Form

Wales have won one of their last five and most recently beat Italy 31–17.

New Zealand have won two of their last five and most recently beat Australia 43–21.

Head to head

These sides have met 7 times on our records since 2016: Wales 0, New Zealand 7.

Last time out (2025), New Zealand won 52–26 at Principality Stadium.

New Zealand have won the last seven against Wales.

Biggest margin between these two: New Zealand by 40 points in 2016 (46–6).

Players to watch

For Wales, watch Louis Rees-Zammit (61.8 metres a game in 2026) and Eddie James (34 metres a game in 2026).

For New Zealand, watch Beauden Barrett (53.7 metres a game, 3 tries in 2026) and Wallace Sititi (34 metres a game, 1 try in 2026).

Milestone watch

Will Jordan is 20 metres short of 3,000 for their career.

What the numbers say

On form and history, New Zealand have the edge.