Well, the All Blacks win by just the single point against the Eddie Jones coached England side in this epic encounter (Including that highly controversial line call which cost the English a certain victory because they were absolutely stone cold robbed on that occasion, what a disgraceful idiot about the no try decision from England (Who were playing well by racing out to a 15 point lead until the All Blacks came back with 16 unanswered points then the no try decision came whether English second rower Courtney Lawes was offside or not after he charged down the kick in an offside position (Well, Lawes may have crossed the offside line of course) allowing England back rower Sam Underhill to score a match winning try, but it wasn't to be because most England fans are livid about that no try decision (Well, the original decision had to be overturned by that French referee Jerome Garces) at Twickenham in south west London so here is the match commentary taken from Newshub:
Kia ora and welcome to live updates of the highly anticipated test All Blacks and England from Twickenham, London.
It is the first time since 2014 the two nations have squared off.
Both teams will contest for the Hillary Shield. It was first contested in 2008 and was introduced to honor the memory of Sir Edmund Hillary and has been held by New Zealand since 2013 with England having their lone Hillary Shield success in 2012.
Line-ups
All Blacks
1-Karl Tu'inukuafe, 2-Codie Taylor, 3-Kyle Sinckler, 4-Sam Whitelock, 5-Brodie Retallick, 6-Liam Squire, 7-Ardie Savea, 8-Kieran Read (c), 9-Aaron Smith, 10-Beauden Barrett,11-Rieko Ioane,12-Sonny Bill Williams,13-Jack Goodhue, 14-Ben Smith, 15-Damian McKenzie
Reserves: 16-Dane Coles, 17-Ofa Tu'ungafasi, 18-Nepo Laulala, 19-Scott Barrett, 20-Matt Todd, 21-TJ Perenara, 22-Richie Mo'unga, 23-Ryan Crotty
England
1-Ben Moon, 2-Dylan Hartley (co-captain), 3-Kyle Sinckler, 4-Maro Itoje, 5-George Kruis, 6-Brad Shields, 7-Sam Underhill, 8-Mark Wilson, 9-Ben Youngs, 10-Owen Farrell (co-captain), 11-Jonny May, 12-Ben Te'o, 13-Henry Slade, 14-Chris Ashton, 15-Elliot Daly
Reserves: 16-Jamie George, 17-Alec Hepburn, 18-Harry Williams, 19-Charlie Ewels, 20-Courtney Lawes, 21-Danny Care22-George Ford, 23-Jack Nowell
Head-to-head and past results
Played: 40
Won: All Blacks 32, England 7
Drawn: 1
2014: New Zealand won 24-21 in London
2014: New Zealand won 36-13 in Hamilton
2014: New Zealand won 28-27 in Dunedin
2014: New Zealand won 20-15 in Auckland
2013: New Zealand won 30-22 in London
Match officials
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant Referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Marius Mitrea (Italy)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
2:53am: The day has finally arrived! The All Blacks vs England in London, in what will be one of the biggest test matches of the year. The last time these two foes squared off was in 2014. Since Eddie Jones took over, this has been an encounter people have been dreaming of and today those dreams become a reality. To be completely fair, England are missing lots of players - so are the All Blacks in fairness - but not as many as the Red Roses. The match will start in just over an hours time.
2:55am: There are lots of other big international games on today, including France vs South Africa, Ireland vs Argentina, Wales vs Australia, Italy vs Georgia and Scotland vs Fiji. Later on today the Māori All Blacks face Brazil, yes Brazil in the first of two games in South America.
3:00am: The All Blacks have arrived at Twickenham.
3:05am: All Blacks coach Steve Hansen believes that this test against England is "bigger than the British and Irish Lions series".
3:13am: Last week, England beat South Africa 12-11 to win their opening game of the international window. Former England star Will Greenwood says they must score 30 points if they want to beat the All Blacks.
3:27am: In case you missed it, Joe Moody won't play in the northern tour after picking up a serious eye injury. But as Ross Karl explains, Moody's run of injuries has been both a blessing and a curse for the All Blacks.
3:35am: Just under 30 minutes away from kick-off. The rain has started to come down in London also.
3:41am: Former Hurricanes captain Brad Shields will start at blindside flanker for England.
3:47am: Both teams are finishing their final preparations and will now head back to the sheds for the final pep talk before returning to the field. There will be a moment's silence for Armistice Day, the national anthems, and of course, the haka.
3:51 AM: There are some nerves in the early hours in the Newshub office for this test. Who do you think will win?
3:54 AM: A massive roar from the 82,000 strong crowd as both teams walk out onto the field.
3:56 AM: His Royal Highness Prince Harry and Winston Peters lay a wreath each before a speedy version of 'The Last Post' plays around the ground.
3:57 AM: The rain is now pouring in south-west London.
4:02 AM: Haka time! This sould be awesome.
4:05 AM: 'Swing Low Swing Chariot' starts around the ground, muting the haka. The All Blacks go with Kapa o Pango. No stare down after.
KICK-OFF: We're underway in London. Jerome Garces blows his whistle to get us started. Owen Farrell kicks the ball to get the match started.
1ST MINUTE: Brodie Retallick knocks the ball on from the kick-off. So an attacking scrum for England early on.
2ND MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): England inside the 22 now. They're edging close to the line with every play.
TRY ENGLAND: Chris Ashton is in and England are in the lead. The man who Eddie Jones brought in to score tries is over early. Rieko Ioane is caught too far infield and Ben Youngs throws the ball to his winger to diver over in the corner.
4TH MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER), CONVERSION: Owen Farrell's conversion hits the post and misses.
5TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): England executing the box-kick to perfection early in the match. They kick it to Damian McKenzie, and as soon as he catches it, he's smashed into touch just outside the 22.
7TH MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER), SCRUM: England are all over the All Blacks right now. They go to the wing to Jonny May, and he chases after the ball. McKenzie has no option and dives on the loose ball and slides dead. England with a scrum five out from the line.
8TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), PENALTY: All Blacks penalty. Massive let off for the Kiwis as they've barely had the ball.
9TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): But Codie Taylor's ball goes over everyone and England has the ball back. They're inside the 22.
10TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), DROP GOAL ENGLAND: Owen Farrell kicks a drop goal and England now lead 8-0. Nothing on at the time and he shows the All Blacks what they should have done against South Africa.
12TH MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER): The All Blacks go inside England's 22 for the first time in this game. But the ball is stolen from Ardie Savea and England thump the ball into open space.
13TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): Brad Shields wins a line-out for England. The hosts clear the ball and the All Blacks return serve.
15TH MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER): England back in possession just inside New Zealand's half. They kick again and it just lands outside the 22. Great kick by Farrell.
16TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), SCRUM: Sonny Bill Williams drops the ball and Jack Goodhue just gets to the ball before the swarming England defenders get to it. Time is off. Scrum to the All Blacks.
17TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): The brief period with no rain has ended as it starts to pour once more. New Zealand currently has the ball, but they're making no ground.
19TH MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER), SCRUM: Damian McKenzie knocks the ball on. Scrum to England just outside their 22.
20TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): Halfway through the 1st half, and England lead 8-0. Chris Ashton scored an early try and Owen Farrell kicked a drop goal. Kick with a 22m re-start.
22ND MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER): England continue to put the All Blacks under pressure. They're hot on the attack, but New Zealand turn the ball over and Aaron Smith clears it downfield.
23RD MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), PENALTY: Penalty to England as Beauden Barrett was accidentally offside. The ball comes off McKenzie and Barrett was caught in front. The hosts kick for touch, and they have an attacking line-out about 10 out from the line.
24TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), TRY ENGLAND: Dylan Hartley scores for England and the crowd loves it as the hooker was born in New Zealand. From the line-out they put in a driving maul and push the All Blacks over the line and Harltey dives over. England are in complete control and the All Blacks have no answer.
25TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), CONVERSION: Owen Farrell lands the conversion and England now lead 15-0.
26TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): All Blacks penalty and they kick for touch, but it doesn't reach the line as England manage to keep the ball in-play.
27TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): The All Blacks finally do something decent off a McKenzie break. Barrett stabs a kick in, but Chris Ashton wins the race to the ball.
28TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), SUBSTITUTION & SCRUM: Brad Shields heads off the field. Might be for an HIA I suspect, but not sure. All Blacks knock the ball on (again) so it is a scrum to England.
29TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): Ben Smith makes a big searing break for New Zealand, but he has nobody in support and England turn the ball over. England clears to Damian McKenzie who fumbles the ball and luckily it bounces, and he passes to Beauden Barrett who clears the ball into open space.
31ST MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER), SUBSTITUTION: Sonny Bill Williams (Who is in a bit of trouble) is leaving the field now. Once again, I'm not sure why though. He is putting on his raincoat and not leaving the field, so that suggests that his night is done & dusted. Ryan Crotty comes on.
33RD MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER): Ardie Savea wins a key turnover for New Zealand. England had the ball inside their 22.
34TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): The All Blacks have the ball inside England's half. Great defence from the home side though as New Zealand are struggling to break the line... In fact they've gone backwards.
35TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): After 20 phases, they're now 10m from the line, and have a penalty advantage.
36TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), PENALTY: The All Blacks have a chance to kick for the points here, but they decline and opt for a scrum.
37TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): We might be here for a minute or two because we all know what scrums can be like.
39TH MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER), TRY ALL BLACKS: Damian McKenzie goes over for the Al Blacks under the posts. They nearly go over a couple of times, but they go wide, to Beauden Barrett, and he passes back inside to his fullback to score (But they were playing under penalty advantage for offside anyway).
40TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), CONVERSION & SUBSTITUTION: Barrett kicks the conversion and the All Blacks trail 15-7. Brad Shields is back for England.
40TH MINUTE + 2ND MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER): The All Blacks are inside the 22 again, and a try here will make things very interesting.
40TH MINUTE + 3RD MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), PENALTY GOAL ALL BLACKS: The All Blacks are given a penalty and Kieran Read points at the posts. Beauden Barrett slots the kick over from right in front. The All Blacks now trail 15-10.
HALF TIME: England is leading at their break here. England have been on top for most of the 1st half, but the All Blacks lifted when Crotty came on, and he's made a big difference. Plus the New Zealanders isn't kicking the ball away all the time. They're starting to play their game, and not England's.
40TH MINUTE: The 2nd half is underway in south west London. Beauden Barrett gets us underway.
42ND MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER): The All Blacks thwart a certain try. That should have been scored. Damian McKenzie makes a break and ifns Ben Smith who finds Aaron Smith. But his pass to Ardie Savea is way too late and the flanker bobbles the ball. It's not Savea's fault though.
43RD MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): England line-out just outside the 22.
44TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), SUBSTITUTION: The All Blacks have England under pressure, and Kieran Read tries a little tap-on to Rieko Ioane on the wing, but the ball bobbles past the winger into touch. Dane Coles and Nepo Laulala are on for Codie Taylor and Owen Franks.
46TH MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER), DROP GOAL ALL BLACKS: Yes you read that correctly. Beauden Barrett kicks a drop goal. They had a penalty advantage and just go for it.
48TH MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER), PENALTY: England with a penalty inside their 22. Will they go for goal, or kick for touch? They kick for touch and the crowd loves it.
49TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), PENALTY: England are very close to the line here, but they bring play back for a penalty. They kick for touch again.
51ST MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER), SCRUM: The hosts are close to the line, but Kyle Sinckler knocks the ball on just short of the line. All Blacks scrum.
52ND MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), SUBSTITUTION: Owen Farrell puts on a big hit on All Blacks skipper Read. They clear the ball into touch as Liam Squire comes off for Scott Barrett.
54TH MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER): All Blacks scrum just outside their 22. But England push strong, but New Zealand get the ball out quickly and kick for touch, but Damian McKenzie's kick goes out on the full. The Crowd loves seeing that.
55TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): England's line-out throw is not straight and New Zealand has a free-kick.
56TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), SUBSTITUTION: The All Blacks force England inside their 22 with a pin-point kick by Beauden Barrett. Ofa Tuungafasi comes on for Karl Tu'inukuafe.
57TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): The All Blacks turn it over at the line-out and are close to the line, but both plays later, England win the ball at the breakdown.
58TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): England making changes now with Kyle Sinckler and Ben Moon coming off for Alec Hepburn and Harry Williams.
59TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), PENALTY: A penalty to New Zealand and it is within range, so Kieran Read points at the posts and Beauden Barrett will kick for goal.
60TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), PENALTY GOAL ALL BLACKS: Barrett's penalty just goes over and they take the lead for the 1st time in Twickenham.
62ND MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER): Both teams exchange in a kicking battle, before Damian McKenzie is put into a hole by Kieran Read. He makes a massive run but is thumped by Owen Farrell.
63RD MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), SUBSTITUTION: Aaron Smith is (finally) off for TJ Perenara, while Damian McKenzie (who has probably been one of NZ's best) is off for Richie Mo'unga. Means Barrett will probably go back to fullback.
65TH MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER), PENALTY & SUBSTITUTION: England win a penalty and they will be happy to get the ball out of their half because they have spent lots of time defending. Courtney Lawes is back on for the hosts.
67TH MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER), SUBSTITUTION: Time has been called off as England lock George Kruis is struggling in back play. He will have to come off and he does with Charlie Ewels coming on.
68TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), SUBSTITUTION: England are starting to get back into the match, but their set-piece, in particular their line-out has been woeful. Ardie Savea is off for Matt Todd.
70TH MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER): The crowd are finding their voice once more. They have a line-out just ouside their 22. You get the feeling that next team to score will win.
71ST MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): A turnover and a big break by New Zealand which sees Beauden Barrett and then Ben Smith make big runs and now they're 30 out from the line.
72ND MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), SCRUM & SUBSTITUTION: Kieran Read loses it forward & England will have a scrum here. Ben Te'o comes on for George Ford, who like Farrell is a great kicker.
73RD MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): Still waiting for the scrum to be set. Finally the ball comes out and England makes half a break before kicking the ball away into touch.
75TH MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER): 5 remain and it is still anyone's game for their taking.
76TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), TMO: Then out of nowhere, it looks like England has hit the lead with a try to Sam Underhill. But they want to check it. Hold the phone. There was a charge-down and the flanker gets the ball to score what would be the match-winner. There is a possible offside at the breakdown though they are checking.
77TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), NO TRY ENGLAND & PENALTY: Massive call as Courtney Lawes was deemed to be offside by Marius Jonker when he charged the ball down. Penalty to New Zealand instead. That was a tough call which Eddie Jones will bark about after the game.
78TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): England inside the All Blacks' half. They will try hold onto the ball here and set-up for a drop goal maybe. Jonny May with a break and England are just outside the 22.
79TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): An awful pass which wasn't needed goes into touch and the All Blacks have a line-out. It's like they want to throw it all away.
FULL TIME: England heartbroken and joy for the All Blacks as they claim a single point win over the Red Roses. The hosts had their chances but failed to execute. That was an epic test match and they'll probably count themselves lucky to win. There was some late controversy and some calls which both sides won’t be happy with. England led 15-0, but the All Blacks fought back to win an epic test.
ENGLAND 15 - 16 ALL BLACKS
And in other international rugby news such as Wales beating the Wallabies to break a 10 year drought in Cardiff while the Springboks continue their dominance against France with a win in Saint-Denis & of course, Ireland get their autumn rugby internationals under way by thumping Argentina in Dublin.
So that is my 248th blog of the year 2018 (MMXVIII) & my 68th of this year.
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