All Blacks 54 (Beauden Barrett 2, TJ Perenara, Will Jordan , Dalton Papalii, Sevu Reece, Anton Lienert-Brown tries; Jordie Barrett 5 con, 3 pen) Wales 16 (Johnny Williams try; Rhys Priestland con, pen, Gareth Anscombe 2 pen) HT: 18-6
FULLTIME - Vintage late push from the All Blacks, who raced home in the final 20 minutes to seal a resounding seven-tries-to-one victory. Click here for a full wrap and highlights.
79 mins - TRY ALL BLACKS to Beauden Barrett
Just moments after being announced man of the match, Barrett latches on to a Welsh pass and sprints 40m clear down the right-hand touchline to claim his second intercept try of his 100th test match.
Jordie Barrett hits the post with his conversion, and that will do us. (NZ 54-16)
77 mins - This All Blacks bench has made a huge impact here to out the icing on an impressive NZ performance.
74 mins - A scintillating 80m All Blacks counter-attack breaks down with the try line begging. That would have been a try for the ages.
71 mins - TRY ALL BLACKS to Anton Lienert-Brown
And the floodgates have opened. B.Barrett does well to read the rushing defence, delays his pass for Ioane to enter space, and it's a simple draw and pass for J. Barrett to his centre to score in the corner. Well deserved try for ALB, who has been superb today.
Jordie Barrett nails the sideline conversion (NZ 49-16).
69 mins - The All Blacks have cleared their bench. Wales scrum at the NZ 10m line.
66 mins - TRY ALL BLACKS to Sevu Reece
Fantastic work from Reece, who reels in a clearing kick, finds support on his left, then pops back up to find to find more, before taking the final pass back inside to run it around behind the posts. It's a lot to process, I know.
Conversion is over, and this has quickly become ugly for Wales. (NZ 42-16)
64 mins - TRY ALL BLACKS to Dalton Papalii
Perfect response from the Kiwis. Papalii peels off the back of the maul from the 5m lineout, beats one defender then reachs out with full extension to place the ball on the chalk. J. Barrett converts (35-16).
63 mins - NZ win the penalty from the restart. Turn down the shot for the 5m lineout.
61 mins - TRY WALES to Johnny Williams
Priestland grubbers across the face of the posts and it's perfectly weighted for the second-five to pounce under the crossbar. Conversion good. (NZ 28-16)
60 mins - Retallick leaves for an HIA. Vaa'i on for the Welsh 5m lineout.
59 mins - Wales fumble but return the clearing kick well, back near the NZ 22m. Ball lost but penalty advantage cashed in for Wales. This time they look to the lineout, rather than the posts. Better late than never, I guess.
57 mins - Restart spilled by Retallick. Wales scrum at the NZ 22m.
55 mins - TRY ALL BLACKS to Will Jordan
Individual brilliance from the red-hot wing. Claims the clearing kick, beats one man, then chips and regathers to slide in for the All Blacks' third try. J. Barrett converts. (NZ 28-9)
53 mins - Ioane breaks! Beast three tacklers, eventually taken at the Welsh 22m. Retallkick offloads to Blackadder, who can't hold on.
50 mins - Savea with a brilliant turnover and B. Barrett clears. Lane bombs and regathers, Wales right back on attack.
Back we go for a penalty. Will they take the easy three points or shoot for more? Shot it is, Priestland claims the penlaty goal. (NZ 21-9)
48 mins - Blackadder spills a carry, didn't appear to be either arm in that tackle but they'll play on. Chance for Wales here, scrum 15m in front of the NZ posts.
47 mins - Former Chiefs star Anscombe's day is over, replaced by Rhys Priestland. The newcomer immediately finds touch inside the NZ 22m.
Laulala's time in the bin is over, NZ back to 15 players.
44 mins - Moody pinged for an early engagement. Jordan leaps to take the bomb and sprints clear, back down to the Wales 22m. Bizarre decision from B. Barrett to bomb with the defence scrambling, easy mark for Wales.
Papalii swoops on a ruck to win an NZ defensive penalty. J. Barrett will line up a shot at goal from 35m on the angle...nails it. (NZ 21-6)
42 mins - Papaliii with excellent pressure on Anscombe, who had to scramble his clearing kick. Ball deemed unplayable, NZ scrum inside the Wales 10m.
The rain has stopped. Fingers crossed it remains that way.
41 mins - Beauden Barrett gets us restarted in Cardiff. Jordan leaps but can't quite reel it in. Wales scrum.
Tyrel Lomax is on while Laulala is in the bin, Blackadder to the bench.
Second half underway...
HALFTIME - Entertaining test match in Cardiff so far. Join us back here for shortly for the second half.
40 mins - Wales edging to the NZ 22m, can they steal some points before halftme against the 14-man ABs?
NZ defence holding up well. Phase 12 for Wales, who have a penalty advantage. Eventually that is cashed in. Odd decision to look for the three points here, but Anscombe takes them with a straightforward shot to end the half. (NZ 18-6)
39 mins - NZ penalised for taking the player in the air at the lineout.
Referee wants to take a closer look at an earlier tackle, where the Wales player ducks into a tackle and cops a shot to the head from Laulala's arm. It did appear he was trying to wrap his arms in the tackle but I'm not sure the referee agrees.
This is going to be card. I think he'll accept the yellow there.
37 mins - Wales find some space, break through the midfield. Wales 5m lineout, as the crowd finds it voice.
And the ball is overthrown, Havili does well to reel it in and B.Barrett slams a kick all the way back to halfway.
34 mins - TRY ALL BLACKS to TJ Perenara
Powerful pick and go from Savea, who finds Perenara on his shoulder and the halfback uses his strength to power over the line in the tackle. Conversion wide left. (NZ 18-3)
31 mins - NZ scrum at Wales' 22m, as the rain starts to fall. Maybe we should have closed that roof, after all. Seemed risky.
30 mins - NZ making great progress with the pick and go but they're penalised for going off their feet at the ruck, just a metre short of the line.
Wales clear back to their 10m but the lineout is poor and NZ are back at the Wales 22m.
28 mins - Yet another scrum penalty against Wales. Laulala doing some excellent work against Lions prop Wyn Jones.
Chance here for NZ, lineout inside the Wales 22m.
27 mins - Wales return a clearing kick to halfway. Bomb sent up and Ioane can't reel it in. Wales scrum at the NZ 10m.
24 mins - All Blacks pick and go from the 22m, they're just a metre short now. Nepo Laulala fumbles and regathers but places the ball down, comes up claiming a try. Review reveals the ball had touched the ground, so no first test try for the prop.
Penlaty advantage cashed in for NZ, either way. This will be three more points for J. Barrett. (NZ 13-3)
23 mins - Bombing duel ensues. Wales finish with ball in hand, grubber behind the line for a lineout near the NZ 22m, as Principality Stadium breaks out in song.
Refere wants to go back and take a look at what seemed to be a completely fair challenge in the air by a Welsh player. Penalty NZ. That's a rough one.
20 mins - Wales building at halfway, giving the ball some air. ALB swoops at a ruck to win an NZ penalty. Wales are marched 10 metres, which brings the penalty further inside J. Barrett's range. He calls for the tee, this will be a 53m attempt...plenty of legs but he's pulled it to the left.
19 mins - Alun Wyn Jones is forced from the field in his record-breaking 149th test. Ya hate to see it.
17 mins - Wales pinged at the breakdown, not rolling away at the ruck. Jordie Barrett lines up an easy three points, then extends the NZ lead. (NZ 10-3)
15 mins - NZ roll the maul through Taylor. Barrett finds Ioane with a crossfield kick, who chips and chases immediately. Well-weighted kick but the defence beats them to ground it in-goal. Goal-line dropout taken by NZ at the 22m.
13 mins - Clearance is charged down then fumbled by NZ. Big chance here for Wales, scrum at the NZ 22m.
But NZ win the scrum penalty and will clear back to halfway.
10 mins - Ball is spilled and J. Barrett kicks and chases deep. Wales manage to find some space on the wing and run it back down the opposite flank, ball inside is tapped down by Beauden. Referee takes a good look at it, before decidng it was catchable and not a yellow card offence.
But it is a penalty, Wales lineout at the NZ 22m. Knockon from the lineout and NZ will feed the scrum.
7 mins - Lienert-Brown makes a thumping spot tackle but Wales continue to recycle. Phase 10 and they opt for the box kick. Ioane scrambles to stop a kick going into the touch in the corner, Barrett clears but only as far as the 22m.
5 mins - NZ beaten to the punch at the ruck and concede another defensive penalty. Anscombe settles his nerves with a gift three points. (NZ 7-3)
3 mins - TRY ALL BLACKS to Beauden Barrett
Barrett positions himself perfectly from the lineout setpiece move and pounces for the intercept, bolting 50m clear to celebrate his century with a try. His brother converts. (NZ 7-0)
3 mins - NZ pick and go for some decent metres but Wales work hard in the tackle and force the knockon. Accidental offside against NZ, Wales clear to halfway.
2 mins - Defensive penalty won at the ruck by NZ, Barrett takes us to a lineout at the Welsh 22m.
1 min - The 36th clash between the All Blacks and Wales has begun. All Blacks receive and look to work and clear, well taken by Wales at the NZ 10m line.
We're underway...
5:13am - A standardly rousing Welsh anthem leads us into 'Ka Mate'. Let's play.
5:06am - Beauden Barrett leads the All Blacks out on the occasion of his 100th test match.
5:04am - The roof at Principality Stadium is open for this one, as the iconic stadium welcomes a sold-out crowd for the first time since the pandemic. Conditions are clear and dry.
Kia ora and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the All Blacks' showdown against Wales at Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
The test marks the opening of the All Blacks' annual year-end European tour - their first since 2019 - after completing the Australian and US legs of their epic three-month tour.
The last time these two old rivals met was at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, where the All Blacks handily dispatched Wales 40-17 in the playoff for third place in Japan.
Live updates will begin from 5am.
TAB betting odds: New Zealand - $1.01, Wales - $12
Team line-ups:
All Blacks: 1-Joe Moody, 2-Codie Taylor, 3-Nepo Laulala, 4-Brodie Retallick, 5-Samuel Whitelock (captain), 6-Ethan Blackadder, 7-Dalton Papalii, 8-Ardie Savea, 9-TJ Perenara, 10-Beauden Barrett, 11-Rieko Ioane, 12-David Havili, 13-Anton Lienert-Brown, 14-Will Jordan, 15-Jordie Barrett
Reserves: 16-Samisoni Taukei'aho, 17-Karl Tu'inukuafe, 18-Tyrel Lomax, 19-Tupou Vaa'i, 20-Akira Ioane, 21-Brad Weber, 22-Richie Mo'unga, 23-Sevu Reece
Wales: 1-Wyn Jones, 2-Ryan Elias, 3-Tomas Francis, 4-Adam Beard, 5-Alun Wyn Jones (captain), 6-Ross Moriarty, 7-Taine Basham, 8-Aaron Wainwright, 9-Tomos Williams, 10-Gareth Anscombe, 11-Josh Adams, 12-Johnny Williams, 13-Jonathan Davies, 14-Owen Lane, 15-Johnny McNicholl
Reserves: 16-Kirby Myhill, 17-Rhys Carre, 18-Dillon Lewis, 19-Will Rowlands, 20-Seb Davies, 21-Gareth Davies, 22-Rhys Priestland, 23-Ben Thomas
All Blacks captain Whitelock braced for intimidating cauldron of Principality Stadium
All Blacks captain Sam Whitelock has tried to prepare his younger teammates for the intimidating atmosphere awaiting them at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on Monday (NZ time).
Last time New Zealand faced Wales at their home fortress - traditionally known as Cardiff Arms Park - four years ago, it was called Millennium Stadium. Deputising for Kieran Read, Whitelock captained the side to 33-18 victory, despite copping a yellow card late in the contest.
But long after results fade into the history books, the veteran lock will remember the pre-match build-up to any encounter against the Welsh on their sacred turf.
Despite COVID-19 crowd restrictions around the world, 75,000 will cram into an open-roofed stadium on Monday.
"For us more experienced players, who have been here before, it's one of the things we've tried to explain," reflects Whitelock. "But sometimes you've really got to experience it, before you understand what it's like.
"It's an awesome atmosphere. It's one of the most special stadiums to play at, especially during the anthems.
"The Welsh all can sing and they definitely back themselves. It's pretty cool when you hear 70,000 Welsh people singing at the top of their lungs."
Only five other players - Codie Taylor, Reiko Ioane, Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara and Anton Lienert-Brown - have returned from that 2017 line-up to take the field this week.
Whitelock admits each player must decide for themselves how to handle the unique environment, perhaps the only build-up that comes close to nullifying the traditional All Blacks haka.
"Everyone's different," he says. "Some people are just thinking about their next job, whether it's the haka or in game.
"For myself, I've got to absorb it, I've got to listen to it and take it in for what it is. It's an amazing thing and I'd be disappointed in myself if I didn't enjoy some of these amazing things we get to experience as All Blacks playing away from home.
"I'm sure there will be a few supporters that have made their way from New Zealand and it's awesome when you see Kiwi fans in the crowd with their All Blacks jerseys on."
The occasion will be even more special for Whitelock, who will square off - positionally and as captain - against longtime rival Alun Wyn Jones, as he surpasses former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw as the world's most-capped rugby international.
"Awesome man, awesome bloke," says Whitelock. "Really pumped for him to get to 149 tests.
"He's a real competitor, normally brings a bit of chat during the game, but afterwards, it's always good to share a cold beer with him."
