History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and Wales

New Zealand and Wales have faced each other 38 times with New Zealand winning 35 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 34 consecutive encounters. 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 3–6. 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 Overview Details Played Won byNew Zealand Won byWales Drawn New Zealand points Wales points In Wales 24 21 3 0 690 292 In New Zealand 10 10 0 0 405 95 Neutral venue 4 4 0 0 176 69 Overall 38 35 3 0 1,271 456

Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. RecordNew ZealandWalesLongest winning streak34 (21 December 1963 – present)2 (21 December 1935 – 20 December 1963)Largest points forHome55 (23 June 2003)26 (22 November 2025)Away55 (5 November 2022)37 (2 November 2003)Largest winning marginHome52 (23 June 2003)5 (19 December 1953)Away38 (5 November 2005; 30 October 2021)

Results No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition 1 16 December 1905 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 3–0 The Original All Blacks 2 29 November 1924 St Helen's, Swansea 0–19 1924–25 New Zealand tour of France, Great Britain and Ireland 3 21 December 1935 National Stadium, Cardiff 13–12 1935–36 New Zealand tour of Canada, Great Britain and Ireland 4 19 December 1953 National Stadium, Cardiff 13–8 1953–54 New Zealand tour of Europe and North America 5 21 December 1963 National Stadium, Cardiff 0–6 1963–64 New Zealand tour of Europe and North America 6 11 November 1967 National Stadium, Cardiff 6–13 1967 New Zealand tour of Great Britain, France and Canada 7 31 May 1969 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 19–0 1969 Wales tour of New Zealand, Australia and Fiji 8 14 June 1969 Eden Park, Auckland 33–12 9 2 December 1972 National Stadium, Cardiff 16–19 1972–73 New Zealand tour of Europe and North America 10 11 November 1978 National Stadium, Cardiff 12–13 1978 New Zealand tour of Great Britain and Ireland 11 1 November 1980 National Stadium, Cardiff 3–23 1980 New Zealand tour of North America and Wales 12 14 June 1987 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane (Australia) 49–6 1987 Rugby World Cup 13 28 May 1988 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 52–3 1988 Wales tour of New Zealand 14 11 June 1988 Eden Park, Auckland 54–9 15 4 November 1989 National Stadium, Cardiff 9–34 1989 New Zealand tour of Great Britain, Ireland and North America 16 31 May 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg (South Africa) 34–9 1995 Rugby World Cup 17 29 November 1997 Wembley Stadium, London (England) 7–42 1997 New Zealand tour of Great Britain and Ireland 18 23 November 2002 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 17–43 2002 Autumn Internationals 19 21 June 2003 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 55–3 2003 Wales tour of Australia and New Zealand 20 2 November 2003 Stadium Australia, Sydney (Australia) 53–37 2003 Rugby World Cup 21 20 November 2004 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 25–26 2004 Autumn Internationals 225 November 2005 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 3–41 2005 Autumn Internationals 23 25 November 2006 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 10–45 2006 Autumn Internationals 2422 November 2008 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 9–29 2008 Autumn Internationals 25 7 November 2009 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 12–19 2009 Autumn Internationals 26 19 June 2010 Carisbrook, Dunedin 42–9 2010 Wales tour of New Zealand 27 26 June 2010 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 29–10 28 27 November 2010 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 25–37 2010 Autumn Internationals 29 24 November 2012 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 10–33 2012 Autumn Internationals 30 22 November 2014 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 16–34 2014 Autumn Internationals 31 11 June 2016 Eden Park, Auckland 39–21 2016 Wales tour of New Zealand 32 18 June 2016 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 36–22 33 25 June 2016 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 46–6 34 25 November 2017 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 18–33 2017 Autumn Internationals 35 1 November 2019 Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu (Japan) 40–17 2019 Rugby World Cup 36 30 October 2021 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 16–54 2021 Autumn Internationals 37 5 November 2022 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 23–55 2022 Autumn Internationals 38 22 November 2025 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 26–52 2025 Autumn Internationals 39 14 November 2026 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff TBD TBD 2026 Nations Championship

List of series Played Won byNew Zealand Won byWales Drawn 4 4 0 0

Year New Zealand Wales Series winner 1969 2 0 1988 2 0 2010 2 0 2016 3 0

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