Wales will tour Australia for the first time since 2012, playing against the Wallabies in two Tests in July.
Led by New Zealander coach Warren Gatland, they will look to get off to a winning start in their first tour since 2012.
Wales have good recent history over the Wallabies, destroying them 40-6 in the pool stage of the World Cup last year, a result that helped secure Wales’ progression to the quarter-finals, and all but confirmed Australia’s first ever elimination at the pool stage of the tournament.
The Sporting News looks at Wales’ recent results in internationals.
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When did Wales last win a Test match?
Wales have been on a poor run of late, with their last win coming against the Barbarians in Cardiff back in November last year.
In what was a farewell match for Wales legends Leigh Halfpenny and Alun Wyn Jones, Wales were able to secure a 49-26 win, with Wyn Jones scoring a try in his final ever test.
Wales World Cup and Six Nations results
Wales initially started strongly at the Rugby World Cup last year, winning all four pool matches in a canter to comfortably finish first.
However, they were then shocked by Argentina in the quarter-finals, with the Pumas putting on a strong second half performance to win 29-17 and send the Welsh packing.
They have struggled to recover from the result and the loss of their two veterans, as they collected the wooden spoon in this year’s Six Nations for the first time ever.
Big losses to France and Ireland, as well as a shock loss to Italy at home condemned Wales to the bottom placed finish, and their slump continued as they lost so South Africa 41-13 in the first test of their tour this year.
| Match | Stadium | Tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Wales 32-26 Fiji | Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux | Rugby World Cup pool stage |
| Wales 28-8 Portugal | Allianz Riviera | Rugby World Cup pool stage |
| Wales 40-6 Wallabies | Groupama Stadium | Rugby World Cup pool stage |
| Wales 43-19 Georgia | Stade de la Beaujoire | Rugby World Cup pool stage |
| Wales 17-29 Argentina | Stade Velodrome | Rugby World Cup quarter-final |
| Wales 49-26 Barbarians | Millenium Stadium | Exhibition match |
| Wales 26-27 Scotland | Millenium Stadium | Six Nations |
| Wales 14-16 England | Twickenham | Six Nations |
| Wales 7-31 Ireland | Aviva Stadium | Six Nations |
| Wales 24-45 France | Millenium Stadium | Six Nations |
| Wales 21-24 Italy | Millenium Stadium | Six Nations |
| Wales 13-41 South Africa | Twickenham | Wales Tour of Australia |
| Wales 16-25 Australia | Allianz Stadium | Wales Tour of Australia |
How to watch Australia vs Wales: TV channel and live stream
Fans will be able to watch both Wallabies vs Wales Test’s on free-to-air via Channel Nine, as well as the company’s streaming platform 9Now.
Stan Sport will also be offering all of the Wales Tests as well as every other Wallabies match to stream live and on demand without ad-breaks during play.
| Television | Channel 9 |
|---|---|
| Live stream | Stan Sport/9Now |
Wallabies vs Wales schedule, kick-off times
The Wallabies will play Wales in back-to-back matches, with the first taking place on July 6 in Sydney.
The sides will lock horns seven days later in Melbourne on Saturday July 13.
Both matches will kick-off at 7:45 pm AEST, which corresponds to 7:15 pm in Adelaide, and 5:45 pm in Perth.
| Date | Game | Time | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 6 | Wallabies 25-16 Wales | 7:45 pm AEST | Allianz Stadium |
| July 13 | Wallabies vs Wales | 7:45 pm AEST | AAMI Park |
