England let lead slip to fall to agonising defeat in New Zealand

Scott Robertson saw his side battle to victory against the tourists.

Sevu Reece scored one of New Zealand’s two tries. Pic: Andrew Cornaga/AP

England fell agonisingly short of registering a famous victory over New Zealand as a narrow second-half lead ebbed away in a 16-15 loss in Dunedin.

Steve Borthwick’s tourists were kept in the first half by their spirited defence as the All Blacks threatened to cut loose and although their blitz system was open to exploitation, they were able to hustle a 10-10 scoreline heading into half-time.