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England 33-19 New Zealand: Hosts pull off stunning comeback for famous win

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Clock IconNov 15, 2025Rugby Union

A stunning second-half performance from England saw them flip the script on New Zealand to earn a 33-19 win at Twickenham.

Having trailed 12-0 at one point in the first half, the hosts fought back with 25 unanswered points before also holding off a late All Blacks fightback to claim the victory.

England started strongly, holding off New Zealand's attack, but the All Blacks eventually broke through the defence when Leicester Fainga'anuku powered over for the first try.

Beauden Barrett's kick went wide, but he made no mistake with his second conversion after Codie Taylor beat Alex Mitchell to dive over.

However, England responded well, with Ollie Lawrence bouncing off Leroy Carter before side-stepping Barrett, with two drop-kicks from George Ford pulling them within a point by the break.

With Taylor in the sin bin early in the second half, England extended their advantage with Sam Underhill crashing over the line, but Ford then saw a try of his own disallowed for a knock on.

Fraser finished off the run of 25 unanswered points before the hosts wobbled slightly when Ben Earl was shown a yellow card and Will Jordan dragged the All Blacks back into contention.

However, Ford nailed another kick to end New Zealand's hopes of a comeback before Henry Pollock pounced on a loose ball to set up Tom Roebuck to seal the win with a late try. 

Data Debrief: England go marching on

England had only won one of their last 11 meetings with New Zealand heading into Saturday's game (D1 L9), but they beat them for the first time at Twickenham since 2012.

They have now won their last 10 Tests in a row, the longest winning streak they have managed since 2015 to 2017 (a run of 18).