England stay with out a residence win towards New Zealand since 2012 after they suffered an agonising 24-22 defeat to the All Blacks in an exciting Autumn Worldwide at Twickenham.
With Marcus Smith having fun with a nice kicking day with the boot, serving to himself to 14 factors, England appeared poised for a well-known win after they led 22-14 with 14 minutes left after Immanuel Feyi-Waboso had scored the house facet’s solely strive of the day.
However New Zealand pulled their third straight win of the yr towards England out of the fireplace when Mark Tele’a went over for his second strive on 76 minutes, earlier than Damian McKenzie nailed a superb conversion from a decent angle to win it.
England nonetheless had the chance to say victory within the dying seconds, however George Ford noticed a penalty come again off a publish earlier than he then despatched a drop kick large within the final motion of an absorbing battle.
Whereas New Zealand head to Dublin to face Eire in one other blockbuster Take a look at match on Friday night, England should regroup earlier than they host Australia on the Allianz Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Speaking Level: So close to, but to this point (once more) for valiant England
Steve Borthwick’s England are making a behavior out of struggling agonising close to misses in 2024. They may simply have defeated France, and New Zealand 3 times this yr, however as an alternative should mirror on the place it went incorrect within the dying throes of 4 brutal losses.
There was a lot good about their defence and construction towards the All Blacks, however failing to get the win over the road will present little comfort within the autopsy of how they squandered an eight-point lead late on to lose by two.
England’s Take a look at match close to misses
- France 33-31 England
- New Zealand 16-15 England
- New Zealand 24-17 England
- England 22-24 New Zealand
Participant of the Match: Wallace Sititi (New Zealand)
Distinctive show by the younger All Blacks ahead in serving to to repel the drive and power of a properly organised England facet, who got here so near ending their 12-year await a house win towards the guests.
Participant Scores
England: Furbank 6, Feyi-Waboso 7, Slade 7, Lawrence 7, Freeman 6, M Smith 8, Spencer 7, Genge 6, George (captain) 7, Stuart 6, Itoje 8, Martin 7, Cunningham-South 6, T Curry 6, Earl 6
New Zealand: Jordan 7, Tele’a 7, Ioane 7, J Barrett 7, Clarke 6, B Barrett 7, Ratima 7, Williams 7, Taylor 6, Lomax 7, S Barrett (captain) 7, Vaa’i7, Sititi 8, Cane 7, Savea 7
Match Highlights
9′ TRY FOR NEW ZEALAND! ENGLAND 3-7 NEW ZEALAND Mark Tele’a with an excellent end from out large from the Wallace Sititi offload. England simply did not have the numbers over, and the 2 factors are added from Beauden Barrett. New Zealand lead 7-3. Sensible transfer.
28′ TRY FOR NEW ZEALAND! ENGLAND 6-12 NEW ZEALAND Will Jordan races by way of the England defensive position. England reduce large open. Gorgeous cross from Beauden Barrett, and Jordan did the remainder. So, so good from the All Blacks. They lead 12-6.
44′ TRY FOR ENGLAND! ENGLAND 19-14 NEW ZEALAND Smith with an excellent run after intercepting the wayward New Zealand cross. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso applies the final touch to a panoramic strive. And Smith with the conversion to fireside England 5 factors forward.
59′ ENGLAND MOVE FURTHER AHEAD! What an enormous second as Smith pokes one other penalty over. Flawless from him immediately as England transfer 22-14 clear. Which is a two-score benefit when it appeared like New Zealand had levelled at 19-19.
76′ TRY FOR NEW ZEALAND! ENGLAND 22-24 NEW ZEALAND! Mark Tele’a with a surprising, spinning end proper within the nook. Great transfer and end from the Jordan cross earlier than McKenzie slams over the converstion. What an enormous kick! All Blacks with a lead of two factors. Phew! What a finale!
78′ FORD SLAMS THE PENALTY AGAINST THE POST! However the ball comes down off the publish, and New Zealand have knocked it on. England with the put-in on the scrum. Is Ford going to have a drop aim probability to win it?
80′ FINAL RESULT: ENGLAND 22-24 NEW ZEALAND Ford sees the drop aim come off his proper boot on the incorrect angle. At all times heading large, and that’s the ultimate motion of the match. Cam Roigard doing properly to shut down Ford. Phew! What a end. All Blacks edge a thriller.
Key Stat
The All Blacks have now received 20 away matches towards England.
