On Saturday, November 2, England will play the New Zealand All Blacks at Twickenham Stadium. England four fall international matches in 2024 will begin with this match. The Hillary Shield will be given to the victor of this match.
During the 2022 Autumn Internationals, England overcame a late deficit to secure a 25–25 draw against the All Blacks in their most recent meeting.
Since their first encounter in 1905, England and New Zealand have played 43 times against each other overall. England has only won eight games, compared to 33 victories for the All Blacks. Additionally, there have been two draws in the two teams’ games.
New Zealand All Blacks Autumn Internationals at England
Event: New Zealand All Blacks vs England
Date: 2nd November 2024
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Kick-off: TBC
Recent game: All Blacks and England draw 25-25 at Twickenham
In the last Test of the year for New Zealand, the All Blacks and England drew 25–25 this morning at Twickenham. In the last ten minutes of their season, the All Blacks let a 19-point advantage slip away, forcing them to settle for a draw.
The All Blacks had the best possible start to the Test with two unanswered tries to Dalton Papali’i and Codie Taylor in the first ten minutes of the game, and they would not relinquish the lead until the very last minute of play in a penalty-filled contest.
In the last ten minutes of the match, England managed to score three tries to tie the score despite persistent attacks on the New Zealand line. At the half, New Zealand had a 17-3 lead thanks to a try from Reiko Ioane in the 50th minute.
With ten minutes remaining, Beuden Barrett’s drop goal looked to have sealed the match for the visitors, who now led 25–6. However, England quickly responded with their first try in the 71st minute, and two minutes later, Freddie Steward scored again.
After Barrett was sent off for a professional foul while attempting to stop England from scoring their first try, the All Blacks were also forced to play the last few minutes of the match with just 14 players, as the hosts crossed the line with one minute remaining to seal a draw.
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