 The Originals played 35 matches on tour , and their only loss was a 3 – 0 defeat to Wales in Cardiff . The match has entered into the folklore of both countries because of a controversy over whether All Black Bob Deans scored a try which would have earned his team a 3 – 3 draw . In contrast to the success of the Originals on the field , the team did antagonise some in the Home Nations ' rugby establishment ; both administrators and the press complained that the All Blacks did not play the game within the amateur and gentlemanly spirit promoted by the International Rugby Football Board . These complaint continued to dog New Zealand teams until the 1930s . 
