England Defeats the All Blacks in an Epic Clash at Twickenham
Twickenham witnessed a historic day. On a gray day, England illuminated the field with a memorable performance, showing character, precision, and great physical strength. Their conviction led them to overcome the All Blacks with a score of 33-19.
The tension held until the 76th minute, when Tom Roebuck secured the victory with his score, extending the lead to 14 points. The performance of players like Henry Pollock, with his inexhaustible energy, and George Ford, with his tactical precision, were crucial to maintaining calm in a high-demand match.
Despite starting by losing 12-0 in the first 18 minutes, England demonstrated their growth as a team. The tries by Ollie Lawrence, Sam Underhill, Fraser Dingwall, and Tom Roebuck unleashed euphoria at Twickenham.The celebrations at the end of the match were a mixture of joy and exhaustion, a reflection of the effort and dedication of the English team, which became the ninth in history to beat the All Blacks.
England has achieved 10 consecutive victories, stopping the All Blacks in their tracks. The match was a test of pressure and psychological capacity, with unusual errors, but which demonstrated the quality of the English team.
After 18 minutes, England was losing 12-0. However, on this occasion, they stood firm, resisting the attacks and responding with strategy and determination.
Ford’s brilliance, Underhill’s tireless work, the organization of the centers, Maro Itoje’s leadership, and the strength of the bench were key to the triumph.This triumph is an important step in building the confidence and momentum needed to aim for titles in the future. England hadn’t achieved a victory of this caliber since 2019, when they defeated the All Blacks in the World Cup semi-final.
The victory over Australia two weeks ago was the first against the Wallabies, All Blacks or Springboks since 2022. This triumph over the All Blacks is a valuable achievement, a memory that endures in the memory of English players and fans.
England’s response to the haka, similar to the V-formation victory in Yokohama six years ago, symbolized the team’s determination. Losing would mean being ridiculed.The victory this Saturday marks the end of a 13-year wait for a win over the All Blacks at Twickenham. Ford was magnificent at fly-half. In the 75th minute, Ford scored a penalty to extend England’s lead to nine points, and Roebuck scored a minute later to seal the 33-19 result.
It was an expert management, in a match in which their two drop-goals just before halftime reduced the All Blacks’ lead from 12-5 to 12-11.
From there, England built and built until the All Blacks’ dam broke. When Roebuck crashed, the old stadium rose from its foundations.
It was an England team that at times had flaws in the fundamentals. They lost three throw-ins on their own kickoff in the first half. Something unheard of.
But even so, they didn’t let that affect them, even when they were losing 12-0, they didn’t flinch.
And the All Blacks’ mistakes came: two missed penalty kicks to touch, knock-ons, and general clumsiness.This is a match that shows England is under construction under the direction of Steve Borthwick.
England survived the All Blacks’ comeback attempt when Will Jordan scored to put the score at six points in the 65th minute, while England had 14 men with Ben Earl cautioned.
But they resisted, and it was England who delivered the final blows of the match. The scrum ended up dominating, England was first on every loose ball, and it was they who had the match in the palm of their hand.
New Zealand will be perplexed by this. They were going for a Grand Slam on the northern hemisphere tour, but they fell short.
Apart from their two lightning tries, they were seconds ahead of a team that played with greater intensity, that was much more physical and clinical.
Mark this as a standout performance from England, ending a 13-year wait for a victory over the All Blacks at Twickenham.
Ford will grab the headlines, and rightly so, but this was a victory from number 1 to 23 and a test of progress.
