Wallaroos Strike Back And Surge Past Wales To Secure Drawn Test Series

Wales were beaten 36-5 successful their 2nd Test against Australia arsenic Tabua Tuinakauvadra scored 2 tries for nan hosts successful Sydney.

The Wallaroos’ triumph intends nan two-Test bid is drawn aft Wales claimed triumph successful Brisbane past Saturday and attraction now turns to nan World Cup, wherever Sean Lynn’s Wales broadside footwear disconnected their run against Scotland connected 23 August successful Salford.

Wales were handed an early rustle conscionable minutes into nan crippled erstwhile co-captain Alex Callender was taken disconnected nan transportation pinch wounded and, aft a cagey opening, nan hosts struck first pursuing immoderate bully unit connected nan tryline, wherever Maya Stewart dived complete earlier Samantha Wood converted.

The visitors yet responded erstwhile Jasmine Joyce-Butchers squeezed done a spread successful nan defence to touch down connected her 50th quality for Wales, but they were incapable to level arsenic Keira Bevan’s conversion effort deed nan upright.

Tabua Tuinakauvadra powers successful to people a try. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/EPA

Australia extended their advantage pinch 2 tries earlier nan break aft Faitala Moleka burst betwixt 2 defenders to crushed and a speedy move from a scrum saw hooker Katalina Amosa thrust complete nan line, pinch Wood adding nan extras for both.

The hosts struck again early successful nan 2nd half erstwhile Tuinakauvadra eased done nan Welsh defence to cross, but Wood’s conversion smashed disconnected nan station and nan visitors soon had Gwenllian Pyrs sent to nan sin-bin for a knock-on. Using nan other subordinate to their advantage, Tuinakauvadra went complete for her 2nd effort of nan crippled aft breaking distant from nan scrum.

Australia exerted their power successful nan last stages erstwhile Ashley Marsters scored aft escaping from nan driving maul to crushed and looked to person bagged her 2nd effort moments later aft going complete from different powerful maul, but nan effort was disallowed astatine nan death.