▁The ▁last ▁time ▁these ▁two ▁sides ▁met ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁World ▁Cup ▁when ▁they ▁played ▁each ▁other ▁for ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁face ▁Australia ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁On ▁that ▁occasion ▁New ▁Zealand ▁won , ▁sending ▁England ▁back ▁home . ▁This ▁time ▁they ▁were ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁face ▁Australia ▁in ▁the ▁Four ▁Nations ▁final . ▁New ▁Zealand ▁could ▁draw ▁and ▁still ▁make ▁the ▁final , ▁while ▁England ▁needed ▁to ▁win ▁to ▁advance . ▁In ▁all ▁of ▁England ' s ▁prior ▁games , ▁they ▁had ▁lost ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁but ▁had ▁won ▁and ▁not ▁conced ed ▁a ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half . ▁For ▁this ▁match ▁England ▁coach ▁Tony ▁Smith ▁dropped ▁D anny ▁Mc Gu ire , ▁Lee ▁Smith ▁and ▁Tom ▁Br is co e ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁Peter ▁Fox , ▁Chris ▁Bridge ▁and ▁Jon ▁Wil kin . ▁For ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Greg ▁East wood ▁and ▁Steve ▁M ata i ▁were ▁out ▁with ▁injury ▁so ▁Jeff ▁Lima ▁was ▁re called ▁and ▁ 1 9 - year - old ▁K ier an ▁For an ▁was ▁brought ▁in ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁international ▁debut ▁ahead ▁of ▁K ris nan ▁In u . ▁ ▁England ▁got ▁the ▁first ▁points ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁when ▁they ▁attacked ▁up ▁the ▁middle , ▁Sam ▁Burg ess ▁spin ning ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁tack le ▁to ▁send ▁K yle ▁East mond ▁over ▁under ▁the ▁black ▁dot ▁just ▁on ▁ 9 ▁minutes . ▁Sin field ' s ▁conversion ▁from ▁right ▁in ▁front ▁was ▁successful ▁so ▁England ▁were ▁out ▁to