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New Zealand
v England⁠

20–15

Full time

New Zealand v England finished 20–15.

England
None
New Zealand
Conrad Smith 78'
Date
Saturday 7 June 2014 · England in 2014
Venue
Eden Park, Auckland
Competition
Test matches · First Test

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Joe Gray On in the 71'
  • No. 17, Matt Mullan (not used)
  • No. 18, Henry Thomas On in the 71'
  • No. 19, David Attwood On in the 71'
  • No. 20, Tom Johnson On in the 71'
  • No. 21, Lee Dickson On in the 80'
  • No. 22, Danny Cipriani On in the 72'
  • No. 23, Chris Pennell On in the 80'

New Zealand

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Tony Woodcock Prop Off in the 60'
  • No. 2, Dane Coles Hooker Off in the 60'
  • No. 3, Owen Franks Prop Off in the 54'
  • No. 4, Brodie Retallick Lock
  • No. 5, Samuel Whitelock Lock
  • No. 6, Liam Messam Flanker Off in the 72'
  • No. 7, Richie McCaw (c) Flanker
  • No. 8, Jerome Kaino Number 8
  • No. 9, Aaron Smith Scrum Half Off in the 71'
  • No. 10, Aaron Cruden Fly Half
  • No. 11, Cory Jane Wing
  • No. 12, Ma'a Nonu Centre Off in the 60'
  • No. 13, Conrad Smith Centre
  • No. 14, Ben Smith Wing
  • No. 15, Israel Dagg Full Back Off in the 54'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Keven Mealamu On in the 60'
  • No. 17, Wyatt Crockett On in the 60'
  • No. 18, Charlie Faumuina On in the 54'
  • No. 19, Patrick Tuipulotu (not used)
  • No. 20, Victor Vito On in the 72'
  • No. 21, TJ Perenara On in the 71'
  • No. 22, Beauden Barrett On in the 54'
  • No. 23, Malakai Fekitoa On in the 60'

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

2008 – 2013

01 16 Nov 2013
Test matches · Test match Twickenham, London

England 22–30 New Zealand England lost

England tries: Joe Launchbury 24'

New Zealand tries: Julian Savea 2', Kieran Read 17', Julian Savea 64'

Match page: England v New Zealand, 16 November 2013

02 1 Dec 2012
Test matches · Test match Twickenham, London

England 38–21 New Zealand England won

England tries: Brad Barritt 54', Chris Ashton 58', Manu Tuilagi 62'

New Zealand tries: Julian Savea 48', Kieran Read 51', Julian Savea 75'

Match page: England v New Zealand, 1 December 2012

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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