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England men · Test matches · Second Test

England
v New Zealand⁠

26–26

Full time

England v New Zealand finished 26–26.

New Zealand
Walter Little, Andrew Mehrtens
Date
Saturday 6 December 1997 · England in 1997
Venue
Twickenham, London
Competition
Test matches · Second Test

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Tim Stimpson (not used)
  • No. 17, Matt Dawson (not used)
  • No. 18, Danny Grewcock (not used)
  • No. 19, Chris Sheasby (not used)
  • No. 20, Kevin Yates (not used)
  • No. 21, Mark Regan (not used)

New Zealand

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Mark Allen 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
  • No. 9, Justin Marshall (c) Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Andrew Mehrtens Fly Half
  • No. 11, Jonah Lomu Wing
  • No. 12, Walter Little Centre
  • No. 13, Frank Bunce Centre
  • No. 14, Jeff Wilson Wing
  • No. 15, Christian Cullen Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Scott McLeod (not used)
  • No. 17, Carlos Spencer (not used)
  • No. 18, Jon Preston (not used)
  • No. 19, Charles Riechelmann (not used)
  • No. 20, Con Barrell (not used)
  • No. 21, Anton Oliver (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

1985 – 1997

02 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

Chris Ashton

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

New Zealand · Fixture leader

8

Julian Savea

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

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