop the drive, but fair play to Ian Evans. It will be

:24:10.:24:15.

interesting to see what happens in the second half. Normally, you would

:24:16.:24:21.

have not contested the trump -- the jump? Fairplay to Ian Evans, he has

:24:22.:24:28.

turned the ball over in a key area. That will be key in the second half.

:24:29.:24:33.

The Australians have been on the road for the last four and a half

:24:34.:24:37.

months, this is the end, they can go to the beach after 40 minutes. They

:24:38.:24:42.

want to go out on a victory, but they want to put on a show, so you

:24:43.:24:46.

feel the second half could be pretty much what we had in the first. It is

:24:47.:24:51.

a great occasion for Quade Cooper's 50th cap. They love playing here, it

:24:52.:24:57.

is a great stadium and a great atmosphere. They have been

:24:58.:25:02.

outstanding, and so have Wales. It is a great second half to look

:25:03.:25:06.

forward to. Wales need to step it up a bit. They need to stop Australia

:25:07.:25:13.

getting over the gain line. In February, we are back here again.

:25:14.:25:22.

Making February bearable again, the Six Nations, and after we finished

:25:23.:26:09.

tonight, a touching to our colleague, Jonathan Davies.

:26:10.:26:28.

Let's have a chat with the boys in the commentary box. The Australians

:26:29.:26:35.

do not go to the dressing room at half-time, they stay out on the

:26:36.:26:39.

pitch, to stay in the zone and in the moment. Justin, you were getting

:26:40.:26:47.

very excited. It is a quality game of rugby. You cannot help but be

:26:48.:26:53.

entertained, it is not lacking physicality, there is skill level,

:26:54.:26:57.

some excellent off-loads, but also, brutal defence. The game has got a

:26:58.:27:03.

great balance, and the scoreline is keeping it close. Martin, if Quade

:27:04.:27:09.

Cooper is the man who is the orchestrator of everything, what do

:27:10.:27:14.

you do to combat him? I am happily retired! You cannot coach what he

:27:15.:27:20.

does, you cannot coach a defence how to defend him. The 50-50 balls, when

:27:21.:27:28.

they come off, he looks a superstar. If they do not, they play into

:27:29.:27:34.

Wales' hands. But he is on fire. A big half for Sam Warburton and his

:27:35.:27:39.

team, and they will have to play without Dan Biggar for six or seven

:27:40.:27:49.

minutes. It is a brilliant match to round off this year's autumn

:27:50.:27:52.

internationals. Let's go back to the commentators.

:27:53.:28:00.

We have a replacement on the Welsh side, Gethin Jenkins has been

:28:01.:28:11.

replaced by Ryan Bevington. We do not know anything about the scrums,

:28:12.:28:12.

we have not had one. Unbelievable. It is a very good tackle by Ryan

:28:13.:29:06.

Bevington, because Australia looking dangerous again.

:29:07.:30:07.

Penalty advantage, Australia. Penalty given.

:30:08.:30:22.

Rhodri Jones is the man singled out. I think they will be relieved. It

:30:23.:30:33.

took a piece of magnificent defence by Faletau to cut down Cummins.

:30:34.:30:38.

Cooper had his back turned, you can't blame him there.

:30:39.:30:46.

From this kick, that opened up the space. What the acceleration in the

:30:47.:30:56.

step. Faletau... Look at him go, the big man. What a tackle to make. I

:30:57.:31:03.

totally agree with you, Justin. Let them have the three points and

:31:04.:31:07.

regroup. How much longer they can keep scrambling for and hanging on

:31:08.:31:13.

like this, they can't get that finishing pass at the moment but

:31:14.:31:15.

it's looking ominous for Wales at the moment. The points come to

:31:16.:31:23.

Australia, they extend their lead. What a flying start by Australia,

:31:24.:31:28.

trying to make their one-man advantage count. They are coming at

:31:29.:31:32.

Wales from everywhere, not just in the Number Ten channel. Up front

:31:33.:31:36.

worldwide, down the middle. Leigh Halfpenny.

:31:37.:32:33.

Wales keeping it tight without Dan Biggar.

:32:34.:32:52.

Australia claimed the knock-on. Play goes on.

:32:53.:33:06.

Australia get the penalty. Smart play from Wales.

:33:07.:33:24.

Cooper comes away and leaves halfpenny behind him.

:33:25.:33:42.

Wales save themselves again. Knock-on by Australia.

:33:43.:34:04.

Check this step out. He confuses himself as well.

:34:05.:34:19.

Fantastic work in defence from Scott Williams and Cuthbert.

:34:20.:34:27.

The Australians are on top. Any opportunity they are looking to move

:34:28.:34:35.

the ball. The good news for Wales, two good bits of news, they've got a

:34:36.:34:40.

scrummage where they might have conceded a try, and Dan Biggar is

:34:41.:34:42.

back on the pitch. If they've got enough time for

:34:43.:34:58.

banter, they obviously haven't exerted all the energies in the

:34:59.:35:00.

scrum in the first half. If I was a betting man, this would

:35:01.:35:24.

be a penalty or free kick. It really hard position for Wales to

:35:25.:35:54.

get out of. Faletau hasn't really got enough room. Australia will try

:35:55.:35:56.

to push on the towards Phillips. Faletau comes away with it and get

:35:57.:36:08.

it to Scott Williams. Survive the clean out and you get

:36:09.:36:27.

the rewards. Toby Faletau has just had a fantastic last five minutes.

:36:28.:36:37.

Great work. They did get that loose head side up, but the work of

:36:38.:36:41.

Faletau, he's got players on, just hold his feet, keeps the presence of

:36:42.:36:43.

mind to hold the ball. Australia doing what they've done

:36:44.:36:56.

all second half, on the attack. They can't get him into touch.

:36:57.:37:14.

Another pass from the hooker. Ben Mowen. He gets it to Adam

:37:15.:37:20.

Ashley-Cooper. Nick Cummins. Another tackle by Scott Williams. Another

:37:21.:37:25.

penalty advantage to Australia. Quade Cooper, Israel Folau.

:37:26.:37:50.

Wonderful pick-up. That looks like... A review.

:37:51.:38:04.

It looked fine to me. It looks like it came back out of their hands,

:38:05.:38:14.

right at Joe Tomane's feet, and he picked it up without a problem.

:38:15.:38:42.

The ball has definitely gone forward. It's like Justin says. It's

:38:43.:38:52.

how he releases with the ball from his hands. That's what he's looking

:38:53.:38:57.

at now. To me, they are not going forward, they are going laterally

:38:58.:38:58.

straight across. What an amazing pick-up. It is

:38:59.:39:13.

tighter than I thought, to be fair. You're coming back, we really knew

:39:14.:39:22.

back in, Justin. -- we are really knew back in, Justin.

:39:23.:39:28.

Joe Tomane, the try scorer. Some of the work from Cooper was excellent.

:39:29.:39:39.

He gives Folau the opportunity to bounce on the outside, this brings

:39:40.:39:43.

him two defenders. All Joe Tomane had to do then was catch the past.

:39:44.:39:48.

-- pass. The quality of the passing from the

:39:49.:40:03.

Australians is phenomenal. Even as a biased Welshman, I think those

:40:04.:40:06.

calls, unless it is clear and obvious, you've got to give it.

:40:07.:40:23.

It is not a reverential hush for Leali'ifano. And it doesn't make a

:40:24.:40:35.

jot of difference. Wales had a lead in the third --

:40:36.:40:51.

first half. Now they've been overwhelmed.

:40:52.:41:03.

Australia have been magnificent in the second half. Just the change of

:41:04.:41:08.

tactics, and even that works handsomely for them. Quade Cooper is

:41:09.:41:15.

playing incredibly well. That's the other side of his game, the kicking

:41:16.:41:20.

game, but it's also the width of pass and the sharpness and crispness

:41:21.:41:24.

of his pass, freeing up his outside time and time again, finding the

:41:25.:41:26.

space. Danger of a penalty, there is one.

:41:27.:42:16.

It has been awarded. Australia with the ball, impressive without the

:42:17.:42:19.

ball. Wales, very tight in the ruck, short

:42:20.:42:28.

passes. Ben Mowen was very quick on the ball

:42:29.:42:48.

there. Just too much 22 pressure inside the 22. You heard many times

:42:49.:42:53.

on the referee's Mike, back inside the 22, back inside the 22.

:42:54.:43:02.

Sometimes you've got to suck it up and even if it's not a good kick,

:43:03.:43:04.

get it out of your own half. Christian Leali'ifano, Australia up

:43:05.:43:44.

to 30 and flying. Wales are stuck on 16.

:43:45.:43:51.

Quade Cooper has done it again. Can't get the miracle ball away this

:43:52.:44:26.

time. George North is back. Wales have the penalty. A little bit too

:44:27.:44:33.

much from Quade Cooper in the end. Debatable whether he was on his

:44:34.:44:35.

feet. Look at this from Cooper, there's

:44:36.:44:52.

nothing on here. He slows down. Get through two players, North comes

:44:53.:44:53.

back and checks and get him. Australia have the put-in. You can

:44:54.:45:27.

hear the celebrations. It is fantastic, how Adam Ashley-Cooper

:45:28.:45:35.

held up George North. Let's think about the balance of the game. When

:45:36.:45:39.

you think of Australia's attack, the times that Joe Tomane, Israel

:45:40.:45:48.

Folau, Nick Cummins have had the ball and the space. Alex Cuthbert

:45:49.:45:56.

has not been in the game, he has not had the space and freedom that the

:45:57.:45:57.

Australians have had. Australia have got Israel Folau on

:45:58.:46:33.

the right, Joe Tomane outside him. We have got changes upfront, Ben

:46:34.:46:41.

Alexander coming on. He replaces Sekope Kepu, who has had a fantastic

:46:42.:46:43.

game. Sekope Kepu did not have to do much

:46:44.:46:56.

scrimmaging, but his tackle on Richard Hibbard will live on in the

:46:57.:46:58.

memory. Wales' first sustained attack in the

:46:59.:47:08.

Australian half. It was well set up and an excellent

:47:09.:48:36.

break from Wales. Scrambling defence from Australia. Liam Williams, the

:48:37.:48:45.

new man, made a scintillating break, but there was a moment when

:48:46.:48:50.

he possibly should have passed. He goes through the gap.

:48:51.:49:03.

Liam Williams takes the break, it is going out wide. Dan Biggar does

:49:04.:49:12.

well. As we pause it, it goes through, he has got George North on

:49:13.:49:16.

the outside, in a perfect position, he cuts back in. He possibly should

:49:17.:49:21.

have gone for the pass. The penalty advantage to Wales. They

:49:22.:49:55.

must get something from these attacking moment.

:49:56.:50:18.

George North brings Wales back into the game! There is a long way to go,

:50:19.:50:25.

but this is a game of many twists and turns. That is what I am talking

:50:26.:50:31.

about, he is hard to stop at the best of times, he powered his way

:50:32.:50:34.

through the defence that has been so strong so far tonight. They finally

:50:35.:50:44.

yield to the tank. Here he goes, the step and the power, not even Israel

:50:45.:50:49.

Folau can stop him. You can see what it means, this is important. Who

:50:50.:50:55.

should strike but the inform George North. A fantastic response from

:50:56.:50:59.

Wales. They have picked up the pace of the game. You give George North

:51:00.:51:06.

half a chance, he is similar to Israel Folau. Dan Biggar adds the

:51:07.:51:10.

conversion. What you have got to like about that

:51:11.:51:29.

is the step. For a big man moving at pace, the step to beat Will Genia.

:51:30.:51:36.

You have used all of your war power to get through two defenders, and

:51:37.:51:44.

then the silky skills. Kane Douglas has replaced James Horwill in the

:51:45.:51:48.

second row for Australia. 7-point split the teams.

:51:49.:52:13.

Dan Lydiate with one of his trademark tackles. It is an

:52:14.:53:33.

Australian counter ruck. A breathless game, a rare scrimmage. A

:53:34.:53:39.

chance for us to breathe. That is a push. You cannot push a

:53:40.:54:15.

player without the ball. We are not playing the round ball game, please,

:54:16.:54:20.

let's not go there! The Aussies are rattled. They are rattled at the

:54:21.:54:27.

moment. They thought they were home and hosed. Wales have done

:54:28.:54:31.

unbelievably well to get back into the game. The movement of George

:54:32.:54:37.

North into the centre, there is now a real threat, which is making the

:54:38.:54:44.

Australians turning on the defence. Christian Leali'ifano has been

:54:45.:54:44.

replaced by Mike Harris. A second change coming up, the

:54:45.:55:31.

forward pass. Where were those hands pointing? Forward!

:55:32.:55:41.

Benn Robinson has replaced James Slipper. This is Ken Owens coming on

:55:42.:55:47.

for Richard Hibbard in the Wales front row. Justin Tipuric is coming

:55:48.:55:53.

on, Rhys Priestland is coming on, Dan Biggar goes off. Dan Lydiate has

:55:54.:56:08.

gone off. The game will open up. It is a brave call, but hopefully it

:56:09.:56:09.

will work. Australia were sublime at the start

:56:10.:56:22.

of the second half, but Wales have clawed their way back into it.

:56:23.:57:07.

The raw says it all. That is just for a penalty in the Welsh half. I

:57:08.:57:18.

think he missed the ball. I am 100%, when Alun-Wyn Jones went over, he

:57:19.:57:21.

was supporting his body weight, but the ball was in front of him, he

:57:22.:57:29.

simply missed it. Nice and solid, confrontational. He has got his

:57:30.:57:37.

fingers on it, I guess, just, I take it back. A good turnover. They

:57:38.:57:43.

deserve a little breather as they walked towards the line-out. Alun

:57:44.:57:48.

Wyn Jones, Ian Evans in front of him. An important first trophy Ken

:57:49.:57:51.

Owens. Wales have the put-in at the scrum.

:57:52.:58:54.

Wales are slowing it down, the short charges, keeping it tight.

:58:55.:59:19.

Another change in the Welsh front row, Rhodri Jones replaced by Samson

:59:20.:59:23.

Lee. Australia have Genia there.

:59:24.:59:51.

Australia have five on four at their advantage.

:59:52.:00:05.

Leigh Halfpenny had to go from his attacking position into the ruck.

:00:06.:00:25.

Penalty to Wales. Now then, Martin, keep the momentum or take the

:00:26.:00:39.

points? I'd take the points. They've got the Australians rattled, they

:00:40.:00:45.

look tired. I'm with you 100%. It's the sensible decision. There's

:00:46.:00:51.

plenty of time. If it was out towards the touchline I'd maybe go

:00:52.:00:54.

for the corner. But there's plenty of time left on the clock. That is

:00:55.:01:02.

the classic commentator's curse. Give me three points! Is dust heap a

:01:03.:01:08.

little bit of pressure on Priestland.

:01:09.:01:24.

It's not a penalty shoot out but it feels like it.

:01:25.:01:50.

No mistake from Rhys Priestland. Four points now separate the teams.

:01:51.:02:04.

Their next challenge for Wales is their exit strategy.

:02:05.:02:14.

Quade Cooper's restarts have been excellent, and there's another one.

:02:15.:02:31.

Quade Cooper has to get up off the floor. George North stays down.

:02:32.:02:43.

Australia, through Mike Harris, come forward.

:02:44.:03:28.

A good kick by the scrum-half. It was all coming to a stop and Genia

:03:29.:03:33.

pushed it down with his foot. A change in the Australian front

:03:34.:03:57.

row. Stephen Moore goes off. Polota-Nau comes on. And another

:03:58.:04:05.

change for Australia, Ben Mowen goes off and on comes Dave Dennis.

:04:06.:04:44.

A drop goal. It's just about the worst thing Quade Cooper has done

:04:45.:04:50.

today, because the rest of his match has been unbelievably good. The

:04:51.:04:56.

worst thing is in terms of execution, but the option was the

:04:57.:04:57.

right option. We are going to change the Welsh

:04:58.:05:17.

scrum-half, Mike Phillips comes off. On comes Rhodri Williams.

:05:18.:06:08.

That's a fine tackle by Toby Faletau. An excellent tackle by

:06:09.:06:12.

Tipuric two. It was the Bevington tackled that

:06:13.:06:34.

set up the penalty situation. It always happens. The closing minutes.

:06:35.:06:40.

Wales Australia, it a tight game. Who can manage the closing moments?

:06:41.:06:54.

A fantastic title by Bevington. The hardest job today is going to be for

:06:55.:07:04.

Justin Marshall to decide who the man of the match is going to be. I'm

:07:05.:07:10.

biding my time. It's a long list! The whistle has gone. Why did he

:07:11.:08:24.

stop? I think that was a try. Why did he stop?

:08:25.:08:35.

It had to end in a complicated way, they always do. It's a knock-on. No

:08:36.:08:59.

early tackle? Great effort by Tipuric. I'm going to say yes.

:09:00.:09:07.

It's a penalty. Do you take the points or the corner? They've got to

:09:08.:09:20.

go for it now, I think. Early tackle.

:09:21.:09:37.

There's absolutely nothing in it. He has got it marginally before he

:09:38.:09:46.

catches it. It's not just a penalty. Quade

:09:47.:10:10.

Cooper is in the bin. I do believe that technically at that moment,

:10:11.:10:12.

possibly a penalty. It was to close. For me, it's a definite penalty. A

:10:13.:10:21.

yellow card, no. Ian Evans won it. It comes down to

:10:22.:11:23.

Williams. Alun-Wyn Jones, was it a knock-on? It

:11:24.:12:00.

70 metres from the Australian goal-line. -- 17.

:12:01.:12:15.

Australia get the penalty. Wales accused of pushing and pulling on

:12:16.:12:20.

the scrum. Where is Brian Moore when you need

:12:21.:12:38.

him to talk about scrums? Halfpenny is away. He finds Scott

:12:39.:12:54.

Williams. Straneo made some crucial tackles

:12:55.:14:03.

there. -- Australia made some crucial tackles there. Well, well,

:14:04.:14:08.

well, what games we have had! A slight bit of panic in the

:14:09.:14:21.

Australians. The clock has stopped, two and a

:14:22.:14:39.

half minutes left on it. These are the moments Warren Gatland was

:14:40.:14:42.

talking about leading up to this match. These games are therefore be

:14:43.:14:46.

winning. Are they good enough, have they learned from the times in the

:14:47.:14:49.

past when their hearts have been broken?

:14:50.:15:26.

Australia have got themselves out of trouble.

:15:27.:15:39.

Is that the right option with a minute and a half to go?

:15:40.:17:02.

Penalty to Wales! They have got to tap and go.

:17:03.:17:32.

Wales have not managed it. Australia have done them again, the ninth time

:17:33.:17:54.

in succession. Every game has been tight, and every game has been won

:17:55.:17:56.

by Australia. What a fantastic victory for

:17:57.:18:14.

Australia, and it has been Quade Cooper that has been at the

:18:15.:18:17.

forefront of everything that they have done very well. The skill

:18:18.:18:22.

level, everything that he was involved in turned to gold today,

:18:23.:18:27.

instrumental, he spent the last five or ten minutes in the sin-bin, but

:18:28.:18:34.

he is my man of the match. Yes, unfortunately another brave defeat

:18:35.:18:39.

for Wales, but they did incredibly well. I thought it would be a long

:18:40.:18:45.

last 20 minutes, but they came back. They will go back to the 12 man

:18:46.:18:49.

line-out. You have got to take your hats off to the Australians, they

:18:50.:18:54.

were outstanding with ball in hand, and they deserved the victory. What

:18:55.:18:55.

a game. What a game, and for the second

:18:56.:19:04.

weekend running, a couple of decisions that people might this

:19:05.:19:09.

agree with, but well done to Wayne Barnes for making it an incredible

:19:10.:19:13.

spectacle, with him as the conductor of the orchestra. But there were so

:19:14.:19:17.

many other people who were playing first violin. What a match. We have

:19:18.:19:23.

been blessed in the last week. The great thing about today, both teams

:19:24.:19:30.

went out to play and score tries, and that made the job easier for

:19:31.:19:35.

Wayne Barnes. The intensity at this level is amazing, watching it live,

:19:36.:19:42.

we talked at the beginning about the skills, the ability to do things

:19:43.:19:46.

under pressure, to execute, and Wales just felt a bit short at the

:19:47.:19:52.

crucial time. The decisions you make, are they the right ones? You

:19:53.:19:59.

only know by the result. Maybe a couple of decisions were not right.

:20:00.:20:04.

We hope to hear from George North. If Wales had a man of the match, he

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would have got that. Bitterly disappointing again. It was a great

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test match, credit to Australia. Israel and -- Israel Folau and Quade

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Cooper were at the centre of it. The ball was on a plate every time.

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Credit to Wales, but unfortunately, they came second best.

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As your team-mates wait for the presentations, can you tell me about

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the emotions they will be experiencing? From our point of

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view, we have been here too many times. We put up a good fight, but

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we just missed out in the end. The boys are bitterly disappointed. But

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we are competing better now. You were in it at half-time, and then

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Australia seem to have a purple patch, when Dan Biggar was in the

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sin-bin. Do you believe that was the difference between the teams? It is

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not just that, it was a number of things, little things that we could

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have done without. But playing a team like stray Lear, you cannot

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stop concentrating for one second. What will it take, you have lost to

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Australia and South Africa, to get over the line against them? This has

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been quite successful, we wanted to get three victories out of four, but

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we fell short. But we are 1% away. Hard lines.

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As we look at the facts and figures, all that matters is the one at the

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top, but the key moment of the match was with four minutes to go. This

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was the moment when Sam Warburton had to make a decision, because as a

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consequence of this breakdown in play, Quade Cooper goes into the

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sin-bin for playing the man without the ball. You four points down, did

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you kick for goal, or do you kick for the corner? They kicked for the

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corner, nothing came of it, and they lost. What did you say? Wales had an

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up and under in the last five minutes, credit to Sam Warburton, he

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has gone through it. Unfortunately, it did not come off, but you have

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got to go with your instinct. Unfortunately, they did not get

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anything from it. We watched Australia, sorry, New Zealand having

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to hold onto the ball for over a minute and a half to score a try.

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Was this a penalty? I do not think so. It has just gone round. It is a

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harsh call by Wayne Barnes. Not many scrums, but a penalty there. Here is

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the man of the match, and what a man of the match.

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It was inevitable that this match would go down to the wire, it always

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does. How relieved RU to get over the line? We are very relieved. We

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knew it would be a tough finish. The prepared or year for a game like

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this, we started to put things together, but we knew that Wales

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would keep coming back. At 30-16, did you think, that is it? Not at

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all. Wales are a class outfit, they are not the Six Nations champions

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for nothing. We knew they would keep coming at us. Keep doing what we

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were doing. Give us your idea, was it a yellow card or not as you were

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walking off the pitch? That could have been costly. I was worried, but

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if you get a yellow card, you think it is not, but I was in the sin-bin

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for a reason. I put my team in a position, but I am glad of the boys,

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everybody stuck together, and we got away with a victory. You started

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with a defeat to England, and you have grown, so where do you believe

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Australia are now? We are getting there, we are number three in the

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world, we want to continue to climb the ladder by putting in good

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performances. The more we play together, the harder we work, the

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better we will be. Quade Cooper, players like him get

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days where everything they touch turns to gold. He was in the zone,

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he was unplayable, he was that good. He is fixing people with his eyes,

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you cannot coach those passes. Brilliant vision. He has been so up

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and down, he has been in a lot of turmoil, but through the coach, he

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has put him in a really good place, he is confident. It is magical to

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say. Look at that! It is all great confrontation on the international

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field. As a defender, he is your worst nightmare. You never know what

:25:43.:25:51.

he will do. It is beautiful, it is good to see a world-class player

:25:52.:25:53.

coming back to this kind of form. It is balletic. He is a wonderful

:25:54.:26:00.

player in this kind of form. We want to see him in this kind of form,

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because it is great for rugby. It is inspirational to a lot of people.

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That World Cup group, England, Wales and Australia, where is your money?

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But a lot will happen between now and then, not least something that

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happens from February the 1st. The Jonathan Davies autobiography is

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fantastic. Overall for Wales this autumn? Frustrated with the last

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game. At the beginning of the campaign, some all of them -- Sam

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Warburton talked about taking a southern hemisphere scalp, but we

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have finished second again. But we have three home games in the Six

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Nations, which are the champions, England and Ireland will be tough

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away, but a pleasing effort in it, the boys played really well, just

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unfortunate to come away second-best. Plenty of credit for

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the young boys coming through. Plenty of boys have gained caps, so

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the future is possible. Get well, more than anything else. Thank you

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for being here today. If you are not going to stick with us on BBC Two,

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because you are going off to some of the programme on BBC One, thank you

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for watching. Goodbye, I hope you have enjoyed all of the autumn

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internationals. Today, it was strictly quake Cooper.

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