The first Test will take place in Dunedin this Saturday.
ENGLAND HAVE RECALLED experienced props Joe Marler and Will Stuart to face the All Blacks in the first Test in Dunedin this Saturday, as coach Steve Borthwick named his team early.
Uncapped prop Fin Baxter and wing Ollie Sleightholme — son of former England wing Jon Sleightholme — are poised to make their first appearances for their country from the bench. “We’ll need to be mentally strong, play a tactically smart game and ensure we maintain our discipline.”The second Test is a week later at Auckland’s Eden Park, where the All Blacks have not lost since 1994.England have won eight of 43 Tests against the All Blacks, but only two of those victories were on New Zealand soil.
However he recovered quickly in time to lead the Auckland Blues to the Super Rugby title a fortnight ago when they beat the Waikato Chiefs in the final.“The knee felt good. It hasn’t held me back. I’m stoked and the coaches are too,” Tuipulotu told reporters in Wellington. “I’m getting stuck into everything.”Tuipulotu predicts the new-look All Blacks will play an expansive style under Robertson, but only if their forwards can dominate the English pack.
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