England full-back Furbank out of New Zealand Test

New Zealand v England 2nd Test

Date: Saturday, 13 July Kick-off: 08:05 BST Venue: Eden Park, Auckland

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England full-back George Furbank has been ruled retired of Saturday's 2nd Test against New Zealand successful Auckland, pinch Freddie Steward replacing him successful nan starting XV.

Northampton Saints' Furbank was 1 of nan standout performers successful nan constrictive 16-15 conclusion successful Dunedin, but suffered a backmost tense connected Friday greeting and has been declared unavailable for nan last crippled of nan two-match bid astatine Eden Park.

Leicester full-back Steward comes successful to characteristic for nan first clip since nan Six Nations crippled pinch Wales successful February.

"From our position arsenic a team, thing really changes," flanker Sam Underhill told BBC Sport.

"Their styles are different but their skillsets are besides very similar. They are some very bully astatine moving nan ball, some very bully successful nan aerial and some person bully kicking games.

"As a team, we person to spot ourselves to respond good to it."

All Blacks adjunct coach Scott Hansen said Steward is simply a much than tin replacement, but feels England whitethorn suffer a spot of their attacking separator without Furbank.

"With Freddie Steward astatine nan back, we understand his strengths, he's very beardown successful nan air, a large composed boy," said Hansen.

"They will set and we perchance expect them to spell successful nan aerial more. But they are each things we person acknowledged during nan week. England are going to attraction connected what they do good and their DNA. Freddie Steward is simply a people full-back."

When asked whether England will miss Furbank pinch nan shot successful hand, Hansen added: "Possibly, but location is an opportunity to measurement up there. What we request to do is take sides good and nan achromatic jerseys successful beforehand are nan cardinal bit, not truthful overmuch who is successful it."

For England's players, Saturday is nan last push astatine nan extremity of a agelong season, but Underhill says location is belief they tin decorativeness connected a precocious and daze nan rugby world.

The All Blacks person not mislaid astatine Eden Park since 1994, a 30-year tally covering 48 matches.

"There wouldn't beryllium constituent going retired location if we didn't person a level of confidence," Underhill said.

"You ever respect nan opposition, but you tin only play good and spot you get a consequence disconnected nan backmost of it.

"There is nary crippled we spell into reasoning we can't triumph - and I deliberation that is existent of each world team.

"It would beryllium an astonishing measurement to people nan tour, and a unsocial opportunity."

New Zealand: Perofeta; Reece, Ioane, J Barrett, Tele'a; McKenzie, Christie; De Groot, Taylor, Lomax, S Barrett (capt), Tuipulotu, Finau, Papali'i, Savea.

Replacements: Aumua, Tu'ungafasi, Newell, Vaa'i, Jacobson, Ratima, Lienert-Brown, B Barrett.

England: Steward; Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Lawrence, Freeman; M Smith, Mitchell; Baxter, George (capt), Stuart, Itoje, Martin, Cunningham-South, Underhill, Earl.

Replacements: Dan, Rodd, Cole, Coles, Curry, Spencer, F Smith, Sleightholme.