Wales Grabs 10 Tries, Beats Tonga 74-24 For 8th Straight Win

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Wales scored three tries in the first 11 minutes before adding seven more in a rampant second-half display to thrash Tonga 74-24 in a rugby international in Cardiff and seal an eighth straight victory on Saturday. It was Wales' highest points total since beating Namibia 81-7 at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. The Tongans looked in prime shape for an upset win in the Welsh capital when they fought back from 24-3 down in the 22nd minute to be all square three minutes into the second half. Wales reacted by producing some brilliant offloading and ruthless finishing by amassing 50 points from the 46th minute, completing a third victory in November after previous wins over Scotland and Australia. The Welsh are on their best winning sequence since 2005, and will be looking for a first clean sweep of the autumn tests when South Africa visit next weekend. After a third-minute penalty try, there were eight different tryscorers for Wales — with winger Liam Williams crossing twice. "We just did the basics pretty well," Wales captain and flyhalf Dan Biggar said, "even though we scored some really good tries.Read more on NewsOK.com

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