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All Blacks suffer 73-year first in defeat to Wales

All Blacks suffer 73-year first in defeat to Wales

Wales have pulled off one of the greatest wins in their recent history, beating the All Blacks for the first time in 73 years in a Nations Championship boilover.

The All Blacks have not lost to Wales since 1953.

The All Blacks take on England at Twickenham next week.

Wales has ended a 73-year winless sequence against New Zealand with a stunning 35-28 victory in the Nations Championship.

Wales, who last overcame the All Blacks in 1953 and have endured a dismal recent run, outscored the visitors five tries to four on Saturday and produced a defensive performance for the ages to end a run of 34 losses to the three-times world champions.

They caught New Zealand cold with two early tries and two more at the start of the second half, and heroic Welsh defence resisted waves of attacks in the closing stages to hold on for a famous victory.

"It's come from belief. Obviously we've got the crowd behind us, and the energy and the noise was unbelievable," Welsh man of the match James Botham said.

"We've been training on the defensive side of things, and it shows how training has come on and just how much we have got each other's back."

The Wales players team were in tears at the end amid raucous celebrations at Cardiff's Principality Stadium after Tomos Williams, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Eddie James and Louis Rees-Zammit scored tries and Sam Costelow was immaculate with the boot.

In brief

The All Blacks have not lost to Wales since 1953. The All Blacks take on England at Twickenham next week. Wales has ended a 73-year winless sequence against New Zealand with a stunning 35-28 victory in the Nations Championship. The Wales players team were in tears at the end amid raucous celebrations at Cardiff's Principality Stadium after Tomos Williams, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Eddie James and Louis Rees-Zammit scored tries and Sam Costelow was immaculate with the boot.

This is the opening of the story, shared with credit to ABC News Australia. The rest of the report — with every detail — continues on the publisher’s website.

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