Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage from Australia's opening clash with Wales at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane

Genia is left lying on the floor exhausted as the ball trickle out and into touch. He isn't even celebrating or attempting to get up but that'll be that and Australia have survived a very spirited performance from Wales.

The hooter goes with Australia in possession on the Welsh 22 ...

Ashley-Cooper secures the turnover and finds Barnes, who despite clearly being exhausted having played three full games in a week now, still have the presence of mind to look upfield and kick into the space

Inside the final two minutes now as Jonathan Davies decides to go it alone and gets up to the Aussie 22 before a tap-tackle brings him down. It's scrappy but the Welsh dive on to the loose ball ...

Faingaa knocks on, Wales take a quick penalty and Cuthbert looks to break. But it's a forward pass and Australia have possession again

Barnes bounces his second kick of the night off the upright although Australia collect and start afresh with their attack of the Welsh line

Replacement Faingaa and Pocock do brilliantly well to chase back the length of the field and stop Wales from counter-attacking. They even earn the penalty as the clock shows five minutes remaining. Was that Wales's last chance?

Iaone fauils to collect a high ball and Wales break through Cuthbert. But somehow Australia and more to the point Higginbotham manage to recover and it is Genia, who else, that turns the ball over and clears upfield

Genia again! He breaks down the right wing but is on his own and three Welshmen track back to haul him down. Australia retain possession but the immediate threat is snubbed out. The Wallabies have responded brilliantly to the Welsh threat in the last 10 minutes, having looked tired and on the way out when the visitors scored their try

CONVERSION AUSTRALIA! 27-19! No trouble once again for Barnes, a kick from right in front of the posts to convert and put Australia a coverted try ahead with just over 10 minutes remaining

TRY AUSTRALIA! 25-19! Will Genia, take a bow! The Reds player once again proves to be the difference as he skips through a tackle before finding McCabe to cross over right next to the posts. That was sheer stubbornnes from Australia, facilitated by another peice of quality from Genia

Australia within 10 metres of the Wales line now as Genia and Iaone combine, looking to fashion something spectacular ...

Just 15 minutes remaining on the clock now and this is set up for a barn-storming finish with the rain beginning to fall in Brisbane and only one point separating the two teams ...

PENALTY WALES! 20-19! For some of this Australian team, this is a third match in a week - a Super 15 clash, that mid-week match against Scotland and now this - and it's beginning to show as they are looking pretty ragged. Wales, meanwhile, still look fresh and Halfpenny kicks yet another penalty that puts them within one point

CONVERSION WALES! 20-16! A brilliant conversion from Halfpenny, drilled low and right through the centre of the posts from wide on the right wing

TRY WALES! 20-14! Beck, having just come off the bench, makes a great angled couple of metres, getting his hands through the tackle before off-loading to Cuthbert (also on the angle) before he races away for a try! Wales are right back in this now

PENALTY WALES! 20-9! Halfpenny makes no mistake with another kick at the posts while all the drama with the Williams injury is going on and Wales are sneaking back into this one now

Polota-Nau and Williams have both gone off, although the Welshman looks more seriously hurt that the Australian.

Scott Williams takes a massive hit from all 20-stone of Polota-Nau and he stays down injured. The Tahs hooker also looks to have done himself a little damage, albeit less than he did Williams, who is still receiving attention on the deck

Jonathan Davies almost skips through the Australian line although Ashley-Cooper is stil there and brings him down. Wales looking the most dangerous they have all match though as they retain possession ... Warburton, Cuthbert, Priestland, Hook, Wales up to the five metre line ...