Wales had not beaten the All Blacks since 1953. They scored five tries in Cardiff and won 35-28

Wales have beaten the All Blacks for the first time since 1953.

They won 35-28 in a Nations Championship Test at the Principality Stadium on Saturday afternoon, UK time, ending a 34-match losing run against the three-time world champions. Few gave them a chance: Wales were 25-1 outsiders, have finished last in the Six Nations three years running and are in a public fight with their own union over plans to cut one of the four professional regions.

How did Wales do it?

Fast, then stubborn. Scrum-half Tomos Williams and hooker Dewi Lake scored inside the first seven minutes for a 14-0 lead. Prop Archie Griffin added a third from a driving maul, and Wales were 21-7 up before New Zealand came back through Cortez Ratima, Wallace Sititi and Fehi Fineanganofo, the last on the stroke of half-time, to level it at 21-21.

Wales went ahead again straight after the break. Eddie James scored from a Williams pass and Louis Rees-Zammit finished from a maul, and Ioan Costelow converted all five tries. Peter Lakai’s try, converted by Richie Mo’unga, cut the lead to seven with more than 25 minutes left.

New Zealand never got closer. Welsh players held attackers up on the line repeatedly in the closing stages, two New Zealand tries were disallowed, and Wales held on even after lock Adam Beard was sent to the sin bin. Flanker James Botham was named player of the match.

What did the coaches say?

Wales coach Steve Tandy said his players had “created history”, and credited a half-time talk from captain Dewi Lake. All Blacks coach Dave Rennie said Wales “deserved this”. New Zealand captain Beauden Barrett, leading the side for the first time in his 149th Test, said Wales’s defence felt “like a brick wall at times”.

How big a shock is it?

Former Wales flyhalf Dan Biggar called it the biggest upset in the international game since Japan beat South Africa at the 2015 World Cup. New Zealand had won their first four Nations Championship matches, including a 43-21 win over Scotland, and had made eight changes for Cardiff. The crowd of 55,152 was the smallest for an All Blacks Test at the stadium, a measure of how little was expected of the home side.

What does it mean for the Wallabies?

Australia now face a Welsh side that has won two in a row, after a 28-21 win over Japan the week before. The Wallabies travel to Cardiff for their Test on Saturday 21 November, while New Zealand play England at Twickenham the same weekend.

VNN will update this story as more is confirmed.