The Wallabies have surged halfway towards the coveted 'grand slam' on their British Isles tour by consigning hapless Wales to a record-breaking 11th successive Test defeat, a 52-20 thumping in gloom-laden Cardiff.
Queensland hooker Matt Faessler had the day of his rugby life on Sunday (Monday AEDT) as the first Australia hooker to score a hat-trick of tries in the same Test - and fullback Tom Wright also waltzed in for a consummate treble beneath the Principality Stadium roof to take player-of-the-match laurels.
Galloping lock Nick Frost and centre Len Ikitau also got in on the 8-2 try romp, while Noah Lolesio nailed six conversions, on one of Welsh rugby's darkest days as they looked a weary rabble, put to the sword by the attacking flair of the Wallabies, who went past the half-century points mark through Wright with their last salvo.
