By JAMES REID

New Zealand ..........................12pts
Tries: Simon 38, Vahaakolo 49
Conversions: Holmes 40

England ...........................33pts
Tries: Matthews 4, Atkin-Davies 12, Bern 23, Talling 55, Aldcroft 69
Conversions: Aitchison 5, 13, 56, 70
It might not quite qualify as revenge, but England’s defeat of New Zealand to clinch the inaugural WXV 1 crown will go some way to soothing the wounds of a year ago.
Just under a fortnight shy of the anniversary of that gut-wrenching World Cup final defeat, if there were any lingering memories in Red Roses minds, it certainly didn’t...