New Zealand beat England in thrilling first Test

New Zealand (10) 16

Try: Reece, Savea Pen: McKenzie 2

England (10) 15

Try: Itoje, Feyi-Waboso Con: Smith Pen: Smith

New Zealand edged past England 16-15 successful a thrilling opening Test successful Dunedin to kickstart Scott Robertson's era arsenic caput coach pinch a win.

Damian McKenzie kicked 2 second-half penalties to overturn England's advantage aft Immanuel Feyi-Waboso's effort opened up a five-point lead for nan visitors.

The sides were level astatine nan interval arsenic Sevu Reece and Ardie Savea scored either broadside of a Maro Itoje effort converted by Marcus Smith.

England started brightly aft nan break and Feyi-Waboso's decorativeness successful nan area aft immoderate powerful activity astatine adjacent quarters gave Steve Borthwick's broadside belief of ending their 21-year-old hold for a triumph successful New Zealand.

McKenzie, however, recovered from 2 missed conversion attempts successful nan first half to bang complete six points to manus nan All Blacks triumph successful their first crippled since past year's World Cup last conclusion by South Africa.

The fly-half could person stretched nan hosts' lead further precocious connected but he was timed retired of taking different punishment connected nan changeable clock.

England will look to avenge their conclusion successful nan last Test of nan two-game bid successful Auckland adjacent Saturday.

More to follow.

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

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

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

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

Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)