Bryn Bradley displays the agony of losing a one point game.
It was 19-5 to Wales in the first half and 22-7 to New Zealand in the second. The proverbial game of two halves! Wales suffered through not being able to get any possession after the break, but overall it was a fantastic performance that showed much promise.
SAM SCARFE HOLDS ON THIS TIME – WALES 26 – 27 NEW ZEALAND (79 min)
Sam Scarfe goes over and scores this time and Dan Edwards kicks the conversion to make it a one point game. What drama.
BONUS POINT TRY FOR WALES RULED OUT – WALES 19 – 27 NEW ZEALAND (78 min)
Sam Scarfe goes over and loses the ball, but Wales get another penalty line-out,
WELSH PENALTY DRIFTS WIDE – WALES 19 – 27 NEW ZEALAND (73 min)
Dan Edwards shoots for goal off the 10 metre line, but the winds pushes it wide. Wales till without a point in the second half.
8 TO GO AND 16 PENS CONCEDED – WALES 19 – 27 NEW ZEALAND (72 min)
Wales are conceding penalties under pressure as the Baby Blacks turn up the heat. The tackles are flying in from the New Zealanders as they look to finish off the job.
22 POINTS IN 20 MINUTES FROM BABY BLACKS – WALES 19 – 27 NEW ZEALAND (60 min)
A pin-point cross-field kick is tapped down to flanker Che Clark for the bonus point try for the Baby Blacks and Taha Kemara adds a touchline conversion. Mountain to climb for Wales now to get back into the contest. They have been starved of possession this half playing into the wind.
NEW ZEALAND HIT THE FRONT – WALES 19 – 20 NEW ZEALAND (55 min)
A penalty from full back Harry Godfrey from inside the Wales 22 puts New Zealand back in front.
BABY BLACKS SCORE AGAIN – WALES 19 – 17 NEW ZEALAND (50 min)
What a reaction from the New Zealanders in the second half. This time they give Wales a taste of their own medicine from a Sam Hainsworth-Fa’aofo try. This time Taha Kemara adds the extras. Game on!
NEW ZEALAND HIT BACK – WALES 19 – 10 NEW ZEALAND (46 min)
The Baby Blacks go wide after kicking a penalty into the Wales 22. Great hands create an overlap on the left for wing Macca Springer to run in unopposed.
SECOND HALF UNDERWAY
Teams are back out and Wales are now playing into the wind.
HALF-TIME – WALES 19 – 5 NEW ZEALAND (40 min)
What an opening half from Ryan Woodman’s Welsh side. Totally dominant after conceding a soft first try. Wales have been brilliant, New Zealand thoroughly disappointing when put under so much pressure. Big second half to come.
MORGAN MORSE YOU BEAUTY! – WALES 19 – 5 NEW ZEALAND (38 min)
Wales employ the driving line-out again, but this time spread the ball wide left. Cam Winnett almost reached the line, but sweeping up like a good No 8 was Morse who picked up the ball and dived over for a spectacular try. Edwards added the extras.
NEAR MISS – WALES 12 – 5 NEW ZEALAND (34 min)
Morgan Morse is penalised for a double movement as he tries to bag a third Welsh try.
WELSH INJURY (33 min)
Ellis Fackrell goes off with a left shoulder injury and Louis Fletcher comes on to replace him.
WHAT A TRY! WALES HIT THE FRONT – WALES 12 – 5 NEW ZEALAND (26 min)
Dan Edwards scores at the posts
Their tails are up now. Another driving line-out almost gets a second try, but after Lewis, Fackrell and Morse were stopped on the line, Edwards performs the perfect run around pass with his centre to score at the posts and then add the extras.
NO STOPPING THE WELSH LINE OUT – WALES 5 – 5 NEW ZEALAND (22 min)
Lewis Lloyd gets et to drive over
Bryn Bradley turns defence into attack with a great grub kick up the left touchline and this time Wales score while in the red zone. An offside penalty is kicked into the right corner and a classic line-out drive ends in a try for hooker Lewis Lloyd. Dan Edwards pushed his conversion attempt wide.
WELSH PACK GETTING INTO THE GAME – WALES 0 – 5 NEW ZEALAND (15 min)Two great driving line-outs from Wales show the Baby Blacks they will have to contain the Welsh forwards and Morgan Morse is then held up over the line after charging forward. Ellis Fackrell then knocks-on a few metres out and the New Zealanders clear their lines.
FRANTIC START – WALES 0 – 5 NEW ZEALAND (7 min)
Lucas de la Rua on the charge
A ferocious start almost saw Lucas de la Rua score in the left corner after a smart Welsh counter attack, but the Cardiff flanker was cut down five metres short.
New Zealand then scored from their second major attack. They ran right from a penalty scrum in centre field in the Wales 22 and worked an overlap for Auckland wing Caleb Tangitau to score in the corner.
NEW ZEALAND LINE-UP
1.   Ben Ake (Auckland)
2.   Jack Taylor (Southland)
3.   Siale Lauaki (Wellington)
4.   Tahlor Cahill (Canterbury)
5.   Will Stodart (Otago)
6.   Che Clark (Auckland)
7.   Sam Hainsworth-Fa’aofo (Auckland)
8.   Peter Lakai (Wellington)
9.   Noah Hotham (Tasman, captain)
10. Taha Kemara (Waikato)
11. Macca Springer (Tasman)
12. Ajay Faleafaga (Otago)
13. Aki Tuivailala (Waikato)
14. Caleb Tangitau (Auckland)
15. Harry Godfrey (Hawke’s Bay)
Replacements
16. Raymond Tuputupu (Manawatū)
17. Malakai Hala (Manawatū)
18. Gabe Robinson (Waikato)
19. Tom Allen (Hawke’s Bay)
20. Malachi Wrampling-Alec (Waikato)
21. Jordi Viljoen (Manawatū)
22. Leo Gordon (Auckland)
23. Codemeru Vai (Bay of Plenty)
ANTHEMS DONE
Wales sing the national anthem
Wales went first and then we had the Kiwi anthem prior to their traditional Haka. Now we’re ready to get down to business. Remember, Wales won the last time these two teams met in the tournament and also beat the Baby Blacks in South Africa.
FRENCH WARNING
Reigning champions France, chasing a hat-trick of titles, ran in 11 tries in their 75-12 demolition of Japan in their opening game.
