England 22-24 New Zealand: All Blacks edge out hosts thanks to Mark Tele’a try

[Pelican Press 0]

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

England 22-24 New Zealand: All ******* edge out hosts thanks to Mark Tele’a try

New Zealand dealt England a deflating start to their autumn campaign as Mark Tele’a came back off the bench to score a decisive 76th-minute try and continue the All *******’ run of superiority.

England lost narrowly in two Tests against the All ******* in July and a switch of hemisphere could not ultimately change the outcome as George Ford’s last-play drop-goal drifted agonisingly wide.

The hosts were on the back foot in the first half, fortunate to only be two points adrift as Marcus Smith’s boot repaired some of the damage from Tele’a and Will Jordan’s tries.

But Smith snatched an interception early in the second half to set up a try for Immanuel Feyi-Waboso to give England the lead, before edging the hosts out to a 22-14 advantage.

Belief coursed through Twickenham but ultimately a performance of stubborn determination went unrewarded as Tele’a dived in late on to cap a ******* of pressure and England’s late rally, which also included a Ford penalty coming back off the post, came up just short.

England play Australia – ranked 10th in the world – next weekend, before a rematch with Rugby World Cup semi-final conquerors South ******* on 16 November.

Japan are their fourth and final opponent of the autumn on 24 November.

The pressure is now on Steve Borthwick’s side to recover from another narrow defeat with three victories.

More to follow.

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

#England #Zealand #******* #edge #hosts #Mark #Telea

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up