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New Zealand
v England⁠

44–12

Full time

New Zealand v England finished 44–12.

England
Danny Care 49', Tom Varndell 67'
New Zealand
Richard Kahui 12', Daniel Carter 28', Ma'a Nonu 52', Sione Lauaki 62', Jimmy Cowan 82'
Date
Saturday 21 June 2008 · England in 2008
Venue
AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Competition
Test matches · Second Test

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, David Paice On in the 76'
  • No. 17, Jason Hobson On in the 72'
  • No. 18, Ben Kay On in the 69'
  • No. 19, Joe Worsley On in the 53'
  • No. 20, Tom Croft On in the 57'
  • No. 21, Peter Richards On in the 73'
  • No. 22, Olly Barkley On in the 29'

New Zealand

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Neemia Tialata Prop Off in the 41'
  • No. 2, Andrew Hore Hooker Off in the 51'
  • No. 3, Greg Somerville Prop
  • No. 4, Brad Thorn Lock
  • No. 5, Ali Williams Lock Off in the 16'
  • No. 6, Adam Thomson Flanker
  • No. 7, Richie McCaw (c) Flanker Off in the 28'
  • No. 8, Rodney So'oialo Number 8
  • No. 9, Andy Ellis Scrum Half Off in the 68'
  • No. 10, Daniel Carter Fly Half Off in the 74'
  • No. 11, Rudi Wulf Wing
  • No. 12, Ma'a Nonu Centre
  • No. 13, Richard Kahui Centre Off in the 72'
  • No. 14, Sitiveni Sivivatu Wing
  • No. 15, Leon MacDonald Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Keven Mealamu On in the 35' Off in the 38'
  • No. 17, Tony Woodcock On in the 41'
  • No. 18, Anthony Boric On in the 16'
  • No. 19, Sione Lauaki On in the 28'
  • No. 20, Jimmy Cowan On in the 68'
  • No. 21, Stephen Donald On in the 74'
  • No. 22, Mils Muliaina On in the 72' Off in the 74'

Referee: Jonathan Kaplan. 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 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

02 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

04 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

05 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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