Wales Player Ratings v All Black in Historic win
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Wales Player Ratings v All Black in Historic win
Wales have made history by ending their 73-year wait for a victory over New Zealand, defeating the All Blacks 35-28 in a remarkable Nations Championship encounter at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.
Goosebumps!!! 👏 Wales defended like lions, and they've conquered the All Blacks. 🐉 Who saw that coming?...😮 https://t.co/luqAxo0wO6
— ITV Rugby (@ITVRugby) November 14, 2026
Here are the Wales player ratings
- Nicky Smith 7.6 – Good in the scrums, a decent performance
- Dewi Lake (c) 8 - He laid his body on the line and led the team, he was good in the lineouts, and scored a try
- Archie Griffin 7.8 – did well in the scrum, won a penalty
- Dafydd Jenkins 7.8 - A great performance from the lock pair, did all the dirty work
- Adam Beard 7.8 – A great performance from the lock pair
- James Botham 9 – Great work rate all round. He was all over the park and gave it his all for 80 minutes to earn the man of the match
- Jac Morgan 8.5 – He brought some big physicality and made 2 crucial turnovers
- Taine Basham 8.5 – He was all over the park, brought big physicality
- Tomos Williams 9 – He steered the ship for Wales, great passes, great kicking, great decision making, good work rate and scored a try.
- Sam Costelow 8.5 - Steered the ship alongside Tomos and led the attack
- Gabriel Hamer-Webb 7.5 - Had a fairly quite game
- Max Llewellyn 8.5 - made some big strong carries and was a big presence in the middle of the park
- Eddie James 8.5 - made some big strong carries and was a big presence in the middle of the park
- Louis Rees-Zammit 8.5 - Created Wales first scoring opportunity also ran some good lines and was good on defence
- Blair Murray 8.5 - Proved good cover defence, launched a few Wales attacks and ran some great lines
Replacements 8.5 – They carried Wales when they came on providing fresh legs and continued the momentum to see out the game.





