In a game of fine margins, the All black people Right winger Mark Tele’a smashed his way to the try line twice to give the Kiwis an important 24-22 victory over England.

THE Blues The winger has struggled to solidify his starting spot this year under head coach Scott Robertsonwith Sevu Reece And Does Jordan starting many matches at the right wing position.

Telea’s performance at Allianz Stadium has likely earned him a chance in Dublin next week, where the All Blacks will need to improve their execution and discipline to get a result against Ireland.

Robertson was impressed with Telea’s ability to break tackles and find the try line.

“Mark Tele’a can score a try, can’t he, he can finish, he’s just a world class finisher who just knows how to get to the try line, slide and beat a few people and put the ball down , it’s a gift that he has,” Robertson told the media after the test match at the Allianz Stadium.

Tele’a broke into the All Blacks in 2022, following impressive seasons with the Blues in Super Rugby Pacific.

In 2023, Tele’a was named World Player of the Year, capping a strong year with the All Blacks, which included scoring two tries in the opening World Cup match against France.

Tele’a puts his two tries against England until his teammates found room for him.

“It’s huge for us and that’s mostly what we were trying to achieve with this tour that we’re on, it’s just thanks to the boys finding the space for me and I was just trying to use it “, Tele’a told reporters after the All. Black victory.

He was the All Blacks’ remarkable loose forward Wallace Sititi who proved to be a winger with an offload on his first try, one of Sititi’s four offloads in this tight competition. Tele’a stressed after the match that when Sititi has the ball, it is always important to be ready.

“He’s a skilful man, they’re all really skilful, when you get offloads like that as a winger you just try to finish it.

“We just have to stick with them, thanks to Wallace (Sititi) and all the other boys who are able to do that.”

The All Blacks leadership group has urged their team to stay calm and stick to the game plan set out by the head coach. Scott Robertson as England led by eight points with 15 minutes remaining.

“Don’t go into our shells, try to play, we were doing some good things there, just a few missed passes and some forwards, so it was just about keeping the boys’ confidence and trying to play the rugby that we play.

Damian McKenzie replaced Tele’a after 60 minutes, but after a Beauden Barrett HIA a few minutes later, Tele’a was back on the right wing before scoring the winning try in the 75th minute.

Tele’a knew he had to stay ready, in case something happened to an All Blacks fullback.

“They told me to stay ready, I didn’t know what was happening up there, but I left and they told me to come back up, so I took the hits.”