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Wallabies win 31-3 against Cardiff Blues
THE Wallabies broke a 101-year hoodoo with a morale-boosting 31-3 victory over the Cardiff Blues in their tour match in the Welsh capital today.
In one of the more bizarre records in sport, the Wallabies had lost all six previous encounters with Cardiff, dating back to their first meeting in 1908.
But the Wallabies ended the century-long drought,with a spirited victory in the non-capped match, with the win restoring some credibility to the gold jumper following Saturday's disastrous 9-8 loss to Scotland.
Fullback James O'Connor, dual try-scorer Kurtley Beale, who was playing out of position on the left wing, flanker Matt Hodgson and crash-tackling hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau were the standouts for the tourists.
It was a particularly memorable night for teenage sevens star Luke Morahan, who celebrated his Wallabies debut off the bench with a late 25m try.
Morahan was drafted into the squad only last week after a series of backline injuries hit the tourists.
The Wallabies played half of the second stanza with only 14 men after Hodgson and fellow front-rower Richard Brown each spent 10 minutes in the sin-bin.
Cardiff Blues 3 (Blair penalty)
Australia 31 (Beale 2, Cross, Morahan tries, O'Connor 1 pen, 4 conversions)
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