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Player ratings: No more steam

Wales surrendered a narrow second half lead to go down 16-34 to New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

Wales were forced to work hard on defence in an un-eventful first half before gaining the lead in the early stages of the second half.

It seemed as though the hosts would pull off an unlikely win but ran out of steam in the final quarter of the match.

Tauriq Ebrahim rates the Welsh players!

15 Leigh Halfpenny

Composed and always looked dangerous with ball-in-hand.

7/10

14 Alex Cuthbert

Had his hands full with an in-form Savea.

4/10

13 Jonathan Davies

Put in the hard yards but went through the match unnoticed.

5/10

12 Jamie Roberts

A massively impressive all-round performance.

9/10

11 George North

Seemed overwhelmed by the occasion.

3/10

10 Dan Biggar

Outstanding work on defence and showed enormous character.

8/10

9 Rhys Webb

Gutsy, commanding performance which was rewarded with a try.

7/10

8 Taulupe Faletau

Proved he could mix it with the best in the business.

7/10

7 Sam Warburton

Outshone his opposite number at the breakdowns.

7/10

6 Dan Lydiate

Absolutely menacing in all facets of play.

8/10

5 Alun Wyn Jones

Missed no tackles and did well in the line-outs.

5/10

4 Jake Ball

Worked hard defensively but made no in-roads with ball-in-hand.

4/10

3 Samson Lee

Had a hard time in the scrums and was pretty much hiding in the field.

4/10

2 Richard Hibbard

Strong in defence and gained valuable metres with every carry.

7/10

1 Paul James

Put in plenty of tackles but was found wanting at scrum time.

4/10

Replacements:

16 Scott Baldwin (on for Hibbard, 61 mins)

Did nothing in the time he spent on the park.

3/10

17 Nicky Smith (on for James, 76 mins)

Not enough time to be rated.

18 Rhodri Jones (on for Lee, 73 mins)

Not enough time to be rated.

19 Luke Charteris (on for Ball, 61 mins)

Attempted to set an attacking platform with the minimal opportunities he had.

4/10

20 Justin Tipuric (on for Lydiate, 61 mins)

Completely ineffective and basically took up space on the field.

0/10

21 Mike Phillips (on for Webb, 57 mins)

Had big shoes to fill but failed to do so.

4/10

22 James Hook (on for Biggar, 73 mins)

Not enough time to be rated.

23 Liam Williams

Not used.

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