Stuart Williams scores five as Wales beat New Zealand on Boyd-Ward milestone day

Wales secured a place in the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup fifth-place play-off with a 64-36 victory over New Zealand in Wollongong on Monday. Stuart Williams scored five tries and was named player of the match, while captain Jodie Boyd-Ward celebrated her 50th international appearance with two tries, according to Wales Rugby League's match report.

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The result was not settled until a late Welsh scoring run. New Zealand were still level at 36-36 with 15 minutes remaining, but Wales added 28 unanswered points to advance. Boyd-Ward also reached a milestone beyond the result: Wales Rugby League said she became the first wheelchair player and the first woman to reach 50 international rugby league caps.

Williams opened the scoring inside the first minute, before Nikia Fa'atau replied for New Zealand. Andrew Higgins and Williams then helped Wales build an advantage, and Matthew Turner contributed a try and conversion. The Wheel Kiwis stayed in contention through Ryan Charles, Kauri Murray and Joshua Hirini-Barclay, whose converted try brought them level at 24-24 by half-time.

Jamie Tapp put New Zealand ahead after the interval, but Williams answered with two more tries to complete his hat-trick and then take his personal tally to four. Hirini-Barclay's second converted try restored parity at 36-36. International Rugby League's match account recorded a contest that remained close well into the second half, before Wales finally established a decisive lead.

Higgins crossed again to start the winning surge. Boyd-Ward followed with her two tries, Mark Williams added another and Stuart Williams completed his five-try performance near the finish. League Unlimited's match statistics list Higgins with nine successful goal attempts from 10 and Matthew Turner with one from one. Wales finished with 11 tries against New Zealand's six at the WIN Entertainment Centre.

There was another Welsh landmark when Martin and Matthew Turner became the first father and son to play together for Wales at a World Cup, according to the national federation. Both had started on the bench. Wales will face Scotland in Thursday's fifth-place match, with their tournament continuing after a second successive victory.