Follow the action as the All Blacks meet Wales in Cardiff.
All you need to know
The Grand Slam dream is over, so let’s go back to calling it a Northern Tour. The All Blacks season rolls on for one more test as they finish the 2025 season in Cardiff. Wales have struggled of late, currently sitting 12th in the World Rugby rankings and end the year with tests against the All Blacks and South Africa.
The Welsh haven’t beaten New Zealand since 1953, the coronation year of Queen Elizabeth II while Winston Churchill was British prime minister. All Black Bill McCaw, who passed away in March, was the last surviving member of that 1953 test.
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In their past 10 meetings, Wales haven’t got within 10 points of the All Blacks with the closest defeat being 37-25 win 2010. The All Blacks have put 50 on them the past two times the sides have met.
All Blacks v Wales history
Played – 37
All Blacks won – 34
Wales won – 3
Draws – 0
All Blacks points scored – 1219
Wales points scored – 430
All Blacks v Wales TAB odds
All Blacks: $1.01 Draw: $51 Wales: $15
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All Blacks v Wales line-ups
All Blacks side to play Wales
1. Tamaiti Williams, 2. Samisoni Taukei’aho, 3. Pasilio Tosi, 4. Scott Barrett (c), 5. Fabian Holland, 6. Simon Parker, 7. Du’Plessis Kirifi, 8. Wallace Sititi, 9. Cortez Ratima, 10. Damian McKenzie, 11. Caleb Clarke, 12. Anton Lienert-Brown, 13. Rieko Ioane, 14. Will Jordan, 15. Ruben Love
Bench: 16. George Bell, 17. Fletcher Newell, 18. George Bower, 19. Josh Lord, 20. Christian Lio-Willie, 21. Finlay Christie, 22. Leicester Fainga’anuku, 23. Sevu Reece.
Wales side to play All Blacks
1 Rhys Carre, 2 Dewi Lake (capt), 3 Keiron Assiratti, 4 Adam Beard, 5 Dafydd Jenkins, 6 Alex Mann, 7 Harri Deaves, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 9 Tomos Williams, 10 Dan Edwards, 11 Tom Rogers, 12 Joe Hawkins, 13 Max Llewellyn, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 15 Blair Murray.
Bench: 16 Brodie Coghlan, 17 Gareth Thomas, 18 Archie Griffin, 19 Freddie Thomas, 20 Taine Plumtree, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Nick Tompkins.
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All Blacks v Wales last time they met
2022, All Blacks 55 Wales 23
The All Blacks equalled their record high against Wales as Codie Taylor, Jordie Barrett and Aaron Smith all scored doubles. Sam Whitelock was captain, Ian Foster was coach, while Kiwi Wayne Pivac was coach of Wales. A bit has changed since.
Gregor Paul wrote:
If the All Blacks are losing their aura, Wales may be of the view that they are not losing it quickly enough.
An All Blacks side, supposedly vulnerable, ripe for the plucking, produced arguably their best – certainly their most controlled, disciplined and relentless – performance of the year in Cardiff.
It was a performance marked not by its creativity, of which there was precious little, but their commitment to a physical, direct style of ultra-conservative rugby that left Wales feeling that they were the veritable little brother, pinned down on the couch, weakly and hopelessly trying to fight off an opponent that they had neither the strength nor innovation to repel.
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This was a victory for brute strength, clarity of thinking and patience to a simple gameplan that was markedly low in ambition.
New Zealand set out to squash Wales and that is exactly what they did.
All Blacks v Wales last 10 meetings
2022 – All Blacks 55 Wales 23, Cardiff
2021 – All Blacks 54 Wales 16, Cardiff
2019 – All Blacks 40 Wales 17, Tokyo
2017 – All Blacks 33 Wales 18, Cardiff
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2016 – All Blacks 46 Wales 6, Dunedin
2016 – All Blacks 36 Wales 22, Wellington
2016 – All Blacks 39 Wales 21, Auckland
2014 – All Blacks 34 Wales 16, Cardiff
2012 – All Blacks 33 Wales 10, Cardiff
2010 – All Blacks 37 Wales 25, Cardiff
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Form guide (past five tests)
All Blacks: L, W, W, W, L
Wales: W, L, W, L, L
All Blacks v Wales referee
Hollie Davidson will become the first female to referee an All Blacks test after being appointed to the final test of the season against Wales.
Davidson recently took charge of her second Women’s Rugby World Cup final, joining Andre Watson as the only other referee to oversee two finals.
The 33-year-old Scot also refereed the 2021 final when the Black Ferns edged England at Eden Park, when she sent off England’s Lydia Thompson.
Davidson was recently named World Rugby’s referee of the year and oversaw her first Springboks test in July when South Africa beat Italy 42-24.
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All Blacks (Northern Tour) schedule
Sunday, November 2, 9.10am – All Blacks 26 Ireland 13, Soldier Field, Chicago
Sunday, November 9, 4.10am – All Blacks 25 Scotland 17, Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Sunday, November 16, 4.10am – All Blacks 19 England 33, Twickenham, London
Sunday, November 23, 4.10am – All Blacks v Wales, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
All Blacks v Wales – how to follow the action
For live commentary of All Blacks v Wales, join Elliott Smith on Newstalk ZB, Gold Sport and iHeartRadio.
You can watch the game on Sky Sport 1 and it will be livestreaming on Sky Sport Now.
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You can also find live updates at nzherald.co.nz.
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