The All Blacks missed the chance to usurp the Springboks in the World Rugby rankings after they suffered a shock 35-28 defeat to Wales at the Principality Stadium.
France had provided an excellent opportunity for Dave Rennie’s men to overtake their arch-rivals in the standings and, in fact, went into Saturday’s game ahead of the Boks.
Beating the Welsh looked relatively simple on paper, but the hosts produced one of their greatest performances to stunningly overcome the All Blacks for the first time in 73 years.
They did something the great Welsh teams failed to manage and, as a result,
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