Wales aim to end 55 years of hurt in Australia

Wales person arrived successful Australia looking to banish 55 years of hurt.

Warren Gatland's broadside look nan Wallabies complete 2 Tests, opening connected 6 July successful Sydney, and past a week later successful Melbourne, earlier ending nan circuit against Queensland Reds successful Brisbane.

The past clip nan Welsh men's nationalist elder broadside defeated nan Wallabies successful Australia, Harold Wilson was premier minister, nan Beatles were number 1 successful nan charts pinch 'The Ballad of John and Yoko', and it was to beryllium different period earlier Neil Armstrong became nan first man to group ft connected nan moon.

So while Gatland's broadside person mislaid their past 7 Test matches, Wales' semipermanent woes successful Australia agelong backmost much than half a century.

It was 21 June, 1969 erstwhile Wales past hit nan Wallabies successful Australia pinch a 19-16 triumph astatine nan Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

It was a Welsh squad captained by Brian Price that included legends specified arsenic JPR Williams, John Dawes, Gerald Davies, Barry John, Sir Gareth Edwards, Delme Thomas and Mervyn Davies.

That was Wales' first distant Test successful Australia and remains nan only triumph successful 12 attempts.

Since past they person suffered 11 defeats, pinch immoderate of nan losses ranking among nan darkest days successful Welsh rugby history.

Dawes, Ron Waldron, Kevin Bowring, Steve Hansen and Gareth Jenkins are immoderate of nan Wales coaches who person tried and grounded to ace touring Australia.

Gatland will dream to subordinate nan inclination successful nan coming weeks.

Wales' 1978 circuit to Australia was tight, but nan visitors were not nan aforesaid without nan absent Edwards and Phil Bennett arsenic they mislaid successful Brisbane and Sydney.

Bad emotion successful nan 2nd Test spilt complete erstwhile Graham Price's jaw was surgery by a punch from down by Steve Finnane.

There was a 13-year spread earlier nan disastrous circuit of 1991 which damaged Welsh rugby some connected and disconnected nan field.

Amid squad unrest and infighting, Wales were thrashed 71-8 by New South Wales and past 63-6 successful nan Brisbane Test.

Worse was to travel astatine nan charismatic post-match meal wherever knives, plates and nutrient were reportedly thrown crossed nan room while centre Mike Hall required stitches successful his manus having being trim by solid separating nan warring Neath and Llanelli factions.

A Queensland charismatic described it arsenic "the astir disgraceful segment I've witnessed from a group of players".

Coach Waldron discontinue connected nan grounds of ill-health aft nan tour, while skipper Paul Thorburn retired pinch contiguous effect.

Another testing circuit successful 1996 saw Wales battered 56-25 successful Brisbane and humbled 42-3 successful Sydney nether nan guidance of Bowring.

Rugby convention person Wendell Sailor produced a devastating early two-try burst arsenic Australia hit Wales 30-10 successful Sydney successful 2003.

Wales started to beryllium much competitive, and 4 years later a effort pinch nan past move of nan lucifer from replacement Stephen Hoiles denied Wales nan first Test triumph successful Sydney.

The 2007 visitors stormed into an early 17-0 lead pinch tries from Jamie Robinson and skipper Gareth Thomas, who was winning a then-record 93rd cap.

But lineout problems helped Australia deed back, pinch tries from Wycliff Palu, Nathan Sharpe and Matt Giteau making it 22-20.

James Hook's precocious drop-goal looked to person won it for Wales, but a last all-out onslaught saw Hoiles people successful nan corner.

Wales were past humbled successful Brisbane arsenic Australia won 31-0 successful a crippled remembered for a scary wounded suffered by Cardiff helping Chris Czekaj.

Wales arrived successful Australia successful 2012 arsenic Grand Slam champions aft winning nan Six Nations title successful March of that year.

A period later Gatland suffered a freak mishap astatine his formation location successful New Zealand erstwhile he fell disconnected a ladder cleaning his windows, requiring room aft breaking some heels.

It was an wounded that forced him to manus complete nan reins to adjunct Rob Howley to initially return complaint of Wales' three-Test tour.

Gatland joined nan squad for nan last 2 games, a twelvemonth earlier he would lead nan British and Irish Lions to bid occurrence successful Australia.

Wales mislaid nan bid 3-0 but they were each adjacent encounters, pinch only 11 points separating nan 2 sides successful nan 3 Tests.

In nan past 2 internationals, Wales led precocious connected earlier Australia snatched triumph connected some occasions, pinch Mike Harris and Berrick Barnes slotting complete precocious kicks successful successive matches.

Wales players do person caller acquisition of occurrence successful Australia and against nan Wallabies.

Gatland's broadside yet ended a tally of 13 consecutive defeats against Australia successful November 2018 by winning 9-6 successful Cardiff.

Wales person since defeated Australia successful nan past 2 World Cups, including nan grounds 40-6 triumph successful Lyon successful October 2023.

The nationalist broadside person besides won World Cup matches successful Australia against different guidance successful 1987 and 2003.

Wales besides hit nan Wallabies successful a World Cup 3rd spot play-off lucifer 37 years agone but that took spot successful nan New Zealand metropolis of Rotorua.

And location were 10 Welsh starters erstwhile nan Lions defeated Australia successful nan bid decider successful Sydney successful 2013.

It is conscionable that Welsh triumph against a squad playing successful greenish and golden connected Australian ungraded that has remained elusive since 1969.

Two years agone Wayne Pivac oversaw a first men's triumph against nan Springboks successful South Africa pinch a 2nd Test triumph successful Bloemfontein.

Fellow New Zealander Gatland will beryllium aiming for thing akin down under.