New Zealand 6–10 England England won
England men · Test matches · Test Match
England
v New Zealand: England rugby union, 25 November 1978
6–16
Full time
England v New Zealand finished 6–16.
- Date
- Saturday 25 November 1978 · England in 1978
- Venue
- Twickenham, London
- Competition
- Test matches · Test Match
Last checked 21 October 2026
Men's senior internationals · Newest first
The 5 meetings before this one
England 0–9 New Zealand England lost
England 11–23 New Zealand England lost
England 0–14 New Zealand England lost
New Zealand 9–6 England England lost
Official meetings since 1889
England v New Zealand stats
England have scored 700 points to New Zealand's 1096 across these meetings.
Individual fixture records
Who has scored most?
England · Fixture leader
3Chris Ashton
3 tries against New Zealand in matches we hold scorer data for.
New Zealand · Fixture leader
8Julian Savea
New Zealand's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.