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We know that All Blacks & Red Dragons are one of the most powerful rugby team in the world. In 26th June they will be meet face to face again. The aura that All Blacks had seems to be waning away and Wales are going stronger and definitely New Zealand looks weaker before the match.All Blacks as they will always be didn’t utter anything, but will be hopeful of showing their action on the field. Where ever they go it’s like dumb the opposition and take away the game in their name but it could not be same this time maybe. Looking back; however, there is an interesting statistic way back early in the 20th century the All Blacks when toured North America and Europe they have won as many as 34 matches out of 35 played and they lost to Wales. Even the Red Dragons (Wales) would win 13-12 and their respective legacies seem to continue.This winter will see the All Blacks play a test match on the hallowed turf of Carisbrook for the last time. As New Zealand builds up to the biggest rugby party of them all, World Cup 2011, Dunedin is going all out with a brand new roofed stadium. Although an exciting future lies ahead with the new venue, on June 26 we will celebrate the culture and history of Carisbrook, one of the great rugby grounds of the world.
It maybe like few decades back that the Red Dragons believe it to be easy game against New Zealand. However, with history in the thinking a win for Wales could be difficult at the Millennium Stadium this weekend when they meet New Zealand.
Wales National TeamsThe Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with 25 wins. Wales most recent championship win came in 2008. They also compete in the Rugby World Cup every four years. The International Rugby Board (IRB) regards Wales as a Tier One rugby nation, and ranks them eighth in the world as of 1 February 2010.
The governing body, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), was established in 1881, the same year that Wales played their first international against England. Wales' performances in the Home Nations Championship (now the Six Nations) continued to improve, experiencing their first 'golden age' between 1900 and 1911. They first played New Zealand, known as the All Blacks, in 1905, when they defeated them 3–0 in a famous match at Cardiff Arms Park. Welsh rugby struggled between the first and second World Wars, but experienced a second 'golden age' between 1969 and 1980 when they won eight Five Nations Championships (including 3 shared wins). They played in the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987 where they achieved their best ever result of third. Following the professionalisation of rugby in 1995, Wales hosted the 1999 World Cup and, in 2005, won their first Six Nations Grand Slam which was followed by a second in 2008. Their 2005 Grand Slam is notable for being the first ever team to gain the accolade playing most matches away from home. Only Ireland repeated this in 2009.
Wales play in red jerseys embroidered with the Prince of Wales's feathers. Their current home ground is the Millennium Stadium, completed in 1999 to replace the National Stadium at Cardiff Arms Park. Ten former Welsh players have been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame, and two of the ten have been inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame.
Match scheduled: Date : 26-06-2010
Time : from 07:00 until 09:00 (GMT/UK/UTC)
Wales vs New Zealand
June Internationals
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Wales vs New Zealand – at jun 26
New Zealand National TeamsThe All Blacks represent New Zealand in rugby union, which is regarded as the country's national sport. The All Blacks are the only international rugby team with the highest successful winning record against every other test nation they have played; winning close to 75% of all their matches and ranking as the number one team in the world for the most period of time in IRB World Rankings.[2] More than half of the top 20 rugby union test playing nations have never beaten New Zealand in over 100 years of competition.
The All Blacks compete annually with Australia (the Wallabies) and South Africa (the Springboks) in the Tri-Nations Series, and have been Tri-Nations champions nine times in the tournament's 14-year history. New Zealand also holds the Bledisloe Cup, which they currently contest annually with Australia and have three times completed a Grand Slam (in 1978, 2005 and 2008), beating all four Home Nations during one tour.
The All Blacks currently remain the number one ranked team in the IRB World Rankings[2] and were named the International Rugby Board (IRB) Team of the Year in 2005, 2006 and 2008.[3] Fourteen former All Blacks have been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame, one into the IRB Hall of Fame.
The team first competed in 1884 against Cumberland County, New South Wales, and played their first Test match in 1903, a victory against Australia. This was followed by a tour of the northern hemisphere in 1905.
The team's early uniforms consisted of a black jersey with a silver fern and white knickerbockers. By their 1905 tour New Zealand were wearing all black, except for the silver fern, and their All Black name dates from this time. New Zealand traditionally perform a haka (Māori challenge) before each match. Traditionally, the haka performed is Te Rauparaha's Ka Mate, though since 2005, Kapa o Pango, a modified version of the 1924 All Blacks haka, Kia Whaka-ngawari, has occasionally been performed.
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