Mark Tele’a gave the All Blacks a late lead before George Ford hit the post with a penalty and put a last-gasp drop goal attempt wide in a dramatic Autumn Nations Series clash

England were left to rue yet another close-run defeat by New Zealand on Saturday. George Ford saw a late penalty crash back off the post before sending a last-gasp drop-goal attempt wide as Steve Borthwick’s side were ultimately edged out in a dramatic finale by a rousing All Blacks comeback,

Despite their formidable aura, the All Blacks have also had mixed results of late with three wins and three defeats from their last six. They crushed Japan last time out with a 64-19 triumph following back-to-back wins over Australia, but they have also been beaten twice by South Africa and once by Argentina.

New Zealand beat England 24-22 at Twickenham on Saturday, overcoming a disciplined and aggressive defensive performance by the hosts thanks to two tries from Mark Tele'a, one by Will Jordan and a brilliant late touchline conversion by Damian McKenzie.

England’s George Ford has missed two last-gasp shots at goal and New Zealand has held on to win a dramatic but scrappy autumn rugby series opener 24-22 at Twickenham.

England are turning into the clumsiest of closers. In terms of atmospherics, everything was stacked in their favour here, from Chandler Cunningham-South’s thunderously crowd-pleasing hits to the spectacle of 81,