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Wales v Australia

NOVEMBER

Wales claim Wallabies scalp

Wales celebrated their first victory over a Tri-Nations side in 11 games as the Six Nations Grand Slam winners beat Australia 21-18 in a thriller at the Millennium Stadium.

World player of the year Shane Williams capped a fine week to finish a free-flowing Wales move in the third minute.

A breakaway Mark Chisholm try helped to put Australia ahead but a fine Lee Byrne score and 11 points from Stephen Jones saw Wales open a 21-13 lead.

Digby Ioane scored but Wales clinched the win Warren Gatland had demanded.

Wales survived a brutal Australian fightback in the final minutes to claim only their third success over one of the southern hemisphere's "big three" since rugby turned professional in 1995.

Watch Shane Williams' try

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