New Zealand will face France in the World Cup semi-finals after overpowering Wales with another one-sided display of dynamic attack.
Wales, in their first year with full-time deals for some squad members, achieved their realistic goal for this tournament, beating Scotland to reach the quarter-finals. Anything more would have been a bonus. They were full of calon but comfortably second-best with the ballon. By 2025, assuming investment continues, they must and should have closed the gap between them and the big three.
“We just have to leave everything out there,” Ioan Cunningham, the Wales head coach, said pre-match. “No regrets. Just go for it. Things can happen.” They tried, running the ball in their own 22, but things did not happen. Biblical rain was
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