{"id":288872,"date":"2023-09-24T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T21:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=288872"},"modified":"2023-09-24T21:20:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T21:20:00","slug":"wales-40-6-australia-wallabies-all-but-out-of-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/wales-40-6-australia-wallabies-all-but-out-of-the-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales 40-6 Australia: Wallabies all but out of the World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Wales 40-6 Australia: Wallabies CRUMBLE in must-win game in Lyon as Eddie Jones&#8217; side face early World Cup exit despite Dan Biggar&#8217;s early injury&#8230; with England set to face Fiji in last eight<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No Australia side had previously ever exited the World Cup at the group stage<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eddie Jones&#8217; future is in doubt after he reportedly held secret talks with Japan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This was supposed to be close, but it turned into a massacre. Wales became the first team to qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals \u2013 and left Eddie Jones and his Wallabies perched on the edge of an abyss.<\/p>\n<p>Warren Gatland\u2019s rejuvenated team are going places at this tournament, while their routed rivals are almost certainly going home very soon, amid bitter recriminations, after their dismal second defeat of this campaign. Wales have won three from three and will face Georgia in Nantes on October 7 with the chance to finish top of Pool C.<\/p>\n<p>The old coaching adversaries shook hands before kick-off, then Gatland watched his side humiliate the unravelling Wallabies by a record margin. Their efforts will intensify the storm around Jones, which raged on Sunday and will continue to rage in the days and weeks ahead. His tenure has yielded one win from eight Tests. If Japan want him, perhaps his stunned employers will let him leave.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Biggar\u00a0was forced off in the 12th minute but Gareth Anscombe replaced him and took charge \u2013 going on to score 23 points and conjure a second-half try for Nick Tompkins which effectively ended this contest with more than half-an-hour to go.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wales had a dominant maul and eventually a dominant scrum too. They were inspired by the all-round class of captain Jac Morgan, the thunderous Taulupe Faletau and Will Rowlands, and the sniping tenacity of Gareth Davies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/21\/75787569-0-image-a-14_1695586799462.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gareth Anscombe (right) took Wales to victory against Australia to send his side through to the next round<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/22\/75786381-12555771-image-a-31_1695589264453.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gareth Davies scored the first try of the game as Wales flew out of the blocks with clear intent<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/22\/75786409-12555771-image-a-32_1695589267781.jpg\" height=\"484\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The win was Wales&#8217; biggest-ever over Australia and the Wallabies&#8217; heaviest at a World Cup<\/p>\n<h3>MATCH FACTS AND PLAYER RATINGS\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Scorers<\/p>\n<p>Wales &#8211; Tries: Davies 3, Tompkins 48, Morgan 7. Pens: Anscombe 21, 29, 39, 43, 52. Cons: Biggar 4, Anscombe 49. Drop goal: Anscombe 70.<\/p>\n<p>Australia &#8211; Pens: Donaldson 9, 14.<\/p>\n<p>WALES: L Williams 7; Rees-Zammit 7 (Dyer 71, 6), North 7, Tompkins 8, Adams 8.5; Biggar 5 (Anscombe 12, 9), Davies 7.5 (T Williams 60, 7); G Thomas 6.5 (Domachowski 67, 6.5), Elias 7 (Dee 67, 6.5), Francis 7 (H Thomas 67, 6.5), Rowlands 8.5 (Jenkins 71, 6), Beard 7.5, Wainwright 7.5 (Basham 71, 6), Morgan (capt) 9, Faletau 8.5.<\/p>\n<p>AUSTRALIA: Kellaway 4.5 (Vunivalu 60, 5); Nawaqanitawase 4, Petaia 5, Kerevi 4.5, Koroibete 4; Donaldson 5 (Gordon 53, 5), McDermott 6 (White 68, 5.5); Bell 6.5 (Schoupp 68, 6), Porecki (capt) 4.5 (Faessler 60, 5), Slipper 4 (Fa&#8217;amausili 40, 5), Frost 6, Arnold 5.5 (Philip 66, 6), Leota 5 (McReight 50, 5), T Hooper 5.5, Valetini 5.5.<\/p>\n<p>Referee: Wayne Barnes (England).<\/p>\n<p>Attendance: 55,296.<\/p>\n<p>Star man: Jac Morgan (Wales).<\/p>\n<p>The second coming of Gatland is now showing signs of becoming a fast-forward version of the first. A path is opening up for a surge to the semi-finals, with Argentina the likely, beatable opponents in the last eight. In 2011, in the Kiwi\u2019s first tenure, Wales reached a semi and so nearly the final. That feat was repeated in 2019 and now, remarkably, it could be repeated in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>What a transformation since the start of the year. In the Six Nations, after Gatland was brought back in to replace his sacked compatriot, Wayne Pivac, there was no immediate \u2018bounce\u2019. Instead, there were four defeats and a fifth-place finish, not to mention a contractual dispute which nearly led to a players\u2019 strike. Wales captain Ken Owens admitted that Welsh rugby was a \u2018laughing stock\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The upheaval continued as Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric announced shock Test retirements on the same May day; creating the sense of a deepening emergency for Gatland. The situation looked bleak and the returning head coach knew it. He admitted that if he had realised the scale of the crisis in all areas of Welsh rugby, he may not have agreed to come back. \u2018If I had known,\u2019 he said, \u2018I would have gone somewhere else probably.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Yet, since then, he has overseen a remarkable reboot. Once Wales were in camp together, he was in his element; able to work on their fitness and spirit and game-plan, unhindered by external factors. There was a tangible mood shift.<\/p>\n<p>Wales came to France declaring they could \u2018shock\u2019 people. They had lived up to their statements of intent, hanging on for a bonus-point win against Fiji \u2013 a feat put into context by the Pacific islanders\u2019 subsequent victory over Australia \u2013 and claiming another bonus at the death against valiant Portugal. Now this.<\/p>\n<p>The Wallabies went into this game in a state of near-disarray, a week after the 22-15 defeat at the hands of Fiji in St Etienne unleashed a torrent of damnation Down Under. They were having to cope without two giants of their pack, captain Will Skelton and Taniela \u2018Tongan Thor\u2019 Tupou \u2013 and then came the match-day circus about Jones\u2019s talks with Japan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/22\/75785957-12555771-image-a-34_1695589347052.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eddie Jones (left) was booed in the ground when he appeared on the big screen after reported talks with Japan &#8211; Warren Gatland (right) was cheered<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/22\/75786447-12555771-image-a-35_1695589354535.jpg\" height=\"414\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wales No10 Dan Biggar went off early in the first half with a shoulder injury, but his presence wasn&#8217;t missed<\/p>\n<p>Against this difficult backdrop for the Australians, it was no surprise to see Wales take a third-minute lead, with a well-executed try. From a lineout on the left, the ball was sent in-field and Nick Tompkins\u2019 well-timed pass sent Morgan blasting through a gap. The Welsh captain drew the last defender before releasing Davies for a sprint to the line. Biggar converted to make it 7-0.<\/p>\n<p>There was a swift riposte from the Wallabies, hinting that they remained united and committed. Ben Donaldson struck two penalties for Jones\u2019s side \u2013 the second after Biggar had been forced off in obvious pain.<\/p>\n<p>It was tight and tense and brutally physical. Anscombe missed his first shot at goal, but recovered to land the next three penalty attempts, as Wales\u2019 driving maul \u2013 not to mention a staggering 50-22 kick by Morgan \u2013 gave them territorial control.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/22\/75787663-12555771-image-a-36_1695589480881.jpg\" height=\"493\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nick Tompkins also scored for Wales after Anscombe had kicked him clear through late on<\/p>\n<p>Right on half-time, Gatland\u2019s men could have claimed a second try. From a dominant scrum on halfway, with penalty advantage, Faletau, Davies and George North combined down the right to send Louis Rees-Zammit hurtling towards the corner, but the Australian defence scrambled well to prevent him touching down. Still, Wales went in to the break 10 points clear \u2013 deservedly so.<\/p>\n<p>After half-time, it became a procession. Anscombe landed another penalty then chipped over an on-rushing defence for Tompkins to chase through and touch down in the 48th minute. Game over. But Wales kept coming. Another penalty in the 52nd minute. Another in the 60th.<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s scrum and morale lay in ruins. So too, perhaps, does Jones\u2019s short but shambolic regime. Anscombe landed a drop goal. Morgan touched down from a lineout drive. It was carnage.<\/p>\n<p>One side didn\u2019t want it to end, the other looked like they were already halfway to the airport. 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