Wales V New Zealand - All You Need To Know

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Beauden Barrett of New Zealand is tackled by Nick Tompkins of WalesImage source, Huw Evans Picture Agency

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Wales and New Zealand past met successful Cardiff successful 2022 erstwhile nan All Blacks won 55-23

Wales will renew a 120-year rivalry erstwhile they big New Zealand astatine nan Principality Stadium connected Saturday.

After securing a first triumph of nan Steve Tandy era against Japan, Wales look an All Blacks broadside smarting from a uncommon conclusion by England.

The circuit Grand Slam whitethorn person gone for Scott Robertson's broadside - who person mislaid 3 of their past 8 Tests - but they will want to motion disconnected 2025 successful style.

Wales are braced for arguably their toughest 2 weeks of nan twelvemonth pinch nan All Blacks followed by world champions South Africa connected 29 November.

Both sides are group to sanction their teams connected Thursday.

What clip will Wales v New Zealand footwear off?

The lucifer kicks disconnected astatine 15:10 GMT and location will beryllium unrecorded audio commentary connected BBC Sounds via BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC 5Live.

The commentary will besides beryllium disposable connected nan BBC Sport website wherever you tin travel blow-by-blow action pinch our unrecorded matter commentary.

For each nan build-up and analysis, make judge to travel nan Welsh rugby conception connected nan BBC Sport website.

Who is nan referee?

Hollie Davidson will make history connected nan play erstwhile she becomes nan first female to return complaint of an All Blacks game.

She will beryllium assisted by Italy's Andrea Piardi and Gianluca Gnecchi.

Englishman Ian Tempest is nan tv lucifer charismatic (TMO), pinch Italian Matteo Liperiniin is successful complaint of nan foul play reappraisal process (FPRO).

What shape are Wales and New Zealand in?

Wales spell into this crippled having halted a 10-match losing streak astatine nan Principality Stadium with triumph complete Japan, while New Zealand caput to nan Welsh superior having suffered their heaviest nonaccomplishment to England successful 13 years.

Wales had trailed Eddie Jones' Brave Blossoms until nan 82nd infinitesimal erstwhile Jarrod Evans kicked nan match-winning punishment and clinched only a 2nd triumph successful 21 Test matches.

But it was a acold from convincing capacity pinch Josh Adams' 20-minute reddish paper adding to Wales' disciplinary woes.

New Zealand person besides suffered disciplinary problems of late. Following 3 yellowish cards astatine Murrayfield, hooker Codie Taylor was misdeed binned arsenic nan All Blacks saw an early 12-0 lead whittled distant by England astatine Allianz Stadium.

Leicester Fainga'anuku and Taylor had crossed for nan visitors earlier a George Ford-inspired England deed backmost pinch 4 tries successful a convincing 33-19 defeat.

Past meetings betwixt Wales and New Zealand

Wales look nan New Zealand haka successful their 2003 gathering successful CardiffImage source, Huw Evans Picture Agency

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Wales look nan New Zealand haka successful their 2003 meeting

Since their first gathering astatine Cardiff Arms Park backmost successful 1905, New Zealand person utterly dominated this fixture having won 34 retired of 37 matches against Wales.

Wales won that first brushwood 3-0, but person won conscionable doubly much and not registered a triumph since 1953.

  • Wales 3-0 New Zealand, 16 December 1905

  • Wales 0-19 New Zealand, 29 November 1924

  • Wales 13-12 New Zealand, 21 December 1935

  • Wales 13-8 New Zealand, 19 December 1953

  • Wales 0-6 New Zealand, 21 December 1963

  • Wales 6-13 New Zealand, 11 November 1967

  • New Zealand 19-0 Wales, 31 May 1969

  • New Zealand 33-12 Wales, 14 June 1969

  • Wales 16-19 New Zealand, 2 December 1972

  • Wales 12-13 New Zealand, 11 November 1978

  • Wales 3-23 New Zealand, 1 November 1980

  • New Zealand 49-6 Wales, 14 June 1987*

  • New Zealand 52-3 Wales, 28 May 1988

  • New Zealand 54-9 Wales, 11 June 1988

  • Wales 9-34 New Zealand, 4 November 1989

  • New Zealand 34-9 Wales, 31 May 1995*

  • Wales 7-42 New Zealand, 29 November 1997

  • Wales 17-43 New Zealand, 23 November 2002

  • New Zealand 55-3 Wales, 21 June 2003

  • New Zealand 53-37 Wales, 2 November 2003*

  • Wales 25-26 New Zealand, 20 November 2004

  • Wales 3-41 New Zealand, 5 November 2005

  • Wales 10-45 New Zealand, 25 November 2006

  • Wales 9-29 New Zealand, 22 November 2008

  • Wales 12-19 New Zealand, 7 November 2009

  • New Zealand 42-9 Wales, 19 June 2010

  • New Zealand 29-10 Wales, 26 June 2010

  • Wales 25-37 New Zealand, 27 November 2010

  • Wales 10-33 New Zealand, 24 November 2012

  • Wales 16-34 New Zealand, 22 November 2014

  • New Zealand 39-21 Wales, 11 June 2016

  • New Zealand 36-22 Wales, 18 June 2016

  • New Zealand 46-6 Wales, 25 June 2016

  • Wales 18-33 New Zealand, 25 November 2017

  • New Zealand 40-17 Wales, 1 November 2019*

  • Wales 16-54 New Zealand, 30 October 2021

  • Wales 23-55 New Zealand, 5 November 2022

* Denotes games astatine World Cup

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