Wales crumbled 52-20 against Australia on SundayThe result was Wales’ eleventh defeat in a row, the worst performance in their history. The main culprit was a poor start, with the Wallabies leading 19-0 after 22 minutes. However, their pride and superiority in the scrum allowed the Welsh to keep their hopes alive by limiting the damage at the break (19-13).

The XV du Poireau clearly lost some feathers physically and ran out of fuel: on numerical superiority for 20 minutes at the start of the second half due to a tackle to the head by Samu Kerevi, they nevertheless conceded three new tries by Matt Faessler and Tom Wright, both of whom scored hat-tricks in the end, to see Australia take off (40-13, 61st) and run away until the final whistle.

The Welsh haven’t lifted their arms at the end of a match since the last game of the 2023 World Cup group stage against Georgia. Since then, they have lost the quarter-final against Argentina, all five matches in the Six Nations Tournament, and their summer tour matches against South Africa and Australia. at home to Fiji last weekend. They surpassed their worst performance between 2002 and 2003.

Australia have taken their revenge, having been eliminated in the group phase of the 2023 World Cup, with a 40-6 defeat by the same Welsh team…

The Welsh’s dreadful run could be extended when they host world champions South Africa next weekend. Australia will continue their tour of Great Britain against Scotland before concluding it in Ireland.