Wales women make history with dramatic first-ever win over Australia

A last-gasp try from Kate Williams helped Wales Wales make history as they defeated Australia for the first time in their history, coming out on top 31-24 in a dramatic WXV2 warm-up at Rodney Parade.

Wales had never beaten the Wallaroos, but with the two sides facing each other in a warm-up before they meet in the WXV 2 in Cape Town later this month, Ioan Cunningham's side managed to make some history in Newport in a roller-coaster match thanks to tries from Keira Bevan, Molly Reardon, Alisha Joyce-Butchers and Williams' score at the death.

Australia had opened the scoring after just three minutes, when winger Maya Stewart left Nel Metcalfe behind for the first try of the evening.

However, the hosts weren't behind for long, with captain and scrum-half Bevan scoring and converting his own try, squeezing over from close range to level the scores.

Australia thought they had moved ahead after a superb solo score by flanker Ashley Masters, only for the TMO to chalk that score off.

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Level at the break, the Wallaroos did forge ahead through a penalty from Faitala Moleka.

Wales, having passed up some chances in the first-half, kept coming though - turning down a kickable penalty to go to the corner. They were rewarded when hooker Reardon rumbled over from a maul.

Then, on the hour-mark, replacement Joyce-Butchers forced her way over from close range to open up a two-score lead.

Heading towards the final 10 minutes, that gap was reduced to just two points after full-back Caitlyn Halse got over for Australia.

However, another try from Reardon from a maul gave Wales a little bit of breathing space again, but it wasn't to last as Tabua Tuinakauvadra's try three minutes brought the scores level late on.

However, after countless phases after the clock had gone red, flanker Williams forced her way over to snatch a historic victory for Wales.