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

New Zealand claimed a 24-22 victory over England following an engrossing encounter at Twickenham to kick-start the Autumn Internationals series.Two tries from Mark Tele'a, including a magical piece of individual play in the closing stages,

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.

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.

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,