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Men's Rugby World Cup 2011 · Eden Park, Auckland · 21 October 2011Head-to-head
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Australia won by 3 points.Half-time 3–7 · Tries 2–2

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124976836057Attacks2020Ball won1339137282101275925902331351%Own 2259%Own half62%Opp half80%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
WAL848
AUS1717
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
WAL1/22/40
AUS1/22/41
← 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
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • 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
MinTeamWhatScore
12′AustraliaTry, Berrick Barnes, converted0–5
49′WalesTry, Shane Williams, conversion missed8–7
76′AustraliaTry, Ben McCalman, conversion missed11–21
83′WalesTry, Leigh Halfpenny, converted16–21
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

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08152330HT0′20′40′60′80′
12′Berrick Barnes49′Shane Williams76′Ben McCalman83′Leigh Halfpenny
WAL

Team stats

AUS
66%Possession34%
64%Territory36%
156Carries89
340Metres gained351
7Defenders beaten8
182Passes119
84Tackles made171
8Tackles missed7
126/129Rucks won55/59
14/14Lineouts won9/11
3/3Mauls won0/0
10Penalties conceded8
Goal kicking
WAL conversions 1/2, penalties 2/4 · AUS conversions 1/2, penalties 2/4. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

Wales

  1. 1Gethin JenkinsProp
  2. 2Huw BennettHooker
  3. 3Paul JamesProp
  4. 4Luke CharterisSecond row
  5. 5Bradley DaviesSecond row
  6. 6Dan LydiateFlanker
  7. 7Taulupe FaletauFlanker
  8. 8Ryan JonesNumber 8
  9. 9Mike PhillipsScrum-half
  10. 10James HookFly-half
  11. 11Shane WilliamsWing
  12. 12Jamie RobertsCentre
  13. 13Jonathan DaviesCentre
  14. 14George NorthWing
  15. 15Leigh HalfpennyFull-back
  16. 16Lloyd BurnsBench
  17. 17Ryan BevingtonBench
  18. 18Alun Wyn JonesBench
  19. 19Andy PowellBench
  20. 20Lloyd WilliamsBench
  21. 21Stephen JonesBench
  22. 22Scott WilliamsBench

Australia

  1. 1James SlipperProp
  2. 2Tatafu Polota-NauHooker
  3. 3Salesi Ma'afuProp
  4. 4James HorwillSecond row
  5. 5Nathan SharpeSecond row
  6. 6Scott HigginbothamFlanker
  7. 7David PocockFlanker
  8. 8Ben McCalmanNumber 8
  9. 9Will GeniaScrum-half
  10. 10Quade CooperFly-half
  11. 11Digby IoaneWing
  12. 12Berrick BarnesCentre
  13. 13Adam Ashley-CooperCentre
  14. 14James O'ConnorWing
  15. 15Kurtley BealeFull-back
  16. 16Saia FaingaaBench
  17. 17Ben AlexanderBench
  18. 18Rob SimmonsBench
  19. 19Radike SamoBench
  20. 20Luke BurgessBench
  21. 21Anthony FaingaaBench
  22. 22Rob HorneBench

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

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.