Australia
26

Tries:
Brenton Stonier 2, Brogan Gibson, Jonathon Crawley, Matt Church

Goals:
Drew Dalton 3

Match Summary:
Australia firmed into World Cup favouritism courtesy of their hard fought 26-10 victory over a committed Welsh outfit, with the home nation now scheduled to meet England in the Universities World Cup Final on Saturday at Langlands Park.

In the match of the tournament thus far, Wales proved that they are a force to be reckoned with on the international stage, holding their own against a talented Aussie squad for the majority of the match.

Australia converted a glut of early possession into points thanks to the sublime of skills of hooker Brenton Stonier, the nippy number nine scooting his way over for two dummy-half barge over tries to hand the home side an 10-0 advantage inside the opening twenty minutes.

But Wales hit back with two penalty goals to gun goal-kicking ace Gareth David to reduce the deficit to six, Australia’s ill-discipline seeing them concede their first points against for the tournament.

Elusive Australian five-eighth Brogan Gibson kicked the home side out to a handy 16-4 half-time advantage when he bamboozled the Welsh defence with a try just before the break, and the game looked top be over just after the break when centre Jonathan Crawley finished off a scintillating backline movement to put Australia in control at 20-4.

But Welsh winger Rob Worrincly kept his team in the fight with a typically exciting try, the giant winger weaving his way through five Aussie defenders to reduce the deficit to ten points inside the final fifteen minutes.

However, Australian fullback Matt Church sealed the home sides spot in Saturday’s final with a brilliant solo effort, chipping over Welsh fullback Gareth David and regathering before outpacing the cover defence to score under the posts.