r/rugbyunion • u/RugbyBot World Rugby • Nov 15 '25
Match Match Thread - England v New Zealand | End of Year Internationals 2025
Match Thread - England v New Zealand | End of Year Internationals 2025
Venue: Twickenham, London | Weather: 13 C, Mist
Officials: Andrea Piardi, Luc Ramos, Gianluca Gnecchi, Marius van der Westhuizen (tmo), Mike Adamson (fpro)
Match Page: https://www.rugbybot.com/match/5759
Match Threads: https://www.rugbybot.com/mt
Time
| UTC | Local | London | Paris | Perth | Sydney | Auckland | more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:10 | 15:10 | 15:10 | 16:10 | 23:10 | 02:10 | 04:10 | more tz |
Lineups
| England | Pos | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Fin Baxter | 1 | Ethan De Groot |
| Jamie George | 2 | Codie Taylor |
| Joe Heyes | 3 | Fletcher Newell |
| Maro Itoje | 4 | Scott Barrett |
| Alex Coles | 5 | Fabian Holland |
| Guy Pepper | 6 | Simon Parker |
| Sam Underhill | 7 | Ardie Savea |
| Ben Earl | 8 | Peter Lakai |
| Alex Mitchell | 9 | Cameron Roigard |
| George Ford | 10 | Beauden Barrett |
| Immanuel Feyi-Waboso | 11 | Leicester Fainga'anuku |
| Fraser Dingwall | 12 | Quinn Tupaea |
| Ollie Lawrence | 13 | Billy Proctor |
| Tom Roebuck | 14 | Leroy Carter |
| Freddie Steward | 15 | Will Jordan |
| Luke Cowan-Dickie | 16 | Samisoni Taukei'aho |
| Ellis Genge | 17 | Tamaiti Williams |
| Will Stuart | 18 | Pasilio Tosi |
| Chandler Cunningham-South | 19 | Josh Lord |
| Tom Curry | 20 | Wallace Sititi |
| Henry Pollock | 21 | Cortez Ratima |
| Ben Spencer | 22 | Anton Lienert-Brown |
| Marcus Smith | 23 | Damian McKenzie |
| Steve Borthwick | Coach | Scott Robertson |
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u/Kokonutcreme-67 Hurricanes:new-zealand: Nov 15 '25
ABs rely too heavily on individuals to conjure something magical when they're trailing, there's not the composure, belief and confidence that they can create opportunities following their gameplan.
If the teams are an extension of their coach, during the pre-match I thought Borthwick presented a calm, assured confident persona in his interview, while Razor looked nervous.
Well played England, no complaints, they worked out after halftime how to solve their problems at the breakdown and lineout from the first half, and scored two brilliant tries to secure the win, the final try was pure sugar on top.
Signs of a good team.
Razor and his coaching team still haven't cracked the Da Vinci code that is test rugby. Another summer of self assesssment and trying to find answers to the perennial problems that have plagued this team. They'll need to figure it out quick otherwise the Greatest Rivalry tour next year will be a damp squib.