No sweet victory, but World Cup lives again

From NICK CAIN at Twickenham

AT THE end of this great Test match although England had lost by a sliver to New Zealand, they had found something invaluable.
The belief that even without a legion of injured players they can again be considered true World Cup contenders.
England got the rub of the green against South Africa on this ground last week, and this time it was New Zealand’s turn to benefit from a controversial officiating call when referee Jerome Garces allowed his initial decision to award Sam Underhill’s 75th minute try to be overruled by TMO Marius Jo...

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