All Blacks Just Too Strong

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Last weekends test saw Wales suffer yet another defeat at the hands of the All Blacks. The hard working Welsh managed to hang on in the first half, but as so often seen when it comes to the All Blacks, their second half flurry is something that many teams struggle to keep up with and Wales were no exception to the rule. So are their any teams out there that could hold off a strong All Blacks side for the full 80? 

As Wales have shown, Their strong enough to compete, but don't seem to have the grunt in the final twenty minutes to maintain any sort of control. This, I believe this issue comes down to depth off the bench for the Welsh. We saw that they suffered at the hands of the Chiefs not too long ago. Now, obviously, the team that played the Chiefs was by no means a full strength side but it does give clear indication of what Wales have in terms of back up players and sadly, they just don't seem to have much.

The positives to take from this is that Wales is competitive and we saw that over the last two games where they pushed the All Blacks throughout the first half, making them play some good rugby. They play hard and they work well together but they just run out of steam a little too early and that's when the All Blacks go in for the kill. 

The final of the three test series is this Saturday in Dunedin. Hopefully Wales can pull something out of the hat and get one over the All Blacks. 

I know who I'll be supporting.