Australia 36-5 Wales: women’s international rugby union – as it happened

Tabua Tuinakauvadra was player of the match in Australia’s 36-5 win over Wales at North Sydney Oval. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

12.12pm BST

The rain is coming down again here in Sydney and many fans are heading across the road to the famous Percy’s at the North Sydney Hotel to warm up with a tot of whiskey or a pint of Guinness. Time for me to join them, me thinks. Thanks for your company tonight and stay tuned for a match report.

Tune into this same bat channel tomorrow for the Guardian’s live coverage of the third Test between the Wallabies and the British & Irish Lions in Sydney from 7pm AEST.

12.07pm BST

The Welsh will be happy with a 1-1 series. They arrived on these shores at the No 10 ranked team in the world and a young and radically revamped side sprang an almighty upset on the Wallaroos in Brisbane to run out deserving 21-12 winners. Normal service has resumed in Sydney but the Welsh can go to the World Cup with plenty of hope.

🚨 𝙎𝙜ô𝙧 𝙏𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙮𝙣𝙤𝙡 | 🇦🇺36-5🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Defeat in Sydney. #CymruAmByth | #AUSvWAL pic.twitter.com/qt8uTBtArr

— Welsh Rugby Union 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@WelshRugbyUnion) August 1, 2025