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England player ratings vs New Zealand: Owen Farrell and Sam Underhill shines

4 Maro Itoje: The performance everyone had hoped he’d have in the firsr half. Strong tackling, snaffled restarts and a nuisance around the tackle area, knocking New Zealand back. However, he was schooled by Retallick in the lineout in the second half. 7.5/10
5 George Kruis: Called lineouts and executed superbly. Also part of a vastly improved effort by England in attacking through rolling maul. 7/10
6 Brad Shields: Difficult emotional occasion against the country he dreamed of playing for but gave his all.  6.5/10
7 Sam Underhill: Astonishing first half in which he led a forward effort that suffocated the All Blacks, instilled confidence and won the battle at the breakdown. Could have scored the winning try if not for a dubious TMO call. 8.5/10
8 Mark Wilson: Bullocking runs, tough tackling, a couple of deft passes. 7.5/10