Famous rugby results...New Zealand Herald
(1) Wales 3 All Blacks 0, Cardiff, December 16, 1905
An upset? Well, consider the backdrop. The Originals were away from home almost five months, played 35 games, won 34.
No team reached double figures against them, and it was on this tour the legend both of All Black rugby, and the Wales-New Zealand rivalry was born.
The Welsh test came after wins over Scotland, 12-7, Ireland and England, both 15-0, and France were beaten 38-8 in Paris at the end of the tour.
On this day, New Zealand were off their game, tiring from the rigours of the travel and short of three key players, including first five-eighth Billy Stead and big forward Bill Cunningham.
Wales weren't in bad shape, with only one new cap, first five-eighth Percy Bush, and he'd played for Great Britain, as the Lions were then known, a year earlier in New Zealand and Australia.
The only try was scored by wing Teddy Morgan. One of rugby's great controversies happened that day, the try scored, or not, by Bob Deans. It was ruled out by a slow-moving referee who was well behind the play, wearing street shoes.
However there was a view at the time that, for all that, New Zealand were the inferior team on the day.
(2) Newport 3 All Blacks 0, Rodney Parade, October 30, 1963
Just the third game of a 36-game, four-month tour and Newport carried on Wales' tradition of great club victories by Swansea and Cardiff.
In drizzly, muddy conditions at Rodney Parade, Newport, who had the dazzling future Lion and league international David Watkins at first five-eighth, were fired up.
The only points came from a skiddy dropped goal by centre Dick Uzzell in the first half.
It was a nightmare start to the All Black career of first five-eighth Earle Kirton, who unfairly copped a share of blame for the loss.
It's worth looking at the All Black side: Clarke D., Caulton, MacRae, Walsh, Davis, Kirton, Briscoe, Lochore, Nathan, Tremain, Meads, Horsley, Clarke I., Major, Whineray (c). Not exactly a lightweight combination.
Newport celebrated like there was no tomorrow. Indeed, a Welsh team has only beaten the All Blacks once since then
[media=https://youtu.be/iCn56dUYnmI]
The Haka is frightening!
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/top-10-shock-rugby-upsets-etched-in-the-memory/27B6BGETZOYDJGAWFJEEURQCPY/
An upset? Well, consider the backdrop. The Originals were away from home almost five months, played 35 games, won 34.
No team reached double figures against them, and it was on this tour the legend both of All Black rugby, and the Wales-New Zealand rivalry was born.
The Welsh test came after wins over Scotland, 12-7, Ireland and England, both 15-0, and France were beaten 38-8 in Paris at the end of the tour.
On this day, New Zealand were off their game, tiring from the rigours of the travel and short of three key players, including first five-eighth Billy Stead and big forward Bill Cunningham.
Wales weren't in bad shape, with only one new cap, first five-eighth Percy Bush, and he'd played for Great Britain, as the Lions were then known, a year earlier in New Zealand and Australia.
The only try was scored by wing Teddy Morgan. One of rugby's great controversies happened that day, the try scored, or not, by Bob Deans. It was ruled out by a slow-moving referee who was well behind the play, wearing street shoes.
However there was a view at the time that, for all that, New Zealand were the inferior team on the day.
(2) Newport 3 All Blacks 0, Rodney Parade, October 30, 1963
Just the third game of a 36-game, four-month tour and Newport carried on Wales' tradition of great club victories by Swansea and Cardiff.
In drizzly, muddy conditions at Rodney Parade, Newport, who had the dazzling future Lion and league international David Watkins at first five-eighth, were fired up.
The only points came from a skiddy dropped goal by centre Dick Uzzell in the first half.
It was a nightmare start to the All Black career of first five-eighth Earle Kirton, who unfairly copped a share of blame for the loss.
It's worth looking at the All Black side: Clarke D., Caulton, MacRae, Walsh, Davis, Kirton, Briscoe, Lochore, Nathan, Tremain, Meads, Horsley, Clarke I., Major, Whineray (c). Not exactly a lightweight combination.
Newport celebrated like there was no tomorrow. Indeed, a Welsh team has only beaten the All Blacks once since then
[media=https://youtu.be/iCn56dUYnmI]
The Haka is frightening!
....
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/top-10-shock-rugby-upsets-etched-in-the-memory/27B6BGETZOYDJGAWFJEEURQCPY/
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