All Blacks v Wales in Wales - twelve of the best

1: December 16, 1905, Cardiff

Wales 3, All Blacks 0

Where it all began. The Originals gave New Zealand such a significant part of their rugby heritage. There was Bob Deans' disallowed try, and Teddy Morgan's three-pointer decided the test, which has become the most famous of All Black defeats. It was the 28th match of a 35-game tour that ran from September 16, 1905, to February 13, 1906. These were the days when a tour meant a tour, not a four-game whistle-stop.

2: November 29, 1924, Swansea

All Blacks 19, Wales 0

These were the Invincibles, the team of George Nepia, Bert Cooke, John Steel, Maurice and Cyril Brownlie, Marcus Nicholls, Robin Masters captained by Jock Richardson. This was a bath by the standards of the time, four tries to none. It was to be 39 years before the All Blacks next beat the Welsh at home.

3: December 21, 1935, Cardiff

Wales 13, All Blacks 12

Jack Manchester's men had lost to Swansea in the sixth game of the tour and the national side did the trick five games from the end of the 4 1/2-month trip. Wales had a brilliant halfback combination in 18-year-old Haydn Tanner and Cliff Jones and three players called Rees - a prop, flanker and second five-eighth - and one called Rees-Jones, a wing who scored two of Wales' three tries. To this day, he has scored more test tries against the All Blacks than any other Welshman.

4: December 19, 1953, Cardiff

Wales 13, All Blacks 8

Some classy All Blacks were there that day: Bob Scott, Ron Jarden, Tiny White, Kevin Skinner, Ron Hemi and Ian Clarke. But Wales had Cliff Morgan, Bleddyn Williams and Empire Games sprinting hero Ken Jones, who scored the match-winning try.

5: December 21, 1963, Cardiff

All Blacks 6, Wales 0

At last, the Welsh are repulsed, before 58,000, thanks to a Don Clarke penalty and a Bruce Watt dropped goal. Tough, dour stuff, but the years of All Black forward grunt were starting to set in. This time, the eight included Kel Tremain, Waka Nathan, Colin Meads, Wilson Whineray and Ken Gray. Wales were no slouches, but this was the start of what has now become - home and away and neutral - a 17-test winning streak.

6: November 11, 1967, Cardiff

All Blacks 13, Wales 6

Two tries to none in the rain and slush. Convincing stuff, with tries to Bill Birtwistle and Bill Davis, Fergie McCormick kicking the other points. Here's the All Black pack: Brian Lochore, Graham Williams, Tremain, Meads, Sam Strahan, Jas Muller, Bruce McLeod and Ken Gray. And the backs weren't half bad either. Wales' halfback pair were Gareth Edwards and Barry John, whose great years were still a few seasons away.

7: December 2, 1972, Cardiff

All Blacks 19, Wales 16

Keith Murdoch's final match for the All Blacks and his only test try proved decisive in a game dominated by a sour mood and the boots of Joe Karam and Phil Bennett, who split nine penalties. The Welsh were strong: JPR Williams, Gerald Davies, Edwards, Bennett, Mervyn Davies, Derek Quinnell for starters. Bennett could have drawn the test late on but pushed an eminently kickable penalty wide. Murdoch was on a plane within a couple of days. Not one of the glory days of All Black-Wales clashes.

8: November 11, 1978, Cardiff

All Blacks 13, Wales 12

The Welsh are still dirty over this. They were up 12-9 before Andy Haden took a dive, referee Roger Quittendon penalised Geoff Wheel for leaning on Haden's fellow lock, Frank Oliver at the last-minute lineout and Brian McKechnie coolly drilled the winning penalty from about 35 metres on the left. This was the Wales of the Pontypool front row: Ray Gravell, Steve Fenwick, Terry Holmes, Jeff Squire and Allan Martin, not to mention JPR and JJ Williams. They fancied themselves, but Stu Wilson got the only try of the match.

9: November 1, 1980, Cardiff

All Black 23, Wales 3

This was supposed to be a Welsh centenary celebration. It became the biggest defeat to the All Blacks in history - to that point. Four tries to none, Nicky Allen, Bernie Fraser, Graham Mourie and Hika Reid. This was a dumping, but it got worse.

10: November 4, 1989, Cardiff

All Blacks 34, Wales 9

Debutant Craig Innes got two tries, one in the first two minutes as Wales were remorselessly ground down. There were tries to Graham Bachop - also on debut - and Terry Wright, and Grant Fox booted 18 points. The All Blacks were in an unbeaten run stretching back to the start of the 1987 World Cup and were anchored by the likes of Wayne Shelford, Gary and Alan Whetton, Steve McDowell, Sean Fitzpatrick and Richard Loe up front, with Grant Fox, Joe Stanley, John Kirwan and John Gallagher running the operation behind them.

11: November 23, 2002, Cardiff

All Blacks 43, Wales 17

And the trivial pursuit question is: Name the All Black centre that day. He was one of three tryscorers, with Andrew Mehrtens kicking 23 points. An interesting team, with Ben Blair at fullback, Tana Umaga at centre, Daniel Braid wearing No 7. And the centre was Regan King. It was his only test.

12: November 20, 2004, Cardiff

All Blacks 26, Wales 25

A crowd of 74,000 were at the Millennium Stadium for a thriller, which Wales reckon, with some justification, they should just about have won. Joe Rokocoko's fine second try got the All Blacks the narrowest of wins, after they trailed 14-13 at halftime. Again, who was at centre that day? Casey Laulala. Experimental days in the first year of Graham Henry's reign, much as it is on this trip.