| NEW ZEALAND 37 | V | ENGLAND 20 | |||||
| COMPETITION: Updated 19.08.2008 | |||||||
| VENUE: Eden Park, Auckland | DATE: 14 June 2008 | SPECTATORS: | |||||
| REFEREE: Nigel Owens (Wales) | HALFTIME: 23-13 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Smith, Carter, Muliaina, Sivivatu | TRIES: Ojo (2) | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: Carter (4) | CONVERSIONS: Barkley (2) | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Carter (3) | PENALTY GOALS: Barkley (2) | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Mils Muliaina (22) | Waikato | 15 | Michael Brown | Harlequins | ||
| 14 | Anthony Tuitavake | North Harbour | 14 | Topsy Ojo | London Irish | ||
| 13 | Conrad Smith | Wellington | 13 | Michael Tindall | Gloucester | ||
| 12 | Ma'a Nonu | Wellington | 12 | Oliver Barkley | Bath Rugby | ||
| 11 | Sitiveni Sivivatu | Waikato | 11 | David Strettle | Harlequins | ||
| 10 | Daniel Carter (21) | Canterbury | 10 | Charles Hodgson (21) | Sale Sharks | ||
| 9 | Andrew Ellis (20) | Canterbury | 9 | Richard Wigglesworth (20) | Sale Sharks | ||
| 8 | Jerome Kaino (19) | Auckland | 8 | Luke Narraway | Gloucester | ||
| 7 | Richard McCaw (Capt.) | Canterbury | 7 | Thomas Rees | London Wasps | ||
| 6 | Rodney So'oialo | Wellington | 6 | James Haskell (19) | London Wasps | ||
| 5 | Alistair Williams | Auckland | 5 | Steven Borthwick (Capt.) | Bath Rugby | ||
| 4 | Bradley Thorn (18) | Canterbury | 4 | Thomas Palmer (18) | London Wasps | ||
| 3 | Gregory Somerville | Canterbury | 3 | Matthew Stevens | Bath Rugby | ||
| 2 | Andrew Hore (16) | Taranaki | 2 | Lee Mears (16) | Bath Rugby | ||
| 1 | Neemia Tialata | Wellington | 1 | Andrew Sheridan (17) | Sale Sharks | ||
| 16 | Keven Mealamu (2) | Auckland | 16 | David Paice (2) | London Irish | ||
| 17 | John Schwalger | Wellington | 17 | Timothy Payne (1) | London Wasps | ||
| 18 | Anthony Boric (4) | North Harbour | 18 | Benjamin Kay (4) | Leicester Tigers | ||
| 19 | Sione Lauaki (8) | Waikato | 19 | Joseph Worsley (6) | London Wasps | ||
| 20 | James Cowan (9) | Southland | 20 | Daniel Care (9) | Harlequins | ||
| 21 | Stephan Donald (10) | Waikato | 21 | James Noon (10) | Newcastle Falcons | ||
| 22 | Leon MacDonald (15) | Canterbury | 22 | Matthew Tait | Newcastle Falcons | ||
| HEAD COACH: Graham Henry | HEAD COACH: Robert Andrew (interim) | ||||||
| MATCH
NOTES Donald and Boric were making their test debuts for New Zealand. Cowan last played for New Zealand against South Africa September 2006. Newly appointed England coach Martin Johnson, who led England to their World Cup title in 2003, was unable to make the tour. Head of England rugby, Rob Andrew filled in as interim coach. From England's last test match against Ireland in March only Wigglesworth, Borthwick, Mears and Sheridan remained from the starting fifteen. Nigerian born Ojo was making his test debut for England and scored two tries on debut. Paice and Care were also playing their first test for England. Sheridan was the only survivor of the England starting XV that lost to South Africa in the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final. Sources http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/new-zealand-37-england-20-england-find-carter-and-co-too-clever-by-half-847400.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7449881.stm http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/rugby_union/article1292936.ece |
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