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Wales vs New Zealand LIVE rugby: Latest score and updates from autumn international

Wayne Pivac’s side are looking to end a 69-year losing streak against the All Blacks

Harry Latham-Coyle
Saturday 05 November 2022 17:17 GMT
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New Zealand's Jordie Barrett scores their third try
New Zealand's Jordie Barrett scores their third try (Reuters)

Jordie Barrett, Aaron Smith and Codie Taylor all scored two tries apiece to lead New Zealand to a dominant 55-23 win over Wales in their test at the Principality Stadium on Saturday.

The outstanding Ardie Savea and replacement hooker Samisoni Taukei’aho got the other tries as the All Blacks outscored their hosts eight tries to two in a winning start to their three-test British tour, while Richie Mo’unga kicked over one penalty and four conversions and Beauden Barrett the last two conversions.

Debutant winger Rio Dyer and captain Justin Tipuric went over for Wales with Gareth Anscombe adding the other 13 points with his boot, having been moved to fullback from flyhalf in a late change to the starting line-up when Leigh Halfpenny pulled out.

The All Blacks proved an imposing force from start to finish, moving quickly to temper the anticipatory mood of a sold-out Cardiff crowd and reinforce their status as the game’s superpower.

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Scotland 21-12 Fiji, 66 minutes

That is Lomani’s final act. Peni Matawalu, younger brother of former Glasgow star Niko, comes on at scrum half.

Harry Latham-Coyle5 November 2022 14:34
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Scotland 21-12 Fiji, 64 minutes

It’s not quite clicking for Fiji. Frank Lomani searches for the right runner as a pod of forwards to his right over-run the play, and Levani Botia fails to hold on to Lomani’s slightly indeterminate fling.

Harry Latham-Coyle5 November 2022 14:33
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Scotland 21-12 Fiji, 63 minutes

A high tackle given against Scotland, now. It looks Jonny Gray is the man picked out - Teti Tela boots Fiji down into the 22.

Harry Latham-Coyle5 November 2022 14:31
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Yellow card! Vinaya Habosi is sent to the sin bin! Scotland 21-12 Fiji, 62 minutes

Oof, it’s not the nicest from Vinaya Habosi, his arm swinging through on to the jaw of Rory Sutherland. The officials mitigate down from red to yellow on the basis that Sutherland is stooped very low, and that the swinging arm brushes the replacement prop’s shoulder first.

Harry Latham-Coyle5 November 2022 14:30
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Scotland 21-12 Fiji, 62 minutes

A miscue from Fiji at the maul! Those set-piece errors have really cost the visitors this afternoon.

Vinaya Habosi then appears to make significant contact with the chin of a stooping Rory Sutherland - this will require another look from the officials.

Harry Latham-Coyle5 November 2022 14:28
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Scotland 21-12 Fiji, 61 minutes

A flying Fijian! That’s superb from Vinaya Habosi, first showing his vertical spring to beat a better positioned Darcy Graham in the air and then dancing the touchline tightrope, somehow keeping all his limbs in the field of play. Jamie Ritchie spots a loose ball and harpoons it, but it wasn’t quite out - Fiji penalty and into the Scotland 22.

One Gray replaces another - Jonny on, Richie off.

Harry Latham-Coyle5 November 2022 14:27
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Scotland 21-12 Fiji, 59 minutes

Roars of delight from Fiji - an outstanding, timely turnover from Albert Tuisue! Scotland break away from the maul, Jack Dempsey rather curiously electing to go it alone. Ewan Ashman can’t shift the broad shoulders of Tuisue, and appears to have entered from the side, anyway - Fiji penalty.

Harry Latham-Coyle5 November 2022 14:26
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Scotland 21-12 Fiji, 58 minutes

A penalty against Fiji and Scotland will go again at the lineout.

Harry Latham-Coyle5 November 2022 14:24
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Scotland 21-12 Fiji, 57 minutes

Teti Tela has had some passport trouble, and trained only twice ahead of this fixture, but Fiji felt the sole fly-half in their squad would be good to go from the bench - on he comes for Kalaveti Ravouvou, which will push Vilimoni Botitu one wider to the inside centre berth he more often occupies.

Scotland with a lineout five out on the right.

Harry Latham-Coyle5 November 2022 14:23
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Scotland 21-12 Fiji, 57 minutes

Brilliant from Darcy Graham, the will-o’-the-wisp glimpsed only fleetingly between the tall timbers of the Fijian forward as he jinks through.

Richie Gray takes a more direct route with the advantage coming. Ewan Ashman gets over - but the hooker is turtled and can’t get the ball down.

Held up, back for the penalty.

Harry Latham-Coyle5 November 2022 14:21

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