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All Blacks crush sloppy England

New Zealand completed the Grand Slam with a 32-6 victory over England at Twickenham. More

Live Commentary
Time:80'
- England
- New Zealand
- 80' Full-time and it's a sobering defeat for England.
- 77' 81,180 on hand to watch this match.
- 76' England get a fourth yellow card as Rees is penalised for not moving away.
- 75' Cipriani and Dan Hipkiss come on for Noon and Sackey.
- 74' Haskell's pass is picked off and thankfully for England, Rokocoko's no-look pass inside is wayward.
- 73' NZ 32-6. Carter adds the extras and this is getting ugly.
- 72' NZ 30-6. A superb score for the All Blacks as they win the contact deep in their own half and get the turnover. Mealamu dummies and then checks inside to Rokocoko who feeds Nonu to charge over the line.
- 71' Piri Weepu replaces Cowan.
- 70' Anthony Boric and Isaia Toeava replace Thorn and Smith respectively.
- 69' Almost a hat-trick for Muliaina as he chases after a long kick but Croft's first touch is a vital one as he touches the ball down just ahead of the All Blacks full-back.
- 68' Tom Croft is also on the field.
- 67' Dylan Hartley on for Mears.
- 66' Carter hooks the conversion.
- 65' NZ 25-6. England look a spent force now as Carter draws England in before a sublime chip over the top to Muliaina who crosses for a second try.
- 63' NZ 20-6. Three more for Carter and NZ will complete the Grand Slam.
- 62' Easter commits England's 13th penalty for leaving his feet.
- 61' Harry Ellis replaces Care.
- 60' Carter misses the conversion.
- 59' NZ 17-6. England shunted off the ball in a defensive scrum, Cowan finds Smith superbly and he passes on to Nonu and Rokocoko allowing Muliaina to cross in the corner.
- 58' Tom Rees on for Lipman.
- 57' A lovely break from Cowan springs Nonu but he can't pick the right pass inside the England 22 and scrambling defence saves the hosts.
- 56' Double change for NZ as John Afoa and Kieran Read replace Woodcock and Jerome Kaino.
- 55' Flood back on and finds a good touch.
- 54' Williams picks it off the top but is then penalised for not releasing in an area when NZ are normally so dangerous.
- 53' Carter's diagonal kick puts pressure on Care and his slice means NZ have lineout ball inside the England 22.
- 52' Vickery is replaced by Matt Stevens.
- 51' Lovely break from Carter but then a thumping tackle from by Armitage and he coughs the ball up.
- 50' Carter narrowly wide of the right post from a testing angle and England still within one score of the lead.
- 49' Lipman strays offside and it's another kicking chance for Carter, albeit a difficult one.
- 48' NZ 12-6. A cracking kick from Armitage, just 10m in from the touchline, and it bisects the posts.
- 47' NZ penalised as Woodcock collapses the scrum and with Flood off, it's a shot at goal for Armitage.
- 46' The crowd find their voice after this improved second-half performance from England.
- 45' A needless kick from Kennedy and Sitiveni Sivivatu boots one along the touchline with nobody back. Thankfully for England it goes out of play five metres from the line.
- 44' Harsh sin-binning from Rolland as there looked little intent from Flood.
- 43' Lipman turns the ball over and NZ counter. Just as Haskell comes out of the bin, Flood goes in for a high tackle on Cowan.
- 42' Straight from the kick-off Nick Easter bursts through. After a long gallop, he is ankle tapped just short of the line by Carter. Ten phases from England but pure weight of tackle denies them a try.
- 41' No changes to either side as the second-half gets underway.
- 40' Half-time! England's discipline sadly lacking and they are just about still in the game.
- 39' Phil Vickery finds himself at outside centre and the ball is turned over, giving NZ great possession.
- 38' NZ 12-3. Carter nails it from 40m, he's up to 4 from 6. Flood rather sold Paul Sackey up the river there by giving him the ball alone and faced with a wall of black shirts.
- 37' Hands in the ruck from England at the breakdown and this is penalty number 10 for the All Blacks. Borthwick gets another lecture.
- 36' NZ 9-3. No problems this time for Carter.
- 35' England concede a ninth penalty - and this is the fifth kickable effort for Carter.
- 34' Mears returns from the bin, England up to 14.
- 33' Another miss from Carter! He's 2 from 4 - his wayward boot is keeping England in the game.
- 32' England down to 13 men as James Haskell is penalised for a swinging arm at Rodney So'oialo.
- 31' Ali Williams picks one off the top of the line out but again Thorn is tackled hard in midfield and can't make ground.
- 30' Rolland awards another penalty after a messy breakdown. Guess what - England leaving their feet.
- 29' The long range drop goal attempt from Flood is woeful.
- 28' A crossfield kick from Carter touchs Rokocoko and rolls into touch. England take quick ball and Flood attempts a burst.
- 27' Garryowen from Flood but not enough distance and Mils Muliaina takes a super high catch.
- 26' NZ 6-3. Carter makes amends by kicking the penalty.
- 25' Eight phases of ball for the All Blacks and then Care gives away another needless penalty. Leaving his feet again and Steve Borthwick gets a lecture from Rolland.
- 24' Former Eurosport blogger Jonah Lomu in the crowd and he looks rather non-plussed by that kick.
- 23' But Carter misses a sitter from virtually in front of the posts.
- 22' Lee Mears sin binned after denying New Zealand quick ball. A lack of discipline.
- 21' Extended possession for England and they switch play from left to right but they are penalised for going off their feet.
- 20' Flood's kick is wayward and trickles into the in-goal area. England not offering much in attacking positions thus far.
- 19' Good attacking position for NZ but McCaw leaves his feet and is penalised. A minor fight between Thorn and Michael Lipman follows and the All Blacks is penalised 10m for slapping the England man.
- 18' A massive kick from Armitage but too big as he finds touch from outside his 22.
- 17' 3-3. No mistake this time from Flood, under the posts, and the scores are level.
- 16' Both scrums weigh in at 139 stone but Tony Woodcock is penalised for collapsing the scrum and it's another chance for Flood.
- 15' That takes Carter's tally to 123 points against England.
- 14' NZ 3-0. No mistake from Carter and the All Blacks lead.
- 13' Ma'a Nonu breaks a couple of tackles before quick hands sees the ball go out to Joe Rokocoko on the wing, Care cynically prevents quick ball and it's a NZ penalty.
- 12' England again penalised for not releasing in the breakdown.
- 11' Armitage volleys Jimmy Cowan's kick back into the NZ half and that causes some consternation amongst the All Blacks.
- 10' Half a chance for Riki Flutey to pick the right pass in front of the posts but after eight phases of possession England are penalised for not releasing the ball.
- 9' England's inexperienced outside backs have some running room and Danny Care works the short side effectively.
- 8' Brad Thorn is caught in possession and England remain stout in defence. Flood kicks the ball into touch inside the NZ half.
- 7' Again NZ struggle at the line out and McCaw knocks on following a poor throw from Keven Mealamu.
- 6' Flood's kick is well wide of the right post.
- 5' Richie McCaw is penalised for offside after a scrum just inside the England half and it's a kicking chance for Flood.
- 4' Nick Kennedy disrupts the line-out and from the subsequent line out, NZ are penalised.
- 3' Now Delon Armitage slices his kick and NZ have the throw-in, deep inside the England half.
- 2' Conrad Smith makes the first charge but hands in the ruck from New Zealand and they are penalised. Nervy first kick from Flood however as he misses touch.
- 1' Referee Allan Roland blows his whistle and Toby Flood gets the game underway!
- 14:33 The All Blacks do the Haka although it is drowned out by the sound of 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' from the crowd and we are ready to go!
- 14:30 Johnson's one significant change has been to relegate fly-half Danny Cipriani, who has given away three tries with charged-down punts. Daniel Carter, the masterly New Zealand fly-half, has scored 120 points in six Tests against England and is the dangerman for the hosts.
- 14:25 The All Blacks, seeking a third Grand Slam, have not had their line crossed on successive Saturdays against Scotland, Ireland and Wales while England, under new manager Martin Johnson, leaked five in last Saturday's 42-6 loss to world champions South Africa and go into the game as 12/1 underdogs.
- 14:20 Victory for the All Blacks over England and a win to Australia in their Test against Wales in Cardiff (you can follow that live on this website as well) would result in a 20-0 scoreline home and away for the Tri-Nations nations over their Six Nations rivals this year.
- 14:15 New Zealand spearhead the final southern hemisphere assault of the November rugby union international season at Twickenham at the end of an increasingly fraught month for the European nations.

Summary

England	versus	New Zealand
	Tries	Muliaina 59’, 65’, Nonu 72’
	Conversions	Carter 73’
Flood 17’, Armitage 48’	Penalties	Carter 14’, 26’, 36’, 38’, 63’
	Drops

Live Team Line-Up

England

Manager: Martin Johnson

On the Field
- Payne
- Mears
- Vickery
- Borthwick
- Kennedy
- Haskell
- Lipman
- Easter
- Care
- Flood
- Monye
- Flutey
- Noon
- Sackey
- Armitage
Subs
- Ellis
- Stevens
- Hipkiss
- Hartley
- Rees
- Croft
- Cipriani
Injured

None

Suspended

None
New Zealand

Manager: Graham Henry

On the Field
- So'oialo
- McCaw
- Kaino
- Williams
- Thorn
- Tialata
- Mealamu
- Woodcock
- Cowan
- Carter
- Sivivatu
- Nonu
- Smith
- Rokocoko
- Muliaina ×2
Subs
- Weepu
- Afoa
- Toeava
- Read
- Boric
- Donald
- Elliot
Injured

None

Suspended

None