Men's Rugby World Cup 2007 · Millennium Stadium, Cardiff · 15 September 2007Head-to-head
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Australia won by 12 points.Half-time 3–25 · Tries 2–4 · AUS 2 yellow cards
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Tacklesmademissed
WAL6712
AUS10912
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
WAL2/22/20
AUS3/31/11
← Australia attack · Wales attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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- Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17′ | Australia | Try, Matt Giteau, converted | 3–8 |
| 36′ | Australia | Try, Stirling Mortlock | 3–18 |
| 41′ | Australia | Try, Chris Latham, converted | 3–23 |
| 46′ | Wales | Try, Jonathan Thomas, converted | 8–25 |
| 61′ | Australia | Try, Chris Latham, converted | 13–30 |
| 77′ | Wales | Try, Shane Williams, converted | 18–32 |
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.
Score progression
Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.17′Matt Giteau36′Stirling Mortlock41′Chris Latham46′Jonathan Thomas61′Chris Latham77′Shane Williams
WAL
Team stats
AUS59%Possession41%
64%Territory36%
103Carries62
360Metres gained388
12Defenders beaten12
129Passes89
15Offloads12
67Tackles made109
12Tackles missed12
66/73Rucks won49/51
9/14Lineouts won10/12
1/1Mauls won4/4
6Turnovers won7
4Penalties conceded11
Goal kicking
WAL conversions 2/2, penalties 2/2 · AUS conversions 3/3, penalties 1/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.
WAL conversions 2/2, penalties 2/2 · AUS conversions 3/3, penalties 1/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.
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Line-ups
Wales
- 1Gethin JenkinsProp
- 2Matthew ReesHooker
- 3Adam JonesProp
- 4Ian GoughSecond row
- 5Alun Wyn JonesSecond row
- 6Colin CharvisFlanker
- 7Martyn WilliamsFlanker
- 8Jonathan ThomasNumber 8
- 9Dwayne PeelScrum-half
- 10Stephen JonesFly-half
- 11Shane WilliamsWing
- 12Sonny ParkerCentre
- 13Tom ShanklinCentre
- 14Mark JonesWing
- 15Gareth ThomasFull-back
- 16Thomas Rhys ThomasBench
- 17Duncan JonesBench
- 18Michael OwenBench
- 19Alix PophamBench
- 20Mike PhillipsBench
- 21James HookBench
- 22Kevin MorganBench
Australia
- 1Matt DunningProp
- 2Stephen MooreHooker
- 3Guy ShepherdsonProp
- 4Nathan SharpeSecond row
- 5Dan VickermanSecond row
- 6Rocky ElsomFlanker
- 7George SmithFlanker
- 8Wycliff PaluNumber 8
- 9George GreganScrum-half
- 10Berrick BarnesFly-half
- 11Lote TuqiriWing
- 12Matt GiteauCentre
- 13Stirling MortlockCentre
- 14Drew MitchellWing
- 15Chris LathamFull-back
- 16Adam FreierBench
- 17Al BaxterBench
- 18Mark ChisholmBench
- 19Stephen HoilesBench
- 20Phil WaughBench
- 21Scott StaniforthBench
- 22Julian HuxleyBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, Wales 14–34 Australia, 1 drawn in 49 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Wales going in
Australia going in
- Previous meeting: 2 June 2007, Wales 0–31 Australia
- Next meeting on record: 29 November 2008
Also on this day
Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.