At a glance

Australia 39 (Mark Nawaqanitawase 2, Folau Fainga’a, Lachlan Lonergan tries; penalty try; Ben Donaldson 2 pen, con, Noah Lolesio 2 con) Wales 34 (Jac Morgan 2, Taulupe Faletau, Rio Dyer tries; Gareth Anscombe 2 pen, 4 con). HT: 13-20

‘‘I guess that’s life,’’ said the humble 22-year-old.

‘‘Things go up and down sometimes, but I’m grateful for where I am at the moment and I couldn’t score those tries without the boys.’’

Australia’s great Houdini act was also a psychological boost ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup in France, where they will face Wales in the pool stages.

‘‘As you can see by the other games, we’ve only lost by a point to the top teams so don’t lose faith in us,’’ Nawaqanitawase said.

‘‘We’ve got a strong team here. We back ourselves so hopefully everyone else backs us as well.’’