Tandy ‘immensely proud’ of Walespublished at 17:40 GMT
17:40 GMT
FT: Wales 26-52 New Zealand
Wales head coach Steve Tandy told S4C: “You’re never satisfied with conceding 50 points but you look at the way this young group have gone and attacked New Zealand and were brave in defence.
“These boys are a tough group and really represented their country.
“I don’t think we got the rub of the green but I’m massively proud as a coach.
“Having three debutants is amazing and we can see in the building blocks of what this team can be.
“That’s something that’s
exciting for me as a coach and the coaching staff that we can build on. I love coaching these boys.
“We keep talking about the opportunity to be better and ultimately excite
the nation around the way we want to play and I felt the crowd were amazing
today. The anthem was incredible and the boys really responded
to that
“It’s still not where we want to be, we don’t want to be
losing at home and we want games to be closer.
“But we’re 12th in the world for a reason, we need to build and I believe in this group and where they can go in the future.”