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As it happened: Wales shock All Blacks 35-28 in Cardiff

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All Blacks perform the haka.

All Blacks perform the haka. (www.photosport.nz)

Wales' Taine Plumtree and Blair Murray celebrate following the Nations Championship rugby match

Wales' Taine Plumtree and Blair Murray celebrate following the Nations Championship rugby match (Source: Associated Press)

The All Blacks’ 73-year unbeaten streak against Wales is over, after a shock 35-28 loss in Cardiff in the second match of their Northern Tour.

The visitors hadn’t lost to the Welsh since 1953, a run of 34 consecutive Tests.

The All Blacks had also cracked the 50-point mark in their past three visits to Principality Stadium.

Fresh off their comfortable win over Scotland, the New Zealanders had been heavily favoured to put another hefty total on the struggling hosts, who had won just two of their seven Tests in 2026 before this morning.

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