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England men · Test matches · First Test

England
v New Zealand⁠

8–25

Full time

England v New Zealand finished 8–25.

New Zealand
Jeff Wilson, Taine Randell, Ian Jones
Date
Saturday 22 November 1997 · England in 1997
Venue
Old Trafford, Manchester
Competition
Test matches · First Test

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

New Zealand

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Craig Dowd Prop
  • No. 2, Norm Hewitt Hooker
  • No. 3, Olo Brown Prop
  • No. 4, Robin Brooke Lock
  • No. 5, Ian Jones Lock
  • No. 6, Taine Randell Flanker
  • No. 7, Josh Kronfeld Flanker
  • No. 8, Zinzan Brooke Number 8 Off in the 52'
  • No. 9, Justin Marshall (c) Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Andrew Mehrtens Fly Half
  • No. 11, Jonah Lomu Wing
  • No. 12, Alama Ieremia Centre
  • No. 13, Frank Bunce Centre Off in the 59'
  • No. 14, Jeff Wilson Wing Off in the 79'
  • No. 15, Christian Cullen Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Scott McLeod On in the 59'
  • No. 17, Jon Preston On in the 79'
  • No. 18, Andrew Blowers On in the 52'
  • No. 19, Charles Riechelmann (not used)
  • No. 20, Mark Allen (not used)
  • No. 21, Anton Oliver (not used)

Referee: Peter Marshall. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1985 – 1995

01 18 Jun 1995
Rugby World Cup Newlands, Cape Town

New Zealand 45–29 England England lost

England tries: Rory Underwood 58', Will Carling 67', Will Carling 72', Rory Underwood 79'

New Zealand tries: Jonah Lomu 3', Josh Kronfeld 5', Jonah Lomu 25', Jonah Lomu 42', Graeme Bachop 51', Jonah Lomu 69'

Match page: New Zealand v England, 18 June 1995

Official meetings since 1889

England v New Zealand stats

Full head-to-head

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

3

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso

3 tries against New Zealand in matches we hold scorer data for.

New Zealand · Fixture leader

8

Jonah Lomu

New Zealand's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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