Watch the incredible Marcus Smith intercept from Feyi-Waboso v New Zealand

A stunning intercept from Marcus Smith helped set up a field-length special before another Immanuel Feyi-Waboso try pushed England into the lead against New Zealand.

Smith had a chaotic afternoon with a few uncharacteristically sloppy kicks and a botched drop goal attempt, but when he collected All Black scrumhalf Cortez Ratima’s pass on base early in the second half, he raced into New Zealand territory.

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Try Feyi-Waboso

Indeed, Smith, now aged 22, eventually passed inside to his supporting full-back George Furbank (Rugby World cover star of the month) after doubling his efforts to attract attention covering All Blacks’ outside center Rieko Ioane. .

Northampton Saints captain Furbank quickly moved the ball inside to speedster Feyi-Waboso and despite his fellow Lightning back three star’s best efforts from Will Jordan, he raced in to give England the lead four minutes into the second half.

The score was Feyi-Waboso’s fifth Test try in his seventh appearance for his country. It has been a remarkable rise for the Cardiff-born 21-year-old, who two years ago was playing for Third Division Taunton Titans while studying medicine at the University of Exeter.

The Feyi-Waboso try was England’s first try of the afternoon and the Autumn Nations series as the previous 12 points had all come from the boot of flyhalf Marcus Smith.

But New Zealand scored two tries in the first half through wing Mark Tele’a, who outpaced Ellis Genge down the wing, and full-back Jordan, who took advantage after Beauden Barrett converted play and dropped the ball to his team-mate. .

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