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Yahoo Sports, carrying an Associated Press report from Cardiff, reports that Wales has beaten New Zealand's All Blacks. The headline quotes Wales captain Lake saying "Of course we believed." The piece notes that nothing in recent years had signalled such a win, and that Wales supporters have long said they would die before seeing their team beat the visitors in Cardiff.
Will Joseph returned to Test rugby for England after four years away from the international game, featuring in a heavy win over Japan. England's next fixture is against New Zealand's All Blacks.
Yahoo Sports, carrying an AP report, says Wales beat New Zealand 35-28 in a Nations Championship match in Cardiff on Saturday, the first time in 73 years Wales has defeated the All Blacks. Wales scored two quick tries at the start of each half, then held off New Zealand's attacks for nearly the last half-hour, with the All Blacks held up over the tryline three times. New Zealand coach Dave Rennie said he would not second-guess his team selection after the loss.
Yahoo Sports, carrying an AP report from Cardiff, says Wales beat New Zealand 35-28 in a Nations Championship rugby match on Saturday, its first win over the All Blacks in 73 years. According to the report, Tomos Williams scored a try in the second minute and Wales never trailed. Wales then held off repeated All Black attacks over the final 27 minutes to keep a seven-point lead.
Warner Dearns, who did not want to go to Japan as a teenager, has become a leader for Japan's rugby team after turning down the All Blacks. BBC News, BBC Sport and Yahoo Sports report that he is now determined to stay and do his adopted country proud.
Wales face New Zealand in the Nations Championship, with BBC Sport and Yahoo Sports reporting that Wales aim to make the rest of the world take notice in the match. The reports describe New Zealand as resurgent.
BBC Sport reports that New Zealand coach Dave Rennie says his team has discussed targeting Wales flanker Jac Morgan, a British and Irish Lion, ahead of their Nations Championship match.
Wales have not beaten New Zealand in more than 70 years, but matches between the two rugby sides have frequently produced dramatic moments, according to a BBC Sport retrospective also carried by Yahoo Sports.
Taine Basham will start at number eight for Wales against New Zealand, his first international start in four years. He replaces Aaron Wainwright, who has been ruled out through injury.
J.M. Harper, who won the U.S. Documentary Directing Award at Sundance for "Soul Patrol," a documentary about the first all-Black U.S. special operations team in the Vietnam War, has been touring the country screening the film and discussing it with audiences. Harper told Deadline the film has drawn "an enormous range of responses."
ESPN reports that the Tennessee Titans' "Rivalries" uniform combination and the Baltimore Ravens' all-black uniforms are among the standout NFL looks for Week 10. Other coverage of the week focuses on picks, odds, and fantasy advice, including the Giants-Commanders "Thursday Night Football" game, the Lions-Patriots game in Munich, and the Vikings-Packers game, with CBS Sports' Pete Prisco picking the Giants, Lions and Packers.
All Blacks player Will Jordan, described by Yahoo Sports as New Zealand's record try-scorer, has suffered a hamstring tear. Yahoo Sports reports that he appears set to miss the rest of the Nations Championship.
BBC Sport reports that Wales number eight Aaron Wainwright is a major injury concern ahead of Saturday's Nations Championship game against New Zealand in Cardiff.
