The build-up to this afternoon’s high-profile rugby showdown successful south-west London has been dominated by speech astir the Haka, aft England prop Joe Marler called for the All Blacks’ accepted pre-match ritual to beryllium “binned”.
Marler has since apologised for his incendiary tweets that were met with an instant backlash, though specified comments volition person undoubtedly added other information for New Zealand, with location skipper Jamie George admitting that his chap front-rower had apt “prodded the bear”.
England toured New Zealand implicit the summertime aft their demolition of a young Japan squad nether Eddie Jones, producing 2 beardown performances but slipping to agonising back-to-back constrictive losses successful Dunedin and astatine fortress Eden Park.
Steve Borthwick’s men volition beryllium desperate to footwear disconnected different challenging autumn bid with a connection triumph aft plentifulness of coaching upheaval down the scenes implicit caller months and the daze resignation of antiaircraft guru Felix Jones, with Australia, satellite champions South Africa and Japan besides visiting the newly-rechristened Allianz Stadium Twickenham crossed November.
How to ticker England vs New Zealand
TV channel: In the UK, England vs New Zealand is being shown unrecorded connected TNT Sports 1, with sum opening astatine 3pm GMT up of a 3:10pm kick-off.
Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers tin besides travel the enactment unrecorded online via the Discovery+ app and website.
Live coverage: Follow Saturday’s clash unrecorded with Standard Sport’s lucifer blog, with Simon Collings providing investigation from Twickenham.