England went down 30-28 to Australia in a rollercoaster first game of the three-match series in Perth on Saturday. The Wallabies’ win snaps an eight-match losing streak against their old rivals despite the loss of lock Darcy Swain to a red card before half-time. Winger Jordan Petaia, hooker Folau Fainga’a and loose forward Pete Samu scored tries in the last quarter as Australia recorded their first win over England since knocking the co-hosts out of the 2015 World Cup. Samu’s try took Australia to a 30-14 lead but England debutants Henry Arundell and Jack van Poortvliet scored tries in the dying minutes to make the scoreline more respectable. The series continues over the next two weeks with tests at Brisbane’s Lang Park and the Sydney Cricket Ground. Follow all the reaction with our live blog:

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TRY! SOUTH AFRICA 8-18 Wales (Bongi Mbonambi try, 46 minutes)

And soon after the South Africa hooker is over! Harry Latham-Coyle2 July 2022 17:24 1656779060

South Africa 3-18 Wales, 45 minutes

Wales remain down to fourteen with still three minutes or so left on Dan Biggar’s yellow card period. They drive the South African maul into touch, but only thanks to a rather obvious side entry. The Springboks will try again as Bongi Mbonambi lines up his throw… Harry Latham-Coyle2 July 2022 17:24 1656779001

South Africa 3-18 Wales, 44 minutes

Sloppy from Wales. First their lineout is disrupted and then they take an age to clear their lines, Kieran Hardy’s box kick option shut down and quickly coralled. Ryan Elias carries with Dan Lydiate as a latcher, but the blindside fails to keep his feet, as is required under the law changes brought in last year. South Africa kick to the corner, turning down three. Harry Latham-Coyle2 July 2022 17:23 1656778914

South Africa 3-18 Wales, 43 minutes

A problem with the officials’ communications system will necessitate a pause, a technician trotting out to make sure that Nika Amashukeli can hear both of his assistants and Joy Neville in the TMO truck. It is worth noting that Willemse, though a fine age-grade ten, has played little fly-half of late. It is a big gamble to task him with steering South Africa back into this – but Elton Jantjies did not have a first half to be proud of. Harry Latham-Coyle2 July 2022 17:21 1656778795

South Africa 3-18 Wales, 42 minutes

This time the whistle is in Wales’ favour – Frans Malherbe’s jackal is legal, his two forward colleagues’ failure to roll away not. But Liam Williams takes Willemse’s lead and misses touch with his punt. Harry Latham-Coyle2 July 2022 17:19 1656778699

South Africa 3-18 Wales, 41 minutes

That isn’t the best start to Damian Willemse’s time at ten – he misses touch after South Africa are awarded a penalty. Harry Latham-Coyle2 July 2022 17:18 1656778665

Second half begins!

Ah – Willie le Roux is indeed on, and looking through the South African bodies out there, it does appear that it may be Elton Jantjies who has departed. Harry Latham-Coyle2 July 2022 17:17 1656778592

Second half nears

Where do South Africa look to try and stabilise things? They could do with Handre Pollard, you’d say, to steady things at ten – would there be any temptation to push Damian Willemse forward and introduce Wille le Roux? Harry Latham-Coyle2 July 2022 17:16 1656778168

Louis Rees-Zammit’s second score

It feels like Wales are yet to truly produce anything in attack, and, oddly, even this second score came from an ill-executed set-piece that appeared to offer good platform. Still, they all count. Harry Latham-Coyle2 July 2022 17:09 1656778023

H/T: South Africa 3-18 Wales

Well well well. A dream half for Wales, who have taken all that a sloppy South Africa have thrown at them and pounced twice on loose balls to take what looks a significant 15-point lead. Defensively their physicality and organisation has been good, but they have been helped by the Springboks, who have been far below their best and whose game control has been found particularly wanting. Harry Latham-Coyle2 July 2022 17:07