TOKYO: Wales withstood a furious Australian comeback to secure a 29-25 win in an epic Pool D encounter in Tokyo on Sunday to record their first win over the Wallabies at the Rugby World Cup since 1987 and take a major step towards the quarter-finals.
"I'm pretty happy with the character we showed in the second half," said Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones, playing a record 130th test for his country. Biggar added the extras and missed another drop goal but Wales had struggled to contain the 17-stone Samu Kerevi and a charge from the big centre got the Australians within striking distance.
Three minutes later, in an incident that is sure to provoke plenty of debate, Kerevi was penalised near the halfway line for leading with his forearm as he ran with the ball into Patchell's tackle. To'omua came on at flyhalf for Australia in place of Foley, though, and they finally got the passes to stick with a lovely sweeping move that finished with fullback Haylett-Petty touching down.
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