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Eddie Jones vows England will 'go after' All Blacks

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England coach Eddie Jones insisted defeating New Zealand was far from a "mission impossible" as he promised his side would "go after" the All Blacks following a 52-13 win over Japan at Twickenham on Saturday.Victory saw England revive their Autumn Nations campaign after a 30-29 loss to Argentina in their November opener last weekend, with the hosts running in six tries and a penalty try against Japan, like the Pumas one of their pool opponents at next year's World Cup in France.England have won just eight of their 42 Tests against New Zealand but did defeat the All Blacks when the teams last met, with Jones overseeing a 19-7 success in a 2019 World Cup semi-final in Yokohama.That win meant England ended New Zealand's eight-year reign as world champions, but Jones's men then lost in the final to South Africa.New Zealand face Scotland in Edinburgh on Sunday before heading south to play England at Twickenham on 19 November."It's an opportunity to play against one of the giants of world rugby," Jones told reporters after the Japan match.New Zealand lost to both Argentina and Australia in this year's southern hemisphere Rugby Championship, with veteran former Wallabies and Japan boss Jones adding: "They are in a re-development period of their game.

We will see them play against Scotland tomorrow (Sunday) and then have a chat about how we play against them."For an England player it's a massive opportunity.

You look at the history of the sport, the game has been going for, what, 150 years, and England has won 19 percent of Tests against New Zealand."So there's a narrative about the game that says England can't beat New Zealand.

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Eddie Jones defended his credentials after he watched England produce a rudderless display to end a difficult 2022 with a 27-13 loss to South Africa at Twickenham. Tries from Kurt-Lee Arendse and Eben Etzebeth either side of half-time helped the Springboks ease to a comfortable victory in west London with Faf de Klerk adding an 11-point haul while Damian Willemse kicked two drop goals. World champions South Africa finished with 14 men after Thomas du Toit's 61st-minute red card for a no arms tackle on Luke Cowan-Dickie but Henry Slade's late score was all England could muster during a drab finale to the Autumn Nations Series. It meant Jones' side suffered another defeat, their sixth from 12 Tests in the calendar year, which is their worst run since 2008. The Springboks' dominance across the pitch was reminiscent of their 2019 World Cup final triumph and, despite England going backwards since their runners-up showing in Japan, their Australian head coach insisted they could have a "really good go" at next year's tournament in France. "We want to win. We don't want to get beat by a big score to South Africa and don't want to have the worst record since 2008 so it is a problem but I accept full responsibility for that," Jones said. "Obviously on results we are not happy but I feel like we are building a really good base to have a really good go at the World Cup, a really good go. "A number of young players got great experience today and they'll come back better players for that. We've got other players coming back to form, some of our more senior players and we're not far away. "We need to develop consistently. Test match rugby is all about consistency."

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