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WATCH: The five biggest All Blacks losing margins
By Peteso Cannon
An All Blacks defeat is a rarity in itself, but rarer again is an All Blacks side that gets smashed. Well, smashed is a relative term when it comes to the All Blacks, beaten comprehensively might be a more accurate summation.
Considering they have been in operation for roughly 133 years, their biggest ever defeat isn't exactly a hiding. Their first match came in 1884, and their first international test match was in 1903 against Australia in Sydney. The following year they hosted their first ever home test match against a British Isles side in Wellington.
In context, Welsh Rugby's heaviest ever defeat is 83 points, in a 96-13 loss to South Africa in 1998, while England's heaviest ever defeat was recorded at Suncorp Stadium, losing by 76 points to Australia, again in 1998.
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Think it was a great defensive performance by Northampton. They didn't have stage fright in the first half, the Nienaber defense smothered them. They limited Leinster to 15-3 in the first half. It could have been over by then. A great try from Leinster in the start of the second half looked to have sealed it. But Byrne missed another conversion. Northampton started trying little kicks behind the Leinster wingers. Leinster messed one and Smith brilliantly made the conversion. Leinster decided to tighten the game after Byrne missed a straight forward penalty. A few errors got NH into the 22 and they scored and converted with a few minutes left. Another brilliant steal from Lawes saw NH have a final attack which was turned over by Conan. A classic semi final. World record attendance of 82,300. Leinsters 3 week preparation warranted for this one.
Go to commentsJust came back from the game and the atmosphere was amazing. Players stayed afterwards for more than a hour to sign stuff and take photos with fans. Great day out.
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