Wales Beat the All Blacks 35-28 for First Time Since 1953

Wales produced one of the biggest surprises in rugby. The home side beat New Zealand 35-28 in a Six Nations match, with a strong defensive display, earning their first win over the All Blacks since 1953.

Wales played effectively for about 40 minutes of the first half. After tries from Tomos Williams, Dewi Lake and Archie Griffin, they went into the break 21-7 ahead. However, the home side's decision to keep playing in the opposition half cost them dearly. New Zealand levelled the score by the end of the first half with tries from Cortez Ratima, Wallace Sititi and Fehi Fineanganofo. Fineanganofo's try came in the added minutes of the first half.

Wales came out for the second half and struck again. After tries from Eddie James and winger Louis Rees-Zammit, the margin was 35-21. Peter Lakai's try cut the gap to seven for New Zealand. For the rest of the match, New Zealand kept their attacks almost entirely inside the Welsh 22. The home defence repelled wave after wave of attacks and stopped the visitors three times inside their own penalty area.