WALES v NEW ZEALAND ALL BLACKS RUGBY HISTORY

The year is 1905, and the New Zealand 'colonial' rugby team were thrashing all before them, they were widely regarded as the greatest team ever to visit the British Isles. Before arriving in Wales they were undefeated, having played 27 matches on tour, scored 801 points with just 32 points scored against. Under their captain Dave Gallaher, the team were dominant. Earlier that year, they had beaten Australia 14-3, then on the tour they beat Scotland 12-7, Ireland 15–0 and England 15–0 . Wales were in the middle of their first golden era, they were unbeaten too, thrashing England 25-0, beating Scotland 6-3 and Ireland 10-3. So the scene was set, Triple Crown Wales against the all conquering All Blacks, a name they had earned on the tour. The match was to be played at Cardiff Arms Park and was billed as the ‘Match of the Century’. the ‘World Championship’, the top two teams in the world head to head. The game lived up to expectations, it was one of the most controversial rugby matches ever. The arguments rage and still do to this day. One thing is for certain Wales won the game 3–0 and became the first team ever to lower the colours of the All Blacks, Wales were crowned the ‘unofficial champions of the world’........... MORE ABOUT THIS GAME - CLICK HERE

29th November 1924 - WALES 0, NEW ZEALAND 19 (St Helen's, Swansea)

21st December 1935 - WALES 13, NEW ZEALAND 12 (Cardiff Arms Park)

A great victory for Wales at the Arms Park, captained by Claude Davey, the Welsh team inspired by the Wilf Wooler - Cliff Jones combination defeated Jack Manchester's third All Blacks. Only 10 minutes to go, and the men in scarlet were trailing by 12 pts to 10. Hooker Don Tarr suffered a neck injury which meant that Wales had to play out the remainder of the game with 14 men. With six minutes to go, Wooller breaks through the gap, chips the full back, the ball flies high and into the in goal area, but the ball then cruelly bounces back over Wooller's head. Crashing into the straw bales all Wooller could hear was the roar of the crowd as Geoffrey Jones following up took the ball and scored his second try to give Wales a remarkable 13-12 victory.

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19th December 1953 - WALES 13, NEW ZEALAND 8 (Cardiff Arms Park)

The All Blacks were hoping to make it 3rd time lucky in the nation's capital. In 1905 & 1935 they had been beaten (the 1924 win by the All Black Invincibles was at Swansea) at the Arms Park, was this to be the one? A Welsh defeat looked ominous when 10 minutes into the second half centre Gareth Griffiths left the field with a badly dislocated shoulder. The All Blacks led 8 - 5 at the time. With 15 minutes remaining against medical advice Griffiths returned, this immediately fired up the home team's forwards who managed to win a penalty which Gwyn Rowlands converted. It was now 8 points a piece. The battle raged and giant Welsh wing forward Clem Thomas found himself hemmed in on the touchline by All Blacks, he hoofed the ball way across field for Olympic sprinter Ken Jones to scoop up the ball and race in for the decisive try. A mighty roar ensued as the 56,000 crowd celebrated another glorious victory over New Zealand's finest.

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21st December 1963 - WALES 0, NEW ZEALAND 6 (Cardiff Arms Park)

11th November 1967 - WALES 6, NEW ZEALAND 13 (Cardiff Arms Park)

31st May 1969 - NEW ZEALAND 19, WALES 0 (Lancaster Park, Christcurch)

14th June 1969 - NEW ZEALAND 33, WALES 12 (Eden Park, Auckland)

2nd December 1972 - WALES 16, NEW ZEALAND 19 (Cardiff Arms Park)

11th November 1978 - WALES 12, NEW ZEALAND 13 (Cardiff Arms Park)

1st November 1980 - WALES 3, NEW ZEALAND 23 (Cardiff Arms Park)

14th June 1987 - NEW ZEALAND 49, WALES 6 - Rugby World Cup (Ballymore, Brisbane)

28th May 1988 - NEW ZEALAND 52, WALES 3 (Lancaster Park, Christcurch)

11th June 1988 - NEW ZEALAND 54, WALES 9 (Eden Park, Auckland)

4th November 1989 - WALES 9, NEW ZEALAND 34 (Cardiff Arms Park)

31st May 1995 - NEW ZEALAND 34, WALES 9 (Ellis Park, Johannesburg)

29th November 1997 - WALES 7, NEW ZEALAND 42 (Wembley Stadium, London)

23rd November 2002 - WALES 17, NEW ZEALAND 43 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)

21st June 2003 - NEW ZEALAND 55, WALES 3 (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton)

2nd November 2003 - NEW ZEALAND 53, WALES 37 - Rugby World Cup (Telstra Stadium, Sydney)

20th November 2004 - WALES 25, NEW ZEALAND 26 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)

5th November 2005 - WALES 3 v NEW ZEALAND 41 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)

25th November 2006 - WALES 10 NEW ZEALAND 45 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)

22nd November 2008 - WALES 9 NEW ZEALAND 29 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)

7th November 2009 - WALES 12 NEW ZEALAND 19 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)

19th June 2010 - NEW ZEALAND 42, WALES 9 (Carisbrook, Dunedin)

26th June 2010 - NEW ZEALAND 29, WALES 10 (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton)

27th November 2010 - WALES 25 v NEW ZEALAND 37 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)

24th November 2012 - WALES 10 NEW ZEALAND 33 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)

22nd November 2014 - WALES 16 NEW ZEALAND 34 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)

11th June 2016 - NEW ZEALAND 39, WALES 21 (Eden Park, Auckland)

18th June 2016 - NEW ZEALAND 36, WALES 22 (Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington)

25th June 2016 - NEW ZEALAND 46, WALES 6 (Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin)

26th June 2010 - NEW ZEALAND 29, WALES 10 (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton)

25th November 2017 - WALES 18 NEW ZEALAND 33 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)

1st November 2019 - NEW ZEALAND 40, WALES 17 - Rugby World Cup (Tokyo Stadium, Chofu, Japan)

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