Wales beat New Zealand 64-36 at Wheelchair World Cup to reach fifth-place play-off
Wales beat New Zealand 64-36 in the finals series of the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup in Wollongong, Australia, and will play in the fifth-place play-off on Thursday. The scores were level at 36-36 with 15 minutes left before Wales took control.
Wales v New Zealand
- Final score
- 64-36
- Level with 15 minutes left
- 36-36
- Stuart Williams tries
- 5
- Boyd-Ward caps
- 50
A match that changed hands
New Zealand were level at half-time for the first time in the sides' history, and went in front for the first time ever when Jamie Tapp scored in the 49th minute. Stuart Williams, named player of the match, scored his fifth try of the game with five minutes left, and Andrew Higgins converted all but the last of Wales' kicks.
Milestones
Jodie Boyd-Ward became the first wheelchair player and the first woman to reach 50 international rugby league caps, and marked it with two tries. Martin and Matthew Turner became the first father and son to play together for Wales at a World Cup, in the 33rd minute after both started on the bench. Stuart Williams, Mark Williams and Andrew Higgins became the first players in the world to have faced every other international wheelchair side.
Next
Wales play the fifth-place play-off on Thursday, according to Wales Rugby League. The opponent was not named in its report.