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England
v New Zealand⁠

6–32

Full time

England v New Zealand finished 6–32.

England
None
New Zealand
Mils Muliaina 58', Mils Muliaina 66', Ma'a Nonu 72'
Date
Saturday 29 November 2008 · England in 2008
Venue
Twickenham, London
Competition
Test matches · Test Match

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Tim Payne Prop
  • No. 2, Lee Mears Hooker Yellow card 24' Off in the 67'
  • No. 3, Phil Vickery Prop Off in the 52'
  • No. 4, Steve Borthwick (c) Lock
  • No. 5, Nick Kennedy Lock
  • No. 6, James Haskell Flanker Yellow card 32'
  • No. 7, Michael Lipman Flanker Off in the 58'
  • No. 8, Nick Easter Number 8 Off in the 67'
  • No. 9, Danny Care Scrum Half Off in the 60'
  • No. 10, Toby Flood Fly Half Yellow card 43'
  • No. 11, Ugo Monye Wing
  • No. 12, Riki Flutey Centre
  • No. 13, Jamie Noon Centre Off in the 75'
  • No. 14, Paul Sackey Wing Off in the 75'
  • No. 15, Delon Armitage Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Dylan Hartley On in the 67'
  • No. 17, Matt Stevens On in the 52'
  • No. 18, Tom Croft On in the 67'
  • No. 19, Tom Rees Yellow card 76' On in the 58'
  • No. 20, Harry Ellis On in the 60'
  • No. 21, Danny Cipriani On in the 75'
  • No. 22, Dan Hipkiss On in the 75'

New Zealand

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Tony Woodcock Prop
  • No. 2, Keven Mealamu Hooker
  • No. 3, Neemia Tialata Prop Off in the 56'
  • No. 4, Brad Thorn Lock Off in the 69'
  • No. 5, Ali Williams Lock
  • No. 6, Jerome Kaino Flanker Off in the 56'
  • No. 7, Richie McCaw (c) Flanker
  • No. 8, Rodney So'oialo Number 8
  • No. 9, Jimmy Cowan Scrum Half Off in the 70'
  • No. 10, Daniel Carter Fly Half
  • No. 11, Sitiveni Sivivatu Wing
  • No. 12, Ma'a Nonu Centre
  • No. 13, Conrad Smith Centre Off in the 69'
  • No. 14, Josevata Rokocoko Wing
  • No. 15, Mils Muliaina Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Hikawera Elliot (not used)
  • No. 17, John Afoa On in the 56'
  • No. 18, Anthony Boric On in the 69'
  • No. 19, Kieran Read On in the 56'
  • No. 20, Piri Weepu On in the 70'
  • No. 21, Stephen Donald (not used)
  • No. 22, Isaia Toeava On in the 69'

Referee: Alain Rolland. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2004 – 2008

01 21 Jun 2008
Test matches · Second Test AMI Stadium, Christchurch

New Zealand 44–12 England England lost

England tries: Danny Care 49', Tom Varndell 67'

New Zealand tries: Richard Kahui 12', Daniel Carter 28', Ma'a Nonu 52', Sione Lauaki 62', Jimmy Cowan 82'

Match page: New Zealand v England, 21 June 2008

02 14 Jun 2008
Test matches · First Test Eden Park, Auckland

New Zealand 37–20 England England lost

England tries: Topsi Ojo 39', Topsi Ojo 73'

New Zealand tries: Conrad Smith 22', Daniel Carter 29', Mils Muliaina 43', Sitiveni Sivivatu 47'

Match page: New Zealand v England, 14 June 2008

03 5 Nov 2006
Test matches · Test Match Twickenham, London

England 20–41 New Zealand England lost

England tries: Jamie Noon 30', Ben Cohen 45', Shaun Perry 59'

New Zealand tries: Aaron Mauger 22', Josevata Rokocoko 39', Carl Hayman 41', Daniel Carter 55'

Match page: England v New Zealand, 5 November 2006

05 19 Jun 2004
Test matches · Second Test Eden Park, Auckland

New Zealand 36–12 England England lost

England tries: None

New Zealand tries: Daniel Carter 33', Josevata Rokocoko 47', Josevata Rokocoko 53', Josevata Rokocoko 65', Carlos Spencer 73'

Match page: New Zealand v England, 19 June 2004

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

Jonah Lomu

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

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