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New Zealand
v England⁠

37–20

Full time

New Zealand v England finished 37–20.

England
Topsi Ojo 39', Topsi Ojo 73'
New Zealand
Conrad Smith 22', Daniel Carter 29', Mils Muliaina 43', Sitiveni Sivivatu 47'
Date
Saturday 14 June 2008 · England in 2008
Venue
Eden Park, Auckland
Competition
Test matches · First Test

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, David Paice On in the 77'
  • No. 17, Tim Payne On in the 64'
  • No. 18, Ben Kay On in the 54'
  • No. 19, Joe Worsley On in the 63'
  • No. 20, Danny Care On in the 63'
  • No. 21, Jamie Noon On in the 50'
  • No. 22, Mathew Tait (not used)

New Zealand

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Neemia Tialata Prop
  • No. 2, Andrew Hore Hooker Off in the 49'
  • No. 3, Greg Somerville Prop
  • No. 4, Brad Thorn Lock Off in the 53'
  • No. 5, Ali Williams Lock
  • No. 6, Rodney So'oialo Flanker
  • No. 7, Richie McCaw (c) Flanker
  • No. 8, Jerome Kaino Number 8 Off in the 49'
  • No. 9, Andy Ellis Scrum Half Off in the 60'
  • No. 10, Daniel Carter Fly Half Off in the 70'
  • No. 11, Sitiveni Sivivatu Wing
  • No. 12, Ma'a Nonu Centre
  • No. 13, Conrad Smith Centre
  • No. 14, Anthony Tuitavake Wing
  • No. 15, Mils Muliaina Full Back Off in the 54'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Keven Mealamu On in the 7' Off in the 9'
  • No. 17, John Schwalger (not used)
  • No. 18, Anthony Boric On in the 53'
  • No. 19, Sione Lauaki On in the 49'
  • No. 20, Jimmy Cowan On in the 60'
  • No. 21, Stephen Donald On in the 70'
  • No. 22, Leon MacDonald On in the 54'

Referee: Nigel Owens. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2003 – 2006

01 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

03 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

04 12 Jun 2004
Test matches · First Test Carisbrook, Dunedin

New Zealand 36–3 England England lost

England tries: None

New Zealand tries: Carlos Spencer 12', Josevata Rokocoko 25', Doug Howlett 30'

Match page: New Zealand v England, 12 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

Julian Savea

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

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