LIVE: Wallabies rocked by red card for head clash

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Beat Australia this greeting (4.30am AEDT) and Wayne Pivac volition deem Wales' autumn rugby bid a success.

In order, New Zealand mastered the Welsh 54-16, South Africa edged them 23-18, and they were fortunate to bushed Fiji 38-23.

This play they spell aft a archetypal chapeau instrumentality against the Wallabies since 1975.

The Six Nations holders started the run without Lions specified arsenic George North, Justin Tipuric, Leigh Halfpenny and Josh Navidi.

Then during the bid they mislaid much Lions including skipper Alun Wyn Jones, Ken Owens, Taulupe Faletau and Ross Moriarty.

Other Lions person struggled to get connected the field.

Liam Williams yet came close pursuing an appendectomy, prop Wyn Jones answered a wake-up telephone to get acceptable aft being dropped, and Josh Adams overcame a calf issue.

From 15 to 20 beforehand enactment players person been unavailable for each crippled but manager Pivac has kept calm and carried on.

He has gone done 39 players, 3 captains, and is scraping the bottommost of the vessel successful immoderate positions.

At the aforesaid time, the squad has ne'er been truthful deep.

Asked to complaint the campaign, Pivac was upbeat.

"We've mislaid elder guys which would wounded immoderate side. But guys person travel successful and done well.

"The guardant battalion are astir apt the astir damaged successful presumption of injuries but they've shown up good against the (South Africa) satellite champions successful hard conditions. I deliberation a triumph would marque it successful."

Australian tightheads Taniela Tupou and Allan Alaalatoa, person been rushed backmost into the squad aft concussions against Scotland forced them to miss the 32-15 nonaccomplishment to England past weekend.

Their instrumentality has allowed James Slipper to determination backmost to loosehead wherever he's much comfortable.

Australia has besides been dealing with its ain injuries, its main nonaccomplishment being skipper Michael Hooper to a ft sprain.

The Wallabies came to Britain riding a 5 lucifer winning streak, but person been brought to world by defeats to Scotland and England.

Much of the blasted is aforesaid inflicted.

They conceded 14 penalties vs Scotland and 18 vs England, galore unnecessarily.

More of the aforesaid successful Cardiff volition beryllium gleefully accepted by an adept goalkicker specified arsenic Dan Biggar.

Biggar came disconnected the seat to footwear the winning punishment successful 2018, and launched Wales to their excavation triumph astatine the 2019 Rugby World Cup with a dropped extremity and effort redeeming tackle.

"If we fto guys similar Dan Biggar into the game, with his kicking, done penalties and sick discipline," Wallabies backmost Andrew Kellaway warned, "we're going to beryllium connected the backmost foot."

Wales: Liam Williams, Louis Rees-Zammit, Nick Tompkins, Uilisi Halaholo, Josh Adams, Dan Biggar, Tomos Williams; Aaron Wainwright, Taine Basham, Ellis Jenkins (captain), Seb Davies, Adam Beard, Tomas Francis, Ryan Elias, Wyn Jones

Reserves: Elliot Dee, Gareth Thomas, Dillon Lewis, Ben Carter, Christ Tshiunza, Gareth Davies, Rhys Priestland, Johnny McNicholl

Australia: Kurtley Beale, Andrew Kellaway, Len Ikitau, Hunter Paisami, Filipo Daugunu, James O'Connor, Nic White; Rob Valetini, Pete Samu, Rob Leota, Izack Rodda, Rory Arnold, Taniela Tupou, Tolu Latu, James Slipper (captain)

Reserves: Folau Fainga'a, Angus Bell, Allan Alaalatoa, Will Skelton, Lachlan Swinton, Tate McDermott, Lalakai Foketi, Tom Wright

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