2024 Wales rugby union tour of Australia
The Wales national rugby union team are scheduled to tour Australia in July 2024 as part of the 2024 Summer Internationals. The first test is to be played on 6 July at the new Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, with the second test to follow a week later at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne, Victoria.[1] Wales are scheduled to have a one-match fixture against South Africa in a pre-tour warm-up on 22 June. It will be played at Twickenham Stadium in London due to a clash with concerts by Taylor Swift and the Foo Fighters at the Millennium Stadium either side of the match.[2] After the two tests, Wales will also play a tour match against the Queensland Reds at Lang Park, Brisbane.[3]
| 2024 Wales rugby union tour of Australia | |||||
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| Coach(es) | Warren Gatland | ||||
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| Australia | |||||
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| Previous tour | South Africa 2022 | ||||
It will be Wales' first tour since touring South Africa two years prior (in 2022) and their first tour of Australia since 2012.[1] It will also be Wales' first test against Queensland in thirty-three years (1991).[4][5] Wales have a 1–1 record against them.
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- ^ a b "Wales to face Australia in Melbourne and Sydney on summer tour". BBC Sport. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Wales to face world champions South Africa at Twickenham in June". BBC Sport. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Wales to finish long season with Queensland Reds fixture in Brisbane". BBC Sport. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (9 March 2024). "Wales add a game against Queensland to their two-Test tour of Australia". News.com.au. News Corp Australia.
- ^ Doran, Christy (9 March 2024). "'A wonderful initiative': 33-year first as Wales to take on Queensland Reds in 'nod to traditional tours'". The Roar.