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)
Penalty wales, All Blacks in on the side at the ruck
Scoreless so far in the 2nd half
@ grootblousmile:
John Sturgeon (ABs Manager) is from that area & an ex-miner, he knows many of the affected families – very sad. Team has been rallying around him all week but still he cuts such a sad figure.
Penalty Wales, right in front and up close….
Braid gets a yellow.
All Blacks 13 / 12
All Blacks frustrated… Wales boyed….
Penalty Wales, deep in their own half
63@ Rugby_Princess:
It’s a coal mine.. right?
Those things have a habit of burning violently.
Try No 2 for Hosea Gear.
TMO
Try awarded.
@ grootblousmile:
Yes a coal mine & LOTS of methane.
All Blacks 20 / 12
70@ Rugby_Princess:
There are underground veins of coal burning already for decades here in SA, about 100 km from me, near Witbank (Mordor), ground looks like a golfball from up in a plane, from all the sinkhole dimples.
Saw it many times whilst skydiving in the area.
Knock by the All Blacks…. dan Carter in the tackle
Penalty All Blacks….
All Blacks 23 / 12
@ grootblousmile:
They have brought in a special machine from Australia to put the fire out & clear the methane so the bodies can be recovered.
Penalty Wales as Carter holds on after some funny indecision from him….
Not Dan’s best night
All Blacks 23 / 15
I picked the All Blacks by 18 on Bru….. only 8 ahead now, they better get their arses into gear.
Penalty Wales at scrumtime, 5m in the All Black half…. maybe Hook can slot it…
Stephen Jones taking it after all… and slots it.
All Blacks 23 / 18
Carter now kicks one out on the full.
Damn, he’s ordinary tonight!
Toeava tryyyyyy, left corner
Try John Afoa… converted
All Blacks 37 / 18
19 points lead…. good for my Bru
Jerome Kaino gets Man Of The Match…. deservedly so
Richie McCaw coat hangered by ref doesn’t even award a penalty ? Nice & “fair” yeah …
5 tries to nil, so far
Try Lee Byrne for Wales, converted by Stephen Jones
Final Score All Blacks 37 / 25
Nag almal.
Go Bokke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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