Rhys Priestland kicked a last gasp penalty in Cardiff this morning to condemn the 14 man Wallabies to their first winless spring tour of Europe in 45 years.
Coach Dave Rennie than blasted “horrendous” officiating in the wake of the 29-28 loss to Wales which followed defeats against Scotland and England.
Here’s how the Wallabies rated in the last Test of 2021.
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1: James Slipper 7.5/10
Captaincy duties and a switch back to his favoured loosehead position saw good returns in the scrums and leadership around the field.
2: Tolu Latu 6.5/10
Promoted from the bench this week and set piece play was very solid.
3: Taniela Tupou 7/10
Some trademark charges in space. Left the field just after halftime due to injury.
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4: Rory Arnold 5/10
Towering target in the lineout, but not hugely visible elsewhere.
5: Izack Rodda 5/10
Penalised for blocking a kick chase, but fought hard in tight exchanges.
6: Rob Leota 6/10
Quiet first half, but became more involved with some good runs.
7: Pete Samu 5/10
Big shoes to fill in the No.7 jumper and toiled without much reward.
8: Rob Valetini 2/10
Desperately unlucky end to a consistent campaign, by getting a red card due to a head clash tackle.
9: Nic White 8/10
Exemplary box kick and organisation once again. Also threw in another excellent try save, as well as a having just enough legs to get over for a good try.
10: James O’Connor 6.5/10
Shaky start, but worked his way into the contest.
11: Filipo Daugunu 7/10
Gained confidence throughout, with an excellent finish to score in the 71st minute.
12: Hunter Paisami 7.5/10
Deft grubber for Andrew Kellaway to score and generally created a lot of problems for the Welsh defence.
13: Len Ikitau 7/10
Showed great promise on attack and defence. Excellent support play led to White’s try.
14: Andrew Kellaway 7.5/10
Grabbed the first try and was heavily involved early, before coming off with a head knock after 32 minutes.
15: Kurtley Beale 6.5/10
Yellow card for a deliberate knock down was costly, but provided attacking spark and nearly stole the game with a long range penalty goal.
RESERVES
16: Folau Fainga’a 6/10
Steadying presence in the closing stages.
17: Angus Bell N/A
18: Allan Alaalatoa 5/10
Rock solid in brief cameo.
19: Will Skelton 7.5/10
Don’t make him mad. Fired up after a Welsh foul play incident and used his hulking frame to huge effect, with a huge turnover penalty in the dying minutes.
20: Lachie Swinton 6/10
Added some of his usual punch on defence.
21: Tate McDermott 6.5/10
Immediately lifted the energy after coming on. Showed good support on try scoring movement.
22: Lalakai Foketi N/A
23: Tom Wright 5.5/10
Game didn’t go his way until things opened up in the final quarter.