Rugby: England wins few and far between

Manu Tuilagi of England is tackled by Conrad Smith (L) and Richie McCaw during the International Test Match between the New Zealand All Blacks and England. Photo / Getty Images.

The All Blacks and England have clashed 40 times. In the 109-year history of the two rivals, England have won just seven times.

We rank those seven wins in order of importance.

1. England 15 All Blacks 13, Wellington, June 14, 2003

The last time England won a game on New Zealand soil may rank up there as one of their greatest of all time. Down to 13 men for nine minutes, they out-muscled the All Blacks and produced unbreakable defence at a cold and windy Westpac Stadium as Jonny Wilkinson booted the tourists to victory. Wilkinson slotted four from five, with a drop goal, in swirling conditions while his opposite, Carlos Spencer, missed four of his seven attempts.

2. England 38 All Blacks 21, TwickenhamDecember 1, 2012

The All Blacks entered their final test of the year with a chance to finish the season with an unbeaten record. Steve Hansen's hopes of a perfect end to the year were dashed when England scored three rapid-fire second-half tries to Brad Barritt, Chris Ashton and Manu Tuilagi between the 54th and 61st minute. It was an astonishing meltdown from an All Blacks side that seemed to hit the wall after a week that saw most of the squad struck down with a bug.

3. England 16 All Blacks 10, Eden Park, September 15, 1973

England's only win at Eden Park came at the end of a strange tour in which they lost all three build-up games to Taranaki, Canterbury and Wellington. But they managed to turn their form around to beat the out-of-sorts All Blacks for just the second time in history, scoring three tries to two.

4. England 15 All Blacks 9, Twickenham November 27, 1993

After scoring three tries in his debut a fortnight earlier against Scotland, Jeff Wilson was entrusted with the kicking duties, with Matthew Cooper out through injury. It was a big learning experience for Wilson who missed three penalty attempts in the first half as England took a 6-0 lead into the break.

5. England 15 All Blacks 9, TwickenhamNovember 19, 1983

Stu Wilson captained the All Blacks in his last test which saw him join the unfortunate list of captains to never lead the side to victory. Following a 25-25 draw to Scotland the week before, the All Blacks failed to record a test win on the 1983 tour with just their second defeat at Twickenham.

6. England 13 All Blacks 0, January 4, 1936

England's first win over the All Blacks. The hero for England was Alexander Obolensky, a Russian prince whose family fled to England during the 1917 revolution. Obolensky scored two of England's three tries. England wouldn't beat the All Blacks for another 37 years.

7. England 31 All Blacks 28, TwickenhamNovember 9, 2002

John Mitchell sent an understrength All Blacks squad to Europe at the end of the 2002 season, his side against England featuring five debutants - Steve Devine, Keith Lowen, Keith Robinson, Ali Williams and Andrew Hore, with Danny Lee and Brad Mika coming off the bench in their first tests. The All Blacks did have Jonah Lomu - who scored twice - Tana Umaga and Doug Howlett but it's fair to rank this England victory quite lowly.