England edged out by All Blacks after Mark Tele’a double in Auckland thriller

Visitors led 17-13 on the hour mark but hosts fight back.
England edged out by All Blacks after Mark Tele’a double in Auckland thriller

TRY MERCHANT: All Blacks' Mark Tele'a runs the ball during the International Test Match between New Zealand All Blacks and England. Pic: Hannah Peters/Getty Images

New Zealand 24 England 17

England’s mission on the eve of this Test series was to change a few perceptions in New Zealand. They wanted the All Blacks “to know who we are” and to jettison the baggage of past failures. 

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