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Welsh Rugby
Wales line up All Blacks clash
ESPNscrum Staff
March 19, 2012
Wales will face the All Blacks in Cardiff this November
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Wales have confirmed a four-Test November schedule after clinching a Six Nations Grand Slam with victory over France last weekend. New Zealand, the reigning Rugby World Cup holders, headline the series, with Australia, Argentina and Samoa also calling at the Millennium Stadium. The All Blacks will face Wales on November 24, providing coach Warren Gatland's team with another opportunity to record their first victory over New Zealand since 1953. Australia, conquerors of Wales in the World Cup bronze medal match last October, will conclude the autumn matches on December 1, having hosted a three-Test series against the same opposition in June. Samoa, who Wales edged out in a key World Cup pool game six months ago, will play a Friday night fixture on November 16 as they seek revenge. "I am delighted we are able to announce such an excellent series of games for this autumn," Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) group chief executive Roger Lewis said. "Warren Gatland has always said we will only get better by playing the best, and this autumn we have certainly met his challenge and lived up to his expectations." © ESPN EMEA Ltd
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