History Of Rugby Union Matches Between England And New Zealand
The national rugby union teams of England and New Zealand (the All Blacks) have been playing each other in Test match rugby since 1905, and have contested a total of 35 Test matches since. The first meeting between the two nations was on 2 December 1905, when the All Blacks were touring England as part of their Europe and Canada. The All Blacks won 15–0 with their points coming from five tries, or which four were scored by winger Duncan McGregor. Their next meeting was on the All Blacks' Invincibles tour of 1924–25. The match was most notable for the sending off of All Black lock Cyril Brownlie, who became the first player to ever be sent off in a Test match. In 1936 England defeated the All Blacks for the first time when England winger Prince Alexander Obolensky scored two tries during a 13–0 victory at Twickenham Stadium. The All Blacks have never lost more than two consecutive matches to England, and have dominated the rivalry between the teams. Of the 35 matches between them, New Zealand have won 27.
In 2008 the Hillary Shield was introduced as the trophy to be contested in matches between the two teams.
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