England v New Zealand - Hillary Shield 10-NOV-18


By RugbyFan
November 8 2018

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England v New Zealand

Hillary Shield Match

Hilary Shield 1

Saturday 10th November

Twickenham (Home of Rugby) - Kick Off 1500 GMT

  

Well here we go again but this one is a big one, because hey! Everyone wants to beat the best and most consistent team in the world.  England are no different.  However, after last week's stuttering win over the Boks, it will be a miracle but miracles do happen so let's hold on to our hats and see!

Three changes from last weekend, Ashton starts, Ben Moon replaces Alec Hepburn and Sam Underhill starts instead of injured Tom Curry.

 

Apparently Eddie has a gut feeling that Ashton will perform well.   It is four years since England last met the 'All Blacks' due to the way the fixtures have fallen and Jones insists injured  England know they can create an upset that would land a mental blow ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup.  Let's hope he is right.

 Englands Chris Ashton celebrates as he scores their fifth try of the game

 

England coach Eddie Jones during the Autumn International match at Twickenham Stadium, London.“I said to the boys after South Africa that I can’t wait. I cannot wait,” the head coach said.  “They are the benchmark for world rugby, the team you want to play against.  “Where are you in the world?  You only know when you play against the All Blacks. “Any team that wins 91 per cent of their games is a great team. What other teams in world sport do that?"

 Eddie also backs his bench of finishers to have a huge impct with Jamie George, Courtney Lawes, Danny Care, George Ford and Nowell among them.

“We have a really good bench,” he said. “The finishers did well last week and again they will be vital on Saturday against New Zealand in the last 20 minutes which we know has a very significant impact on the result of the Test match.”

 

 

England: Elliot Daly; Chris Ashton, Henry Slade, Ben Te'o, Jonny May; Owen Farrell (co-captain), Ben Youngs; Ben Moon, Dylan Hartley (co-captain), Kyle Sinckler, Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Brad Shields, Sam Underhill, Mark Wilson.

Replacements: Jamie George, Alec Hepburn, Harry Williams, Charlie Ewels, Courtney Lawes, Danny Care, George Ford, Jack Nowell.

 

New Zealand: Damian McKenzie; Ben Smith, Jack Goodhue, Sonny Bill Williams, Rieko Ioane; Beauden Barrett, Aaron Smith; Karl Tu'inukuafe, Codie Taylor, Owen Franks, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Liam Squire, Ardie Savea, Kieran Read (captain).

Replacements: Dane Coles, Ofa Tuungafasi, Nepo Laulala, Scott Barrett, Matt Todd, TJ Perenara, Richie Mo'unga, Ryan Crotty.

 

 Poppy We Remember Them

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Steve Sydney
08/11/2018 23:04
Really looking forward to this game and have a slightly optimistic feeling 😏

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Luddite
10/11/2018 16:35
The All Blacks played badly.

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Tigersfan1
10/11/2018 18:01
Not sure they played badly, they certainly were put under pressure and will be very relieved to get the win. Good game from England.

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14/11/2018 17:32
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