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Wales secure hard-fought win

Wales floored a Tri-Nations heavyweight for the first time since 2005 as they ended their autumn Test series on a high with a 21-18 success against Australia.

The reigning RBS 6 Nations champions produced some scintillating rugby in patches as wing Shane Williams and full-back Lee Byrne scored memorable first-half tries.

Fly-half Stephen Jones ultimately made the difference, though, kicking 11 points - including a 67th-minute drop-goal - to keep Australia at bay.

The Wallabies, beaten in Cardiff three years ago, lost injured skipper Stirling Mortlock inside three minutes, but still pushed Wales through tries by Mark Chisholm and Digby Ioane, while fly-half Matt Giteau slotted a conversion, penalty and drop-goal.

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