Emphatic win for England

New Zealand hopes of Grand Slam over

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A pumped-up England rallied from 12-0 down with 25 unanswered points and a powerful finish to beata ragged New Zealand 33-19 0n Saturday and claim their first Twicken-ham victory over the All Blacks since 2012 and end their Grand Slam hopes.

Tries by Leicester Fainga'anuku and Codie Taylor gave New Zealand an early 12-0 lead but an Ollie Lawrence try and two George Ford drop goals cut the deficit to a point at halftime.

Tries by Sam Underhill and Fraser Dingwall early in the second half put England 25-12 ahead, Will Jordan struck back for New Zealand, only for Ford to slot a vital penalty and Tom Roebuck to add a fourth try for the hosts.

It was England's first victory over the All Blacks since the 2019 World Cup semifinal — they lost all three games last year — and only their third in the last 22 meetings, the most recent being the 2019 World Cup semifinal in Japan.