Full Time
80:00
12:30am Sun October 30, 2016
Week 1 - The John Smiths Stadium, Huddersfield - Crowd: 24070
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FULL-TIME! New Zealand edge a nervy game thanks to a Shaun Johnson field goal.

New Zealand 17-16

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Kiwis try to run it dead.. no good. 30 seconds for England.

New Zealand 17-16

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Oh no! Sam Burgess has thrown it away.. Kiwis have it back and the game.. probably.

New Zealand 17-16

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Johnson just wades it into touch! One set for England to possibly steal this.

New Zealand 17-16

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UNSUCCESSFUL FIELD GOAL ENGLAND: Field goal attempt by Gareth Widdop unsuccessful.

Johnny Lomax breaks through and England scamper up field. Widdop sets himself and misses left.

New Zealand 17-16

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England get within a metre of the line.. but Sam Burgess throws an odd pass and it's turned over.

New Zealand 17-16

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UNFORCED ERROR NEW ZEALAND: Shaun Kenny-Dowall makes an unforced error.

They did all the hard work but SKD couldn't hold onto the ball, it squirted from his grasp. Big chance for England.

New Zealand 17-16

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UNFORCED ERROR ENGLAND: Dan Sarginson makes an unforced error.

That might have been the chance - Widdop created the chance but Sarginson couldn't hold onto it.

New Zealand 17-16

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SUCCESSFUL FIELD GOAL NEW ZEALAND: Field goal attempt by Shaun Johnson successful.

Johnson snaps a field goal early. Kiwis back ahead.

New Zealand 17-16

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Another pin-point kick from Johnson forces a repeat set.

16 all

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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ENGLAND: Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.

Widdop levels things with a pinpoint conversion.

16 all

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TRY ENGLAND: Scored by Ryan Hall. Kick to come.

England respond with some flair! Gale sweeps it right for Widdop to tap for Hall's 29th try in a white shirt.

New Zealand 16-14

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PENALTY ENGLAND! Proctor hung around like a bad smell. Tap and go.

New Zealand 16-10

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Kiwis lose their way on last.. and Johnson puts his kick out on the full.

New Zealand 16-10

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UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEW ZEALAND: Conversion attempt by Jordan Kahu unsuccessful.

Kahu takes him time but slams the conversion against the posts.

New Zealand 16-10

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TRY NEW ZEALAND: Scored by Jordan Rapana. Kick to come.

Rapana has a double! It came out of nowhere really.. the Raider winger took an offload, skipped out of a few tackles and touched down.

New Zealand 16-10

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NO TRY.. which was academic but the big call is NO shoulder charge. Called a collision and England ball ten out.

New Zealand 12-10

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VIDEO REFEREE: Some lovely swarming defense from the English defenders to stop the try.. but there might be a shoulder charge.

New Zealand 12-10

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Johnson controls play with a rolled kick that earns a repeat set.

New Zealand 12-10

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Good take from Rapana and his run earns a PENALTY. in the background.. Thomas Leuluai goes off for a head check.

New Zealand 12-10

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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ENGLAND: Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.

Widdop clips it through.

New Zealand 12-10

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TRY ENGLAND: Scored by Jermaine McGillvary. Kick to come.

England get reward for tapping. They stretched the Kiwi defenders with some huge charges from Tom Burgess and Jermaine McGillvary gets a score on his home turf.

New Zealand 12-8

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PENALTY ENGLAND! for a steal.. and they tap it!

New Zealand 12-4

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Good cover work from Kahu to save the Kiwi blushes as Hodgson stabbed one through.

New Zealand 12-4

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UNFORCED ERROR NEW ZEALAND: Issac Luke makes an unforced error.

Issac Luke loses it in the ruck. Big chance for the hosts.

New Zealand 12-4

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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEW ZEALAND: Conversion attempt by Jordan Kahu successful.

Bronco Kahu lines up his third attempt of the afternoon and slots it.

New Zealand 12-4

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TRY NEW ZEALAND: Scored by Shaun Johnson. Kick to come.

England spotted a gap in the defense but Shaun Johnson is there to snaffle the pass, run the distance for the score.

New Zealand 10-4

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Luke puts boot to ball and we're underway!

New Zealand 6-4

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Here we go for the second forty after an absorbing first - Kiwis to kick-off.

New Zealand 6-4

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That's HALFTIME at Huddersfield with NZ leading England 6-4. Grueling contest.

New Zealand 6-4

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After struggling for a few minutes, England have repelled an NZ raid just before the break. One last chance for the home team... they drill it into touch and there's not a whole lot of time for a scrum to pack.

New Zealand 6-4

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UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEW ZEALAND: Conversion attempt by Jordan Kahu unsuccessful.

No dice for Kahu this time, the conversion from out wide misses.

New Zealand 6-4

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TRY NEW ZEALAND: Scored by Jordan Rapana. Kick to come.

Finally! The Kiwis spread it to a sparsely defended eastern side of John Smith's Stadium and Jordan Rapana has space to get across in the corner and score his maiden test try.

New Zealand 6-4

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No try. England get the first hand to it through Jonny Lomax. Drop-out England.

England 4-2

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Video referee for a possible NO TRY to Solomone Kata (NZ). Checking grounding.

England 4-2

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Widdop's kickoff goes dead on the full! NZ penalty on halfway.

England 4-2

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SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL NEW ZEALAND: Penalty goal attempt by Jordan Kahu successful.

Three goals today, no tries as yet. NZ cut the margin from four to two with Kahu adding the two.

England 4-2

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Kiwis now dominating the action a bit in the last few minutes. They get a penalty near the line and guess what...?

England 4-0

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No try. Double movement. Penalty NZ.

England 4-0

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Off to the video referee. James Graham claiming a try. Referee's call is no try. Checking double movement.

England 4-0

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England go close again but to no avail.

England 4-0

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NZ imploding thus far. Yardage poor and silly errors. England dominant thus far.

England 4-0

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SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL ENGLAND: Penalty goal attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.

Another two pointer!

England 4-0

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England playing hot potato with it but there's eventually a lost ball... but a penalty is forthcoming instead! High shot from Johnson on Widdop.

England 2-0

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NZ deep on the attack now late in the set.... and a knock down by England means a scrum and NZ get another set!

England 2-0

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SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL ENGLAND: Penalty goal attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.

Early points for England with Widdop converting a penalty into a 2-0 lead.

England 2-0

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We're underway in Huddersfield. NZ first use.

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Anthems complete. Time for the Haka.

Not far from a start at John Smith's Stadium in Huddersfield. England hosting NZ in front of a full house in England's north.

Referees & scorers:

Referee:

Touch Judges: James Child, Anthony Elliott

Video Referee: Bernard Sutton

ENGLAND (16)
Tries: Jermaine McGillvary, Ryan Hall
Field Goals: Gareth Widdop (0/1)
Conversions: Gareth Widdop (2/2)
Penalty Goals: Gareth Widdop (2/2)

NEW ZEALAND (17)
Tries: Jordan Rapana (2), Shaun Johnson
Field Goals: Shaun Johnson (1/1)
Conversions: Jordan Kahu (1/3)
Penalty Goals: Jordan Kahu (1/1)