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All Blacks out to extend winning run
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November 5, 2009
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Wales captain Ryan Jones is spoken to by referee Jonathan Kaplan during the Haka before the match between Wales and New Zealand All Blacks at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on November 22, 2008.
Ryan Jones leads Wales against the All Blacks again after fireworks last season © Getty Images
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Last season's showdown between Wales and New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium produced unbelievable drama as the home side refused to back away from the haka, but yielded a predictable result as the All Blacks came from behind to extend their winning run from 19 to 20 games.

Dating back to Bleddyn Williams leading Wales to victory at the National Stadium in 1953, the All Blacks' winning sequence has established a vice-like grip on the fixture. Welsh fans and players alike have turned up to the fixture in hope more than expectation and have continually been disappointed.

In 2004 Wales came closest to that watershed victory, losing by a single point at the Millennium Stadium, but that was followed by a humiliating 41-3 defeat a year later with the hosts the reigning Grand Slam champions.

Wales v New Zealand Match Stats

Played 24; Wales won three; New Zealand won 21

First Test: Wales 3-0 New Zealand, National Stadium, Cardiff, December 16, 1905

Latest Test: Wales 9-29 New Zealand, Millennium Stadium, November 22, 2008

Wales' largest winning margin: Five points - Wales 13-8, National Stadium, Cardiff, December 19, 1953

New Zealand's largest winning margin: 52 points - New Zealand 55-3 Wales, Waikato Stadium, June 21, 2003

New Zealand winning sequence: 20 Tests, December 21, 1963 to present day

  • Click Here for Wales' full Test record courtesy of Statsguru

  • Click Here for New Zealand's full Test record courtesy of Statsguru

  • Click Here for a full record of all Wales v New Zealand matches courtesy of Statsguru

  • Click Here for the Wales v New Zealand record at the Millennium Stadium courtesy of Statsguru

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