Slick Blacks cruise past Wales
24 Nov 2012
GARETH DUNCAN watched the All Blacks pick up a convincing 33-10 win over Wales in Cardiff.
The All Blacks reigned supreme at the Millennium Stadium as they scored three tries and restricted Wales to only two scores – both coming in the second half. Flank Liam Messam, prop Tony Woodcock and lock Luke Romano all crossed the chalk for the victors.
Aaron Cruden, who was a late replacement for the injured Dan Carter (Achilles) in the starting line-up, also impressed at flyhalf and kicked all seven of his goal attempts. This included three conversions and four penalties.
New Zealand’s overall interplay, even between forwards and backs, and attacking confidence was the major difference between the two teams. Their defence also proved to be a strong guard, especially in the final quarter.
Wales had three kickable penalties during opening moments, but their decision to search for the try proved to be unrewarding.
Wales also suffered two setbacks during the second minute of the match as tighthead prop Aaron Jarvis and lock Bradley Davies were substituted early. Jarvis suffered an unfortunate knee injury after being cleaned out by flank Richie McCaw and outside centre Conrad Smith, while Davies received a punch from hooker Andrew Hore.
The All Blacks absorbed the hosts’ early ascendancy and the momentum eventually switched hands.
Cruden built on this, kicking three penalties before Messam finished off a smart counter-attack. Fullback Israel Dagg committed several defenders before offloading to the rushing wing Julian Savea. He kept the ball alive, with assistance from Cruden in the Welsh red zone. The ball was rushed to the other side of the field, where Messam found space out wide.
Woodcock powered over thereafter following a smart lineout move. The All Blacks led 23-0 at half-time.
A try from lock Luke Romano and five points (a conversion and penalty) via Cruden’s boot was enough to seal the win.
Wales scored a try via a strong rolling maul, which surprisingly saw replacement centre Scott Williams dotting down. All Blacks wing Cory Jane was yellow carded on the hour mark, but the Dragons failed to capitalised on their one-man advantage.
However, the Welsh did grab their second consolation try in the 77th minute via wing Alex Cuthbert.
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24 Nov 2012, 20:08 pm
Samoa busy teaching the frogs a lesson.
24 Nov 2012, 20:10 pm
Katman carrying on from the 2nd half lesson they gave the Bokke at the WC.
24 Nov 2012, 20:10 pm
“NZ 16 zip up after 37 mins & Sam leading France 14 nil at h/t”
Keo on twitter, I could have sworn it was 10-7 to France at HT.
24 Nov 2012, 20:11 pm
@skopdiekan-42:
Kia ora Skop…I would definitely sponsor Craig if he ever wants residency in Nz.
But Wales making too many errors to really be considered as having a realistic shot at winning this game
24 Nov 2012, 20:11 pm
Wonder if the Welsh want to keep chirping about how they couldve taken the ABs in the World Cup?? Wales, despite Gatland’s mouth, is miles away from the ABs or even the Boks
24 Nov 2012, 20:12 pm
that was shocking from Hore .. be interesting so see how long he gets
24 Nov 2012, 20:13 pm
@NZINCHINA-52: Jeesus, do you ever stop that playground whining? You must be a joy at home.
24 Nov 2012, 20:13 pm
@oceana-56: Following famous IRB appeal I doubt he will get mere 1 week. Honestly, he should get quite a lot of them.
24 Nov 2012, 20:15 pm
@oceana-56: Let’s see.
A Kiwi with proper values, integrity, good character, a Movember moustache and lots of pukana.
One week max.
24 Nov 2012, 20:15 pm
@Nils-58: Yeah, he might get a whole two weeks.
24 Nov 2012, 20:15 pm
look who’s talking, the Samoans schooled you 2nd 40 WC
24 Nov 2012, 20:15 pm
China blah blah blah warra warra fishpaste
24 Nov 2012, 20:16 pm
Kiwis lucky to have 15 men in the pitch.
24 Nov 2012, 20:16 pm
@DAS-55: IMHO, at the WC Wales were completely diffeent animal than now. They would run the ABs close, I have no doubt, especially since Carter was out.
Wales then were bunch of young, talented and success-hungry men, unlike current sorry ****.
24 Nov 2012, 20:17 pm
the boks get criticised all the time, but thats as thuggish an incident as I’ve seen for the past few years
24 Nov 2012, 20:17 pm
It’s incessant like elevator music
24 Nov 2012, 20:17 pm
60 He’ll get the same as Greylings flying forearm or was that different?
24 Nov 2012, 20:17 pm
Agreed, cheap shot from Hore there. That should be a 6 week ban.
24 Nov 2012, 20:18 pm
@gunther-63: It was not a red card stuff, so quit bleating. He should have been binned and subsequently cited and banned, and that’s it. In any case, Blacks would have been 15 men for 30 minutes of play.
24 Nov 2012, 20:18 pm
Just saw that punch now. That’s a red card right there. But for the Kiwis that’s just good old “hard man” rugby. I expect a couple of tweets to that extent from the AB camp.
24 Nov 2012, 20:18 pm
He’ll get a week China
One week
24 Nov 2012, 20:19 pm
@NZINCHINA-67: Nick Mallett reckons this was the worst act he has seen in an international.
24 Nov 2012, 20:19 pm
@NZINCHINA-67: Hoerkind’s punch was far more sly.
24 Nov 2012, 20:19 pm
@NZINCHINA-67: that was far worse … a flying straight arm from behind …
24 Nov 2012, 20:20 pm
@Nils-69: How was it not a red card offense?
24 Nov 2012, 20:20 pm
@Nils-69: Two top coaches disagree with you: Mallett and Venter.
24 Nov 2012, 20:20 pm
Why do these people hate SA so much!
Baffling
24 Nov 2012, 20:21 pm
mallett: that is the good, bad & ugly of new zealand…
24 Nov 2012, 20:21 pm
What worse than Le Roux eating Fitzys ear, this has worked out perfectly for you boys you wont have to talk about the Bokke performamce now.
24 Nov 2012, 20:21 pm
@katman-70: expect something along the lines of Mealamu’s defence …. good old andy would never do anything malicious … real stand up fellow ….
24 Nov 2012, 20:22 pm
Kiwi cheating is as old as the hills. Check this vintage ’74 footage. Suarez would be proud.
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24 Nov 2012, 20:22 pm
All Black legend Andy Haden says he has no regrets over his infamous “dive” from a line-out against Wales in 1978.
The incident resulted in a penalty which Brian McKechnie kicked to give New Zealand a 13-12 win in Cardiff.
“It was the only way to be able to conjure up a victory,” Haden told BBC Radio Wales’ Back Page programme.
“And I’ve lived with it and I don’t regret it because that’s what you do for your team – you do whatever comes into your mind at the time.”
The incident still rankles with Welsh fans and players 34 years after the event, even though there is a question mark over whether Haden’s dive actually resulted in the penalty.
English referee Roger Quittenton has said he penalised Welsh lock Geoff Wheel for a barge on Frank Oliver, the other All Black second-row.
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I don’t really dwell on it that much these days, it’s just part of the folklore of the game
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Andy Haden
However, Oliver also appeared to dive. Whatever the truth of the matter, Haden is clear that the All Blacks had a plan if they were losing the match.
“We talked about that before the match that something like this might be necessary,” he said.
“And you don’t talk about it, and rehearse it, think about it in your mind and not do it.
“If you’ve planned to do it you do it, and you don’t whinge about it later on and you don’t wimp out at the time if that’s what’s necessary.
“It was necessary. It was 10-12, time up on the clock, so it was time to get on and do the job.”
The 62-year-old Haden played in 42 Test matches for New Zealand between 1977 and 1985.
He remains convinced he did the right thing.
“You don’t go back to your dressing shed seat after the match is over and say ‘oh, I wish I’d done this or I wish I’d done that’,” he said.
“You do whatever you have to do at the time and get the job done.
“I don’t really dwell on it that much these days, it’s just part of the folklore of the game.”
The episode ranked at number 53 in television channel TV3′s list of 100 incidents that rocked New Zealand sport .
That is 48 places lower than the underarm ball bowled by Australian Trevor Chappell against New Zealand during a one-day cricket international in 1981.
Ironically, the New Zealand batsman that day was the McKechnie, who had kicked the penalty to beat Wales three years earlier.
24 Nov 2012, 20:22 pm
@DAS-68: Agreed,anyless and the Bok suuporters will be justified in their complaints.
24 Nov 2012, 20:22 pm
@NZINCHINA-79: at least Le Roux got properly punished … lets see what happens to Hore
24 Nov 2012, 20:24 pm
Don’t worry China
We talk about bok performance
Our demons don’t scare us
24 Nov 2012, 20:24 pm
81 82 as I just said you wont have to talk about the big pile of horse manure the Bokke just served up, how sad.
24 Nov 2012, 20:25 pm
Get in behind you saffas, get your one point win team down to the milineum stadium and we’ll kick your *** after demoloshing the welsh. Sh…Sh…**** Yeah. You need to beat us every game for the next five years plus to equal our wins for and against you *******.
Whos your Daddy……We your Daddy and you are still Australias *******. **** Yeah
And cheating…D.Cravin was the biggest cheat come racist there ever was. Neutral Refs sorted his bullshit out. The stats support this. Wish he was alive to see it unfold…then again hes probably glad hes in boot hill..**** Yeah
24 Nov 2012, 20:25 pm
@NZINCHINA-86: We can talk about both, China.
24 Nov 2012, 20:25 pm
@Nils-69:
Sorry my Latvian buddy.
That was as red as they come.
24 Nov 2012, 20:26 pm
@kaksioek-82: Brian McKechnie, who kicked the winning penalty in that Welsh game, was also the batsmen at the striker’s end of Trevor Chappel’s underarm delivery in 1981.
Justice
24 Nov 2012, 20:26 pm
@NZINCHINA-86: By the way, doesn’t the reply arrow work in China? Is it blocked by the Great Firewall?
24 Nov 2012, 20:26 pm
I just said we will talk horse manure
So shuddup
24 Nov 2012, 20:27 pm
84 and legend status on SA
24 Nov 2012, 20:27 pm
Wales can start by sporting out their club sponsors.. “Dove – Care for men” ffs on a rugby pitch lol…
24 Nov 2012, 20:28 pm
Who’s this new foul-mouthed fecker now
24 Nov 2012, 20:28 pm
@katman-75: It was a red card offence as much as, say, Greyling’s flying Boeing stuff. It depends on nationality. For a Saffa Hore deserved a red, should he be a Saffa, there would have be “Justice for Hore”.
@kaksioek-72: That just says how many international Tests Mallet has been watching in his life, that’s all. I bet during Bokke games, especially, in Corne Krige or Brendan Venter times, he has his eyes firmly shut.
@kaksioek-76: Venter of all people says it? Ok, that settles it.
24 Nov 2012, 20:29 pm
Kate you belter.
I was just telling Wills mum the other day the boy’s done good.
24 Nov 2012, 20:30 pm
@NZINCHINA-93: i realise NZ is at the arse end of the world, but he certainly never achieved legend status in SA and was actually ostracised out of SA rugby
24 Nov 2012, 20:30 pm
British commentator reckons should be 6week ban at least. Reckon Welsh team may even have a case for assault.
24 Nov 2012, 20:31 pm
@Guns-99:
Arrest him!
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