Wales beat Serbia to reach Euro play-off final in Kear's absence

Wales (30) 48

Tries: Fozard, Kear, Walker, Robinson, Connor Davies, Butt, Worthington, Coope-Franklin Cons: Fozard 8

Serbia (0) 0

Wales cruised into the European World Cup qualifiers play-off final in a rout against Serbia in Carcassone on Tuesday.

They will face France or Ukraine, who face each other in their semi-final later on Tuesday.

The winner's of Saturday's encounter will earn a place at the 2025 World Series, in which the final 2026 World Cup spots will be on the line.

Wales took a step towards that goal as they emphatically ended Serbia's campaign with Matty Fozard leading the way with the first of eight unanswered tries. Fozard also converted each touchdown.

Wales captain Elliott Kear, Ant Walker, Ashton Robinson and Connor Davies also went over in a dominant first-half display.

Head coach John Kear saw Mike Butt and Huw Worthington go over as the rout continued.

Serbia battled to the end, but were thwarted in attempts to get on the scoreboard and saw Joe Coope-Franklin cross with the game's final play for a debut try.

Wales' tally against Serbia is now 3-0 with an aggregate points score of 186-8 to Wales.

Wales boss Kear has already criticised the qualification process for the 2026 World Cup.

Wales: Walkley; Coope-Franklin, Butt, W Evans, Williams; Kear (capt), Ralph, Worthington, Fozard; B Evans, Connor Davies, Clarke, Bowring.

Interchanges: Curtis Davies, Ross, Walker, Robinson.