🔗 Share this article Tom Rogers Makes Three-Try Record in Vain as All Blacks Surge Beyond Welsh Team Another week, another Welsh loss. This encounter concluded by 26 points, for those who didn't watch, it seems like yet another on their lengthy record of losses to New Zealand, which now stretches back 34 encounters since 1953. Yet there's a chance, that, for the men leading the team competing, for the tens of thousands in the ground, and the massive TV audience following live, it might eventually be seen to symbolize a greater meaning beyond the scoreline. Wales did not turn, a breakthrough, but they took a quick peek into the future and caught a sight of potential developments might look like with Steve Tandy as coach. Wales’s Tom Rogers spins home for his historic third try. Repeatedly, the All Blacks extended their lead with a touchdown, the first of them just three minutes into the game, and repeatedly Wales fought back to reduce the deficit back into the match by touching down a try themselves almost straight away. Each try was completed by Scarlets’ wing the Welsh flyer, making him the first from Wales to notch three tries against New Zealand. However, the efforts also to his teammates, notably Williams, assisting a try with a tricky grubber kick, Rees-Zammit, providing an assist with an excellent grab, and Hawkins, assisting the final try using a accurate long pass. Five minutes into the latter period, they were separated by three points, only the one penalty kick by the All Blacks' kicker between the teams. Two of New Zealand’s scores were the result of lineouts, including a basic score from Clarke, and another even easier one by Williams following a maul. Another try was a spectacular score by Ruben Love, who slipped through an opening aided by a feint and a sidestep, and sprinted a long distance to touch down. Game Overview Wales Murray; Rees-Zammit, Llewellyn, Hawkins, Rogers (Tompkins 55); Edwards (Evans 68), Williams (Hardy 68); Carré (G Thomas 52), Lake (Coghlan 76), Assiratti (Griffin 52), Jenkins, Beard (F Thomas 70), Mann, Deaves (Morse 68), Plumtree Yellow cards two players sent off temporarily Tries three from Rogers, one from Rees-Zammit Conversions Evans 3 Visiting Team Love (Reece 55); Jordan, Ioane, Lienert-Brown (Fainga’anuku 68), Clarke; McKenzie, Ratima (Christie 55); Williams (Bower 55), Taukei’aho (Bell 65), Tosi (Newell 55), Barrett, Holland (Lord 64), Parker, Kirifi (Lio-Willie 68), Sititi Touchdowns a variety of try-scorers Kicks perfect kicking record Penalty from McKenzie Official the referee was Hollie Davidson Crowd a massive crowd Around this time that the All Blacks shifted into another level. They notched three touchdowns in a short burst. Two didn't count, due to a knock-on, another after review revealed Rogers just succeeded to hold the ball up. But the third, which wasn’t awarded since the ref believed there was an infringement from a crossfield kick, was given to Rieko Ioane following television review. After that, the game began to deteriorate. To start, Thomas was sent to the sin-bin, then just as he returned, Plumtree was also binned. Ioane scores past Dan Edwards Edwards to score another score. The All Blacks added three more late in the game, two by Reece. But Wales did manage to score again on their own, thanks to brilliant efforts by the fullback and Rees-Zammit. The crowd erupted then, even though they were behind, they felt pride to celebrate something to applaud, and a sight of early indications of development facing one of the top teams globally.