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2024 Wales rugby union tour of Australia
Coach(es)Warren Gatland
Tour captain(s)Dewi Lake
Summary
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Total
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Test match
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Opponent
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 Australia
 South Africa
1 0 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tourSouth Africa 2022

The Wales national rugby union team are scheduled to tour Australia in July 2024 as part of the 2024 Summer Internationals. The first test is to be played on 6 July at the new Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, with the second test to follow a week later at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne, Victoria.[1] A pre-tour match against South Africa on 22 June was announced in February 2024; the match will be played at Twickenham Stadium in London due to a clash with concerts by Taylor Swift and the Foo Fighters at the Millennium Stadium either side of the match.[2] After the two tests, Wales will also play a tour match against the Queensland Reds at Lang Park, Brisbane.[3]

It will be Wales' first tour since touring South Africa in 2022 and their first tour of Australia since 2012.[1] Their match against Queensland will be their first since 1991.[4]

Fixtures[edit]

Date Venue Home Score Away
22 June 2024 Twickenham Stadium, London South Africa  41–13  Wales
6 July 2024 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Australia   Wales
13 July 2024 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne Australia   Wales
19 July 2024 Lang Park, Brisbane Queensland Reds  Wales

Matches[edit]

South Africa vs Wales[edit]

The two teams named their line-ups for this game on 18 June. South Africa were missing their usual captain Siya Kolisi as well as the rest of their Europe-based players, so Pieter-Steph du Toit led the team. They were also without the Bulls players who had reached the final of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship play-offs, resulting in debut starts for fly-half Jordan Hendrikse and wing Edwill van der Merwe, while uncapped lock Ben-Jason Dixon and utility back Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu were named on the bench. Prop Vincent Koch was named in the starting line-up to earn his 50th cap. For Wales, flanker Jac Morgan, who had co-captained the team with Dewi Lake at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, was ruled out of the tour with a hamstring injury, so Lake was named as captain, while James Botham filled in for Morgan in the back row after only being called up to the squad the day before. Lock James Ratti was also called up due to the unavailability of Cory Hill and named on the bench.[5] New Scarlets signing Henry Thomas was named to start the match, but pulled out on 20 June with a foot injury; Keiron Assiratti was promoted from the bench to replace him among the starters, while Scarlets teammate Harri O'Connor came onto the bench.[6]

South Africa opened the scoring early in the match as centre Jesse Kriel crossed for a try in the opening five minutes, converted by Jordan Hendrikse. Sam Costelow responded with a penalty for Wales, but they were soon reduced to 13 men as Rio Dyer and Aaron Wainwright were both sin-binned in the first quarter-hour, the latter offence resulting in a penalty try. Costelow missed the opportunity to close the gap further with another penalty shortly after, while Ellis Bevan fumbled a chance at a debut try following an interception by Liam Williams. After Dyer and Wainwright's return to the field, Wales took the numerical advantage as the game reached the half-hour mark, as Aphelele Fassi was shown a yellow card for a high boot on Taine Plumtree. They capitalised immediately as Dewi Lake claimed a loose ball and made his way over the line for a try, which Costelow converted before adding a penalty to reduce the deficit to a single point at half-time.

The first score of the second half came even quicker than in the first, as Makazole Mapimpi capitalised on a potential missed forward pass by the referee to cross for another converted try. Hendrikse then kicked South Africa's first penalty of the game to make it 24–13 with less than 10 minutes of the half gone. After a quiet next 15 minutes, South Africa put the seal on the win in the final quarter-hour, as Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu kicked a penalty from inside his own half before converting tries by Bongi Mbonambi and Edwill van der Merwe, who was named player of the match.[7]

22 June 2024
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
South Africa 41–13 Wales
Try: Kriel 4' c
Penalty try 15'
Mapimpi 42' c
Mbonambi 69' c
Van der Merwe 75' c
Con: Hendrikse (2/2) 5', 43'
Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2/2) 70', 76'
Pen: Hendrikse (1/1) 49'
Feinberg-Mngomezulu (1/1) 66'		Try: Lake 30' c
Con: Costelow (1/1) 31'
Pen: Costelow (2/3) 8', 34'
Twickenham Stadium, London[8]
Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland)[9]
FB 15 Aphelele Fassi Yellow card 29'
RW 14 Edwill van der Merwe
OC 13 Jesse Kriel
IC 12 André Esterhuizen downward-facing red arrow 57'
LW 11 Makazole Mapimpi
FH 10 Jordan Hendrikse downward-facing red arrow 59'
SH 9 Faf de Klerk downward-facing red arrow 53'
N8 8 Evan Roos downward-facing red arrow 53'
BF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (c)
OF 6 Kwagga Smith
RL 5 Franco Mostert
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth downward-facing red arrow 61'
TP 3 Vincent Koch downward-facing red arrow 45'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx downward-facing red arrow 45'
LP 1 Ox Nché downward-facing red arrow 67'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Bongi Mbonambi upward-facing green arrow 45'
PR 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 18 Frans Malherbe upward-facing green arrow 45'
LK 19 Salmaan Moerat upward-facing green arrow 61'
FL 20 Ben-Jason Dixon upward-facing green arrow 53'
SH 21 Grant Williams upward-facing green arrow 53'
FH 22 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu upward-facing green arrow 59'
CE 23 Damian de Allende upward-facing green arrow 57'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus
FB 15 Cameron Winnett
RW 14 Liam Williams
OC 13 Owen Watkin
IC 12 Mason Grady downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 11 Rio Dyer Yellow card 12'
FH 10 Sam Costelow downward-facing red arrow 70'
SH 9 Ellis Bevan downward-facing red arrow 58'
N8 8 Aaron Wainwright Yellow card 15'
OF 7 James Botham
BF 6 Taine Plumtree downward-facing red arrow 73'
RL 5 Ben Carter
LL 4 Matthew Screech downward-facing red arrow 61'
TP 3 Keiron Assiratti downward-facing red arrow 39'
HK 2 Dewi Lake (c) downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Gareth Thomas downward-facing red arrow 61'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Evan Lloyd upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 Kemsley Mathias upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 18 Harri O'Connor upward-facing green arrow 39'
LK 19 James Ratti upward-facing green arrow 61'
N8 20 Mackenzie Martin upward-facing green arrow 73'
SH 21 Gareth Davies upward-facing green arrow 58'
CE 22 Eddie James upward-facing green arrow 70'
FB 23 Jacob Beetham upward-facing green arrow 70'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Player of the Match:
Edwill van der Merwe (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Christophe Ridley (England)[9]
Adam Leal (England)[9]
Television match official:
Mark Patton (Ireland)[9]

Australia vs Wales (1st test)[edit]

6 July 2024
19:45 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia v Wales
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney[10]
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)[9]

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)[9]
James Doleman (New Zealand)[9]
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)[9]

Australia vs Wales (2nd test)[edit]

13 July 2024
19:45 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia v Wales
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne[10]
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)[9]

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)[9]
Pierre Brousset (France)[9]
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)[9]

Queensland Reds vs Wales[edit]

19 July 2024
19:55 AEST (UTC+10)
Queensland Redsv Wales
Lang Park, Brisbane

Squads[edit]

Wales[edit]

Wales coach Warren Gatland named a squad of 36 players for the tour on 3 June 2024, including four uncapped players in Cardiff Rugby scrum-half Ellis Bevan and full-back Jacob Beetham, Ospreys wing Keelan Giles and Gloucester wing/full-back Josh Hathaway. Also included were Japan-based lock Cory Hill and full-back Liam Williams. Cardiff wing Theo Cabango missed out on selection after suffering a hamstring injury in their Judgement Day game against the Ospreys on 1 June. Scrum-half Tomos Williams suffered an ankle injury in March 2024 and missed out on selection for a Wales test for the first time since March 2022.[11] Uncapped Scarlets centre Eddie James was a notable omission from the original squad, but he was added to the squad on 6 June.[12] Cardiff flanker James Botham was added to the squad on 17 June.[13] Uncapped Ospreys lock James Ratti was added to the squad on 18 June due to the unavailability of Hill for the South Africa test.[5] Bath wing Regan Grace was called up to replace the injured Giles on 20 June.[14] Hooker Sam Parry was a surprise withdrawal from the squad in the week of the South Africa test, having left the training camp after being told by Gatland that he was only going to be considered as cover for the other three hookers; Cardiff's Efan Daniel was called up in his place.[15] The travelling squad for the tour to Australia was announced on 24 June, with Assiratti, Dee and Henry Thomas as the omissions; Daniel, Grace and Hathaway were included.[16]

Caps and ages are as of 22 June 2024, the day of the first match of the tour.[17]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Efan Daniel Hooker (2002-12-14)14 December 2002 (aged 21) 0 Wales Cardiff
Elliot Dee Hooker (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 30) 51 Wales Dragons
Dewi Lake Hooker (1999-05-16)16 May 1999 (aged 25) 12 Wales Ospreys
Evan Lloyd Hooker (2001-12-28)28 December 2001 (aged 22) 2 Wales Cardiff
Sam Parry Hooker (1991-12-17)17 December 1991 (aged 32) 7 Wales Ospreys
Keiron Assiratti Prop (1997-06-30)30 June 1997 (aged 26) 6 Wales Cardiff
Corey Domachowski Prop (1996-09-11)11 September 1996 (aged 27) 10 Wales Cardiff
Archie Griffin Prop (2001-07-24)24 July 2001 (aged 22) 1 England Bath
Dillon Lewis Prop (1996-01-04)4 January 1996 (aged 28) 57 England Harlequins
Kemsley Mathias Prop (1999-07-29)29 July 1999 (aged 24) 2 Wales Scarlets
Harri O'Connor Prop (2000-10-25)25 October 2000 (aged 23) 1 Wales Scarlets
Gareth Thomas Prop (1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 30) 30 Wales Ospreys
Henry Thomas Prop (1991-10-30)30 October 1991 (aged 32) 4 France Castres
Ben Carter Lock (2001-01-23)23 January 2001 (aged 23) 11 Wales Dragons
Cory Hill Lock (1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 32) 32 Japan Secom Rugguts
Dafydd Jenkins Lock (2002-12-05)5 December 2002 (aged 21) 17 England Exeter Chiefs
James Ratti Lock (1997-10-14)14 October 1997 (aged 26) 0 Wales Ospreys
Matthew Screech Lock (1992-10-24)24 October 1992 (aged 31) 1 Wales Dragons
Christ Tshiunza Lock (2002-01-09)9 January 2002 (aged 22) 10 England Exeter Chiefs
James Botham Back row (1998-02-22)22 February 1998 (aged 26) 10 Wales Cardiff
Mackenzie Martin Back row (2003-10-26)26 October 2003 (aged 20) 3 Wales Cardiff
Jac Morgan Back row (2000-01-21)21 January 2000 (aged 24) 15 Wales Ospreys
Taine Plumtree Back row (2000-03-09)9 March 2000 (aged 24) 2 Wales Scarlets
Tommy Reffell Back row (1999-04-27)27 April 1999 (aged 25) 18 England Leicester Tigers
Aaron Wainwright Back row (1997-11-25)25 November 1997 (aged 26) 48 Wales Dragons
Ellis Bevan Scrum-half (2000-03-10)10 March 2000 (aged 24) 0 Wales Cardiff
Gareth Davies Scrum-half (1990-08-18)18 August 1990 (aged 33) 76 Wales Scarlets
Kieran Hardy Scrum-half (1995-11-30)30 November 1995 (aged 28) 21 Wales Scarlets
Sam Costelow Fly-half (2001-01-10)10 January 2001 (aged 23) 12 Wales Scarlets
Mason Grady Centre (2002-03-10)10 March 2002 (aged 22) 11 Wales Cardiff
Eddie James Centre (2002-08-10)10 August 2002 (aged 21) 0 Wales Scarlets
Ben Thomas Centre (1998-11-25)25 November 1998 (aged 25) 2 Wales Cardiff
Nick Tompkins Centre (1995-02-16)16 February 1995 (aged 29) 36 England Saracens
Owen Watkin Centre (1996-10-12)12 October 1996 (aged 27) 38 Wales Ospreys
Rio Dyer Wing (1999-12-21)21 December 1999 (aged 24) 19 Wales Dragons
Keelan Giles Wing (1997-01-29)29 January 1997 (aged 27) 0 Wales Ospreys
Regan Grace Wing (1996-12-12)12 December 1996 (aged 27) 0 England Bath
Josh Hathaway Wing (2003-10-19)19 October 2003 (aged 20) 0 England Gloucester
Liam Williams Wing (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 33) 89 Japan Kubota Spears
Jacob Beetham Fullback (2001-04-18)18 April 2001 (aged 23) 0 Wales Cardiff
Cameron Winnett Fullback (2003-01-07)7 January 2003 (aged 21) 5 Wales Cardiff

Australia[edit]

Australia named a 38-man squad for their tests against Wales and Georgia on 21 June 2024, including 13 uncapped players and 35-year-old fly-half Kurtley Beale, who had not played for Australia since their 29–28 loss to Wales in November 2021.[18][19]

Caps and ages are as of 29 June 2024, the day of the first test between Australia and Wales.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Matt Faessler Hooker (1998-12-21)21 December 1998 (aged 25) Australia Reds
Josh Nasser Hooker (1999-06-23)23 June 1999 (aged 25) Australia Reds
Billy Pollard Hooker (2001-09-12)12 September 2001 (aged 22) Australia Brumbies
Allan Alaalatoa Prop (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 30) Australia Brumbies
Alex Hodgman Prop (1993-07-16)16 July 1993 (aged 30) Australia Reds
Isaac Aedo Kailea Prop Australia Rebels
Zane Nonggorr Prop (2001-03-30)30 March 2001 (aged 23) Australia Reds
James Slipper Prop (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 35) Australia Brumbies
Taniela Tupou Prop (1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 28) Australia Reds
Angus Blyth Lock (1998-03-04)4 March 1998 (aged 26) Australia Reds
Nick Frost Lock (1999-10-10)10 October 1999 (aged 24) Australia Brumbies
Tom Hooper Lock (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 23) Australia Brumbies
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto Lock (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 (aged 27) Australia Rebels
Ryan Smith Lock (1996-09-30)30 September 1996 (aged 27) Australia Reds
Jeremy Williams Lock (2000-12-02)2 December 2000 (aged 23) Australia Waratahs
Charlie Cale Back row (2000-10-06)6 October 2000 (aged 23) Australia Brumbies
Langi Gleeson Back row (2001-07-21)21 July 2001 (aged 22) Australia Waratahs
Fraser McReight Back row (1999-02-19)19 February 1999 (aged 25) Australia Reds
Rob Valetini Back row (1998-09-03)3 September 1998 (aged 25) Australia Brumbies
Harry Wilson Back row (1999-11-22)22 November 1999 (aged 24) Australia Reds
Liam Wright Back row (1997-11-06)6 November 1997 (aged 26) Australia Reds
Jake Gordon Scrum-half (1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 30) Australia Waratahs
Tate McDermott Scrum-half (1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 25) Australia Reds
Nic White Scrum-half (1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 34) Australia Brumbies
Ben Donaldson Fly-half (1999-04-04)4 April 1999 (aged 25) Australia Waratahs
Noah Lolesio Fly-half (1999-12-18)18 December 1999 (aged 24) Australia Brumbies
Tom Lynagh Fly-half (2003-04-14)14 April 2003 (aged 21) Australia Reds
Hamish Stewart Fly-half (1998-03-03)3 March 1998 (aged 26) Australia Force
David Feliuai Centre (1997-05-16)16 May 1997 (aged 27) Australia Rebels
Josh Flook Centre (2001-09-22)22 September 2001 (aged 22) Australia Reds
Len Ikitau Centre (1998-10-01)1 October 1998 (aged 25) Australia Brumbies
Hunter Paisami Centre (1998-04-10)10 April 1998 (aged 26) Australia Reds
Filipo Daugunu Wing (1995-03-04)4 March 1995 (aged 29) Australia Rebels
Darby Lancaster Wing (2003-04-23)23 April 2003 (aged 21) Australia Rebels
Dylan Pietsch Wing (1998-04-23)23 April 1998 (aged 26) Australia Waratahs
Kurtley Beale Fullback (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 35) Australia Force
Andrew Kellaway Fullback (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 28) Australia Rebels
Tom Wright Fullback (1997-07-21)21 July 1997 (aged 26) Australia Brumbies

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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