Rugby World Cup 2019: Officials to investigate stadium light outage during Wales’ win over Australia

Two-thirds of the floodlights went out towards the end of the Pool D showdown

Rugby World Cup organisers launched an investigation after around two-thirds of the floodlights failed towards the end of the highly charged match between Australia and Wales at Tokyo Stadium on Sunday.

Wales withstood a furious Australian comeback to secure a 29-25 win in the epic Pool D encounter, recording their first win over the Wallabies at the Rugby World Cup since 1987.

The lights went out in the final 10 minutes, prompting commentators to compare it to a low-grade match played in rural Australia, but referee Romaine Polite chose to continue with the game.

Officials said after the match they would investigate what caused the lighting failure.

Reuters