20 Years ago | England tour of Australia and New Zealand
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The 2004 England rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand was a series of matches played in June 2004 in Australia and New Zealand by the England national rugby union team. It was the first tour of England, after the victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. The English team lost all three Tests decisively, a shock result after the World Cup victory the year before.
Match 1- 12 June 2004 - New Zealand 36-3 England
Rokocoko is the blade as England are sliced apart
New Zealand: Muliaina; Howlett, Umaga (capt), Carter (Tuitupou 70), Rokocoko (Evans 65); Spencer, Marshall; Meeuws (Woodcock 70), Mealamu, Hayman, Robinson, Jack, Gibbes, McCaw (Holah 60), Rush.
England: Lewsey (Abbott 65); Simpson-Daniel, Tindall, Catt, Cohen; Hodgson, Dawson (Gomarsall 65); Woodman, Thompson (Regan 66), White (Stevens 66), Shaw, Grewcock (Borthwick ht), Jones (Worsley ht), Hill, Dallaglio (capt).
Match 2-19 June 2004-New Zealand 36-12 England
Rokocoko brings house down on 14-man England
New Zealand : Evans (Mehrtens 57); Muliaina, Umaga (capt), Carter (Tuitupou 71), Rokocoko; Spencer, Marshall; Hayman, Mealamu (Hore 78), Meeuws (Woodcock 57), Jack, Robinson, Gibbes, Holah, Rush (Collins 71).
England : Lewsey; Voyce, Tindall (Barkley 30), Abbott (Waters 26), Cohen; Hodgson, Gomarsall; Woodman, Regan (Titterell 57), White, Shaw, Borthwick, Worsley (Grewcock 57), Hill (Lipman 49), Dallaglio (capt).
Match 2-26 June 2004-Australia 51-15 England
England marched to the gates of hell
Australia gained sweet revenge for their World Cup final defeat as England were put to the sword in Brisbane.
Australia: J Roff; C Rathbone, S Mortlock, M Giteau, L Tuqiri; S Larkham, G Gregan (captain); B Young, B Cannon, A Baxter, J Harrison, N Sharpe, R Samo, P Waugh, D Lyons
Replacements: M Dunning, J Paul, D Vickerman, G Smith, J Roe, M Henjak, C Latham.
England: J Lewsey; T Voyce, M Catt, M Tindall, B Cohen; C Hodgson, A Gomarsall; T Payne, M Regan, J White, S Shaw, S Borthwick, J Worsley, R Hill, L Dallaglio (captain).
Replacements: S Thompson, M Worsley, M Corry, M Lipman, M Dawson, F Waters, O Barkley.