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England
v New Zealand⁠

38–21

Full time

England v New Zealand finished 38–21.

New Zealand
Julian Savea 48', Kieran Read 51', Julian Savea 75'
Date
Saturday 1 December 2012 · England in 2012
Venue
Twickenham, London
Competition
Test matches · Test match

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

New Zealand

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Tony Woodcock Prop Off in the 67'
  • No. 2, Keven Mealamu Hooker Off in the 63'
  • No. 3, Owen Franks Prop Off in the 53'
  • No. 4, Brodie Retallick Lock Off in the 49'
  • No. 5, Samuel Whitelock Lock
  • No. 6, Liam Messam Flanker Off in the 63'
  • No. 7, Richie McCaw (c) Flanker
  • No. 8, Kieran Read Number 8
  • No. 9, Aaron Smith Scrum Half Off in the 65'
  • No. 10, Daniel Carter Fly Half Off in the 65'
  • No. 11, Julian Savea Wing
  • No. 12, Ma'a Nonu Centre
  • No. 13, Conrad Smith Centre
  • No. 14, Cory Jane Wing
  • No. 15, Israel Dagg Full Back Off in the 71'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Dane Coles On in the 63'
  • No. 17, Wyatt Crockett On in the 67'
  • No. 18, Charlie Faumuina On in the 53'
  • No. 19, Luke Romano On in the 49'
  • No. 20, Victor Vito On in the 63'
  • No. 21, Piri Weepu On in the 65'
  • No. 22, Aaron Cruden On in the 65'
  • No. 23, Ben Smith On in the 71'

Referee: George Clancy. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2008 – 2010

04 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

05 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

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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