England and New Zealand will play a handful of Test matches in 2024 either side of the All Blacks' endeavours in The Rugby Championship.
The opening fixture between the two giants of rugby union took place on July 6 in Dunedin, with Steve Borthwick's team hoping to build on their impressive 52-17 defeat of Japan.
New Zealand have been preparing for a busy schedule in 2024 after taking the first half of the year off following their dramatic one-point loss to South Africa in the final of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
The hosts had been hoping to prolong England's 21-year wait for a win on New Zealand soil in what was Scott 'Razor' Robertson's first match as coach.
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England made the journey across to New Zealand to face the daunting task of trying to topple the All Blacks in their own backyard.
The visitors have only done so on two previous occasions in the past, with the most recent coming in 2003.
On that day, England battled to a 15-13 victory in Wellington and showed plenty of signs that they could eke out a similar result in the opening Test of this year's series, before eventually losing 16-15.
After the two sides couldn’t be split in the first half, England poked their noses in front 15-10 thanks to a try from Immanuel Feyi-Waboso in the corner.
Marcus Smith was the main architect of the points but endured a difficult night from the boot with his wayward kicking from the tee ultimately seeing England come up short.
The All Blacks' fly-half Damian McKenzie had no such trouble at Forsyth Barr Stadium as he booted two penalty goals in the second stanza to edge the home side in front.
Borthwick's side had a chance to nick it with the final attack of the match but were unable to convert great field position into points as New Zealand held on for a hard-fought win.
"Scrum and breakdown are two areas we need look at and we'll do a lot of work to make sure we're better next week," England captain Jamie George told Sky Sports post-match.
"We wanted to make people at home proud and I think we did that tonight. It was a match decided by very fine margins."
New Zealand All Blacks rugby union schedule 2024
The All Blacks host England again in Auckland before their final warm-up match for The Rugby Championship against Fiji in San Diego.
They are due to finish their 2024 international calendar against Italy on November 23.
New Zealand rugby union fixtures 2024
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Stadium |
| Sat, July 13 | England | International | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Sat, July 20 | Fiji | International | SnapDragon Stadium, San Diego |
| Sat, Aug 10 | Argentina | Rugby Championship | Sky Stadium, Wellington |
| Sat, Aug 17 | Argentina | Rugby Championship | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Sat, Aug 31 | South Africa | Rugby Championship | Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg |
| Sat, Sep. 7 | South Africa | Rugby Championship | DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
| Sat, Sep. 21 | Australia | Bledisloe Cup | Accor Stadium, Sydney |
| Sat, Sep. 28 | Australia | Bledisloe Cup | Sky Stadium, Wellington |
| Fri, Oct. 25 | Japan | Rugby Championship | Nissan Stadium, Yokohama |
| Sat, Nov. 2 | England | International | Twickenham, London |
| Fri, Nov. 8 | Ireland | International | Aviva Stadium, Dublin |
| Sat, Nov. 16 | France | International | Stade de France, Paris |
| Sat, Nov. 23 | Italy | International | TBD |
England rugby union schedule 2024
After England face New Zealand in Auckland next week, they have a near-four-month break until the All Blacks visit Twickenham as part of their northern hemisphere tour.
England rugby union fixtures 2024
| Date | Opponents | Competition | Stadium |
| Sat, July 13 | New Zealand | International | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Sat, Nov. 2 | New Zealand | International | Twickenham, London |
| Sat, Nov. 9 | Australia | International | Twickenham, London |
| Sat, Nov. 16 | South Africa | International | Twickenham, London |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | Japan | International | Twickenham, London |
