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ENGLAND 38 - 21 NEW ZEALAND
Twickenham - Saturday 01 December 2012*
KO: 14:30 HT: 12-0 Att: 82,000
ENGLAND ended New Zealand's 20-game unbeaten run with a sensational 38-21 victory over the world champions at Twickenham in the final QBE International.
After leading 15-0 early in the second half courtesy of the boot of fly half Owen Farrell, England were pegged back by two converted tries inside four minutes from wing Julian Savea and No.8 Kieran Read.
But, led by the magnificent Manu Tuilagi, who provided two assists and scored a breakaway try, Stuart Lancaster’s team hit back with lightening efficiency in magnificent style with scores of their own to claim their first win over the All Blacks since 2003 and end a nine-match losing streak against New Zealand.
England started fast and dominated the early possession, while there were early signs of New Zealand frailty both in the scrum and from Dan Carter's boot as the fly half missed a pair of kickable penalties.
There was no such fallibility from England's 21-year-old Farrell as he knocked over three nerveless first-half penalties, all of them earned by England's power at the scrum and in the contact area, and a 'free-shot' drop goal with another penalty coming.
After the All Blacks had been kept scoreless in the first half for the first time since 1998, Farrell extended England's lead to 15 points a minute after the break following another scrum penalty, earnt by tight head Dan Cole.
The game was turned on its head for the first time from New Zealand's first real attack, as Carter put a penalty into the corner and as the ball was swept to the opposite flank, Savea beat Manu Tuilagi and Ben Youngs in the corner with a superb finish.
Carter had found his range and converted from the touchline and three minutes later repeated the dose after incessant New Zealand pressure ended with Kieran Read crashing over in the opposite corner.
England looked in danger of being swept aside but suddenly they found a second wind, and it was strong enough to blow the world champions away.
Farrell put Saracens team mate Brad Barritt through a hole in midfield and he exchanged passes with Tuilagi before scoring his first Test try in the corner, although Farrell failed to convert.
England needed to score again to maintain the momentum and they did almost immediately, as Tuilagi crashed through four tackles, including a hand-off to Carter, and put Chris Ashton in for his first Test try in ten matches. His joy, evidenced by a swan-dive finished, sent the Twickenham crowd into raptures.
Farrell's missed conversion was quickly atoned for by Tuilagi's interception try, as the centre picked off Read's pass with ease and trotted in for a try, which this time Farrell converted.
The All Blacks were in disarray by this stage and England took advantage with replacement Freddie Burns adding two penalties on his debut taking Lancaster’s side out of sight.
Replacement prop Mako Vunipola was sin-binned for not stopping after the referees' whistle in the closing stages and wonderful hands put Savea in to score his second, but by then Twickenham was in celebration mode.
The scale of England's achievement can be gauged by the fact that this was just their seventh win over New Zealand, while their margin of victory surpassed the 13-point record that dates back to 1936.
15 Alex Goode 14 Chris Ashton 13 Manusamoa Tuilagi 12 Brad Barritt 11 Mike Brown 10 Owen Farrell 9 Ben Youngs 1 Alex Corbisiero 2 Tom Youngs 3 Dan Cole 4 Joe Launchbury 5 Geoff Parling 6 Tom Wood 7 Chris Robshaw (C) 8 Ben Morgan BENCH: 16 David Paice 17 David Wilson 18 Mako Vunipola 19 Courtney Lawes 20 James Haskell 21 Danny Care 22 Freddie Burns 23 Jonathan Joseph
SCORERS T: Barritt, Ashton, Tuilagi C: Farrell P: Farrell (4), Burns (2) DG: Farrell 
Vunipola
15 Israel Dagg 14 Cory Jane 13 Conrad Smith 12 Ma'a Nonu 11 Julian Savea 10 Daniel Carter 9 Aaron Smith 1 Tony Woodcock 2 Keven Mealamu 3 Owen Franks 4 Brodie Retallick 5 Samuel Whitelock 6 Liam Messam 7 Richie McCaw (C) 8 Kieran Read BENCH: 16 Dane Coles 17 Wyatt Crockett 18 Charlie Faumuina 19 Luke Romano 20 Victor Vito 21 Piri Weepu 22 Aaron Cruden 23 Ben Smith
SCORERS T: Savea (2), Read C: Carter (2), Cruden
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU) Asst. Referees: Nigel Owens (WRU), Lourens van der Merwe (SARU) TMO: Giulio De Santis (FIR)
* England New Zealand report courtesy of RFU.com
WALES 12 - 14 AUSTRALIA
Millennium Stadium - Saturday 01 December 2012
KO: 14:3030 HT: 6-9 Att: 65,000
WALES were left heartbroken as Kurtley Beale snatched a victory from their clutches for Australia with a last minute try. Beale had been moved into a less familiar position of fly-half and his first shot at goal flew wide but his aim improved over the course of the match.
Wales took an early blow as Luke Charteris was taken off for assessment after a going into a tackle in a bad position. However, the lock did return once he had proved he was fit enough to continue. Meanwhile, the opening plays were cagey with both sides kicking away and making errors on their breaks. Wales were particularly struggling with tackling whilst Australia suffered in the scrum.
Eventually Australia were handed another long-range shot at goal and Beale teed up to prove himself, this time striking the ball perfectly. Wales responded well though and Leigh Halfpenny soon equalised. There was a sparkle in Welsh eyes and their attacks were far more confident than had been seen in recent games, trying out different moves and really testing the defence at times.
However, the homeside could not quite pierce the defensive line and had to make do with another Halfpenny 3-pointer to haul them in front. Moments later Halfpenny broke away and tried a chip, but he was halted and the finish was messy, leaving Wales without a score once the TMO had confirmed Australian hands had reached the ball first.
Beale slotted another penalty to level the tallies, but Wales looked the better side overall with good flowing rugby and plenty of gutsy determination. The Wallabies fly-half missed his next shot; he seemingly got worse at finding his target the nearer he was, before foul play was called on Wycliff Palu fir tackling with no arms. This allowed Wales to clear their lines and begin another attack, but over and over they let themselves down at the ruck with poor discipline.
Beale added a further penalty whilst the Welsh indiscipline continued to mar their generally good performance. Halfpenny had a chance to square things up on the stroke of half-time but missed leaving Australia leading 9-6.
At the restart, the Wallabies returned with renewed force, pushing up on the Welsh defence but finding themselves wanting for ideas. Barnes tried a very poor drop goal but the attacks simply came to nothing. Wales managed to regain possession but had concerns over Jamie Roberts, whose arm was heavily taped so he could continue.
Soon after this though, Halfpenny added a further 3 points to draw level with the visitors once more before kicking his side ahead. The second half saw more kicking tennis and less inspired rugby from both sides but overall Wales had the best of the possession, it was just unfortunate that they could not use it.
Halfpenny went down with injury but recovered, much to the relief of the home crowd, whilst Mike Harris teed up and missed for the Wallabies. Wales had plenty of opportunities but kept opting to kick through and chase, which was ineffective. The crowd held their breath as Wales went for one final push, moving up to the 5m line, but all it ended with handbags and a scrum for Australia.
Then it all went horribly wrong for Wales; Barnes broke free and although he was taken down by Halfpenny, the ball was recycled and Beale stormed over for that elusive try. Fans were devastated and even worse had to watch as Halfpenny, who had been seriously injured in the tackle, stretchered off and taken to hospital for an assessment on his neck.
The mood was glum to say the least as Nathan Sharpe finished his career with an attempt at the conversion, which fell short unsurprisingly. The Wallabies had snatched triumph and Wales ended their Autumn International season with nothing but losses.
15 Leigh Halfpenny 14 Alex Cuthbert 13 Jonathan Davies 12 Jamie Roberts 11 Liam Williams 10 Rhys Priestland 9 Mike Phillips 1 Gethin Jenkins 2 Matthew Rees 3 Scott Andrews 4 Lou Reed 5 Luke Charteris 6 Aaron Shingler 7 Sam Warburton (C) 8 Toby Faletau BENCH:16 Ken Owens 17 Ryan Bevington 18 Samson Lee 19 Ryan Jones 20 Justin Tipuric 21 Tavis Knoyle 22 Dan Biggar 23 Scott Williams
SCORERS P: Halfpenny (4)
15 Berrick Barnes 14 Nick Cummins 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper 12 Ben Tapuai 11 Drew Mitchell 10 Kurtley Beale 9 Nick Phipps 1 Benn Robinson 2 Tatafu Polota Nau 3 Ben Alexander 4 Kane Douglas 5 Nathan Sharpe (C) 6 Scott Higginbotham 7 David Pocock 8 Wycliff Palu BENCH: 16 Stephen Moore 17 James Slipper 18 Sekope Kepu 19 Dave Dennis 20 Michael Hooper 21 Brendan McKibbin 22 Mike Harris 23 Digby Ioane
SCORERS T: Beale P: Beale (3)
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Asst. Referees: Romain Poite (FFR), Greg Garner (RFU) TMO: Marshall Kilgore (IRFU)
