New-look Wales keen to end Aussie hoodoo

Wales are determined to begin a two-year World Cup countdown today by ending their dismal run of defeats against Australia.

New-look Wales keen to end Aussie hoodoo
Sat, 11 Nov, 2017 - 00:00
Andrew Baldock

The countries will square up as 2019 World Cup pool rivals in Japan, and Australia currently boast a 12-Test winning sequence that began eight years ago.

A new-look Wales team - one that contains three home Test debutants in wing Steff Evans, centre Owen Williams and flanker Josh Navidi - is charged with starting to redress the balance as they take on Australia minus injured British and Irish Lions Sam Warburton, Justin Tipuric, Rhys Webb and George North.

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