WALES v ALL BLACKS 1978 

Wow.. I was at that game as a 17 yo and can vividly remember McKechnie kicking the penalty.. brilliant. The All Blacks played Monmouthshire on that tour.. and to hear the late great Bill McLaren’s voice again has made my day…👌👌👌👌

Brian McKechnie kicked the winning goal in a very controversial finish, then in 1981 he faced the infamous underarm bowl in cricket.

The smile on my face that day is the same as watching the game just now. Brilliant.

Another incident in this match which is now forgotten was Welsh midfielder Steve Fenwick breaking Clive Curries jaw in a head high tackle which ended Curries rugby career.Even back then it could have been a sending off. Not going to defend Andy Hadens embarrassing lineout antics to gain a penalty but the penalty did go against Geoff Wheel for putting his hand on Frank Olivers shoulder.

Englishman here. Not seen these old Welsh games before. Fantastic stuff. Two things. Oh how I miss Bill McLarens commentary and my new rugby hero is Steve Fenwick! Tackling like a madman. Brilliant.

Penalty aside, that dive was cynical. Diving in an attempt to get penalties is more widely seen in soccer!

JPR always there with the 'bone-shattering tackle' in the nick of time

As a kiwi I'm disgusted at what Hayden did

The voice of 🏉

For years folk were led to believe that Haden's 'dive' had given the All Blacks the game but as many have observed here the penalty was for an offence at the front of the lineout. The game was refereed extremely well by Roger Quittenton, one of the best referees ever.

It all passes into legend. The highlight for me in this video was JPR's tackle on Brian Williams. He did a similar, but harder, one in another game where he stopped Williams in his tracks (he thought he could run-through him....after that he learned to try to tun round him (Grant Batty had learned to chip him). In an interview in the Sunday papers JPR was asked if it hurt tackling that hard, and he said something along the lines of "it hurt Brian Williams a lot more". As for Gareth Davies: a beautiful striker of the ball, especially from hand, but he often kicked when running it looked to be on. Fenwick was a very good player but prone to the red haze - it should have been him sent off at Twickenham, not Ringer, in that infamous game at Twickenham. I was watching with my Father from the old south terrace and he was VERY lucky not to have been sent off. Happy days though!!

Great crowd atmosphere. No stupid music, no dumb flames - just rugby.

Thanks a lot for this. Bill Bush and Steve Fenwick should've walked in the first half! Are you posting any more classic games?

The late penalty had nothing to do with The All Blacks locks diving. It was against Wheel placing his hand on Oliver's shoulder ! Surely you guys should have moved on after 42 years. More concerning for Wales is that its 67 years and counting since their last win!!!

Haden felt dizzy, fainted, and fell out off lineout. Entirely innocent of cheating.

When Wales was in NZ in 2016, I was at the Test in Dunedin. A few weeks later, I was at another function in the stadium and walked out on to halfway line and thought about Wales kicking off from that very spot. Seven times...

Why don’t the welsh talk about the tours to NZ in 1969 and 1988 1969 first test 19-0, Second test 33-12, 1988 First test 52-3 Second test 54-9 all wins for NZ But Jonathan did get a length of the field try in that second test of 1988

Best welsh side ever...I had so much respect for them. NZ

Is there a recording of this game with the national anthems?

Brian Williams couldn't hit the side of a barn! 😂😂

I love these old school games there's 1 play I'm looking for I think it was the baberians vs n.z. it was a try but a total gem of a try for the baberians

Had phil bennett retired by this time? Gareth Edwards too?

Lets put aside the controversy, what a great test match by two great teams (either could have won) that held nothing back at the old Cardiff Arms Park, the best stadium on the planet at the time. I wish I saw a game there before it was replaced by the Millenium stadium.

worst referee ever , he knew he made a serious bad call but could never admit it

"The kick" movie should have been made about Brian Mckechnie

42:11 what a dive 🤣

referee blind as a bat. what an awful piece of cheating at the end.

RIP ANDY HADEN LEGEND:)

This was for the unofficial world championship. Shame Gareth Phil and Gerald had retired earlier in the year .1953 and still counting .Shocking decision on the penalty .

Interesting the many informed comments 1. The penalty was not for Hadens dive . The ref stated after the game he knew Haden had dived and ignored it 2. The penalty was for Oliver being jumped off . That’s clear penalty. Any VAR would not have overturned the penalty 3. Wales wasted ball and at no stage looked like scoring. Despite dominating the first half their tactics were boring up and under kicks. Wasted backline talent 4. Fenwick breaking Curries jaw should have been a send off . That’s not tough He ruined a 22 years old career . We call those hits “ coward hits “ as that’s what they are . Currie would have been one of the greats in All Blacjs 5 New Zealand scored tge only try and were the only team trying to score . With what little ball they had , they always looked dangerous. As I said Wales wasted their talent by kicking it hoping NZ mistake . 6. Had VAR been there tgen Wakes would have been down to 14 men and NZ would have easily won

Imagine today Haden would have been the laugh of the rugby world for that pathetic dive out of the line...

Must have been big puff of wind to blow that man out of lineout

Wasn’t the penalty for leveraging off the shoulder by Wheel? Thought so

What a dogs bollocks of a game! That ref could have given Barnes the Barnacle a run in 2023😀😀

Ah these were the days, when real commentators were 9ft. tall, real rugby men were really maladjusted individuals and referees were really gay geography teachers

Didn’t it occur to them in those days, to play with a white ball ?

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4:15 Correction Bill: "Nae bither". (from an Englishman).

Would have to rank right up there with every other win at the death

Oh so how the game has changed But Hayden was a dog no different from the Aussie underarm and of course B McKecknie was there for both That should have been a Wales win couldn’t stand Hayden after that an embarrassment as an AB supporter

When Clive Currie had his jaw broken, he had already caught the ball and taken the mark Thus it should not have been play on, that result in the Welsh getting a penalty and 3 points

Okay, if we are going to go living in the past, Deans bloody well *did* score!

Jpr deserved to win this game after the ashworth incident. ...

The Grandslam All Blacks.

Wales could/should have beaten the All Blacks in 1972 aswell - the game finishing 19-16 to the All Blacks.

Mr quinterton didn't have a good day at the office 😕

could have easly been 6 all Ireland lost 12 10 Wales lost Barbarians 18 15 and the worst All Black team to ever tour the UK

Scandalous by not one but TWO forwards! One with nobody near him. OK I'm Welsh but hate to see such open cheating. What does it teach grass roots players.

One word for NZers who watched this game. CRITTENDEN!! There is only one great ref and he is a Welshman.

It was clearly a dive out of the line-out by the New Zealanders - they did the same in another game against Wales when the Welsh were winning. I wonder the announcers didn't catch it.

Geoff Wheel rest his arm on Aidan’s shoulder and he flies out of the line out like he’s been pole axed, hilarious!😂😂

was 12 years old when watched this 3am in the mornin...me and the ol man...........nevr seen dad laugh s much when andy haden got shoved out of tht line out eh

Wales had 75 percent of ball .. home ground.... 5 natìons champs.... big lead.... so should have won easily 😂

NZ lucky not have finished the first half with 12 men and 9 by the end. A full punch to the face to a guy layed out on the ground nowadays would be a straight red and 6 month ban. Kicking out at a guy going past you another red. As for the dive out of the line with no Welshman near him at the end was a classic but full credit for cheating a win there as there was no other way for NZ to win it.

Cheating Kiwi so and so

Took the Aussie cricket team , to bring karma to Mckechnie

Hmmmm!!! Whites only/Wit kant😂

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