Summary

  • New Zealand edge out England 16-15 in first Test in Dunedin

  • Immanuel Feyi-Waboso try gave England lead in second half but Damian McKenzie penalty secured victory for hosts

  • Teams were level at 10-10 after intense first half

  • Second Test at Eden Park in Auckland next Saturday

  • England have not beaten the All Blacks in New Zealand since 2003

  1. Missed penalty - Smith (Eng)published at 6 mins

    New Zealand 0-0 England

    But Marcus Smith misses the target.

    Unlike him but he'll get plenty of chances to make up for it.

    We remain at 0-0.

  2. Postpublished at 5 mins

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    Good work from Samipeni Finau to disrupt England's lineout and force a knock on.

    But England win a penalty from the resulting scrum - a first chance at points for the men in white...

  3. Postpublished at 2 mins

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    New Zealand go wide early and the crowd get excited for the first time as electric wide man Mark Telea gets his hands on the ball.

    But England deal with it well.

  4. Kick-offpublished at 08:07 British Summer Time 6 July

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    Away we go!

  5. Postpublished at 08:07 British Summer Time 6 July

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    That was something special.

    Some of the England lads won't have experienced that before.

    Always a wonderful sight to behold.

    We're almost ready now - how do you see this one going?

    Let us know your thoughts throughout the game.

  6. 'Ride out the storm'published at 08:06 British Summer Time 6 July

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    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

    England need to be positive, ride out the storm, but don't lose faith because there's 80 minutes to win a game.

  7. Postpublished at 08:04 British Summer Time 6 July

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    New Zealand's anthem is sung heartily and the recalled TJ Perenara is now set to lead the Haka.

    England embrace and accept the challenge.

  8. Breakdown key battle areapublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 6 July

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    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

    A massive area is going to be the breakdown because the Kiwis come at you hard. They want quick ball but when you have it they are second to none in terms of getting over the ball, jackalling and regaining possession.

  9. All Blacks' winning run at homepublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 6 July

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    Here are England's results in New Zealand since their last win in 2003. It's a record they will be doing their utmost to break today.

    • 14 June 2003: England won 15-13 at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
    • 12 June 2004: New Zealand won 36-3 at Carisbrook, Dunedin
    • 19 June 2004: New Zealand won 36-12 at Eden Park, Auckland
    • 14 June 2008: New Zealand won 37-20 at Eden Park
    • 21 June 2008: New Zealand won 44-12 at AMI Stadium, Christchurch
    • 07 June 2014: New Zealand won 20-15 at Eden Park
    • 14 June 2014: New Zealand won 28-27 at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
    • 21 June 2014: New Zealand won 36-13 at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
  10. Postpublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 6 July

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    The teams line-up for the anthems, with England's coming first.

  11. The Farrell steelpublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 6 July

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    How will England answer the Haka?

    Who can forget Owen Farrell's smirk ahead of the job England did on the All Blacks in the 2019 World Cup semi-final?

    England will be without Farrell today but it remains to be seen how the Class of 2024 will respond...

    Owen FarrellImage source, Getty Images
  12. The man in chargepublished at 07:59 British Summer Time 6 July

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    Georgia's Nika Amashukeli referees New Zealand v England for the first time. He was an assistant referee when the sides drew 25-25 at Twickenham in November 2022.

  13. Postpublished at 07:58 British Summer Time 6 July

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    The atmosphere is building nicely under the roof and the teams are heading out onto the pitch now.

    We're almost ready for the action.

  14. Postpublished at 07:57 British Summer Time 6 July

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    Sevu Reece of the All Blacks talks with England's New Zealand-born flanker Ethan Roots.

    Sevu Reece and Ethan RootsImage source, Getty Images
  15. Postpublished at 07:56 British Summer Time 6 July

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    Chris Jones
    BBC rugby union correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I am looking for white England shirts and I can't see many. There's one to my left but we might be looking at under 100 England fans and the rest are New Zealand fans, and they're all wearing black!

  16. Line-upspublished at 07:55 British Summer Time 6 July

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    Here's a look at the line-ups in full:

    England: G Furbank; I Feyi-Waboso, H Slade, O Lawrence, T Freeman; M Smith, A Mitchell; J Marler, J George (capt), W Stuart; M Itoje, G Martin; C Cunningham-South, S Underhill, B Earl.

    Replacements: T Dan, F Baxter, D Cole, A Coles, T Curry, B Spencer, F Smith, O Sleightholme.

    New Zealand: S Perofeta; S Reece, R Ioane, J Barrett, M Tele'a; D McKenzie, T Perenara; E de Groot, C Taylor, T Lomax, S Barrett (capt), P Tuipulotu, S Finau, D Papali’i, A Savea.

    Replacements: A Aumua, O Tu’ungafasi, F Newell, T Vaa'i, L Jacobson, F Christie, A Lienert-Brown, B Barrett.

  17. New faces but plenty of experiencepublished at 07:54 British Summer Time 6 July

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    TJ PerenaraImage source, Getty Images

    Scott Barrett captains the All Blacks for the first time and there are recalls for the experienced TJ Perenara at scrum-half, winger Sevu Reece, flanker Samipeni Finau and full-back Stephen Perofeta, who starts ahead of Beauden Barrett.

    There might be a few new faces around but the squad still contains plenty of experience with the likes of Jordie Barrett, Rieko Ioane and Damien McKenzie.

    Perenara and Reece are back in the starting line-up after long injury breaks.

    Perenara is set to play his first Test in nearly two years after rupturing his Achilles during the All Blacks 25-25 draw with England in London in 2022 - the last time the sides met - while Reece has missed most of last season with a knee injury.

    The All Blacks have not played England in New Zealand since 2014 when the home side won the series 3-0. Perenara, Patrick Tuipulotu and Beauden Barrett are the only players in the current squad who played back then.

  18. Two changes for Englandpublished at 07:53 British Summer Time 6 July

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    England have made two changes to the team that started the win over Japan.

    Both come in the front row where Joe Marler, who is set to win his 95th cap, and Bath’s Will Stuart come in at prop in place of Dan Cole, who is named among the replacements and Bevan Rodd, who drops out of the squad.

    Harlequins prop Fin Baxter and Northampton winger Ollie Sleightholme, the Premiership’s top try-scorer last season, are set to make their international debuts from the bench. Alex Coles and Ben Spencer also come into the squad.

    Cole will earn his 114th cap if he comes off the bench, equalling Jason Leonard’s total. The backline is unchanged from Tokyo with Marcus Smith keeping the fly-half shirt and Saints Premiership title winner Fin Smith among the substitutes.

  19. 'We have got to play like New Zealand' - Whitelockpublished at 07:52 British Summer Time 6 July

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    The retired Sam Whitelock has urged Scott Robertson to be true to New Zealand’s identity as the former Crusaders coach starts a new era of All Blacks rugby.

    “As long as, whatever happens, we back our strength. That has always been our way of playing, our style, our flair,” Whitelock told the Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

    “Whatever happens we’ve got to back what we are really good at. There is no point us trying to play like England, or South Africa or Australia.

    "We have got to play like New Zealand, and play the way we know how to.”

  20. Live on Fivepublished at 07:51 British Summer Time 6 July

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    BBC Radio 5 Live

    You can now listen in to live coverage of this game with Chris Jones on BBC Radio 5 Live.

    The roof is on in Dunedin and we're about 15 minutes from KO.