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Sunday November 22, 2009

All Blacks earn eighth straight win over England

LONDON: New Zealand recorded their eighth successive win over England with a 19-6 victory at Twickenham yesterday after scrumhalf Jimmy Cowan scampered over for the only try of the match in the 57th minute.

The All Blacks lifted the pace in the second half on a treacherous surface which contributed to a series of unforced errors from both sides after heavy rain throughout the week.

Cowan’s try came after relentless recycling by New Zealand as they surged on to the attack, although the home supporters thought the final pass from captain Richie McCaw had gone forward.

The teams were tied 6-6 at half-time with Dan Carter and Jonny Wilkinson kicking two penalties apiece. Carter overtook Andrew Mehrtens as New Zealand’s top international points scorer before the break but also missed two penalty attempts.

n UDINE: World champions South Africa ran in four tries to tame a spirited challenge from Italy and put their European tour back on track with a 32-10 win yesterday.

The Springboks were successful in making up for last week’s 20-13 loss in France and defeats by English clubs Leicester and Saracens in warm-up games.

n CARDIFF: Two Shane Williams tries and a fine all-round display by Stephen Jones earned Wales a comfortable 33-16 victory over Argentina at the Millennium Stadium yesterday.

Wales finish the November internationals against Australia, while Argentina, who lost to England last weekend, travel to Scotland. — Reuters

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