Wales 18-33 New Zealand
Date:
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Attendance: 74,169
Wales v New Zealand Match Reports
A brace of tries apiece from wingers Waisake Naholo and Rieko Ioane helped the All Blacks to a 33-18 victory over Wales at the Principality Stadium. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Wales suffer 30th successive defeat against All Blacks
- BBC: NZ make it 30 in a row against Wales
- Guardian: New Zealand’s Rieko Ioane cuts loose to punish unfortunate Wales
- Telegraph: All Blacks continue dominance over Welsh with trademark victory at Principality Stadium
- Daily Mail: Rieko Ioane and Waisake Naholo both bag two tries as All Blacks extend 64-year hoodoo
- ESPN: Wales' wait goes on as All Blacks prove they are still world's best
- New Zealand Herald: All Blacks close out 2017 season with gritty win over Wales
- WRU: Wales fall short against All Blacks
Wales v New Zealand - Match Highlights
Wales v New Zealand - Match Stats
Wales: (11) 18
Try: S Williams (41'), Davies (69')
Conversion: Halfpenny (71')
Penalty: Halfpenny (9', 32')
New Zealand: (12) 33
Try: Naholo (14', 38'), Lienert-Brown (57'), Ioane (62', 74')
Conversion: Barrett (15', 58', 63', 75')
Man of the Match: Rieko Ioane (New Zealand)
Wales v New Zealand - Team Line-ups
Wales Team
Forwards
- 1 Rob Evans
- 2 Ken Owens
- 3 Tomas Francis
- 4 Jake Ball
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones (Captain)
- 6 Aaron Shingler
- 7 Josh Navidi
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Rhys Webb
- 10 Dan Biggar
- 11 Steff Evans
- 12 Owen Williams
- 13 Scott Williams
- 14 Hallam Amos
- 15 Leigh Halfpenny
Replacements
- 16 Kristian Dacey
- 17 Wyn Jones
- 18 Leon Brown
- 19 Cory Hill
- 20 Justin Tipuric
- 21 Gareth Davies
- 22 Rhys Priestland
- 23 Jamie Roberts
New Zealand Team
Forwards
- 1 Kane Hames
- 2 Codie Taylor
- 3 Nepo Laulala
- 4 Patrick Tuipulotu
- 5 Samuel Whitelock (Captain)
- 6 Liam Squire
- 7 Sam Cane
- 8 Luke Whitelock
Backs
- 9 Aaron Smith
- 10 Beauden Barrett
- 11 Rieko Ioane
- 12 Sonny Bill Williams
- 13 Ryan Crotty
- 14 Waisake Naholo
- 15 Damian McKenzie
Replacements
- 16 Nathan Harris
- 17 Wyatt Crockett
- 18 Ofa Tu'ungafasi
- 19 Scott Barrett
- 20 Matt Todd
- 21 TJ Perenara
- 22 Lima Sopoaga
- 23 Anton Lienert-Brown