All Blacks stars Damian McKenzie and Sonny Bill Williams mend Welsh hearts with boots and photos

The All Blacks may have broken Welsh hearts for the 30th straight time on Sunday but it didn't take them long to start mending them.

Wales Online reports that fullback Damian McKenzie gifted his boots to a 7-year-old Welsh fan and second five-eighth Sonny Bill Williams was also praised by a local for waiting for photographs.

Rugby-obsessed Wales fan Corey scored some memorabilia thanks to his mother's last-minute decision to gift him a ticket to the clash in Cardiff.

"We are a rugby-mad family and try to get tickets to whatever we can," mother Toni Read told the news website.

Despite the result, yesterday's game was a really special one for one young Wales fanatic https://t.co/Edh3dDa0p3

— WalesOnline (@WalesOnline) November 26, 2017

Rugby-mad spectator left speechless after New Zealand star gives 7-year-old his boots following Wales clash: The All Blacks beat Wales 18-33 at the Principality Stadium on Saturday and Damian McKenzie made it a day to remember for one viewer https://t.co/PSqVruUqB6 pic.twitter.com/mZkrxUghay

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"We had tickets for New Zealand so thought we would have a night without the children."

After the game, a number of All Blacks came to their section following the 33-18 defeat.

"He was totally shocked – he didn't know what to say," Read told Wales Online.

"They all took their time out to have their photos with him with their family around.

"Other people were asking to take pictures of him and the boots; he's a little celebrity.

"He can't wait to go to school tomorrow with the pictures."

Williams also made the day for several Welsh fans after spending time outside of the All Blacks hotel in Cardiff to take photos.

Dear @SonnyBWilliams you won’t remember in 5-10 years time how you met my son today. He’ll remember it forever though. How you told the security guard to let the kids have their picture with you in the hotel, how you took the time to meet them all. Legend. Thank you #topbloke

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