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The 2008 England rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of matches played in June 2008 in New Zealand by England national rugby union team.
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| New Zealand |
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The 2008 England rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of matches played in June 2008 in New Zealand by England national rugby union team.
14 June 2008 |
| New Zealand | 37–20 |  England |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Carter, Muliaina Sivivatu, Smith Con: Carter 4 Pen: Carter 3 | report | Try: Ojo 2 Con: Barkley 2 Pen: Barkley 2 |
| New Zealand | England | |||
 52' Mils Muliaina | FB | 15 | FB | Mike Brown |
| Anthony Tuitavake | W | 14 | W | Topsy Ojo |
| Conrad Smith | C | 13 | C | Mike Tindall  78' to 80' |
| Ma'a Nonu | C | 12 | C | Olly Barkley |
| Sitiveni Sivivatu | W | 11 | W | David Strettle |
| 70' Dan Carter | FH | 10 | FH | Charlie Hodgson 50' |
| 60' Andrew Ellis | SH | 9 | SH | Richard Wigglesworth 62' |
| 53' Jerome Kaino | N8 | 8 | N8 | Luke Narraway |
| (capt.) Richie McCaw | F | 7 | F | Tom Rees |
| Rodney So'oialo | F | 6 | F | James Haskell 62' |
| Ali Williams | L | 5 | L | Steve Borthwick (capt.) |
| 52' Brad Thorn | L | 4 | L | Tom Palmer 54' |
| Greg Somerville | P | 3 | P | Matt Stevens |
| 50' Andrew Hore | H | 2 | H | Lee Mears 77' |
| Neemia Tialata | P | 1 | P | Andrew Sheridan 34' to 44' 64' |
| Replacements | ||||
 50' Keven Mealamu | H | 16 | H | David Paice 77' |
| John Schwalger | 17 | P | Tim Payne 64' | |
| 52' Anthony Boric | L | 18 | L | Ben Kay 54' |
| 53' Sione Lauaki | N8 | 19 | F | Joe Worsley 62' |
| 60' Jimmy Cowan | SH | 20 | SH | Danny Care 62' |
| 70' Stephen Donald | FH | 21 | FH | Jamie Noon 50' |
| 52' Leon MacDonald | FB | 22 | Mathew Tait | |
| Coaches | ||||
| Graham Henry | Rob Andrew |
21 June 2008 |
| New Zealand | 44–12 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Kahui 12', Carter 28' Nonu 52', Lauaki 61' Cowan 80' Con: Carter 12' 28' 52' 62' Donald 80' Pen: Carter 1' 23/ 44' | report | Try: Care 48', Varndell 66' Con: Barkley 49' |
| New Zealand | England | |||
| Leon MacDonald | FB | 15 | FB | Mathew Tait 73' |
| Sitiveni Sivivatu | W | 14 | W | Topsy Ojo |
 72' to 74' Richard Kahui | C | 13 | C | Mike Tindall 61' to 71' |
| Ma'a Nonu | C | 12 | C | Jamie Noon |
| Rudi Wulf | W | 11 | W | Tom Varndell |
| 73' Dan Carter | FH | 10 | FH | Toby Flood 29' |
| 68' Andy Ellis | SH | 9 | SH | Danny Care |
| Rodney So'oialo | N8 | 8 | N8 | Luke Narraway 57' |
| 27' (capt.) Richie McCaw | F | 7 | F | Tom Rees 53' |
| Adam Thomson | F | 6 | F | James Haskell |
| 15' Ali Williams | L | 5 | L | Steve Borthwick (capt.) |
| Brad Thorn | L | 4 | L | Tom Palmer 68' |
| Greg Somerville | P | 3 | P | Matt Stevens 72' |
| 34' to 50' Andrew Hore | H | 2 | H | Lee Mears 75' |
| 41' Neemia Tialata | P | 1 | P | Tim Payne |
| Replacements | ||||
| 34'-50' Keven Mealamu | H | 16 | H | David Paice 75' |
| 41' Tony Woodcock | P | 17 | P | Jason Hobson 72' |
| 15' Anthony Boric | L | 18 | L | Ben Kay 68' |
| 27' Sione Lauaki | F | 19 | F | Joe Worsley 53' |
| 68' Jimmy Cowan | SH | 20 | N8 | Tom Croft 57' |
| 73' Stephen Donald | FH | 21 | FB | Peter Richards 73' |
| 72'-74' Mils Muliaina | C | 22 | FH | Olly Barkley 29' |
| Coaches | ||||
| Graham Henry | Rob Andrew |
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