History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and Wales
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The All Blacks have played against Wales
28 times, winning 25 of them, and Wales winning the other three. The first Test match between the two sides was played in 1905 at Cardiff Arms Park
, with Wales winning 3 – 0.
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
28 times, winning 25 of them, and Wales winning the other three. The first Test match between the two sides was played in 1905 at Cardiff Arms Park
Cardiff Arms Park
Cardiff Arms Park , also known as The Arms Park, is primarily known as a rugby union stadium, but it also has a bowling green, and is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. The Arms Park was host to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958, and hosted four games in the 1991 Rugby World...
, with Wales winning 3 – 0.
Overall summary
| Details | Played | Won by All Blacks | Won by Wales | Drawn | All Blacks points | Wales points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Wales | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 387 | 176 |
| In New Zealand | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 46 |
| Neutral venue | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 59 |
| Overall | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 849 | 281 |
Results
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| 27 November 2010 | Millennium Stadium Millennium Stadium The Millennium Stadium is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and also frequently stages games of the Wales national football team, but is also host to many other large scale events, such as the Super Special Stage... , Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for... |
25 – 37 | Autumn International 2010 end of year rugby tests The 2010 end of year rugby tests, also known as the Autumn internationals in the northern hemisphere, will see Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and tour the northern hemisphere. Test matches will also be arranged involving the various Pacific island teams and other non-Tier 1... |
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| 26 June 2010 | Waikato Stadium Waikato Stadium Waikato Stadium is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the Goal Line Terrace holding 800 and the Greenzone can hold... , Hamilton Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland... |
29 – 10 | 2010 mid-year rugby test series 2010 mid-year rugby test series The 2010 mid-year rugby Test series refers to the rugby union Internationals that were played from late May to late June, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.... |
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| 19 June 2010 | Carisbrook Carisbrook Carisbrook was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it has also been used for other sports such as cricket, football, rugby league and motocross. Carisbrook has also hosted a Joe Cocker concert and frequently hosted pre-game... , Dunedin Dunedin Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until... |
42 – 9 | Stuff | ||
| 7 November 2009 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 12 – 19 | Autumn Interational 2009 end of year rugby tests The 2009 end of year rugby tests, also known as the Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, saw Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina, tour the northern hemisphere.... |
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| 22 November 2008 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 9 – 29 | Autumn Interational 2008 end of year rugby tests The 2008 end of year rugby tests, also known as the Autumn internationals saw Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, the Pacific Islanders and Canada tour the northern hemisphere. The tour ended with the traditional 'final challenge' Barbarians match, against Australia, which was the... |
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| 25 November 2006 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 10 – 45 | Autumn Interational | BBC | |
| 5 November 2005 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 3 – 41 | 2005 NZ Tour | BBC | |
| 20 November 2004 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 25 – 26 | 2004 NZ Tour | BBC | |
| 2 November 2003 | Stadium Australia, Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... |
53 – 37 | 2003 Rugby World Cup 2003 Rugby World Cup The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World... |
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| 23 June 2003 | Waikato Stadium Waikato Stadium Waikato Stadium is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the Goal Line Terrace holding 800 and the Greenzone can hold... , Hamilton Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland... |
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| 23 November 2002 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 17 – 43 | 2002 NZ Tour | ||
| 29 November 1997 | Wembley Stadium, London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
7 – 42 | 1997 NZ Tour | ||
| 31 May 1995 | Ellis Park Ellis Park Stadium Ellis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's... , Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... |
34 – 9 | 1995 Rugby World Cup 1995 Rugby World Cup The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country.... |
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| 4 November 1989 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 34 – 9 | 1989 NZ Tour | ||
| 11 June 1988 | Eden Park Eden Park Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable... , Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... |
54 – 9 | 1988 Wales Tour | ||
| 28 May 1988 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... |
52 – 3 | 1988 Wales Tour | ||
| 14 June 1987 | Ballymore Ballymore Stadium Ballymore is the name of a rugby union stadium situated in Herston, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It was the home of Queensland Rugby Union, and used to be the home ground for the Queensland Reds and the Brisbane Strikers Football Club. The Queensland Reds have since moved to Suncorp Stadium... , Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... |
49 – 6 | 1987 Rugby World Cup 1987 Rugby World Cup The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. New Zealand and Australia agreed to co-host the first ever tournament with New Zealand hosting seventeen pool stage matches, two quarter-finals and the final with Australia being the junior partner hosting seven pool matches, two... |
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| 1 November 1980 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 23 – 3 | 1980 NZ Tour 1980 New Zealand rugby union tour of Wales The 1980 New Zealand tour of Wales was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the New Zealand All Blacks against Wales that also took in two international games in North America en route to South Wales... |
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| 11 November 1978 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 12 – 13 | 1978 NZ Tour | ||
| 2 December 1972 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 6 – 13 | 1972/73 NZ Tour | ||
| 14 June 1969 | Eden Park Eden Park Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable... , Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... |
33 – 12 | 1969 Wales Tour 1969 Wales rugby union tour The 1969 Wales rugby union tour was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the Wales national rugby union team to Australia, Fiji and New Zealand. The tour took in four matches against regional and invitational teams and three tests; two to New Zealand and one to Australia... |
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| 31 May 1969 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... |
19 – 0 | 1969 Wales Tour 1969 Wales rugby union tour The 1969 Wales rugby union tour was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the Wales national rugby union team to Australia, Fiji and New Zealand. The tour took in four matches against regional and invitational teams and three tests; two to New Zealand and one to Australia... |
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| 11 November 1967 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 6 – 13 | 1967 NZ Tour | ||
| 21 December 1963 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 0 – 6 | 1963/64 NZ Tour 1963-64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America The 1963–64 New Zealand tour of Britain, Ireland and France was a rugby union tour undertaken by the New Zealand national rugby union team. The tour took in the five major Northern Hemisphere rugby nations of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and France... |
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| 19 December 1953 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 13 – 8 | 1953/54 NZ Tour | ||
| 21 December 1935 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 13 – 12 | 1935/36 NZ Tour | ||
| 29 November 1924 | St Helen's St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground is a spectator venue in Swansea, Wales. It is used for both rugby and cricket.It is owned and operated by the City and County of Swansea council and is also used to host the local annual Guy Fawkes night fireworks display.-History:Since the ground opened in... , Swansea Swansea Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands... |
0 – 19 | The Invincibles Tour | ||
| 16 December 1905 | Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Arms Park , also known as The Arms Park, is primarily known as a rugby union stadium, but it also has a bowling green, and is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. The Arms Park was host to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958, and hosted four games in the 1991 Rugby World... , Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for... |
3 – 0 | The Originals Tour |