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WALES laid down the gauntlet to New Zealand before ending 73 years of pain with a performance for the ages.

The Dragons were expected to be smoked by the All Blacks, but fired themselves up with a unique response to the legendary haka.

As the Kiwis did their traditional war cry, the Principality Stadium went dark with the visitors lit by a solitary spotlight.

Steve Tandyโ€™s squad basked in a red glow as smoke machines created an eerie effect dubbed โ€˜Dragonโ€™s Breathโ€™ by the Welsh Rugby Union.

It was a remarkable piece of pageantry, and viewers were in awe of the incredible display.

One wrote: โ€œThe haka is always impressive, but that red wall was foreshadowing!!โ€

A second was declared: โ€œGive the person who thought of the lighting a pay rise.โ€

Another delighted fan added: โ€œThis red backlit response along with the Welsh flag on the surrounding digital screen is fantastic!!โ€

It is one thing to stand up to the haka, but Wales backed it up when the whistle blew.

The Kiwis made eight changes from the team that beat Scotland and paid a heavy price as the Dragons came out firing to secure a first win over their storied opponents since 1953.

Coach Steve Tandy said: โ€œItโ€™s not about me but the players and the supporters.

โ€œThe effort the boys have put in over the last 15 months or so, they got what they deserved, which was an unbelievable performance.

โ€œThey had the intent to go after the game.

โ€œWhen New Zealand came back after halftime,e it would have been easy to doubt themselves.

โ€œWhat I loved about it was that at half-time they wanted to chase down the game again.

โ€œThe last few minutes, they looked really composed.

โ€œThe boys have created history; they have to celebrate and enjoy the moment.โ€

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00:00Wales laid down the gauntlet to New Zealand before ending 73 years of pain with a performance for
00:06the ages. The Dragons were expected to be smoked by the All Blacks, but fired themselves up with
00:11a unique response to the legendary Hakka. As the Kiwis did their traditional war cry,
00:16the Principality Stadium went dark with the visitors lit by a solitary spotlight.
00:21Steve Tandy's squad basked in a red glow as smoke machines created an eerie effect dubbed
00:26Dragon's Breath by the Welsh Rugby Union. It was a remarkable piece of pageantry, and
00:31viewers were in awe of the incredible display.

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