Wales Remains Optimistic Despite Narrow Loss

Despite the heartbreaking loss, Wales found positives to build upon, particularly the early tries they scored. However, the team was left with a tinge of regret after their third well-crafted try was ruled out due to a yellow card offence by Tommy Reffell.

“We did a lot of good, which is why there are positives, but ultimately we’ve talked about needing to get a win,” said Wales fly-half Gareth Anscombe. “We’ll be hard on ourselves because we’ve got to improve pretty quickly with two sides on the up coming in the next two weeks.”

Indeed, Wales faces a formidable challenge as they prepare to host Australia, who recently inflicted two of their last three defeats during the summer. The Wallabies arrive in Cardiff on the back of a remarkable 42-37 come-from-behind victory over England, having pulled off similar late heroics at the Principality Stadium in the past.

“Without a doubt the Wallabies are growing in confidence so it’s going to be a great challenge, but we’ve had success against them in the past here,” Anscombe acknowledged. “I truly believe we will be a lot better for playing this week. A few of us have been away for a while and things were a little clunky at times.”

The Wales fly-half recognized the advantage the southern hemisphere sides hold, having arrived battle-hardened, while his team is still finding their rhythm at the start of the season. However, Anscombe remains confident that the longer this Wales group spends together, the better they will become.

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