01
8 Jun 1985
Test matches · Second Test
Athletic Park, Wellington
New Zealand
42–15
England
England lost
England men · Rugby World Cup
England
v New Zealand
12–18
Full time
England v New Zealand finished 12–18.
- England
- None
- New Zealand
- Michael Jones 50'
- Date
- Thursday 3 October 1991 · England in 1991
- Venue
- Twickenham, London
- Competition
- Rugby World Cup
Last checked 21 October 2026
Team sheets
Line-ups
England
Starting XV
- No. 1, Jason Leonard Prop
- No. 2, Brian Moore Hooker
- No. 3, Jeff Probyn Prop
- No. 4, Paul Ackford Lock
- No. 5, Wade Dooley Lock
- No. 6, Mike Teague Flanker
- No. 7, Peter Winterbottom Flanker
- No. 8, Dean Richards Number 8
- No. 9, Richard Hill Scrum Half
- No. 10, Rob Andrew Fly Half
- No. 11, Chris Oti Wing
- No. 12, Jeremy Guscott Centre
- No. 13, Will Carling (c) Centre
- No. 14, Rory Underwood Wing
- No. 15, Jonathan Webb Full Back
Replacements
- No. 16, Simon Halliday (not used)
- No. 17, David Pears (not used)
- No. 18, Dewi Morris (not used)
- No. 19, Paul Rendall (not used)
- No. 20, John Olver (not used)
- No. 21, Micky Skinner (not used)
New Zealand
Starting XV
- No. 1, Steve McDowall Prop
- No. 2, Sean Fitzpatrick Hooker
- No. 3, Richard Loe Prop
- No. 4, Ian Jones Lock
- No. 5, Gary Whetton (c) Lock
- No. 6, Alan Whetton Flanker
- No. 7, Michael Jones Flanker
- No. 8, Zinzan Brooke Number 8 Off in the 69'
- No. 9, Graeme Bachop Scrum Half
- No. 10, Grant Fox Fly Half
- No. 11, John Timu Wing
- No. 12, Bernie McCahill Centre
- No. 13, Craig Innes Centre
- No. 14, John Kirwan Wing
- No. 15, Terry Wright Full Back
Replacements
- No. 16, Andy Earl (not used)
- No. 17, Shayne Philpott On in the 69'
- No. 18, Walter Little (not used)
- No. 19, Jon Preston (not used)
- No. 20, Graham Purvis (not used)
- No. 21, Graham Dowd (not used)
Referee: Jim Fleming. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.
Men's senior internationals · Newest first
The 5 meetings before this one
02
1 Jun 1985
Test matches · First Test
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
New Zealand
18–13
England
England lost
03
19 Nov 1983
Test matches · Test Match
Twickenham, London
England
15–9
New Zealand
England won
04
24 Nov 1979
Test matches · Test Match
Twickenham, London
England
9–10
New Zealand
England lost
05
25 Nov 1978
Test matches · Test Match
Twickenham, London
England
6–16
New Zealand
England lost
Official meetings since 1889
England v New Zealand stats
Meetings48In our results database
England wins10England perspective
Draws2Level at full time
New Zealand wins36New Zealand victories
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.