New Zealand 34-31 England: Black Ferns win World Cup with dramatic victory

The Black Ferns inflicted England's astir caller decision earlier the Rugby World Cup last with a triumph successful San Diego successful July 2019

England's winning streak came to an extremity successful the astir important crippled of each arsenic New Zealand won the World Cup for a sixth clip connected a historical nighttime for women's rugby astatine Eden Park.

England had mislaid 4 erstwhile finals to New Zealand and their hearts were breached erstwhile again arsenic Ayesha Leti-I'iga's effort regained a three-point pb for the hosts with 9 minutes remaining.

The Red Roses had a accidental astatine triumph with 1 past line-out - their astir potent limb each tourney - with the timepiece successful the reddish but mislaid their propulsion to the delight of a ferocious grounds assemblage for a women's crippled of 43,759.

Delight connected the look of New Zealand's players and fans alike was successful crisp opposition to the England players, who stood tearfully with heads successful hands arsenic they reflected connected the information that their grounds 30-Test winning streak had ended erstwhile it mattered most.

• Reaction to England's World Cup last defeat

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Line-ups

England: Kildunne; Thompson, Scarratt, Aitchison, Dow; Harrison, L Packer; Cornborough, Cokayne, Bern, Aldcroft, Ward, Matthews, M Packer, Hunter (capt).

Replacements: Davies, Muir, Brown, O'Donnell, Cleall, Kabeya, MacDonald, Heard.

New Zealand: Holmes; Tui, Fluhler, Fitzpatrick, Woodman; Demant (capt), Cocksedge; Love, Ponsonby, Rule, Roos, C Bremner, A Bremner, Hirini, McMenamin.

Replacements: Connor, Murray, Taumata, Ngan-Woo, Simon, Bayler, Tubic, Leti-I'iga.

Referee: Hollie Davidson (Sco)