Wales vs New Zealand rugby: Kick-off time, TV channel, live stream and CONFIRMED team news for autumn international

WALES host New Zealand in the first of four autumn internationals TOMORROW.

The Welsh side will be looking to pull off a famous victory as they have not beaten the All Blacks since 1953.

Wayne Pivac’s side will then face Argentina, Georgia and Australia to top off the autumn internationals.

The All Blacks have already defeated Japan and will now take on Wales, Scotland and England in November.

When is Wales vs New Zealand?

• New Zealand travel to Wales on Saturday, 5 November.
• The match is scheduled to get underway from 3:15pm UK time.
• The Principality Stadium will play host to the contest and is able to host up to 74,500 spectators.

What TV channel is Wales vs New Zealand on and can I live stream it?

• Wales’ clash against the All Blacks will not be broadcast on terrestrial television.
• Instead, it will be available to broadcast like on Amazon Prime.
• The coverage is set to get underway from 3:15pm UK time.

What is the team news?

Wales announced their squad for the autumn internationals last week, with 35 players named.

Wales team

Backs: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 13 George North, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 Tomos Williams.

Forwards: 1 Gareth Thomas, 2 Ken Owens, 3 Tomos Francis, 4 Will Rowlands, 5 Adam Beard, 6 Justin Tipuric, 7 Tommy Reffell, 8 Taulupe Faetau.

Replacements: 16 Ryan Elias, 17 Nicky Smith, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Alun Wyn Jones, 20 Christ Tshiunza, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Rhys Priestland, 23 Owen Watkin.

Players unavailable for selection due to injury: Taine Basham, Dan Biggar, Leon Brown, Seb Davies, Wyn Jones, Josh Navidi, Johnny Williams, Liam Williams

New Zealand team

The All Blacks have named a strong team also and will be going into Cardiff looking to defend their winning record stretching back over half a century.

Backs: 15 Beauden Barrett, 14 Sevu Reece, 13 Reiko Ioane, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Caleb Clarke, 10 Richie Mo’unga, 9 Aaron Smith.

Forwards: 1 Ethan de Groot, 2 Codie Taylor, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 4 Sam Whitelock, 5 Scott Barrett, 6 Shannon Frizell, 7 Dalton Papali’i, 8 Ardie Savea.

Replacements: 16 Samisoni Taukei’aho, 17 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18 Fletcher Newell, 19 Tupou Vaa’i, 20 Akira Ioane, 21 Brad Weber, 22 David Havili, 23 Anton Lienert-Brown.

Latest odds:

• Wales to win 10/3
• Draw 25/1
• New Zealand 1/4

*Odds courtesy of Betfair are correct at time of publication