History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and Wales

The New Zealand national rugby union team (also known as the All Blacks) has played 35 matches against Wales, winning 32 of them. The first Test match between the two sides was played in 1905 at Cardiff Arms Park, with Wales winning 3–0, when the All Blacks were in Wales during the historic 1905–1906 All Blacks tour in Europe and North America. The loss was said to be controversial, as All Blacks wing Bob Deans claimed to have scored a try that would have brought them level. However, Wales were generally considered the better team with the All Blacks playing particularly poorly in the first half of the game. Two more Welsh victories in the next 50 years were balanced by a defeat by the 1924 All Black "Invincibles". Since the last loss (19 December 1953) New Zealand have won 31 consecutive encounters and Wales winning 0. Wales also played the touring New Zealand Natives team at St Helens on 22 December 1888 defeating them by 1 Goal to nil and the New Zealand Services at Cardiff on 21 April 1919, with Wales losing 6–3. Wales has accorded both of these matches 'test' status but neither game is considered to be an official test by New Zealand. Wales has also played the New Zealand Maori in Cardiff on 13 November 1982 defeating them 25–19. Neither country accorded that game test status.

Summary

Overview

Details Played Won by
New Zealand
Won by
Wales
Drawn New Zealand points Wales points
In Wales 21 18 3 0 529 227
In New Zealand 10 10 0 0 405 95
Neutral venue 4 4 0 0 176 69
Overall 35 32 3 0 1110 391

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Record New Zealand Wales
Longest winning streak 31 (21 Dec 1963–present) 2 (21 Dec 1935–20 Dec 1963)
Largest points for
Home 55 (23 June 2003) 25 (27 November 2010)
Away 53 (2 November 2003) 37 (2 November 2003)
Largest winning margin
Home 52 (23 June 2003) 5 (19 December 1953)
Away 38 (5 November 2005) n/a

Results

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition Match reports
1 16 December 1905 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 3–0  Wales The Original All Blacks
2 29 November 1924 St Helen's, Swansea 0–19  New Zealand 1924-25 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France
3 21 December 1935 National Stadium, Cardiff 13–12  Wales 1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada
4 19 December 1953 National Stadium, Cardiff 13–8  Wales 1953–54 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
5 21 December 1963 National Stadium, Cardiff 0–6  New Zealand 1963–64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
6 11 November 1967 National Stadium, Cardiff 6–13  New Zealand 1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, France and Canada
7 31 May 1969 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 19–0  New Zealand 1969 Wales rugby union tour of Oceania
8 14 June 1969 Eden Park, Auckland 33–12  New Zealand
9 2 December 1972 National Stadium, Cardiff 16–19  New Zealand 1972-73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
10 11 November 1978 National Stadium, Cardiff 12–13  New Zealand 1978 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
11 1 November 1980 National Stadium, Cardiff 3–23  New Zealand 1980 New Zealand rugby union tour of North America and Wales
12 14 June 1987 Ballymore, Brisbane, Australia 49–6  New Zealand 1987 Rugby World Cup
13 28 May 1988 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 52–3  New Zealand 1988 Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand
14 11 June 1988 Eden Park, Auckland 54–9  New Zealand
15 4 November 1989 National Stadium, Cardiff 9–34  New Zealand 1989 New Zealand rugby union tour of Canada and the British Isles
16 31 May 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 34–9  New Zealand 1995 Rugby World Cup
17 29 November 1997 Wembley Stadium, London 7–42  New Zealand 1997 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
18 23 November 2002 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 17–43  New Zealand 2002 Autumn international BBC
19 21 June 2003 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 55–3  New Zealand 2003 Wales rugby union tour of Australasia BBC
20 2 November 2003 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia 53–37  New Zealand 2003 Rugby World Cup BBC
21 20 November 2004 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 25–26  New Zealand 2004 Autumn international BBC
22 5 November 2005 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 3–41  New Zealand 2005 Autumn international BBC
23 25 November 2006 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 10–45  New Zealand 2006 Autumn international BBC
24 22 November 2008 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 9–29  New Zealand 2008 Autumn international BBC
25 7 November 2009 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 12–19  New Zealand 2009 Autumn international BBC
26 19 June 2010 Carisbrook, Dunedin 42–9  New Zealand 2010 Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand BBC
27 26 June 2010 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 29–10  New Zealand BBC
28 27 November 2010 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 25–37  New Zealand 2010 Autumn international BBC
29 24 November 2012 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 10–33  New Zealand 2012 Autumn international BBC
30 22 November 2014 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 16–34  New Zealand 2014 Autumn international BBC
31 11 June 2016 Eden Park, Auckland 39–21  New Zealand 2016 Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand BBC
32 18 June 2016 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 36–22  New Zealand BBC
33 25 June 2016 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 46–6  New Zealand BBC
34 25 November 2017 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 18–33  New Zealand 2017 Autumn international BBC
35 1 November 2019 Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu, Japan 40–17  New Zealand 2019 Rugby World Cup bronze final BBC

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List of series

Played Won by
New Zealand
Won by
Wales
Drawn
4 4 0 0
Year New Zealand Wales Series winner
1969 2 0  New Zealand
1988 2 0  New Zealand
2010 2 0  New Zealand
2016 3 0  New Zealand

References

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