All Blacks – 36 Wales - 22
FULLTIME - Highly entertaining Test match tonight, the All Blacks kicking into gear in the second half to put the contest out of reach before the gallant Welsh ran in a couple of late tries. Click above for highlights.
81 mins - Crotty with room out wide after the Ben Smith break, plants the ball in the corner. TMO rules foot in touch, and that will do us.
80 mins - Kaino carries to the Wales 22m now, one last chance to score for NZ. Hooters goes off in the background as penalty advantage is played....
77 mins - TRY WALES - Roberts chews up a Tamanivalu chip kick and streaks 50m clear, links with his support in Jonathan Davies who plants a huge fend on Tamanivalu before crossing the line. Conversion misses. (NZ 36-22)
74 mins - TRY WALES - Liam Williams hits a gap from deep and Dan Biggar does well to find him, the winger angling 40m to score wide. Biggar sends the conversion over. (NZ 36-17)
73 mins - 15 phases deep now and they've been repelled all the way back to halfway.
72 mins - Wales shift through the phases now, ABs defense holding well as they struggle to hit the gain-line near the NZ 22m.
70 mins - NZ swing back on attack now, looking dangerous before accidental obstruction saves the Welsh.
66 mins - TRY ALL BLACKS - From their own 22m this time, Kaino combines with Naholo to set the winger away, he finds Perenara inside who links with Ardie Savea, the flanker stepping one before sprinting 40m to score in front of a frothing home crowd. Conversion's good. (NZ 36-10)
66 mins - Penalty won and they looked for touch. 5m line-out...and it's stolen by NZ.
64 mins - Wales with some quality field position for the first time in the second half, 15m out now....
60 mins - TRY ALL BLACKS - Slick set piece from the scrum, Read picking up and turning to the blindside, putting a pass over two defenders to Smith who finds an umarked Waisake Naholo to waltz in untouched for his fourth Test try. Conversion misses. (NZ 29-10)
59 mins - Simple shot at goal declined and they pack the scrum 5m out.
58 mins - Jamie Roberts knocks on from the restart, more ball for the ABs coming up. Barrett with another wipers kick from the scrum, Smith gets a boot to it and they regather. 5m out now....penalty NZ. This match has really burst into life now.
56 mins - TRY ALL BLACKS - NZ put in a huge shove, Read breaks off and offloads in the tackle for Aaron Smith to find a streaking Beauden Barrett who beats one and looks to be just short before reaching out to dot down between the posts. (NZ 24-10)
55 mins - Aaron Smith sells a dummy from the restart and sprints clear, puts in the kick deep and the ABs swarm and force the turnover. NZ scrum at the Welsh 5m.
53 mins - TRY ALL BLACKS - Read with the turnover, Barrett pierces the line at halfway before finding Ben Smith in support on the right flank, Smith beating one then goose-stepping clear to score. Barrett converts. (NZ 17-10)
51 mins - Dagg returns with profit before Coles is hit hard in support. Ball wide is intercepted by Warburton and run back to the ABs 10m before a sloppy pass falls back to Dagg, who's into touch...hectic passage of play.
50 mins - Warburton on the spot for the turnover, Wales clear.
49 mins - ABs scrum at halfway after a forward pass. Tamanivalu frees Smith on the righ wing and he beats one. Coles finds himself with room and bumps off one, ABs just 15m out now...
48 mins - Penalty advantage being played for NZ, Barrett puts in the wipers kick and there's a nasty mid-air collision between Williams and Naholo. Both men still down. Advantage voided and Wales grab the penalty for the dangerous challenge.
47 mins - ABs defense sends them backwards as a loose pass rolls back towards the Welsh 10m. Knock-on at the ruck and NZ will have the loosehead feed, center field.
46 mins - Wales begin to rumble ahead, heading towards 60% of the possession to date.
45 mins - ABs manage to hack the ball away at the base of the ruck, Wales return fire and we have a line-out at the NZ 10m.
43 mins - They shoot blindside and find some room to move, Williams chips for himself and Barrett covers well for the mark.
42 mins - Positive start for Wales to the second 40, Tamanivalu with a hand on a pass and Wales will feed a scrum at the NZ 10m.
Second half kicks off...
HALFTIME - The tourists with the lion's share of both territory and possession, while the ABs have struggled to find their rhythm with ball in hand. Join us back here shortly for the second half.
40 mins - TRY WALES - Jonathan Davies sparked the movement and finished it off, throwing the skip pass to cash in the overlap from his initial linebreak as lock Alun Wyn crashes over out wide as the siren sounds. Biggar slots it from the sideline and we're all squared up heading into the break. (10-10)
39 mins - Davis breaks the line, Wales just metres out...
38 mins - Naholo hits his opposite number hard and the ABs roll over the ball. Barrett with acres of space but puts it out on the full.
37 mins - Smith clears with the box-kick. Wales launch again, 5 phases deep as they hit the NZ 10m.
36 mins - Wales look for touch! 5m line-out thrown and the ABs defense rolls their maul directly into touch.
35 mins - Amos chips and Fekiota does well to mark. Dagg clears strongly before looking to field the returning kick and conceding a penalty as Fekitoa blocked the chaser.
34 mins - Back underway now, and immediately a scrum penalty to Wales. Biggar finds touch 30m from the NZ line.
33 mins - Wales look to spread the ball but a prone Cruden is in the way, referee blows time. Charteris looks to have landed on the first-five's neck, and out comes the stretcher and replacement Beauden Barrett. Could be a lengthy delay here.
31 mins - 22m restart after the Dagg return punt is touched down. Crotty fields it and links with Kaino. Naholo fends two, ball turned at the ruck.
29 mins - Penalty advantage cashed in by Peyper, right in the shadow of the posts and Cruden won't turn a gift like this down. (NZ 10-7)
28 mins - 15 phases deep as the hit the NZ 10m, and the ABs win a penalty. Smith goes quickly and finds his namesake Ben out wide, links with Crotty and they're 10m from the Welsh line now...
27 mins - Wales patient but predictable on attack, find themselves backing up to the 50m.
25 mins - Naholo fields a chip kick and looks to place one himself, doesn't connect well and it's out on the full. Wales to the NZ 10m from the line-out...
23 mins - Davis clears from the restart and gives Dagg an opportunity to unleash that massive punt of his, returning play inside the Wales 22m for a line-out. Wales grab a penalty and we'll set the line-out at halfway.
20 mins - TRY ALL BLACKS - Aaron Smith draws defenders from the base of the ruck before slinging a lovely wide ball to Fekitoa, options on the outside and it's Israel Dagg marking his comeback in style with a try. Cruden converts. (NZ 7-3)
19 mins - Dagg returns the clearance and finds Naholo streaking on the left flank, the big winger scorching 30m and Wales concede the penalty at the ruck. ABs line-out 5m out...
17 mins - ABs line-out at their own 10m. Cruden bombs and Patchell is up to the task. Wales return the favour...
15 mins - Wales counter-ruck well and win themselves a penalty. The Human Radar Dan Biggar predictably calls for the tee, 40m on the angle....over it goes and we finally have some points on the board. (Wales 3-0)
14 mins - Offside at the line-out, Wales take us back inside ABs territory. Fekitoa has been given the all clear and he rejoins his side.
13 mins - NZ penalty and Smith tapes quickly, finds Coles out wide who steps on the gas to chew up 20m. Welsh swoop and clear poorly, NZ line-out 30m out...
11 mins - Read off the back of the scrum leaving defenders in his wake. Dagg clear but the kick isn't a good one. Williams claims the mark.
9 mins - Wales looking to expose the ABs in midfield with the fresh combination there, and finding metres consistently. Davis with a great run to take play inside the ABs 22m before a knock-on kills the movement.
8 mins - Wales win the penalty, Faletau first to the ruck as NZ hold on. Line-out at the NZ 10m.
7 mins - Read carries three to the Wales 22m. Some jarring defense at the edges of the ruck by the Welsh.
5 mins - Faletau with a powerful run off the back of the scrum, probing blindside. Wales work to the 5th phase and give up the penalty, ABs over the breakdown quickly. NZ line-out at the half.
4 mins - NZ ruled to have had two halfbacks at the line-out and concede a free kick. Wales opt to pack the scrum 30m from the hosts' line.
3 mins - Cane pounces on a losoe ball and the ABs recycle past the Welsh 10m. Fumble at the ruck and wales are able to clear, NZ line-out at their own 10m.
2 mins - Massive head clash with Rioberts and Fekitoa is bleeding quite heavily and seems a tad concussed. Seta Tamanivalu gets on the park early.
1 min - Cruden gets us underway and Biggar immediately finds touch. ABs launch from the line-out, Fekitoa hit hard in midfield and the ball is loose. Wales edge to halfway...ball spills into touch.
We're underway...
7:34pm - Kieran Read takes the head of 'The Flying V' as Aaron Smith leads arousing rendition of 'Ka Mate'. Let's get this started.
7:32pm - The Cake Tin looking resplendent in black tonight, not a yellow seat in sight as the crowd finds full voice with 'God Defend...'
7:27pm - Both sides out on the pitch now as we line up for the anthems. This is one area I'm certain the Welsh will dominate.
7:24pm - Conditions at ground level are looking ideal for some running rugby, fine overhead with a slight breeze and just enough of a chill to remind you that it's genuinely winter.
Commentary will start from around 7:25pm. In the meantime check out the video above for a preview of tonight's match with the lads from The Crooked Feed.
Line ups:
New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Waisake Naholo, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Kieran Read (c), 7 Sam Cane, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Brodie Retallick, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Dane Coles, 1 Joe Moody
Replacements: 16 Nathan Harris, 17 Wyatt Crockett, 18 Charlie Faumuina, 19 Patrick Tuipulotu, 20 Ardie Savea, 21 TJ Perenara, 22 Beauden Barrett, 23 Seta Tamanivalu
Wales: 15 Rhys Patchell, 14 Liam Williams, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Hallam Amos, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Rhys Webb, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Sam Warburton (c), 6 Ross Moriarty, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 4 Luke Charteris, 3 Samson Lee, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements: 16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Rob Evans, 18 Tomas Francis, 19 Bradley Davies, 20 Ellis Jenkins, 21 Gareth Davies, 22 Rhys Priestland, 23 Scott Williams
Head to head:
All Blacks - $1.04 Wales - $9.00
Last five results:
Sat, 11 Jun 2016 NZL v WAL 39-21 Eden Park, Auckland Sat, 22 Nov 2014 NZL v WAL 34-16 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Sat, 24 Nov 2012 NZL v WAL 33-10 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Sat, 27 Nov 2010 NZL v WAL 37-25 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Sat, 26 Jun 2010 NZL v WAL 29-10 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
New Zealand’s overall record against Wales:
Played 31, Wins 28, Losses 3, Draws 0
Pre-match banter:
Gatland: We must battle relentless ABs
Welsh coach Warren Gatland has stressed his team must play the full 80 minutes against a 'relentless' All Blacks team.
Wales ran out of steam in the first Test as the All Blacks blew the score out to a comfortable 39-21 win in Auckland.
Gatland said he's spoken to all 23 in the matchday squad about keeping their focus in the second Test in Wellington on Saturday and dealing with the All Blacks for the full game.
"We've just got to live with that, they've done it against a lot of teams in the past," Gatland said on the All Blacks late push.
"We've spoken about how relentless they are and just keep coming at you. For those players who are out there, it's just about making sure they go past that 60-65 minute mark and keep looking to put them under pressure.
"It was obvious the impact of their bench was pretty significant, so guys coming off the bench for us have to maintain the tempo and be accurate for us."
Gatland made two changes to his starting line-up, with incoming player Rhys Patchell thrown in at fullback and the experienced Luke Charteris starting at lock in place of Bradley Davies.
Liam Williams, who impressed in the first Test, moves to the wing to replace the injured George North.
Patchell will earn his third cap for Wales after flying out to join the team after the first Test. He came off the bench in Wales' 40-7 thrashing at the hands of the Chiefs, and Gatland has turned to him over Gareth Anscombe to deal with the All Blacks physicality.
The 23-year-old is a natural first five-eight who can threaten the All Blacks with a big boot out of hands and as a goalkicker.
"We feel at the moment he's a No.15 who has moved clubs to play No.10 next year, but he is quick and he brings a physical element," Gatland said on Patchell.
"He's an intelligent rugby player and he's pretty excited about the opportunity."
Anscombe was expected to get the start, but a hip injury that kept him out of playing the Chiefs has limited him in training during the week.
"[Anscombe] has been non-contact and we felt with him if he gets a knock on the hip in the first few minutes then he'll have to come off and that's potentially a risk that exposes us."
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