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TIGHT MARGINS

THIS MONTH’S meeting of Australia and Wales will be the 25th time they have played each other since 2000, which is more times than they played in the previous 92 years (20 Tests from 1908-2000).

Not only has the fixture become more frequent but those matches this century have also been extremely tight, with 11 Tests decided by five points or fewer. We’ve seen the first draw between the two nations too. Here we’ve selected five cracking matches the two teams have played over the past 20 years…

WALES 29 | 28 AUSTRALIA

Cardiff 2021

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