All Blacks v England Game2 Preview - July Rugby Tests 2024

New Zealand v England July 2024 Match Preview: Lineups, Stats & Predictions
►Watch Rugby in the US (FloRugby): share.flosports.tv/SHbX
►England Rugby Store: ers.pxf.io/oEPZW
New Zealand 1. Ethan de Groot 2. Codie Taylor 3. Tyrel Lomax 4. Scott Barrett (c) 5. Patrick Tuipulotu 6. Samipeni Finau 7. Dalton Papali'I, 8. Ardie Savea 9. Finlay Christie 10. Damian McKenzie 11. Mark Tele'a 12. Jordie Barrett 13. Rieko Ioane 14. Sevu Reece 15. Stephen Perofeta
Reserves: 16. Asafo Aumua 17. Ofa Tu'ungafasi 18. Fletcher Newell 19. Tupou Vaa'i 20. Luke Jacobsen 21.Cortez Ratima* 22. Anton Lienert-Brown 23. Beauden Barrett
England: 15 George Furbank, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Ollie Lawrence, 11 Tommy Freeman, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Ben Earl, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Chandler Cunningham-South, 5 George Martin, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Will Stuart, 2 Jamie George (c), 1 Fin Baxter
Replacements: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Bevan Rodd, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Alex Coles, 20 Tom Curry, 21 Ben Spencer, 22 Fin Smith, 23 Ollie Sleightholme
Support:
►Patreon: / twocentsrugby
►Buy me a Beer: buymeacoffee.com/twocentsrugby
Contact:
►Twitter: / twocentsrugby
►Email: [e-mail]
Recommended Affiliates I Use:
VPN: Express VPN - 3 Months Free
go.expressvpn.com/c/2439312/1...
#allblacks #englandrugby #rugbyunion

[@YOUSEFTECALB]

Good to see Perofeta keep his spot. Big vote of confidence.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah I was thinking Razor might go conservative, but nah, faith in Stephen - love to see it

[@camwells9726]

Razor reckons Leon picks the back 3 , must have a bit of faith in him after coaching him at the blues

[@jsleilua]

Definitely agree on the Christie take, just so use to smith's speed from the ruck that everyone else seems so slow. But trust in the process

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah man the speed of service is what defensive lines struggle to get back to defend aye - Smith is such a tough act to follow

[@camwells9726]

@@TwoCentsRugbyexactly, the reality is we may never see a pass like smiths again , But cam( when he’s back ) and ratima might be the pick of the bunch .

[@johnwagenhauser9835]

Always enjoy your channel. Thanks you. Don't know how you maintain such a consistent neutral opinion. Bok supporter.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Appreciate it mate! I'll admit it took some getting used to putting on England gear 😅 but they've been playing good rugby too

[@johnwagenhauser9835]

@TwoCentsRugby too right. Optimistic on all the current teams with exception of Welsh and Argentina. Looking forward to a bingefull rugby weekend.

[@garyhumphrey3452]

@@TwoCentsRugby Englishman here. haha! Looks good on you! Hopefully we are in for another good game. May the best team win! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇳🇿 Going for the Boks against Ireland, they are just too good! 🇿🇦

[@subhuman119]

Alot of people are hating on Finlay Christie, this is his moment to prove everyone wrong. Really hope he goes well. But also excited for Cortez Ratima to get his first cap, I honestly believe once he comes on with all those tired fowards, he's going to blow the game wide open.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

I wasn't thrilled when he returned from injury for the Blues - cos Funaki had been playing well. But to be fair he came back with some zip - hopefully he keeps it zippy for the ABs

[@timmo491]

I'm glad de Groot is playing again he won't be able to pop his head out and swim up under.the arm of the English tighthhead this time. Was belatedly spotted by the referee last week at which point he was immediately hooked off.

[@mwasy2713]

Nice review - I like the balance and enjoy the occasion wearing different jerseys

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah man it's good to rep all the teams

[@julianthomson7558]

Razor is a genius, so what if he didnt start with a bang. He will build from game to game and he can only get better Im South African and I am nervous for the rugby championship. Its going to be a clash of the titans

[@MaverickPilgrim]

Best previews in the game. Cheers!

[@ManaBlack208]

The ABs need to hit it up alot more this game in the forwards and a crash at 12 before going wide,its gonna be interesting to see if they've learnt anything from last week 32-21 to the ABs

[@bradleycooper1609]

All Blacks in the box seat now England came close but no cigar my prediction is big All Blacks victory once they won the first test they get on a roll from honest England supporter 🏉🏉🧐🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah I think a lot of people were predicting the ABs to be pushed in the first and be a lot better in the second. Imagine if England threw a spanner in the works with an Eden Park win though. The NZ rugby media - who are very chummy with Razor so far - might just turn on him

[@vanessamckinnon60]

Hope so..honest Abs supporter.

[@corinnegourley7125]

Brave man to wear English kit. You often make me smile.

[@fu8713]

Christie gonna get exposed unless Razor works a miracle on him come back to this on Sunday lol 👀

[@lewiswilliams227]

Agreed hes not the answer to englands line speed

[@PatstarDeluxe]

I think he's just extremely average. Not bad, but definitely not great, just okay. And that isn't good enough for the All Blacks.

[@camwells9726]

@@PatstarDeluxehis strength is his mobility and speed around the park but his clearances are too slow

[@Steph-we8jg]

Ratima has great ruck speed and I think he's ready

[@fu8713]

@@PatstarDeluxeexactly not good enough for that black jersey

[@christiancatley4120]

Go the All Blacks!! Great preview New Zealand by 12 points!

[@TwoCentsRugby]

I'd take that!

[@stevemaughan356]

Big question is do England have one more big performance in them? It’s the end of an 11 month season for them. If the ABs get away I could see them collapsing and no one could blame them. We know ABs will get better, they don’t lose at Eden Park… but… and its a big but… England are evolving under Borthwick and he is a detail guy, he will also have learned from last week, the ABs have all the pressure on them and that may weigh heavy… A stretch I know but can’t wait and hope we get another great test…

[@nielvanderwalt1965]

Finau needs to run at backline players more. Put him between jordie and rieko

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah fair call aye, I just checked his numbers for last week, 6 carries for 11 metres....

[@ManaBlack208]

He'll be way better on Saturday

[@nickbassett1964]

Crazy that everyone is talking about de Groots scrummaging when England spent all game not engaging and hinging. Why would the clearly dominant scrum want to cause issues? The Christie slander is weird. Hes obviosuly not Aaron Smith, but the reason TJ got injured was literally because he stuffed around at the base of the ruck when the ball was available. If he had just cleared the ball at speed he wouldnt be injured. Wheres the same TJ critique? And the reason Christie (and DMac/Beauden) kicked so much in the second half was because it was an obvious coaches directive. Players dont go just go against the coaches game plan, or they get dropped. He was obviously doing what he was told to so, the whinging about those players kicking is weird. Not to mention the kicking lead to us gaining field position which won us the second half penalties and the game. So lets get behind Christie and hope he plays well, we all want every All Black to do their job after all.

[@clarke1319]

Perenara suffered the injury due to Barrett being driven back in the ruck.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

TJ was definitely copping the same stick prior to the game last week about needing to keep the pace up. I think he was mostly doing that, but man Smith is still casting a big shadow. When Christie returned for the Blues, I was a bit worried cos Funaki had been playing well. But he came back with some zip - hopefully he keeps it zippy for the ABs

[@nickbassett1964]

@@clarke1319 Yes exactly, because he stood there with his hands on the ball not giving the pass. Go watch it back, he had ample opportunity to clear the ball before the clean out.

[@nickbassett1964]

@@TwoCentsRugby I was never a Funaki fan before this year, but he played brilliantly all season. Would have loved to have seen him get an opportunity in the squad this week as cover for TJ.

[@clarke1319]

​@@nickbassett1964 It actually all happened in wee fraction of time. I have watched it back. The injury happened because as Perenara was in the process of clearing the ball Barrett got driven back on him. Whether or not Peranara is fluffing about, the injury occurred due to Barrett being driven back in the ruck. If Barrett holds his post then the injury does not occur. Barrett is on top of the English player who is on the ground. Barrett not only allows him up but then gets driven back. Perenara I'm sure would have expected better protection than that from his captain.

[@krazynz]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Big game!

[@LegendaryWizball]

ABs have a few things to sort out. Need Jordan back as the long term 15. Need Roigard back as the long term 9. Either Ratima or Hotham to step up as the bench halfback. We need to decide who our 13 is. And we need to settle on the loose forwards. Is Ardie a 7 or an 8?Is Sititi the big body we have been searching for? Who will be our Kaino at 6? And is that person tall enough?Then next year hopefully add Holland as a lock.And most of all we need Richie back from Japan. It’s speculated there are moves to get this done sooner rather than later.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

I think Ardie is an 8 with Razor cos he seems to like his 7s to mainly just tackle the house down - Matt Todd and Tom Christie at the Saders - now Dalton with the ABs. But yeah Jordan and Roigard back in the mix will be interesting

[@andrewlawson573]

Jordan to 15 or 14? Since Jane and Ben Smith there's a lot to be said for a great attacking fullback on the right wing and Jordans strike rate from there is phenomenal. If Perofeta can be a solid, classy no fuss fullback like Muliaina maybe leave him there? Or put Jordan at 15 with solid wings?

[@LegendaryWizball]

@@andrewlawson573 Either of those works. DM at 15 if Richie comes back early.

[@graemehuia5964]

Jordan a very good international winger.

[@bretho011]

Watching the game now. NZ is not looking like they should but ENG is playing in top form.

[@nepiahemopo1702]

Would have been a slap in the face for the players from a winning side.

[@ManaBlack208]

Don't change a winning side,cobwebs gone nitro will kick in

[@enzed2708]

I love how he's kept the same side from the previous week and I'm 100% positive that foster changed his second test squad when he was in charge. Hopefully he does blood some new players for the Fiji match.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah definitely feel like Fiji is the game to change things up. Great to see Perofeta backed again

[@2ztala]

Two Coin, was the tee higher in the first test than normal. Looked it and the ball from the tee seem to travel higher.

[@nickcharnley19]

I'm glad we're catching NZ at this point, Eng building also. For these players the team talk is done, they have chance to lay a marker down, it does not happen often. not done in 30yrs. My gut says it will go NZ way, but hope springs eternal.

[@jstone5239]

I’ve done a bit of digging… I’m not entirely sure this 1st test = best chance to beat ABs received wisdom is entirely correct… 2014 : 1st test 20-15 to ABs, second test England lost by 1 point. 2016 : beat Wales 39-21 in first test, second test 36-22 2017 : ABs beat Lions 30-15 in first test, Lions win 24-21 in second test, drawing the third test. 2018 : beat France in first test 52-11, second test is 26-13. 2022: ABs beat Ireland by 42-19 in first test, Ireland win 23-12 in the second test, going on to win the third test. So looking at the last 10 years, the second test is often the better chance for the touring side to claim a win. The 16-15 was the closest opening game to a NZ tour in over 10 years. History suggests that England have a chance to make their own history on Saturday night (morning). Eden Park is a hell of a record but everything has to come to an end.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Some mighty fine numbers sir! Love it

[@jstone5239]

@@TwoCentsRugby thanks, love your channel

[@markrutherford6010]

The All Blacks have the edge at scrum time. The All Blacks bench will be difference. This game will be very close again.

[@RugbyDebuts]

Looking forward to a depth chart of the Chinese rugby team

[@bernardrawlings1889]

Great video as usual, I believe that the All Blacks will edge England out.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah man I hope so - I hope eventually we get a new stadium in Auckland which means the Eden Park record can be retired!

[@robstarr9270]

Surely the England gear is less to do with the viewership and more to do with the England Rugby store promotion 😂

[@Sentz89]

I like telea wheh he runs the line and has good strength to slip through and stay balanced. The only problem is he doesn't look for support when theres 2 or 3 right next to him. keep the ball attacking and apply pressure to either score or penalize. Going 15+ for the boyz

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah sometimes gets isolated aye, still - tough guy to bring down

[@Sentz89]

​@TwoCentsRugby yea agreed, hes got strong legs and core. he does take of quick and fast to run beside. But maybe good if he can position himself to give a solid offload on to others. He creates great opportunities but just needs to finish, maybe with an assist instead of taking on the defender. Still only 2nd game coming but building nice.

[@markrutherford6010]

This is very good English team.We must be better in the break downs and line outs. We must earn right to go wide.We need to go forward first. Itoje is absolute nuisance.We have the edge in the Scrums and our bench. Ten point win to the All Blacks.

[@MakingMoneyyy857]

I hope Ratima gets given a whole half. He has a good box and play style like aaron smith

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah I hope he gets a decent run and not just 5 minutes

[@brucefale6132]

I personally think he should start.

[@ManaBlack208]

Depends on how Christie goes really and how close the scoreboard is

[@MakingMoneyyy857]

​@@brucefale6132 maybe against a team lower on the board but england probably suited too the second half

[@MakingMoneyyy857]

@@brucefale6132 No Finlay can play better and can play tempo.

[@user-sd5mb2jb4z]

Go all blacks❤

[@Zion-Bear]

I reckon AB’s will blow them out the park game 2. Easy win this time

[@joedennehy386]

You know we will win we always do

[@TwoCentsRugby]

I literally have a little bit of money on it - and I'm a stingy prick so yeah, I reckon we win

[@rkaylor5769]

ABs will make adjustments.

[@robrockstv781]

I can now watch the games as I have a tv box now here in China.All Blacks for the win.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Awesome news!

[@685_Era]

Wouldve preferred if cody sat this one out. Last week he wasnt really goin nowhere but hope he gets more mongrel in him this weekend.

[@ManaBlack208]

Can't make too many changes cohesion and familiarity is key Cody done enuf to start again,I'm picking your a canes supporter

[@PatstarDeluxe]

Yeah I'm a huge Cody fan but he was kind of average, as soon as he got replaced I felt the scrum got much better.

[@jdb9388]

they need blokes like Samsoni and Aumua to kart the ball up, we need hard ball runners, cody is too small Samisoni to start and Aumua for impact off the bench

[@ManaBlack208]

@jdb9388 Well samisonis not there and Cody is starting again he'll be better thus weekend they all will

[@johnnickysoldaat6601]

Sure Razor knows this. We were at least 2 more destructive carriers short in the pack. NB: I'm not saying beating defenders. I'm saying metres gained after colission. As Amua and Vaai proved when they got on.

[@IgorOcash]

AB's: Justin Marshall got lit up over how Razor (how did he get that nickname? It's not obvious to me) failed to prepare the AB's for the English blitz defense. In JM's opinion, the Rugby international coaches have all focused on how poorly the AB's have dealt with that type of defense. OK - assuming JM has it right, it makes no sense to me that Beaudie is on the bench. If there's any AB that can combat the blitz defense with short and grubber kicks, it's Beaudie. I'd put him in at 11 and instruct him to beat the blitz with kicking. and the ABs need to tighten it up in the lineouts and win their own throw ins. Eng: Baxter had a good match last week and is a quality replacement for Marler. Smith has to make his kicks (both sides really, as 2cents pointed out) Get Beaudie on the starting side, and let him kick because he wants to, not because the ABs have to. Watched the Irish/Boks match carefully today. The AB's better up their game if they want to win versus either of those two sides.

[@glennwoods2462]

In an interview with Rugby World Magazine, he explained that he came up with the nickname himself after a tackle on Brumbies back Pat Howard. “I cut Pat Howard in half. I said: 'You see that, boys? It was like he ran into a blade, a razor blade.21 Mar 2023

[@gezzarandom]

Busy weekend of rugby, the summer tests and the under 20 World Cup semi-finals on Sunday. This game will either be a repeat of last weekend or a NZ blowout.

[@glennwoods2462]

AB win surely gets us back to 2nd in the rankings....(as long as Ireland loses).... When will Ioane score a try ?????

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah could well go second, gotta get the win first aye. How long since Rieko scored for the ABs....?

[@lauriecarter8931]

Armm when they stick him back on the wing where he should be !!!

[@PatstarDeluxe]

@@TwoCentsRugby That long range try in the draw against England at Twickenham in 2022?

[@johnlawrence3781]

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 winning the Euro final seems more likely, but never say never.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Eden Park record would be a massive one to break!

[@graemehuia5964]

Eden Park, the last fortress.

[@camwells9726]

He has a lot of runs on the board but I thought ardie was below par last week , collectively I thought our loose forwards were beaten .

[@jackdarby8904]

All Blacks by 15 I'm going

[@MrCravendish]

Sadly Furbank is injured so Steward coming in

[@FuRI69]

i wonder why fakatava doesnt have a place, even as injury cover

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah I think it's harder for him aye with the Landers not having a good year

[@LegendaryWizball]

3rd? TJ. Christie. Fatima. Hotham called in. So he’s 5th at best. And if Roigard was available perhaps as low as 6th.

[@FuRI69]

@@LegendaryWizball my layman perspective, fakatavas aggression around the ruck makes him a huge threat against Englands rush D

[@jsleilua]

Lack of kicking game, tbh they are only holding the jersey till roigards back

[@ManaBlack208]

The coaches get all players stats running meters, line breaks,kicking success,tackles and game minutes

[@Ezefernandez3]

LETS GO ALL BLACKS!!!!

[@iamnutty8471]

after watching squidge video it seems more like who brings better and different tactics!

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah I think both sides have decent knowledge in that department!

[@PatstarDeluxe]

Hey English PR team, you know 1 - 15 exists right?

[@TwoCentsRugby]

1-15 works for me too...

[@4evaavfc]

I'm going for the ABs, but England is no walkover.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah man that's my feeling too

[@lewiswilliams227]

Christy just to slow for England's linespeed lets England reset there defence never catches them offside from quick ball and ends up give hospital passes to dmac and jordy

[@Innerlight320]

Had forgotten about those hideous collars adidas please change to just black 🤪

[@Dihedrals]

Early and savea being quiet last game seems like a coincidence, they must cancel each other out.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah maybe that's it!

[@DodgeyWizard]

ABs by less than 7

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Similar to 10 years ago then!

[@garethpearce5255]

Have you had time to enjoy the euros with all this rugby analysis? 😂

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Haha not really man, but I've seen who made the final!

[@Jon-bk2yw]

Hope this game doesn't end in a draw lol

[@jdb9388]

Christie needs more english lessons if the ref says use it, f**king use it hes slowing down the ball

[@fu8713]

CHRISTIE!?? 😳😳😵‍💫🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️ The Poms are gonna smash Christie he gonna be too slow too casual not All Blacks material not creative or confident enough to wear that black jersey 😳🤷🏼‍♂️

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah needs to be high tempo or it'll be tough going

[@koneliovaatuitui5353]

Were is Satiti you guys stop him for MANU SAMOA. THAT FUCK. ..Satiti need to play

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Reckon he gets a go against Fiji aye

[@Me-ex7qg]

He stopped himself from playing for Samoa.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah I think earlier in the year he said he wanted to be an All Black

[@Buch_2024]

I think England shall edge it; don’t know why, just a feeling.

[@chokethewoke746]

McKenzie needs to stop fucking around.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Lol yeah I'm sure that's been the message from the coaches