Since 1908 Australia and Wales have competed against each other in rugby union in forty-nine matches, Australia having won thirty-four, Wales fourteen, with one draw. Since 2007 the teams have competed for the James Bevan Trophy, which was created to celebrate 100 years of rugby between the two nations. In their most recent fixture (2024), Australia won 20–52 in Cardiff.
Summary Overview Details Played Won byAustralia Won byWales Drawn Australia points Wales points In Australia 14 13 1 0 437 216 In Wales 30 19 10 1 665 499 Neutral venue 5 2 3 0 88 115 Overall 49 34 14 1 1,190 830
Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. RecordAustraliaWalesLongest winning streak13 (28 Nov 2009 – 10 Nov 2018)3 (21 Jun 1969 – 11 Jun 1978; 10 Nov 2018 – 26 Nov 2022)Largest points forHome63 (22 July 1991)34 (26 November 2022)Away52 (17 November 2024)40 (24 September 2023)Largest winning marginHome57 (22 July 1991)25 (20 December 1975)Away35 (12 October 1991)34 (24 September 2023)
History In the first 70 years, Wales won six of the eight matches. Over the next 10 years it was fairly even, but since the first World Cup in 1987, Australia has dominated by 26 wins to 6. The 2006 match ended in the second highest-scoring draw of all time, 29–29.
Australia snatched victory in the inaugural James Bevan Trophy test match 29–23 with a last minute try at the Telstra Stadium in Sydney on 26 May 2007. They followed this up with a 31–0 victory at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
Wales captured the trophy the following year with a 21–18 victory in Cardiff, but since then it remained in Australian hands with 13 consecutive wins. Three victories in Cardiff in 2009–11 were followed up by a 3–0 series win in Australia in 2012, all by narrow margins. In the return match at Cardiff, Australia once again won with a last minute try.
The 2011 Rugby World Cup brought Australia and Wales together again for another third-place play-off, and once again it was a close finish, with Australia claiming third place in a reversal of the first World Cup in 1987, when Wales won the play-off 22–21.
Wales ended a run of 13 consecutive defeats against Australia on 10 November 2018, winning 9–6. They have since defeated Australia 29–25 in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, 29–28 in Cardiff on 20 November 2021 and a record 40–6 in the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Results No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition 112 December 1908National Stadium, Cardiff9–61908–09 Australia tour of Great Britain 226 November 1927National Stadium, Cardiff8–181927–28 Waratahs tour of Europe and North America 320 December 1947National Stadium, Cardiff6–0 44 January 1958National Stadium, Cardiff9–31957–58 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France 53 December 1966National Stadium, Cardiff11–141966–67 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France 621 June 1969Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney16–191969 Wales tour of Australia, New Zealand and Fiji 710 November 1973National Stadium, Cardiff24–01973 Australia tour of Great Britain and Italy 820 December 1975National Stadium, Cardiff28–3 911 June 1978Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane18–81978 Wales tour of Australia 1017 June 1978Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney19–17 115 December 1981National Stadium, Cardiff18–131981–82 Australia tour of Great Britain and Ireland 1224 November 1984National Stadium, Cardiff9–281984 Australia tour of Great Britain and Ireland 1318 June 1987Rotorua Int. Stadium, Rotorua (New Zealand)21–22 1987 Rugby World Cup 1422 July 1991Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane63–6 1991 Wales tour of Australia 1512 October 1991National Stadium, Cardiff3–38 1991 Rugby World Cup 1621 November 1992National Stadium, Cardiff6–23 1992 Australia tour of Great Britain and Ireland 179 June 1996Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane56–25 1996 Wales tour of Australia 1822 June 1996Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney42–3 191 December 1996National Stadium, Cardiff19–28 1996 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and Italy 2023 October 1999Millennium Stadium, Cardiff9–24 1999 Rugby World Cup 2125 November 2001Millennium Stadium, Cardiff13–21 2001 Australia tour of Europe 2214 June 2003Stadium Australia, Sydney30–10 2003 Wales tour of Australia and New Zealand 2326 November 2005Millennium Stadium, Cardiff24–22 2005 Autumn International 244 November 2006Millennium Stadium, Cardiff29–29 draw2006 Autumn International 2526 May 2007Stadium Australia, Sydney29–23 2007 Wales tour of Australia 262 June 2007Lang Park, Brisbane31–0 2715 September 2007Millennium Stadium, Cardiff20–32 2007 Rugby World Cup 2829 November 2008Millennium Stadium, Cardiff21–18 2008 Autumn International 2928 November 2009Millennium Stadium, Cardiff12–33 2009 Autumn International 306 November 2010Millennium Stadium, Cardiff16–25 2010 Autumn International 3121 October 2011Eden Park, Auckland (New Zealand)21–18 2011 Rugby World Cup 323 December 2011Millennium Stadium, Cardiff18–24 2011 Autumn International 339 June 2012Lang Park, Brisbane27–19 2012 Wales tour of Australia 3416 June 2012Docklands Stadium, Melbourne25–23 3523 June 2012Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney20–19 361 December 2012Millennium Stadium, Cardiff12–142012 Autumn International 3730 November 2013Millennium Stadium, Cardiff26–30 2013 Autumn International 388 November 2014Millennium Stadium, Cardiff28–332014 Autumn International 3910 October 2015Twickenham Stadium, London (England)15–62015 Rugby World Cup 405 November 2016Millennium Stadium, Cardiff8–322016 Autumn International 4111 November 2017Millennium Stadium, Cardiff21–29 2017 Autumn International 4210 November 2018Millennium Stadium, Cardiff9–62018 Autumn International 4329 September 2019Tokyo Stadium Chōfu (Japan)25–292019 Rugby World Cup4420 November 2021Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 29–282021 Autumn International4526 November 2022 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 34–392022 Autumn International4624 September 2023 Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon (France) 6–402023 Rugby World Cup476 July 2024Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 25–162024 Wales tour of Australia4813 July 2024Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 36–284917 November 2024Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 20–522024 Autumn International
List of series Played Won byAustralia Won byWales Drawn 5 5 0 0
Year Australia Wales Series winner James Bevan Trophy 1978 2 0 rowspan=2 align=center 1996 2 0 2007 2 0 2012 3 0 2024 2 0
References
External links Results archive from WRU