CorticorpNews
Back to Sports
3 photos

Updated

Wales beat New Zealand 35-28 in Cardiff on Saturday, their first win over the All Blacks since 1953. The Nations Championship match at the Principality Stadium ended a 34-match losing run, and former captain Sam Warburton called it one of the greatest Welsh wins of all time. Wales led 14-0 early, were level 21-21 at half-time, and pulled clear with tries from Tomos Williams, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Eddie James and Louis Rees-Zammit, with New Zealand's scores coming from Cortez Ratima, Wallace Sititi, Fehi Fineanganofo and Peter Lakai. Bookmakers had offered odds as long as 20-1 or 30-1 for a Wales win, and the All Blacks were ranked effectively the top side after South Africa lost to France the night before. In the second half Wales held New Zealand out three times over their try line, with second-row Dafydd Jenkins initially credited with 38 tackles, level with a world record. Warburton said: "No-one gave Wales a chance; that's why this is one of the greatest Welsh wins of all time." The crowd of 55,152 was the lowest in 14 Wales-New Zealand matches at the stadium, and former New Zealand captain Sean Fitzpatrick praised the defensive effort.

Sources:BBC Sport

1 outlet · 3 articles · first seen Nov 14, 1:00 PM ET

Every source article