Wales player ratings: Wales lost a record 11th consecutive Test against a rejuvenated Wallabies, to heap further pressure on Warren Gatland, who faces the World Champion Springboks in six days.
The Welsh were beaten 19-24 last Sunday at Principality Stadium by Fiji and they will go in against the Wallabies with two alterations to the starting backs and two more up front.
Wales fans arrived at the Principality Stadium hoping to see a morale-boosting win but came away in disappointment as Fiji made history. Here are the hosts' player ratings.
The highly-rated Ospreys loosehead has left Wales after 12 years, with no regrets and relishing making an impression with Leicester Tigers
Cardiff were in contention throughout but two tries from international prop Nicky Smith and others from Justin Tipuric and Luke Morgan proved just enough.
Cuthbert joins fellow departing Wales internationals George North and Nicky Smith. But unlike North and Smith, who have secured deals to respectively join Provence and Leicester, the 34-year-old Cuthbert doesn’t have a new club lined up.
The weekly RugbyPass transfers column explained that Tigers boss Dan McKellar had moved to strengthen his squad for next season with the double signing of NSW Waratahs outside centre Perese and Wales loosehead Nicky Smith.
Leicester Tigers have signed Ospreys and Wales loosehead prop Nicky Smith on a multi-year deal ahead of next season.
Two months ago there were fears the Ospreys would not exist next season, but they are now agreeing long-terms deals with talented players such as prop Nicky Smith.