History
A century of New Zealand dominance has been punctuated by remarkable England victories. The 17 point margin in 2012 eclipsed the 13-0 win in 1936. Out of the blue England visited NZ in 1973 and won the test match 16-10, their first win in New Zealand. Ten years later they pulled off the first home win in 48 years by 15-9 and repeated the feat ten years later by the same score. They won twice in 2002 and 2003.
One of the 1997 matches resulted in a 26 all draw.
The rest of the matches have been won by New Zealand. The highest was 42 points in 1998 when England sent a depleted touring side to New Zealand.
The teams have met three times in World Cups and the most memorable occasion was in 1995 in the Semi-final when Jonah Lomu scored one of the all-time greatest tries.
Read more about this topic: History Of Rugby Union Matches Between England And New Zealand
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