History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and Wales

New Zealand and Wales have faced each other 37 times with New Zealand winning 34 and Wales winning 3. The first Test match between the two sides was played in 1905 at Cardiff Arms Park, with Wales winning 3–0, when the All Blacks were in Wales during the historic 1905–1906 All Blacks tour in Europe and North America. The loss was said to be controversial, as All Blacks wing Bob Deans claimed to have scored a try that would have brought them level. However, Wales were generally considered the better team with the All Blacks playing particularly poorly in the first half of the game. Two more Welsh victories in the next 50 years were balanced by a defeat by the 1924 All Black "Invincibles". Since the last loss (19 December 1953) New Zealand have won 33 consecutive encounters and Wales winning 0. Wales also played the touring New Zealand Natives team at St Helens on 22 December 1888 defeating them by 1 Goal to nil and the New Zealand Services at Cardiff on 21 April 1919, with Wales losing 6–3. Wales has accorded both of these matches 'test' status but neither game is considered to be an official test by New Zealand. Wales has also played the New Zealand Maori in Cardiff on 13 November 1982 defeating them 25–19. Neither country accorded that game test status.

Summary

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Overview

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Details Played Won by
New Zealand
Won by
Wales
Drawn New Zealand points Wales points
In Wales 22 19 3 0 596 259
In New Zealand 10 10 0 0 405 95
Neutral venue 5 5 0 0 218 76
Overall 37 34 3 0 1,219 430

Records

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Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Record New Zealand Wales
Longest winning streak 33 (21 December 1963 – present) 2 (21 December 1935 – 20 December 1963)
Largest points for
Home 55 (23 June 2003) 25 (27 November 2010)
Away 55 (5 November 2022) 37 (2 November 2003)
Largest winning margin
Home 52 (23 June 2003) 5 (19 December 1953)
Away 38 (5 November 2005; 30 October 2021)

Results

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No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
1 16 December 1905 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 3–0   Wales The Original All Blacks
2 29 November 1924 St Helen's, Swansea 0–19   New Zealand 1924–25 New Zealand tour of France, Great Britain and Ireland
3 21 December 1935 National Stadium, Cardiff 13–12   Wales 1935–36 New Zealand tour of Canada, Great Britain and Ireland
4 19 December 1953 National Stadium, Cardiff 13–8   Wales 1953–54 New Zealand tour of Europe and North America
5 21 December 1963 National Stadium, Cardiff 0–6   New Zealand 1963–64 New Zealand tour of Europe and North America
6 11 November 1967 National Stadium, Cardiff 6–13   New Zealand 1967 New Zealand tour of Great Britain, France and Canada
7 31 May 1969 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 19–0   New Zealand 1969 Wales tour of New Zealand, Australia and Fiji
8 14 June 1969 Eden Park, Auckland 33–12   New Zealand
9 2 December 1972 National Stadium, Cardiff 16–19   New Zealand 1972–73 New Zealand tour of Europe and North America
10 11 November 1978 National Stadium, Cardiff 12–13   New Zealand 1978 New Zealand tour of Great Britain and Ireland
11 1 November 1980 National Stadium, Cardiff 3–23   New Zealand 1980 New Zealand tour of North America and Wales
12 14 June 1987 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane (Australia) 49–6   New Zealand 1987 Rugby World Cup
13 28 May 1988 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 52–3   New Zealand 1988 Wales tour of New Zealand
14 11 June 1988 Eden Park, Auckland 54–9   New Zealand
15 4 November 1989 National Stadium, Cardiff 9–34   New Zealand 1989 New Zealand tour of Great Britain, Ireland and North America
16 31 May 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg (South Africa) 34–9   New Zealand 1995 Rugby World Cup
17 29 November 1997 Wembley Stadium, London (England) 7–42   New Zealand 1997 New Zealand tour of Great Britain and Ireland
18 23 November 2002 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 17–43   New Zealand 2002 Autumn International
19 21 June 2003 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 55–3   New Zealand 2003 Wales tour of Australia and New Zealand
20 2 November 2003 Stadium Australia, Sydney (Australia) 53–37   New Zealand 2003 Rugby World Cup
21 20 November 2004 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 25–26   New Zealand 2004 Autumn International
22 5 November 2005 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 3–41   New Zealand 2005 Autumn International
23 25 November 2006 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 10–45   New Zealand 2006 Autumn International
24 22 November 2008 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 9–29   New Zealand 2008 Autumn International
25 7 November 2009 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 12–19   New Zealand 2009 Autumn International
26 19 June 2010 Carisbrook, Dunedin 42–9   New Zealand 2010 Wales tour of New Zealand
27 26 June 2010 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 29–10   New Zealand
28 27 November 2010 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 25–37   New Zealand 2010 Autumn International
29 24 November 2012 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 10–33   New Zealand 2012 Autumn International
30 22 November 2014 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 16–34   New Zealand 2014 Autumn International
31 11 June 2016 Eden Park, Auckland 39–21   New Zealand 2016 Wales tour of New Zealand
32 18 June 2016 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 36–22   New Zealand
33 25 June 2016 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 46–6   New Zealand
34 25 November 2017 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 18–33   New Zealand 2017 Autumn International
35 1 November 2019 Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu (Japan) 40–17   New Zealand 2019 Rugby World Cup
36 30 October 2021 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 16–54   New Zealand 2021 Autumn International
37 5 November 2022 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 23–55   New Zealand 2022 Autumn International

List of series

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Played Won by
New Zealand
Won by
Wales
Drawn
4 4 0 0
Year New Zealand Wales Series winner
  1969 2 0   New Zealand
  1988 2 0   New Zealand
  2010 2 0   New Zealand
  2016 3 0   New Zealand