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2 June 2017 |
RGC 1404 | 19–88 | Wales XV |
Try: Bagshaw 21' m Hughes 31' c Yardley 39' c Con: Botica (2) 32', 40' | Report Timeline Squads | Try: Jenkins (2) 4' m, 14' c Allen (3) 8' c, 16' c, 68' m Morgan (3) 18' c, 29' c, 40+2' c Roberts 34' c Cuthbert (2) 41' m, 80' c Anscombe 47' m Young (2) 60' m, 76' c Con: Anscombe (7/9) 9', 15', 17', 20', 30', 35', 40+3' O. Williams (2/5) 76', 80' |
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Wales' first match on tour was against Tonga, played at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, due to the facilities in Nukuʻalofa not being ready in time for the match. Coach Robin McBryde named three uncapped players in his starting XV – lock Seb Davies, flanker Thomas Young and wing Steff Evans – while a further six were named on the bench. [29] Fly-half Sam Davies opened the scoring with a penalty, before Alex Cuthbert scored the first try of the game midway through the first half, though Davies missed the conversion. Sonatane Takulua responded with a penalty for Tonga, but despite Davies hitting the post with two more kicks, Wales took an 8–3 lead into half-time. Another Takulua penalty three minutes into the second half cut the Tonga deficit to two points, but three more penalties from Sam Davies pushed Wales out to a 17–6 lead before a last-minute penalty try gave them a 24–6 win. [30]
16 June 2017 |
Tonga | 6–24 | Wales |
Pen: Takulua (2/4) 22', 43' | Report | Try: Cuthbert 18' m Penalty try 79' Pen: S. Davies (4/6) 2', 51', 67', 77' |
Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 26,129 Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand) |
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Wales' second and final match on tour saw them face Samoa in Apia. The home side had lost 78–0 to New Zealand the previous week, in the second match of a double-header at Eden Park, following Wales' win over Tonga. [31] With Tomas Francis, Kristian Dacey, Cory Hill and Gareth Davies called up to the British & Irish Lions' squad, and Alex Cuthbert injured in the win over Tonga, coach Robin McBryde was forced into making seven changes from that side. Dillon Lewis, Ryan Elias, Rory Thornton and Aled Davies replaced the Lions call-ups, while Cory Allen replaced Cuthbert; Tyler Morgan came in for centre Scott Williams, while Ellis Jenkins took over from openside flanker Thomas Young in the two unforced changes. Meanwhile, Samoa made six changes from the team that lost to New Zealand. [32]
Ten of the Wales team fell ill before the match, [33] and they went behind early thanks to a try from Alapati Leiua, converted by Tusi Pisi, who also kicked a penalty; in response, Sam Davies kicked three penalties for Wales to ensure they went into half-time only a point down. Steff Evans' try just after the break put Wales into the lead for the first time in the match, but Manu Leiataua's try meant the lead lasted just 10 minutes; however, Evans scored another try – his second in as many international appearances – eight minutes from the end to give Wales a 19–17 win, their first in Samoa for 31 years. [34]
23 June 2017 |
Samoa | 17–19 | Wales |
Try: Leiua 3' c Leiataua 52' Con: Pisi (2/2) 4', 53' Pen: Pisi (1/2) 9' | Report | Try: S. Evans (2) 41' m, 73' m Pen: S. Davies (3/4) 12', 19', 37' |
Apia Park, Apia Attendance: 5,167 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) |
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