Men's Rugby World Cup 1991 · Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff · 12 October 1991Head-to-head
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Australia won by 35 points.Half-time 3–10 · Tries 0–6
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Tacklesmademissed
WAL5523
AUS374
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
WAL0/01/10
AUS4/42/20
← 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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- 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
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36′ | Australia | Try, Marty Roebuck | 0–10 |
| 47′ | Australia | Try, Peter Slattery, converted | 3–14 |
| 50′ | Australia | Try, David Campese, converted | 3–20 |
| 77′ | Australia | Try, Tim Horan, converted | 3–26 |
| 79′ | Australia | Try, Michael Lynagh | 3–32 |
| 80′ | Australia | Try, Marty Roebuck, converted | 3–36 |
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.36′Marty Roebuck47′Peter Slattery50′David Campese77′Tim Horan79′Michael Lynagh80′Marty Roebuck
WAL
Team stats
AUS0%Possession100%
73Carries93
275Metres gained553
6Clean breaks23
4Defenders beaten23
87Passes100
14Offloads11
55Tackles made37
23Tackles missed4
19/24Rucks won17/28
4/13Lineouts won23/25
11/11Scrums won14/15
2/3Mauls won12/13
15Penalties conceded18
39Kicks from hand29
Goal kicking
WAL conversions 0/0, penalties 1/1 · AUS conversions 4/4, penalties 2/2. Pale segment = set piece lost.
WAL conversions 0/0, penalties 1/1 · AUS conversions 4/4, penalties 2/2. 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
- 1Mike GriffithsProp
- 2Garin JenkinsHooker
- 3Laurence DelaneyProp
- 4Paul ArnoldSecond row
- 5Kevin MoseleySecond row
- 6Emyr LewisFlanker
- 7Richard WebsterFlanker
- 8Phil DaviesNumber 8
- 9Robert JonesScrum-half
- 10Mark RingFly-half
- 11Arthur EmyrWing
- 12Scott GibbsCentre
- 13Mike HallCentre
- 14Ieuan EvansWing
- 15Tony ClementFull-back
- 16David EvansBench
- 17Mike RayerBench
- 18Andy BoothBench
- 19Ken WatersBench
- 20Huw Williams-JonesBench
- 21Martyn MorrisBench
Australia
- 1Tony DalyProp
- 2Phil KearnsHooker
- 3Ewen McKenzieProp
- 4Rod McCallSecond row
- 5John EalesSecond row
- 6Simon PoidevinFlanker
- 7Jeff MillerFlanker
- 8Willie OfahengaueNumber 8
- 9Peter SlatteryScrum-half
- 10Michael LynaghFly-half
- 11David CampeseWing
- 12Tim HoranCentre
- 13Jason LittleCentre
- 14Bob EgertonWing
- 15Marty RoebuckFull-back
- 16John FlettBench
- 17Anthony HerbertBench
- 18Brendan NasserBench
- 19Troy CokerBench
- 20Dan CrowleyBench
- 21David NuciforaBench
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: 21 July 1991, Wales 6–63 Australia
- Next meeting on record: 21 November 1992
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.