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Wales to play three-Test tour in Australia in 2012

Wales to tour Australia in 2012
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Wales will play a three-Test tour in Australia next June, it has been confirmed.

The Welsh Rugby Union has confirmed that Wales will play a three-Test tour of Australia next June.

The two teams met in the bronze medal playoff at this year's Rugby World Cup, which the Wallabies narrowly won 21-18.

Welsh Rugby Union group chief executive Roger Lewis said: "Wales and Australia were two of the best teams in the 2011 Rugby World Cup and it will be a mouth-watering opportunity for fans to see the two sides lock horns again.

"It is an ideal opportunity for Wales to be tested against one of the best teams around and challenge on a world stage.

"It will also be a fantastic experience for any Welsh players who are seeking to travel back to Australia with the British and Irish Lions the following year."

Before that, both sides will face each other in a one-off match at the Millennium Stadium on December 3 in what is likely to be Welsh winger Shane Williams's last match for his country.

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