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England manager Martin Johnson - Source: Photosport -
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The England camp have emerged fairly satisfied after their 19-6 defeat at the hands of the All Blacks on Sunday.
It was their eighth consecutive loss to the New Zealand side but a much improved performance from recent weeks.
"It's a mixed feelling," said England manager Martin Johnson. "There was a chance to be in the game , I'm not saying we would have won it but..the breakdown was probably the biggest difference and we couldn't counter it.
Lewis Moody, England's stand-out performer again, said: "They put us under sustained pressure today and we couldn't finish.
"I'm never happy with a defeat but I'm proud of the way we came out and threw everything at them especially in the first 20 minutes.
"Those unforced errors crept in again in the last 20 minutes but we have to take confidence from that. We are not where we want to be but we are getting there."
England had said they intended to get into the faces of the All Blacks, who they felt had looked vulnerable to front-foot tackling during their four defeats this season, and they certainly began with a step up in intensity from last week's game against Argentina.
It almost earned them an early try when Ugo Monye dislodged the
ball from Zac Guildford and crossed the line, only for the referee
to rule out the score for a knock-on.
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Post new commentPiglet said on 2009-11-22 @ 14:03 NZDT: Report abusive post
I never thought I would skip getting up in the middle of the night to watch the ABs play England - but I did and I'm not sorry - watched the replay, was uninspired and still have no faith in the ABs winning on home soil in 2011
Sportsfan74 said on 2009-11-22 @ 12:53 NZDT: Report abusive post
YAWN. One try in 80 minutes. Solid rugby but should do better against a determined but limited English team. They lack flair.
nesianbro_nz said on 2009-11-22 @ 12:29 NZDT: Report abusive post
slept just after 5mins woke up just minutes before the game ended clearly didnt miss much... oh well ill just have to watch replays of the all whites win last week far more exciting... come on rugby new zealand its getting pretty boring....