"Haka response & George Ford masterclass" - 5 Things You Missed: England 33-19 All Blacks

Tries from Ollie Lawrence, Sam Underhill, Fraser Dingwall and Tom Roebuck all built towards an unforgettable victory over New Zealand, with the confidence on display from before the opening whistle.

England accepted the pre-match challenge which was laid down to them by the All Blacks, as Steve Borthwick's side brought back their tried and tested 'V' formation in response to the Haka. Despite the confident retort, it was the All Blacks who started quickest out the gate. Wing Leicester Fainga'anuku muscled his way under the double tackle efforts of Sam Underhill and Jamie George, for a 'snipers' try from the back of a 14th minute ruck.

New Zealand followed this up with a second score just three minutes later, as a strike move caught England clutching at strings. A blistering break from fullback Will Jordan ignited the attack, before Quinn Tupaea shipped a miss-pass out wide to hooker Codie Taylor. The front row then cut back inside to shrug off Alex Mitchell's tackle attempt and bag the All Blacks subsequent try in quick succession.

Borthwick was then forced into an early change, as Freddie Steward was withdrawn for a HIA and Marcus Smith entered the fray after just 20 minutes. England found their groove with Ollie Lawrence on hand for a try four minutes later, as the Bath bruiser battered his way over Leroy Carter and Beauden Barrett for a brilliant solo effort down the blind-side. With two minutes left in the first half, George Ford narrowed down the deficit to just one point, with a brace of back-to-back drop goals sending the sides off at 12-11.

Early in the second half, the All Blacks would spend a 10-minute stint down to 14 men, as Codie Taylor illegally played the ball at the ruck. England took full advantage of the extra man, with Sam Underhill on hand to burst across the whitewash from close range just two minutes after the re-start. Ford nailed the conversion as England established a six-point deficit, for their first lead of the match.

England would then have a try disallowed, with George Ford's score chalked off by a proceeding knock-on from Ben Earl. Borthwick's men would keep their go-forward momentum rolling, as centre Fraser Dingwall cascaded through the gain-line for a 54th minute try, following Ollie Lawrence's carry which drew in a pocket of defenders.

England deployed their bomb squad at the 54th minute, yet the fresh legs would soon falter as Borthwick's side dropped to 14 men. Ben Earl was sent to the sin bin after illegally playing the ball from the side of the breakdown, with the All Blacks capitalising through a walk-in score from Crusaders fullback Will Jordan. Damian McKenzie nailed the conversion to bring the deficit down to six-points at 25-19.

Ford made no mistake from the tee for a 74th minute conversion to take the match beyond a score, as England grabbed one hand on the victory. Henry Pollock then played a key involvement in the final score of the match, as the Northampton Saints back row fly-hacked a loose-ball into the path of wing Tom Roebuck, who was unopposed on his way to the line. It was a climactic end to a brilliant Test match, with England's world-beating talents on display against a blown-apart All Blacks side.

TRIES: 4 (Lawrence 24', Underhill 42', Dingwall 54', Roebuck 77')

CONVERSIONS: 2 (Ford 42', 54')

PENALTIES: 1 (Ford 75)

DROP GOALS: 2 (Ford 38', 39')

YELLOW CARDS: 1 (Earl 64')

RED CARDS: 0

TRIES: 3 (Fainga'anuku 14', Taylor 17', Jordan 65')

CONVERSIONS: 2 (B. Barrett 17', McKenzie 65')

PENALTIES: 0

DROP GOALS: 0

YELLOW CARDS: 1 (Taylor 41')

RED CARDS: 0

One of the most eye-catching moments of any New Zealand Test match is when the men's or women's side lay down the challenge in the form of their pre-match Haka. The All Blacks brought this to the forum for their Autumn Series clash at the Allianz Stadium, yet England had a response prepared ahead of the opening kick-off

England brought back their iconic 2019 Rugby World Cup response to New Zealand's haka, as the famous 'V' formation returned for the 2025 clash. Steve Borthwick's side channelled the move that was first witnessed back in Japan, which proceeded a famous victory over the All Blacks in the semi-final of the tournament. Henry Pollock and Jamie George spear-headed the points on the half-way line, with England accepting the challenge laid down by the All Blacks.

The most memorable moment of the 2024 Autumn Series meeting between England and the All Blacks, was the heart-breaking last ditch efforts of George Ford. The Sale man missed his match-winning drop goal attempt in front of the Allianz up-rights, as the All Blacks clung on for their 24-22 win some 12 months ago.

This time, Ford would find his mark for the three-pointers, with a stand-out performance from the boot. England trailed by seven points as the match approached half-time, with Ford on-hand to nail back-to-back drop goals at the 38th and 39th minute, to reduce the deficit down to a singular point at the break. Ford was unfortunate to have a late try chalked off, as back row Ben Earl was adjudged to have knocked the ball forward in the proceeding carry.

Steadily becoming a staple of Steve Borthwick's second-half strategy, the England head coach once again deployed several of his forward pack replacements in one go. This Springboks style Bomb Squad approach brought about the rewards for England's opening Autumn clash against Australia, with the method now unleashed with successful results against the Wallabies' Tasman rivals.

Borthwick made a quartet of changes upon the 54th minute mark, as Ellis Genge, Will Stuart, Tom Curry and Henry Pollock exploded off the bench in the wake of Fin Baxter, Joe Heyes, Sam Underhill and Guy Pepper. The replacement propping combination of Genge and Stuart excelled, as the British & Irish Lion reinforcements sent the All Blacks marching backwards with undeniable scrum-time dominance.

Curry and Pollock combined for some breathless work in the back-row, with Pollock a frequent feature of the Allianz Stadium big screens as the blonde-haired dynamo roared upon each penalty won by his side. Pollock bagged an assist from the boot in the closing stages of the match, with a neat footballing pass along the turf, to pop the ball up delighfully for Tom Roebuck to finish upon the wing.

England's monumental 33-19 triumph over New Zealand marked a milestone win for Steve Borthwick's men, with history achieved against the All Blacks. The victory marked the first England win against New Zealand since the 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-finals, and the first triumph over the All Blacks at home since 2012. This 13-year wait to claim the 'W' over the men in black at HQ was recieved by an immense backing by the Twickenham faithful, with a raucus crowd on hand for this Autumn Series clash.

There was a late change to the cast of the today's clash between England and the All Blacks, as New Zealand rushed to find an understudy in the amphitheater of the Allianz. Impressive young lock Fabian Holland withdrew from the starting XV, as the Highlanders man sustained an illness that kept him from laying in his customary hits upon the England ball-carriers.

In his place and promoted from the bench was Chiefs and Taranaki man Josh Lord, who with just eight caps to his name, emulates Holland as a future star of the All Blacks. With Lord propelled into the five jersey, Scott Robertson called upon Sam Darry to reinforce the replacements bench. Lord had a stand-out performance at the home of English Rugby, as the lock made the line-out a nightmare for the usually in-snyc Saracens Jamie George and Maro Itoje. Lord disrupted a series of line-outs, with England sent back to the drawing board for set-piece success.