| Wales (6) 16 |
| Tries: J Williams Cons: Priestland Pens: Anscombe 2, Priestland |
| New Zealand (18) 54 |
| Tries: B Barrett 2, Perenara, Jordan, Papalii, Reece, Lienert-Brown Cons: J Barrett 5 Pens: J Barrett 3 |
New Zealand returned to the highest of the world rankings with a seven-try demolition of a depleted Wales.
Two tries from Beauden Barrett and additional scores from TJ Perenara, Will Jordan, Dalton Papalii, Sevu Reece and Anton Lienert-Brown, plus 19 factors from Jordie Barrett, sealed the win.
Johnny Williams scored the one strive for Wales, who have been effectively overwhelmed.
And captain Alun Wyn Jones and Ross Moriarty joined the hosts’ in depth damage checklist.
Jones – incomes his 149th Wales cap and passing former New Zealand skipper Richie McCaw’s file whole for one nation – was compelled off within the 18th minute after tackling Jordie Barrett.
The damage was to Jones’ left shoulder – the identical one he injured in the summertime towards Japan earlier than recovering miraculously to guide the Lions within the three-Check collection defeat towards South Africa – and he was changed right here by Will Rowlands, with Jonathan Davies taking up the captaincy.
Wales’ wait to beat All Blacks goes on
Defeat meant that Wales’ 68-year shedding run towards New Zealand continues.
Not many have been anticipating a primary victory over All Blacks since 1953 and New Zealand eased away within the ultimate quarter with some elegant tries orchestrated by man-of-the-match Beauden Barrett in his a hundredth worldwide.
New Zealand achieved their highest factors whole in Cardiff and equalled their highest profitable margin in Wales.
Wales have been lacking 20 gamers, with British and Irish Lions Ken Owens, George North, Leigh Halfpenny, Josh Navidi, Justin Tipuric, Dan Lydiate and Liam Williams absent by means of damage and Cardiff centre Willis Halaholo unavailable due to Covid-19.
Wales additionally didn’t have entry to their England-based membership gamers Dan Biggar, Taulupe Faletau, Nick Tompkins, Louis Rees-Zammit, Callum Sheedy, Thomas Younger and Christ Tshiunza, with the match being staged outdoors World Rugby’s worldwide window.
In distinction, New Zealand fielded an virtually full-strength aspect and got here into the match having lately gained the Rugby Championship and scoring 104 factors towards USA.
The emphatic victory in Cardiff allowed New Zealand to leapfrog South Africa again to the world primary place.
It was the primary sport at Principality Stadium that would maintain capability crowds since February 2020 and the Welsh Rugby Union reported a sellout of 74,500 for a sport that raised £4m.
100 not out
Fly-half Beauden Barrett, who turned the eleventh All Blacks participant to realize 100 caps, was in direct competitors with Gareth Anscombe.
The battle got here 10 years after the pair had been team-mates within the New Zealand Below-20s aspect that defeated Wales 92-0 within the Junior World Championships.
Anscombe, who qualifies for Wales by means of his mom, had battled again from a critical knee damage suffered towards England in August 2019 that had dominated him out for 2 years. He had solely performed three league video games earlier than beginning towards the land of his delivery right here.
It was a nightmare begin for Anscombe, although, and a dream one for Barrett, who intercepted a cross from his reverse quantity to canter over – together with his brother Jordie changing.
Anscombe settled down with a gap penalty after good work on the breakdown from flanker Taine Basham on his first Wales begin.
A superb break from Aaron Wainwright from his personal line launched Owen Lane, whose inside cross to Johnny Williams was deemed to have intentionally knocked on by Beauden Barrett.
The New Zealand fly-half escaped a yellow card from French referee Mathieu Raynal.
Wainwright was penalised for not rolling away, with Jordie Barrett restoring the seven-point benefit, then – after Wales captain Jones was compelled off – including a second penalty after New Zealand prop Nepo Laulala spurned a try-scoring alternative.
With the roof open due to Covid-19 laws and the rain starting to fall closely, the All Blacks prospered as scrum-half Perenara powered over.
Regardless of New Zealand’s dominance, Basham stood out together with his contact space turnover work and ebullient ball-carrying.
Dragons back-row colleague Moriarty was compelled off after a problem from Laulala, who did not wrap his shoulder and struck the Wales flanker on the pinnacle.
Referee Mathieu Raynal determined it was not a purple card, with Moriarty having dipped into contact and Ethan Blackadder’s deal with affecting Laulala’s problem, with the prop handed a yellow card. Moriarty was compelled off and changed by Cardiff lock Seb Davies.
Wales’ woeful line-out continued to hamper them, although. Anscombe managed a second penalty to scale back the half-time deficit to 18-6 however Jordie Barrett added an extra three factors early within the second half.
Rhys Priestland changed Anscombe for his first worldwide in 4 years and made a direct impression by slotting over a penalty.
Wales have been punished for some unfastened kicking with Rieko Ioane and David Havili offering the warning earlier than wing Jordan expertly counter-attacked to gather his personal chip and cross for the All Blacks’ third strive.
Wales lastly scored a strive with Priestland producing a intelligent kick that centre Williams pounced on.
The house aspect trailed by 12 factors after 61 minutes however the All Blacks eased away with a devastating show of working rugby with 4 tries within the ultimate quarter.
New Zealand have been ruthless with two tries in fast succession as flanker Papalii and alternative Reece powered over and the onslaught continued with a sixth rating for centre Lienert-Brown.
It was becoming Beauden Barrett sealed the win and took the rating above 50 factors with a second interception strive, this time latching onto a unfastened cross from an in any other case spectacular Johnny McNicholl.
Wales’ challenges proceed subsequent weekend when world champions South Africa arrive in Cardiff. This autumn was by no means going to be straightforward.
Wales: McNicholl; Lane, J Davies, J Williams, Adams; Anscombe, T Williams; W Jones, Elias, Francis, Beard, AW Jones (capt), Moriarty, Basham, Wainwright.
Replacements: Myhill for Elias (65), Carre for W Jones (56), Lewis for Francis (56), Rowlands for AW Jones (18), S Davies for Moriarty (36), G Davies for T Williams (68), Priestland for Anscombe (47), B Thomas for J Williams (68).
New Zealand: J Barrett; Jordan, Lienert-Brown, Havili, R Ioane; B Barrett, TJ Perenara; Moody, Taylor, Laulala, Retallick, Whitelock (capt), Blackadder, Papalii, Savea.
Replacements: Taukei’aho for Taylor (62), Tu’inukuafe for Moody (62), Lomax for Blackadder (41-49), Lomax for Laulala (63), Vaa’i for Retallick (68), A Ioane for Papalii (68), Weber for Perenara (62), Mo’unga for Jordan (68), Reece for Havili (65).
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson (England), Christophe Ridley (England)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Eire).
