Wales win over Argentina a 'step in the right direction'

Wales have their first victory of the Autumn series

Wales took a 20-13 victory over the Pumas in Cardiff on Saturday
Author: Lauren JonesPublished 13th Nov 2022

Tries from Taulupe Faletau and Tomos Williams helped Wales registered their first win of the Autumn Nations with a 20-13 victory over Argentina at the Principality Stadium.

Boss Wayne Pivac admitted he was "relieved" to see his team register just their third win of 2022 adding the victory over the Pumas was "a step in the right direction".

"It was a very good response. We needed a response, and the pleasing part was we knocked them back for 80 minutes," boss Pivac said.

"It was not the perfect performance, but it is a step in the right direction. There are still some discipline things to tidy up, but you couldn't fault the effort.

"These boys were very keen to get out there and put some of the wrongs of last week right.

"It tells you something around the character of the team, because you judge a team's character by its defence, normally."

Up next for Wales in the Autumn Internationals is Georgia next weekend followed by Australia.

Georgia are next up for Wales, followed by Australia, and Pivac said: "We are not going to make wholesale changes.

"We've got a game against Australia the following week, so we want to put out a side that can go again against Australia. We will see how we scrub up on Monday.

"We want to learn as much as we can in this window about the guys in the squad.

"Where we can, we will have a look. But certainly we have to make sure that we are building results as well. That's very important to us."

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