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Carter masterminds NZ win over Wales

AAP - November 8, 2009, 8:27 am

New Zealand extended their crushing rugby dominance of Wales with a hard-fought 19-12 win on Saturday to stretch their winning streak to 21 games dating back 56 years.

The All Blacks bade their time in a match where defence ruled to score 10 points in a purple patch in the second-half when they deprived Wales of any real possession or territory.

Man-of-the-match Dan Carter masterminded the All Blacks in both defence and attack, kicking four penalties and a conversion to hooker Andrew Hore's sole try of the game, with Stephen Jones knocking over four penalties for the home side.

The victory means that in 104 years of fixtures, New Zealand have now won 22 of the 25 meetings, the last Wales win coming in 1953.

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wooky1000 08:55am Sunday 08th November 2009 EST Report Abuse
Great Dan,by golly a toast to your noble ancestry and for that matter a glass of Champagne for the ALL Black team.High tackle?bollocks.Crowd not singing loudly enough at end to open locks on the dunny doors.
Peter 08:20am Sunday 08th November 2009 EST Report Abuse
And the Welsh winger should have been redcarded for the deliberate kick to Leonards head Eh Len!!
crush_sader 07:53am Sunday 08th November 2009 EST Report Abuse
wales useless haha hard luck boyos all talk - very convincing didn't look like losing
ddgrogan 07:30am Sunday 08th November 2009 EST Report Abuse
Len Jones is it! Get over it! We won Wales lost - again.
Len 07:25am Sunday 08th November 2009 EST Report Abuse
A tough but not convincing win,regardless of the AB talkfeast that will follow.Following the rules re high tackles,Carter should be cited and stood down for 1 game.(That would be consistent with the 1 game stand down from the Aussie test.)