Wales enjoy the historic sites of St Nazaire after their opening win over Canada

Dafydd James, Ian Gough and Alix Popham head for the beach in Brittany

Gareth Thomas gets some riding tips from the gendarmerie

Wales coach Gareth Jenkins plots his next tactical move ahead of perhaps the defining game of his coaching career

Colin Charvis is happy with his call-up to the starting XV

Back in the Vale of Glamorgan training base outside Cardiff, Gareth Thomas relaxes before the big game at the Millennium Stadium

Australia captain Stirling Mortlock continues preparing with his powerful Wallabies squad

In the midst of the media glare, Wales prop Adam Jones tries his hand at camera work

Australia suffer a blow ahead of the match with Wales after fly-half Stephen Larkham twists his knee in training

Matt Giteau gets the Wallabies off to a great start at the Millennium Stadium

Sonny Parker feels the force of the Wallabies and has his game ended early

Gareth Thomas' legs go very wobbly after a collision with Stirling Mortlock

Wales' Shane Williams and Stephen Jones challenge Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Mortlock piles on the punishment with another try for Australia

Wales' old nemesis Chris Latham celebrates a brace of tries to seal Australia success

Shane Williams salvages some pride with a consolation try as Wales lose 32-20