| WALES 21 | V | AUSTRALIA 18 | |||||
| COMPETITION: Updated 04.01.2009 | |||||||
| VENUE: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | DATE: 29 November 2008 | SPECTATORS: 74,500 | |||||
| REFEREE: Allan Lewis (Ireland) | HALFTIME: 15-10 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: S.Williams, Byrne | TRIES: Chisholm, Ioane | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: S.Jones | CONVERSIONS: Giteau | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: S.Jones (2) | PENALTY GOALS: Giteau | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: S.Jones | DROPPED GOALS: Giteau | ||||||
| 15 | Lee Byrne | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 15 | Drew Mitchell | WA Western Force | ||
| 14 | Mark Jones | Llanelli Scarlets | 14 | Peter Hynes (22) | Queensland Reds | ||
| 13 | Thomas Shanklin | Cardiff Blues | 13 | Ryan Cross | WA Western Force | ||
| 12 | James Roberts (22) | Cardiff Blues | 12 | Stirling Mortlock (Capt.) (21) | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 11 | Shane Williams | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 11 | Digby Ioane | Queensland Reds | ||
| 10 | Stephen Jones | Llanelli Scarlets | 10 | Matthew Giteau | WA Western Force | ||
| 9 | Gareth Cooper | Gloucester, England | 9 | Luke Burgess | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 8 | Andrew Powell (19) | Cardiff Blues | 8 | Richard Brown | WA Western Force | ||
| 7 | Martyn Williams | Cardiff Blues | 7 | Phillip Waugh (19) | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 6 | Ryan Jones (Capt.) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 6 | Hugh McMeniman (18) | Queensland Reds | ||
| 5 | Alun Wyn Jones | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 5 | Nathan Sharpe | WA Western Force | ||
| 4 | Ian Gough | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 4 | Mark Chisholm | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 3 | Adam Jones | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 3 | Alistair Baxter | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 2 | Matthew Rees | Llanelli Scarlets | 2 | Stephen Moore (16) | Queensland Reds | ||
| 1 | Gethin Jenkins | Cardiff Blues | 1 | Benn Robinson | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 16 | Richard Hibbard | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 16 | Adam Frier (2) | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 17 | John Yapp | Cardiff Blues | 17 | Matthew Dunning | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 18 | Luke Charteris | Newport Gwent Dragons | 18 | Dean Mumm (6) | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 19 | Dafydd Jones (8) | Llanelli Scarlets | 19 | George Smith (7) | Brumbies | ||
| 20 | Martin Roberts | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 20 | Samuel Cordingley | Queensland Reds | ||
| 21 | James Hook | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 21 | Quade Cooper (12) | Queensland Reds | ||
| 22 | Andrew Bishop (12) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 22 | Lote Tuqiri (14) | NSW Waratahs | ||
| HEAD COACH: Warren Gatland | HEAD COACH: Robbie Deans | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES Wales' victory was the only one by a Northern Hemisphere nation over the South during the November 2008 (autumn) series of internationals. Yellow card: Moore (28) Sources http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/nov/30/autumn-internationals-wales-australia http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7752340.stm |
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