Jones: Draw against Aussies helped Wales win

Wales captain Duncan Jones felt his side's performance in the battling draw against Australia last week had helped them in their 38-20 victory over the Pacific Islands at the Millennium Stadium.

The Welsh drew 29-29 against the Wallabies and they used that as a base on which to tackle today's opponents.

Mark Jones, James Hook, Kevin Morgan and Lee Byrne put Wales 31-5 ahead and Ceri Sweeney scored a fifth try after the interval to finish with a personal haul of 18 points.

The Islanders, who had scored through Justin Va'a in the first half, lacked nothing in ambition and came back at Wales after the break with tries from Seilala Mapasua and Kameli Ratuvou.

"At the start of the Australia game they came out and caught us but the squad showed their spirit there and that helped us for this week," said Jones.

"There is a lot of competition for places and it is a good environment to be in. When it comes to selection everyone is trying to get into the starting team

"But we take it every game at a time and try to build our performances."

Man of the match Sonny Parker added on BBC1: "I really enjoyed it. I haven't played a game like that for a while.

"They came out and wanted to play some rugby and that was really hard to defend.

"It is excellent for us. The guys had to prove themselves today and personally I think they did very well."