Wales beat Baa-Baas in rousing send-off for stars

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Alun Wyn Jones and Leigh Halfpenny shake handsAlun Wyn Jones and Leigh Halfpenny have 259 Wales caps between them
Wales (21) 49
Tries: Lake, Rogers, Costelow, Plumtree, Wainwright, Hardy 2 Cons: Halfpenny 5, Evans 2
Barbarians (5) 26
Tries: Kuruvoli 2, Jones, Hooper Cons: Sanchez 3

Wales eased to victory over Barbarians to give retiring full-back Leigh Halfpenny a joyous send-off at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.

Dewi Lake, Tom Rogers and Sam Costelow crossed for Wales in the first half before Taine Plumtree, Aaron Wainwright and Kieran Hardy added further tries.

Welsh rugby also bade farewell to Justin Tipuric and Alun Wyn Jones, who scored a rousing try for Barbarians.

However, preparations were overshadowed by Barbarian Api Ratuniyarawa's arrest.

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Wales: Leigh Halfpenny; Tom Rogers, George North, Johnny Williams, Rio Dyer; Sam Costelow, Tomos Williams; Corey Domachowski, Dewi Lake, Lloyd Fairbrother, Ben Carter, Adam Beard, Dan Lydiate, Jac Morgan (capt), Aaron Wainwright.

Replacements: Elliot Dee, Nicky Smith, Harri O'Connor, Teddy Williams, Taine Plumtree, Kieran Hardy, Cai Evans, Mason Grady.

Barbarians: Ilasia Droasese (Fiji); Shaun Stevenson (New Zealand), Len Ikitau (Australia), Izaia Perese (Australia), Selestino Ravutaumada (Fiji); Nicolas Sanchez (Argentina), Simione Kuruvoli (Fiji); Joe Moody (New Zealand), Tevita Ikanivere (Fiji), Taniela Tupou (Australia), Rob Leota (Australia), Alun Wyn Jones (Wales, capt), Justin Tipuric (Wales), Michael Hooper (Australia), Rob Valetini (Australia).

Replacements: Angus Bell (Australia), Asafo Aumua (New Zealand), Peni Ravai (Fiji), Aaron Shingler (Wales), Tom Hooper (Australia), Lautaro Bazan Velez (Argentina), Ben Donaldson (Australia), Andrew Kellaway (Australia).

Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy).

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