What the British press are saying

Name: All Blacks: Another record in sight
Uploaded: 2014-06-15T14:37:24+12:00
Duration: 102 s
Description: Now sitting one short of the record for major test playing nations, the All Blacks will certainly deserve all the accolades coming their way if No17 is accrued in Hamilton next week.

NZ Herald

15 Jun, 2014 03:08 AM2 mins to read

Now sitting one short of the record for major test playing nations, the All Blacks will certainly deserve all the accolades coming their way if No17 is accrued in Hamilton next week.

The reaction of the British press following the All Blacks one-point win over England in Dunedin on Saturday.

New Zealand wrap up series despite impressive England start
Robert Kitson - The Guardian
"Different island, different personnel but an all-too-familiar sense of deja vu. From England's perspective another chance to beat the All Blacks has gone and another frustrating pile of ifs and maybes cannot mask the painful truth. With the third Test in Hamilton still to play, the series and the Hillary Shield are already in Kiwi hands, precisely the scenario Stuart Lancaster and his players travelled 12,000 miles to avoid."

All Blacks blow away England to clinch series
Chris Hewett - The Independent
"If hell does not exist, there is always the South Island of New Zealand on a cold winter's night with the All Blacks in the mood for blood. The scoreline may suggest that England are inching ever closer to the world champions - a five-point defeat in Auckland in the opening Test of this series, a one-point heartbreaker yesterday - but while they are not a million miles away, this was a more clear-cut victory for Richie McCaw and his silver-ferned compatriots, who played their most brilliant rugby when the game was in the balance."

All Blacks clinch series against Stuart Lancaster's spirited side
Chris Foy - Daily Mail
"There was considerable English optimism going into this match, on the back of their heartening performance at Eden Park in the first Test. But ultimately, Lancaster's side were given a stark illustration that their quest to re-emerge as a global force remains a work in progress. When the All Blacks really found their rhythm here, England simply couldn't stem the tide. Their defence unravelled and they lost all structure and shape"

Red Rose has still to flower fully
Hugh Godwin - The Independent
"Whatever unfolds in Tuesday's dirt-tracker assignment against the Crusaders and Saturday's third and concluding Test back on the North Island, it appears we no longer have to suffer the disgrace of the country with the world's greatest rugby wealth and playing numbers serving as the southern hemisphere's whipping boys."