Australia vs Wales Rugby Union Head-to-Head & Stats

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 19 Nov 2024

Ralph Staniforth 19 Nov 2024

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First match in 1908, Wales won 9-6.
Australia dominated in the late 20th century with long winning streaks.
Wales has won four of their last five games since 2018.

Australia have only lost one Test at home to Wales prior to 2024 (Getty Images)

In 1908, Wales hosted Australia for the first ever meeting in what was to become on the great Union rivalries. Wales won that fixture 9-6.

Australia vs Wales Head-to-Head Record
Latest Results
Rugby World Cup Record
2024 Australia vs Wales Fixtures

Wales had the better of the results in the early years, up until 1978 when the Aussies grew the game in the country and started producing world class sides. Between 1991 and 2003, Australia won nine consecutive games against the Welsh before the streak was broken in 2005.

That was followed by an even longer winning streak (12 games) for the Wallabies between 2009 and 2017. Since 2018 Wales have however won four of their five games against Australia.

Australia vs Wales Head-to-Head Record

This is another very interesting Rugby Union fixture which Australia has had the better of, thanks mainly to the two long winning streaks mentioned above.

Wales have only managed one victory in Australia which will be a concern for them while Australia have been victorious in 18 of their 29 games in Wales. Wales have a slightly better record at neutral venues.

Info	Played	Won by Australia	Won by Wales	Drawn
Overall	49	34	14	1
In Australia	14	13	1	0
In Wales	30	19	10	1
Neutral	5	2	3	0

Latest Results

Date	Result	Score	Venue	Country
30 Nov 2013	Won by Australia	30-26	Principality Stadium	Wales
8 Nov 2014	Won by Australia	33-28	Principality Stadium	Wales
10 Oct 2015	Won by Australia	15-6	Twickenham	England
5 Nov 2016	Won by Australia	32-8	Principality Stadium	Wales
11 Nov 2017	Won by Australia	29-21	Principality Stadium	Wales
10 Nov 2018	Won by Wales	9-6	Principality Stadium	Wales
29 Sep 2019	Won by Wales	29-25	Tokyo Stadium	Japan
20 Nov 2021	Won by Wales	29-28	Principality Stadium	Wales
26 Nov 2022	Won by Australia	39-34	Principality Stadium	Wales
24 Sep 2023	Won by Wales	40-6	Parc Olympique Lyonnais	France
6 Jul 2024	Australia Won	25-16	Sydney Football Stadium	Australia
13 Jul 2024	Australia Won	36-28	Melbourne Stadium	Australia
17 Nov 2024	Australia Won	52-20	Principality Stadium	Wales

Rugby World Cup Record

This has become one of the most played Rugby Union World Cup fixtures in the history of the tournament. They always, one way or another, seem to end up playing each other.

In the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987, Wales beat Australia 22-21 before Australia defeated Wales 38-3 at the 1991 tournament. In the 1999 World Cup, Australia beat Wales 24-9 on Welsh soil.

During the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Australia had the better of Wales again despite the game being played in Wales. In New Zealand during the 2015 World Cup, the Wallabies won a very close match, 21-18.

They faced off against during the 2015 World Cup group stage, a match Australia won 15-6 at Twickenham. They were to meet again in both the 2019 and 2023 Rugby World Cup with Wales winning on both occasions.