• ‘Beating New Zealand is the only thing we have not done’
Wales will be running on emotion when their World Cup ends on Friday night against New Zealand in the bronze play-off at Tokyo Stadium. It will be the 124th and final Test overseen by Warren Gatland against the only country of the 16 the men in red have faced in his 12 years in charge he has not savoured victory against.
Every time Wales face the All Blacks, the year 1953 – the last time New Zealand suffered defeat in the fixture – comes around. In the 1980s and 1990s, it resembled the scoreline, but under Gatland Wales have closed the gap considerably, although they have given a lot physically this tournament.
Written by Paul Rees
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/29/wales-gatland-new-zealand-all-blacks-rugby-world-cup-bronze-playoff under the title “Wales to turn ‘disappointment into fire’ as Gatland signs off against All Blacks”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
