Wales record a thrilling win in a great test match. The best game I've seen all season. Wales were on fire in the first ten minutes playing a high tempo off loading game to dramatic effect. Shane Williams crossed in the corner on five minutes after an excellent team try and some fine build up through the backs and forwards.
The game took an unexpected turn when Wales lost an attacking line out and Chisholm the Australian lock sprinted half the length of the field for a try. Totally against the run of play. Australia then had a decent fifteen minutes and Gitteau added a drop kick. Wales bounced back though and showed some classy play. Shane Williams was at the heart of the second try and found Lee Byrne on a superb angle for him to run in and score.
The first half was entertainment of the highest order and predictably the second was a more edgy affair. Stephen Jones missed two kickable penalties and we all began to wonder if things were going south again. Andy Powell was having another excellent game. He really has added some go forward to the Wales team. Gatland made a big call on 60 minutes to take Powell off. He had just given away a couple of soft penalties and in hindsight it was a good call by the coach to bring Daffyd Jones on. Wales showed real grit in the second half and Stephen Jones landed a difficult drop kick to push Wales into a five point lead. Australia fought back hard and looked to be on the brink of scoring five metres out from the Welsh line but they gave away a penalty. This spurred the home team on and shortly afterwards great chasing from Shanks and Mark Jones forced a penalty from Australia. With only three minutes to go Stephen Jones slotted the penalty and Wales had the game in the bag. Australia scored a late try but Wales ran out deserved winners.
My man of the match: Lee Byrne. Outstanding performance. A rock in defence. One of his clearance kicks from his own 22 was a highlight of the game. Superb in attack. Very pleasing to see him score a try.
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