Substitute Beauden Barrett inspires a New Zealand fightback in their 24-17 win over England to claim the series at Eden Park.
Replacement Beauden Barrett inspired a New Zealand fightback in their 24-17 win over England to claim the series 2-0 at Eden Park.
In a frenetic game littered by handling errors on the greasy Auckland surface, the All Blacks struggled to wrestle back momentum until Barrett's arrival from the bench. Many of England's young squad were not born the last time New Zealand were beaten at Eden Park by France in 1994, but they were undaunted.
Smith was disappointing from the tee in Dunedin but his accurate kicking from hand is a real weapon for England and New Zealand failed to heed the early warning as Freeman was the beneficiary of another smart cross-field kick to hand the visitors the lead.
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