LIVE WRU Wales vs NZ All Blacks Rugby games on October 30th

Wales kick off their autumn campaign against New Zealand on October 30th before taking on South Africa, Fiji and Australia. Wales vs All Blacks

Wales' autumn clash against New Zealand has sold out.

The clash with the All Blacks will be the first time the Principality Stadium will be able to host a capacity crowd and it's now been confirmed that all available tickets have been purchased for the autumn curtain-raiser on October 30th.

There are still tickets available for Wales' remaining autumn fixtures - with Wayne Pivac's Six Nations champions taking on South Africa, Fiji and Australia throughout November.

The clash with New Zealand outside of the Test window is something of a necessary evil in Welsh rugby - as its placement in the calendar means Pivac is without his English-based stars for the match.

However, the guaranteed pull of the Wales vs All Blacks online - as demonstrated by this match already having sold out - is exactly why the Welsh Rugby Union feels the need to arrange an extra autumn international despite the fact that Wales will be weakened. 

“We have made half-price concessionary tickets for under 17s available across all categories for all four matches for the first time,” said a WRU ticket office spokesperson about the news.

“This has appealed to a younger audience and more families as well as our normal event goers and rugby aficionados.

“This will partly account for the high demand for tickets across all four matches, but we are incredibly pleased with the response from Welsh supporters.

“Nobody knew what to expect after the year and a half we have all had, but we are delighted to be able to say that the appetite for Welsh rugby, and of course the All Blacks, is as strong as it has ever been.

“We are all looking forward to a month of celebration at Principality Stadium and we are ready to welcome supporters back safely and securely. 

• Wales Rugby Autumn International Test Game Schedule 2021

“New challenges will be presented and we will follow Welsh Government and Public Health Wales advice closely ensuring all of the appropriate safety precautions are in place.

“We will worry about these elements so supporters don’t have to and, of course, we have a full refund policy in place so fans can be safe in the knowledge that their money is safe if personal or national circumstances change due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.”

The stadium will be operating staggered entry time. Tickets holders will be alerted to their required entry time and gate number on their ticket closer to game.

Supporters who have successfully purchased tickets are encouraged to download the Principality Stadium ticketing app to be able to receive their digital tickets for the autumn fixtures. New Zealand Wales live rugby

Sean Wainui Heartbreaking final Instagram posts of dead Maori All Blacks player

The sudden death of Maori All Blacks flyer Sean Wainui sent shockwaves through the rugby community after he died in a car crash in New Zealand on Monday morning.

Bay of Plenty police issued a statement earlier today, and said one person had passed away after a single-vehicle crash at McLaren Falls Park. All Blacks Wales Rugby stream

As the rugby community mourns the loss of the 25-year-old, many people’s thoughts quickly turned to Wainui’s wife Paige, two-year-old son Kawariki Te Raoiona and stepdaughter Arahia.

It was only a month ago that the couple celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary, and Wainui’s final Instagram post displayed the bond shared with his wife.

The two were enjoying a night out at a karaoke bar, as Paige was having fun with the microphone before she slips and falls on her face.

Wainui captured the hilarious scenes, and captioned the post: “When wifey gets too confident at the karaoke.”

Paige’s Instagram is also full of recent snaps of the happy couple, including an anniversary post featuring a picture from their wedding day.

Wainui’s wife also posted a two-minute montage in celebration of Father’s Day on September 5, with the description: “Happy Father’s Day to the best daddy we love you sm x.”

Tributes for Wainui flowed from the rugby community after his death was announced.

The official All Blacks Twitter account wrote: “We are heartbroken right now. Sean, you were an inspiration and will never be forgotten. We extend all of our strength and aroha to your friends and whanau.”

A statement from New Zealand Rugby said: “One of Rugby New Zealand’s tallest totara trees has fallen in the world of rugby. To you Sean, our Rangatira, we farewell you to the outspread arms of the multitudes who await you beyond this earthly realm. You leave us here bereft and drowning in a sorrow as we weep for you. Rest well in peaceful repose.”

Former All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams tweeted: “My thoughts are with Sean Wainuis’ family. Especially his wife & young child. Although I didn’t play alongside him, I could always feel his mana coming up against him as opposition.”

Wainui made 53 appearances for Taranaki in New Zealand, and also played 44 games for the Chiefs and nine for the Crusaders in Super Rugby. Ireland v New Zealand Rugby

He represented the New Zealand Maori side on ten occasions after his debut in 2015.

USA Eagles game important ahead of Wales clash on All Blacks Foster

 New Zealand coach Ian Foster claimed the All Blacks learned valuable lessons ahead of more testing challenges on the European leg of their current tour after handing the United States a 104-14 thrashing in Washington on Saturday. All Blacks vs Wales live

Foster's team scored 16 tries while conceding twice in a one-sided clash that saw the All Blacks return to winning ways following their recent Rugby Championship loss to South Africa.

New Zealand take on Wales on Saturday before facing off against Italy, Ireland and France in the following weeks and Foster stressed the meeting with the United States was important head of the trip to Cardiff.

"It's immense use to us," said Foster. "This game was vital in terms of a number of players who hadn't played for 3-4 weeks, it was a great chance for a really good hitout, and to do it in a special stadium and on a special occasion is pretty valuable.

"We go to Wales next week, we've had a bit of contact under our belt, we're really delighted with some of the skill stuff we were able to put on the park and it gives us a good launching pad for what is going to be a big month."

New Zealand won The Rugby Championship despite their loss to the South Africans in the final round of matches in the competition, and Foster believes his side have improved since cementing their status as the southern hemisphere's top team.

"Our handling, the quality of our passing, and some of our support-line work went up a step from the Rugby Championship," he said.

"I wouldn't underestimate the importance of being able to give a number of new players – in the pack six out of eight had played less than 10 tests – a feel of what it's like be an All Black in different situations.

"And there are going to be plenty of different situations coming up the next four weeks."

All Blacks vs Wales Rugby 2021 Live in New Zealand

The first capacity occasion to return to Cardiff’s Principality Stadium since the pandemic began, has sold-out.

The 74,500-seater ground at the heart of the Welsh capital sees Wales host New Zealand, who visit for the first time in four years, on Saturday 30th October (17:15hrs) and there won’t be a spare seat in the house.

A week later Wales face the British & Irish Lion-taming South Africans (17:30hrs) with sales for this match already tracking higher than the All Blacks game over the last fortnight, as tickets become more and more sparse for the whole Autumn Nations Series.

Fiji, on Sunday 14th November (15:15hrs), currently has the most availability, but this game is also in high demand.

The fixture sold-out the last time it was played in Cardiff – the 2015 Rugby World Cup – and remaining prices for the match mean a family of four can attend for just £60 (price based on a Category C ticket, with Categories D and E both now sold-out).

And the Series climax against Australia, on Saturday 20th November (17:30hrs), promises to provide a celebratory finale to a month which will see hundreds of thousands of supporters return to live sport at Principality Stadium, in person. Wales vs All Blacks Rugby tv

The Wallabies have drawn an average crowd of 60,000-plus fans over their last three outings in Wales (2019, 2018 and 2016), with the 64,000 who witnessed a famous Welsh win in ’19 on course to be replicated this year.

Wales and the All Blacks the great clash between of 1953

We began the series with 'I was there', seeing extraordinary games among Wales and their fall rivals, yet as a slight wind we have a 'My Dad was there' perspective on the incredible 1953 conflict among Wales vs All Blacks rugby.

As brought up by rugby antiquarian Howard Evans in the initial piece in our new series, the Welsh triumph over New Zealand in the year that the Queen went onto the lofty position was our last. Truth be told HRH Elizabeth II was a simple a half year into her rule on 19 December, 1953, Sir Winston Churchill was Prime Minister, Frankie Laine was beginning a three-week run at No 1 in the music outlines with 'Respond to Me' and a 16 ounces of brew was a simple 6p.

The main family connect back to that day is given by the flow Scarlets chief, Sean Fitzpatrick. The amazing New Zealand skipper continued in the strides of his dad, Brian, in wearing the All Blacks shirt. An inside focus, or second five eighth in Kiwi speech, he made his global presentation against Wales. His day didn't work out as he needed, yet his child guaranteed there was a lot of retribution by dominating every one of the six matches against Wales in his heavenly 92-cap profession. 

"I generally say, somewhat flippant, that father never needed to return after that game in 1953. He was a pleased man, and exceptionally glad to be an All Black, so he didn't discuss it that much. What he discussed was the No 525 – that was his number as an All Black. 

"He turned out to be excellent companions with Cliff Morgan, who he played against that day, and for quite a long time Cliff attempted to get him to return to Cardiff for the yearly gathering of the Cardiff group that likewise beat New Zealand on that visit. 

"In any case, father would say to me. 'No wicked way child, I'm never returning to that bleeding place'. Also, he won't ever do. Indeed, even in 1989, when we visited here, my mum needed to pass without anyone else on the grounds that father wouldn't return to Wales. 

"He would turn in his grave on the off chance that he realized I had joined a Welsh district – particularly one that had beaten the All Blacks! I as of late cycled around 53 clubs in the Scarlets district on a foundation ride and, obviously, 1953 was the year the All Blacks last lost to Wales. I wonder it that may very well be a sign!" 

The main enduring individual from the 1953 All Blacks group that went down 13-8 is back column man Bill McCaw. A far off relative of the incredible twofold World Cup winning chief, Richie McCaw, he turned 94 on 26 August this year. 

Playing against him was a future British and Irish Lion and Wales skipper, Clem Thomas. It was a game wherein he assumed a key part, at this point the Swansea hard-man nearly missed the greatest round of his life. His story was told by his oldest child, Chris, in a book he expounded on his dad, 'Clem'. 

"Father had been associated with a deadly fender bender on the day preceding the game. He actually needed to play, everybody needed him to play . . . but the Welsh selectors. They felt he may in any case be experiencing shock. One man talked and convinced the hesitant Welsh selectors round – Bill Ramsay, the financial officer of the Rugby Football Union," Chris wrote in the book. 

The group, one can't resist the urge to think, would have been happy with a draw, yet not really the Welsh group. From now into the foreseeable future they out-surged their rivals regardless of whether they got the ball. It was the covering of Elsom which offered R. C. C. Thomas his incredible possibility. Get-together the ball on the left touchline, he had a brief glance about him and saw that across the field spread a vast area involved by Ken Jones. Thomas set his long kick across field well and it ricocheted pleasantly for Jones, whose speed and turn effortlessly beat his main adversary, Scott. Rowlands committed no error with the kick and, for the last five leftover minutes, New Zealand were excessively stunned by the two blows which had abruptly come upon them to strike back in power. 

Bleddyn Williams had confronted the Al Blacks multiple times on the 1950 British and Irish Lions visit and drove Cardiff to their popular triumph over the 1953 vacationers. He then, at that point, played in the global against them also. 

"Club groups by and large improved against visiting groups than Wales. That was on the grounds that players knew one another while global matches outside the Five Nations were rare. A visiting side enjoyed a particular benefit due to the time they had spent together yet we were playing before 50,000-in number Welsh group," he told Paul Rees of The Guardian Wales vs All Blacks Rugby tv. 

"I can't say I was astonished that we won, simply the manner in which we did: we were following 8-5 as of now, when the unrivaled wellness of the All Blacks ought to have told, and our wing Gareth Griffiths was playing with a separated shoulder, while I had torn tendons at the highest point of my thigh (he didn't play for a very long time after the game).

Rugby Wales vs New Zealand fixture is under scrutiny

Wales v New Zealand fixture under the microscope as it's branded 'stupidest game ever' The WRU have come in for heavy criticism for staging the prize fixture on a date when a number of star players will be unavailable

Wales' yearly out-of-window fall global has for quite some time been a hazardous and quarrelsome occasion. 

After a seemingly endless amount of many years, it has been a similar story. 

The live stream WRU v NZ Rugby mastermind a fourth match against one of the south half of the globe enormous three - New Zealand, Australia or the Springboks - out on the town outside the authority November dates endorsed by World Rugby. 

Furthermore, consistently similar issues emerge as far as player accessibility. 

As the match isn't covered by Reg 9, groups outside of Wales don't need to deliver their players for it. 

The strategy of PRL - the umbrella association for the English Premiership clubs - has been quite reliable on the matter. 

They don't permit their clubs to deliver players to different nations for out-of-window Tests. 

Indeed, back in 2013, they really fined Northampton £60,000 for doing as such on account of Wales' George North, immovably setting some hard boundaries. 

This arrangement has seen certain individuals scrutinize the Premiership clubs for denying players the opportunity to play global rugby. 

In any case, the reasoning is very straightforward. 

The RFU pays the clubs for admittance to England players far in excess of the prerequisites of Reg 9. 

If they somehow happened to deliver them to different nations free of charge, how is it possible that they would legitimize proceeding to charge their own Union? 

The WRU, as far as concerns them, have never been willing to pay for extra admittance to English outcasts, so the cycle has proceeded and here we are again. 

On October 30, Wales will open their fall worldwide mission against New Zealand at the Principality Stadium. 

That is the out-of-window game this year and again that implies no England-based players are accessible to mentor Wayne Pivac. 

So he should manage without any semblance of Dan Biggar, Louis Rees-Zammit, Taulupe Faletau, Callum Sheedy, Nick Tompkins and Ioan Lloyd. 

That presents a specific issue at No 10, with Biggar and Sheedy being the two best option fly-parts. 

In any case, this year, the circumstance has been additionally compounded by an always mounting injury list. You can see every one of the subtleties and what the Wales group is currently liable to look like here.. 

North, Justin Tipuric, Leigh Halfpenny, Dan Lydiate, James Botham, Rhys Patchell, Josh Macleod and James Davies are totally out of the situation, while there is a significant uncertainty over Liam Williams, with Jarrod Evans additionally confronting a test of skill and endurance. 

It implies Pivac is set to be without a whole group of players and something like about six nailed-on starters. 

Obviously that is not ideal when you are taking on the powerful All Blacks. 

As the non-attendant rundown has developed, so have the mutterings of discontent over Wales going into a round of this greatness with a particularly drained side. 

"What were the Union considering?" has been the overall subject. 

Presently the issue has been tended to by Daily Telegraph sports essayist James Corrigan, who has written a coruscating assault on the All Blacks vs Wales Rugby live. 

In his article, he depicts it as "the dumbest installation of all time" and "hostile" to fans who have paid out up to £95 for tickets for this sold-out apparatus. 

He states: "Some bookkeeper really thought it satisfactory to play the world's best group while realizing Wayne Pivac will be without a portion of his most remarkable players. Furthermore, what is yet more shameful is that those on top concurred." 

He proceeds to blame the WRU for "effectively making it harder for its side to accomplish an accomplishment they discover outlandish in any case". 

Welshman Corrigan proceeds: "The Kiwis are the scalp we long for. They ought not be first up, in the informal space. It disparages the event, which is a sorry disgrace since it is hard to evaluate how might affect the country. 

"The All Blacks will appear, the arena will be stuffed and the tills will ring to the strains of Bread of Heaven. 

"A couple of obligations will be paid thus the joke proceeds. However for how long and to what in particular reason? Continue to focus on the primary concern over the attempt line and Welsh rugby will before long be bankrupt in any case." 

Solid words without a doubt. 

There is likewise the effect in our genius groups. 

With the pre-winter crusade starting on October 30, players will be in camp with Wales the earlier end of the week, so will miss a series of United Rugby Championship matches. 

Therefore, the Ospreys and Scarlets will be essentially exhausted when they take on original capacity Munster and Benetton sides individually, while the greatest bone of conflict is that the derby among Cardiff and the Dragons at the Arms Park will currently proceed with a large group of star names missing. 

Perhaps the greatest apparatus of the period will be degraded and subverted, almost certainly arousing a lot of outrage for the two arrangements of fans.

Rugby World Cup: All Blacks vs Wales by the numbers

All Blacks take on Wales in the Rugby World Cup third place playoff match, RNZ has broken down some of the numbers behind the two teams.

New Zealand and Wales have met on 34 occasions in each country's rugby history.

Of those, the All Blacks have won 31 encounters to Wales' three - the two sides have never drawn.

Interestingly, the Dragons' three wins over New Zealand came in the first four match ups.

The first, at Cardiff Arms Park in 1905, was part of New Zealand's Originals tour. All Blacks vs Wales Rugby

Wales came away with a hard fought 3-0 victory in what was New Zealand's only loss during the tour.

The next time the two sides met was during the Invincibles tour in 1924. New Zealand, like they had for the entirety of the tour, dominated Wales in a comprehensive 19-0 win in Swansea.

Then, 11 years later in 1935, Wales were back to their New Zealand-beating best, winning 13-12 at the site of their first victory - Cardiff Arms Park.

It took 18 years for the two sides to face each other again as the world recovered from World War II. Again, like in 1935, Wales got the better of New Zealand, beating the All Blacks 13-8 at Cardiff Arms.

A decade on, the New Zealand team travelled back to the Northern Hemisphere for its 1963/64 tour and defeated the Dragons 6-0.

Since that day, 21 December 1963, it has been one way traffic for the All Blacks.

In their 29 encounters since, the closest Wales have come to beating the All Blacks was a 13-12 loss at home in Cardiff in 1978. How to watch Wales vs All Blacks

Wales came close again in 2004, but were edged 26-25 at Millennium Stadium.

The last time the two sides met was at the end of 2017 following the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand that famously ended in a draw.

In the Wales-New Zealand encounter, coach Steve Hansen managed to get one back over his Lions and Welsh counterpart, New Zealander Warren Gatland, winning 33-18 at Millennium Stadium.

In total, Hansen has won all six encounters between New Zealand and Wales while he's been at the helm of the All Blacks, and Gatland Wales.

Gatland does have one victory over Hansen though - the second match of the 2017 Lions tour.

At World Cups, the two sides have met three times - in 1987, 1995 and 2003 - New Zealand won all of those matches, scoring an average of 45 points to Wales' 17. Wales NZ Rugby live streaming

In total, the All Blacks have scored 1070 points in the 34 matches at an average of 31 points per game. Wales, meanwhile, have scored 374 points at an average of 11 points per game.

Wales' autumn clash against New Zealand has sold out

Wales kick off their autumn campaign against New Zealand on October 30th before taking on South Africa, Fiji and Australia.

Wales' autumn clash against New Zealand has sold out. Wales vs All Blacks live rugby

The clash with the All Blacks will be the first time the Principality Stadium will be able to host a capacity crowd and it's now been confirmed that all available tickets have been purchased for the autumn curtain-raiser on October 30th.

There are still tickets available for Wales' remaining autumn fixtures - with Wayne Pivac's Six Nations champions taking on South Africa, Fiji and Australia throughout November.

The clash with New Zealand outside of the Test window is something of a necessary evil in Welsh rugby - as its placement in the calendar means Pivac is without his English-based stars for the match.

However, the guaranteed pull of the All Blacks - as demonstrated by this match already having sold out - is exactly why the Welsh Rugby Union feels the need to arrange an extra autumn international despite the fact that Wales will be weakened.

“We have made half-price concessionary tickets for under 17s available across all categories for all four matches for the first time,” said a WRU ticket office spokesperson about the news.

“This has appealed to a younger audience and more families as well as our normal event goers and rugby aficionados. Wales vs All Blacks live tv

“This will partly account for the high demand for tickets across all four matches, but we are incredibly pleased with the response from Welsh supporters.

“Nobody knew what to expect after the year and a half we have all had, but we are delighted to be able to say that the appetite for Welsh rugby, and of course the All Blacks, is as strong as it has ever been.

“We are all looking forward to a month of celebration at Principality Stadium and we are ready to welcome supporters back safely and securely.

“New challenges will be presented and we will follow Welsh Government and Public Health Wales advice closely ensuring all of the appropriate safety precautions are in place.

“We will worry about these elements so supporters don’t have to and, of course, we have a full refund policy in place so fans can be safe in the knowledge that their money is safe if personal or national circumstances change due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.”

The stadium will be operating staggered entry time. Tickets holders will be alerted to their required entry time and gate number on their ticket closer to game. Wales vs All Blacks rugby online

Supporters who have successfully purchased tickets are encouraged to download the Principality Stadium ticketing app to be able to receive their digital tickets for the autumn fixtures.