Wales Beat New Zealand 35-28 With Five Tries to End a 73-Year Wait for a Win Over the All Blacks
Wales beat New Zealand 35-28 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday, November 14, scoring five tries to record their first victory over the All Blacks since 1953 and end a run of 34 successive defeats against them in the Nations Championship.
Wales scored through Tomos Williams and captain Dewi Lake early on and through Archie Griffin before halftime, with the teams level at 21-21 at the break. Eddie James and Louis Rees-Zammit added second-half tries, and Sam Costelow converted all five. New Zealand replied with tries from Cortez Ratima, Wallace Sititi, Fehi Fineanganofo and Peter Lakai, all converted by Richie Mo'unga, and closed to within seven points, but wave after wave of late attacks was repelled by the Welsh defence. Wales never trailed.
The result is a major lift for Welsh rugby after a difficult period: the team endured a record run of 18 successive defeats following the last World Cup and had won only five of 32 internationals over the last three years, including an unconvincing 28-21 win over Japan last weekend.
Wales coach Steve Tandy said the effort his players and staff had put in over the last 15 months got what it deserved, calling it an unbelievable performance, and praised the team for staying composed when New Zealand came back at them. Captain Dewi Lake said the group deserved the result after the tough times it had been through.
(Source: Reuters)
Source: Reuters
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Photo: 图：威尔士队主场、位于 Cardiff 的 Principality Stadium 内景（资料图）。Visit Wales 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Inside Principality Stadium in Cardiff, home of the Welsh national rugby team (file photo). By Visit Wales, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
