Wales 10-33 New Zealand
Date:
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Craig Joubert (SARU)
Attendance: 72,372
Wales v New Zealand Match Reports
Grand Slam Champions Wales were beaten by World Champions New Zealand 10-33 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. It was the All Black's 25th successive victory against Wales, in a run of matches that stretches back 59 years. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Wales 10-33 New Zealand
- Guardian: Wales fire doused by cut-throat display from New Zealand world-beaters
- Independent: All Blacks pound Gatland's Wales
- Telegraph: Wales 10 New Zealand 33: match report
- Daily Mail: All Blacks show dark side as shocking attack puts Davies out
- Sky Sports: New Zealand pile on the misery for struggling Wales
- Sydney Morning Herald: Cruden guides All Blacks to crushing win over Wales
- New Zealand Herald: All Blacks triumph over Wales
Wales v New Zealand Post Match Press Conference
Wales v New Zealand Match Statistics
Wales (0) 10
Tries: S Williams, Cuthbert
New Zealand (23) 33
Tries: Messam, Woodcock, Romano
Conversions: Cruden 3
Penalties: Cruden 4
Man of the Match: Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Paul James
- 2. Matthew Rees
- 3. Aaron Jarvis
- 4. Bradley Davies
- 5. Luke Charteris
- 6. Ryan Jones
- 7. Sam Warburton (Captain)
- 8. Toby Faletau
Backs
- 9. Mike Phillips
- 10. Rhys Priestland
- 11. Liam Williams
- 12. Jamie Roberts
- 13. Jonathan Davies
- 14. Alex Cuthbert
- 15. Leigh Halfpenny
Replacements
- 16. Ken Owens (for Rees 65)
- 17. Gethin Jenkins (for James 55)
- 18. Scott Andrews (for Jarvis 2)
- 19. Aaron Shingler (for B Davies 3)
- 20. Justin Tipuric (for R Jones 51)
- 21. Tavis Knoyle (for Phillips 55)
- 22. James Hook (for Priestland 68)
- 23. Scott Williams (for Roberts 18)
New Zealand Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Tony Woodcock
- 2. Andrew Hore
- 3. Owen Franks
- 4. Luke Romano
- 5. Sam Whitelock
- 6. Liam Messam
- 7. Richie McCaw (Captain)
- 8. Kieran Read
Backs
- 9. Aaron Smith
- 10. Aaron Cruden
- 11. Julian Savea
- 12. Ma'a Nonu
- 13. Conrad Smith
- 14. Cory Jane
- 15. Israel Dagg
Replacements
- 16. Dane Coles (for Hore 55)
- 17. Wyatt Crockett (for Woodcock 52)
- 18. Charlie Faumuina (for O Franks 60)
- 19. Brodie Retallick (for Romano 52)
- 20. Victor Vito (for Messam 70)
- 21. Piri Weepu (for A Smith 52)
- 22. Beauden Barrett (for Cruden 68)
- 23. Ben Smith (for Savea 75)