Wales (9) 25 / All Blacks (13) 37 (Final Score)
Walas hosted the All Blacks at the Millennium Stadium at 19:15 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
The All Blacks scored 5 tries before conceding a lone Wales try when the clock was already past 80 min.
The All blacks achieve their Grand Slam AGAIN, beating Wales by 37 / 25
Scorers:
Wales: 6 Penalties & 1 Conversion Stephen Jones, 1 Try Lee Byrne
All Blacks: 2 Penalties & 3 Conversion Dan Carter, 2 Tries Hosea Gear, 1 Try Mils Muliaina, 1 Try Isaia Toeava, 1 Try John Afoa
Teams:
Wales: 15 Lee Byrne, 14 George North, 13 Tom Shanklin, 12 James Hook, 11 Tom James, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Mike Phillips, 8 Ryan Jones, 7 Sam Warburton, 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Alun-Wyn Jones, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Matthew Rees (captain), 1 Gethin Jenkins.
Replacements: 16 Huw Bennett, 17 Paul James, 18 Jonathan Thomas, 19 Andy Powell, 20 Martyn Williams, 21 Richie Rees, 22 Andrew Bishop.
New Zealand: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Isaia Toeava, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Andrew Hore, 17 John Afoa, 18 Anthony Boric, 19 Daniel Braid, 20 Andy Ellis, 21 Stephen Donald, 22 Ma’a Nonu.
Date: Saturday, November 27
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 19.15 SA Time (17.15 GMT; 06.15, Sunday November 28 NZ time)
Expected weather: Maximum temperature 1ºC, minimum -3ºC; wind chill -6ºC to -8ºC; cloudy/snow showers; wind from north east 14-16km/h
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa), David Changleng (Scotland)
TMO: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Go Blacks… fetch your grand Slam, you deserve it.
OK, players are out on the field…. anthems shortly.
Nice fireworks out on Millenium Stadium…
wag nou vir land of our farthers dis in my oe beter as die haka g ka
I’ve grown to like the NZ Anthem…. our rugby brothers from the Southern Hemisphere.
… now of course in my book the most beautiful Anthem in the world…. these Welshmen can sing….
Haka!!
Ahhhhhhh, not Ka Mate this time….
Slag hulle kele, All Blacks!
OK, game time!
hoenerrvleis mooi nou nou vir die hakkakka geee kakkka
Game On!
Early penalty Wales, kickable.
Hosea Gear injured
Wales 3 / 0
Penalty All Blacks… Wales off their feet at the ruck
Try Hosea Gear….
Damn, that Sonny Bill Williams just never dies with the ball in hand
All Blacks 5 / 3 as Dan Carter misses
Penalty All Blacks on the middle spot…. Hook held on
All Blacks 8 / 3.
Dan Carter moves past Johnny Wilkinson….. highest all time points scorer now
Penalty All Blacks… Wales deliberately wheeled the scrum
Dan Carter misses again…. from the left hand side… missed the kick right
Mils does well, then holds the ball on the ground, penalty Wales.
They kick for touch
All Blacks steal the Wales lineout ball…
Huge hit by Kaino….. massive… turnover ball.
Man, that is good….. hehehe
Try Mils Muliaina
Dan Carter misses a bloody easy conversion
All Blacks 13 / 3
Penalty Wales, on the All Black 10m line.
All Blacks fell over the ground ball.
Stephen Jones misses as it hits the upright
High Tackle by Bad Brad Thorn, Penalty Wales
All Blacks steals another lineout ball… I think this is already steal No 3 in the lineouts for them.
Dan Carter is a bit out of sorts under pressure…. one has to bottle him up, like Wales are desperately trying to do.
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