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Published 13:16 29 Sept 2019 BST
A few minutes later and it was the turn of the Welsh to take a penalty and Rhys Patchell stepped up from around 30m out to put his side five points ahead. It was eight points when Kerevi was pinged for a forearm to the mush of Patchell.
As the first half ebbed to a close, Wales would have the final say on matters with a converted try. The move began after Will Genia's pass eventually found Gareth Davies who proceeded to turn on the afterburners to cover 70m to score with ease. Patchell converted to make it 23-8 just before halftime.
Wales had pulled off an stellar 40 minutes beginning with intense pace and keeping the Aussies at bay when they were starting to fight back but they saw Biggar get substituted for failing a Head Injury Assessment but Patchell looked impressive in his place.
The momentum was with the Aussies now as the game entered the final quarter, they kept at the Welsh defence and rightly deserved to get back in the game.
67 minutes in and the game began to tighten the noose with a penalty for the Aussies. Toomua converted to cut the deficit to a sole point. From 15 points at halftime to one. Brilliant stuff.
In the final 10 minutes of the match, Wales had a penalty to pull four points clear and Patchell didn't disappoint with a slick shot though the posts for a score of 29-25.
The unrelenting pace certainly took a toll on the players but they kept it at it until the final whistle blew to signal full-time at the Tokyo Stadium.
Australia recovered brilliantly in the second half to chase after the Welsh and nearly put them to the sword but ultimately a moment of magic from Davies tipped the scales towards the Welsh.
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Wales put up a clinical display in the first half and were dogged in the second to secure the win to inflict only a third RWC pool stage defeat on the Aussies. Warren Gatland's men have Fiji coming up next and top the group after today's exploits.
Australia, despite the final result will take some respite from their impressive second half fightback and a match against Uruguay await them next.
Welsh Captain Wyn Jones spoke in the aftermath of the thriller:
"I am pretty happy with the character we showed, at times it felt like Georgia, great in the first half and bit tentative at the second half. It is always easier to defend a lead and the green and gold came at us in the second half and tested our resolve." https://twitter.com/OptaJonny/status/1178228534676017153
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