England finally have some rugby reward in New Zealand. After two narrow test defeats, on a night when they also shed injured five-eighths Owen Farrell from the tour, the midweek men pumped the Crusaders in Christchurch.
The All Blacks are preparing for the 3rd test in Hamilton, Aaron Cruden and Dan Coles are wanting to make it a clean sweep while Asst coach Ian Foster loses Conrad Smith to injury but welcomes back Kieran Read to the All Blacks.
England have travelled to Christchurch to play the '4th Test' according to forwards coach Graham Rowntree, captain Ed Slater and his team are keen to impress World Cup selectors and support the earthquake rebuild of the city.
All Blacks centre Conrad Smith will miss the third test against England and is in doubt for the remainder of the Super Rugby season after breaking a bone in his hand. Richie McCaw and Steve Hansen front the Hamilton media as they look to continue to 'make things tough for England.
A security guard who came under fire yesterday for the hard-hitting tackle of a streaker during Saturday night's All Blacks game acted quickly to prevent disruption on the pitch, Forsyth Barr Stadium chief executive Terry Davies spoke to media about that tackle.
England coached Andy Farrel and Stuart Lancaster lament the critical decision making that let the All Blacks dominate the third quarter of Dunedin's second test match.
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.
Last night a streaker was slammed in a tackle by security during the All Blacks versus England match. Warning: This video contains a streaker and explicit language. Courtesy Youtube/J Malcolm-Smith
Hear the All Blacks post match after their 28-27 victory against England, Brodie Retallick, Jerome Kaino, Ben Smith and Ma'a Nonu tell what the match was like.
Richie McCaw and Steve Hansen celebrate a hard fought All Blacks victory and repelling a determined England challenge 28-27 in Dunedin.
Gregor Paul and Nigel Yalden are in Dunedin and give their opinions on the All Blacks 28-27 victory over England and the changes made in the All Blacks.
England forwards coach Graham Rowntree believes the under pressure All Blacks will improve 30% and his pack has to match the intensity in a true test of running rugby.
No one does matter of fact quite like Richie McCaw. He hasn't bought into any of the hype and theories washing around in Dunedin in the build up to Saturday's test. For him, it has been business pretty much as usual. But not quite. There has been a little extra edge and tension within the All Blacks. Not because they are feeling the external pressure - but because, despite winning in Auckland, they didn't meet their own high standards.
Head coach Stuart Lancaster knows with the roof over Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium it will provide perfect conditions for both teams making for a great match.
England lock Joe Launchbury addresses media accusations of deliberate time wasting before set pieces (scrums/lineouts) in the first test against the All Blacks.
The All Blacks are primed and ready for England, coach Steve Hansen and players Jerome Kaino, Aaron Cruden, Ben Smith and returning juggernaut Julian Savea want to deliver a performance to be proud of.
True to form, All Black coach Steve Hansen has resisted personnel change as a means to lift performance in Dunedin for the second test against England, opting to make just one injury-enforced amendment to the starting XV.
Gregor Paul from the NZ Herald and Radio Sports Nigel Yalden are in Dunedin for the 2nd Test between the All Blacks and England, they give their expert opinion and analysis of coach Steve Hansen's team with the return of Julian Savea to the wing.
Rugby scribes join NZ Herald's Wynne Gray, Robert Kitson (The Guardian) and Chris Hewett (The Independent) discuss the upcoming test match in Dunedin. Does England have what it takes to win the second test match?
England prop Joe Marler knows the second test against the All Blacks will be much tougher, but believes if they fine tune a few things they got wrong at Eden Park they could push the All Blacks a lot closer.
Assistant coach Mike Catt says it will be a tough selection process for the coaching staff after an excellent performance during the first test. With the return of players after their premiere finals, hooker, Dylan Hartley is keen to get amongst the squad and get his chance to play against the world champions.
The All Blacks have had an honest review after the first test, Sam Whitelock and Conrad Smith say the individual skills weren't good enough and while they expect England to improve... they don't want a poor performance again.
Watch highlights of the All Blacks and England post match press conference with All Black skipper Richie McCaw, coach Steve Hansen, and England head coach Stuart Lancaster.
Radio Sports Nigel Yalden and New Zealand Herald's Patrick McKendry from the 1st Test at Eden Park give their opinion on this ugly, wart-ridden test that had a save-all redeeming feature in that the the All Blacks won it 20 -15 over England.
It wasn't pretty but the All Blacks retained their 20-year winning record at Eden Park with a 20-15 victory over England.
It's the first test of the year but for All Blacks captain Richie McCaw there are no excuses for a rusty performance against England. It is the start of a three-match series and another step on the journey to a World Cup defence, however, McCaw the focus had solely been on a one-off performance against Stuart Lancaster's men, the last team to beat the All Blacks when they stunned them at Twickenham at the end of 2012.
England assistant coach Andy Farrell says 'belief comes with hardwork, they've done the hardwork. It's about playing the game in the moment and not the occassion. England will play the All Blacks in the first of three tests at Eden Park.
All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith talks about his love of 'test day', the haka, and the sea of black that you get when playing at Eden Park. He also reflects on beating and losing to England and the importance of Jerome Kaino returning to the All Blacks.
All Blacks backs Israel Dagg and Ben Smith talk tactics and strategy and what they expect from an attacking and physical England backline in the first test at Eden Park.
All Black tight forwards Sam Whitelock and Dan Coles give their opinions on the England challenge in Saturdays first test match, and coach Steve Hansen feels the English team have some advantages over the All Blacks.
Head coach Stuart Lancaster has named his team to play the All Blacks in test one of three. With the arrival of the last few players he is happy with his selected team and knows it will be a huge task especially playing at Eden Park.
Both Aaron Cruden and Jerome Kaino have overcome differing doubts to be selected in the run-on XV for the first test against England, with Steve Hansen this morning naming a fairly predictable lineup for the encounter at Eden Park.
Steve Hansen has selected his team to play the first test against England, The Rugby Herald scribes of Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry, along with Nigel Yalden from Radio Sport give their expert opinion and analysis and a match prediction.
All Blacks captain talks to nzherald.co.nz about new caps joining the All Blacks, his enforced injury lay off from rugby and what he expects from the England team in a three test series.