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Rugby-Rampant Australia crush Wales 32-8

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australia scored five tries in an emphatic 32-8 win over Wales in Cardiff on Saturday, the Wallabies' 12th victory in a row over the Welsh. Wales had flyhalf Dan Biggar sent to the sin bin after 16 minutes when the Wallabies were 8-3 up following hooker Stephen Moore's try from a driving maul. Yet it was as soon as parity in numbers was restored that Australia stormed into a 20-3 halftime lead with tries from centres Reece Hodge and Tevita Kuridrani. Flyhalf Bernard Foley's 55th-minute try opened a 25-3 lead before Wales hit back when centre Scott Williams chased his own grubber kick to touch down the home side's solitary try. A last-ditch tackle by Nick Frisby prevented a second Welsh try and Dane Haylett-Petty's intercept try soon afterwards boosted Australia's winning margin. Australia play Scotland at Murrayfield next weekend. (Reporting by Rex Gowar, editing by Ed Osmond)