All Blacks Begin Razor Era with Nervous Victory over England Auckland, New Zealand – The Ian Foster era ended and the Razor Robertson era began for the All Blacks on Saturday night with a nervous 25-18 victory over a spirited England side at Eden Park. In his first match as head coach, Robertson oversaw a below-par performance from the world champions, who struggled to find their rhythm and made uncharacteristic errors. England, under new coach Steve Borthwick, put the All Blacks under pressure from the outset. They took an early lead through a penalty goal from Owen Farrell, and although New Zealand hit back with a try from Caleb Clarke, England remained in the hunt. The second half saw both sides trade penalties, but England were the more enterprising team. They closed the gap to 22-18 with a try from Ollie Chessum, and had a chance to snatch the win in the dying minutes. However, Farrell missed a penalty that would have leveled the scores, and the All Blacks held on for a gritty victory. Robertson admitted that his team had not played to their potential. “It wasn’t our best performance,” he said. “We made too many errors, and we didn’t execute our game plan as well as we would have liked.” Despite the victory, Robertson believes there is plenty of room for improvement. “We’ve got a lot of work to do,” he said. “We need to be more accurate, and we need to be more clinical in our execution.” Captain Sam Cane echoed Robertson’s sentiments. “We’re not going to use the fact that it’s a new era as an excuse,” he said. “We know we can play better than that, and we’re going to work hard to improve.” England coach Steve Borthwick was pleased with his team’s performance. “I thought we showed a lot of character and resilience,” he said. “We put the All Blacks under pressure, and we had a chance to win the game in the end.” Borthwick believes that England can take heart from their performance. “We’re building something here,” he said. “We’re not going to get everything right overnight, but we’re moving in the right direction.” The All Blacks will next face Scotland in Dunedin on July 9, while England will play Argentina in Salta on July 9.The All Blacks began the Razor Robertson era with a nervous 25-18 victory over England at Eden Park on Saturday evening. After a controversial England try was overturned by the Television Match Official in the final minutes, Jordie Barrett’s penalty secured an unconvincing victory that gave their new coach Ian Foster a winning start. England showed plenty of attacking intent but often lacked the precision or composure to break down a resolute All Blacks defence. “Some moments there where we put ourselves under some pressure, we just have to learn from it,” All Blacks captain Sam Cane said. “We have got a lot to work on… but we will take any win we can get.” Robertson, who is in his first head coaching role, said he had been pleased with some aspects of his team’s performance. “I’m proud of the boys, the way they hung in there. We knew there was going to be a bit of rust,” he said. “We’ll have a good look at it and no doubt we’ll identify plenty of areas where we can improve.” England captain Owen Farrell admitted his side had not done enough to win. “We had a lot of territory and possession but sometimes we didn’t make the most of it. It’s one of those games where you have to take your chances and we didn’t,” he said. “We can be proud of a lot of things we did, but we have got to learn to take our chances.” The All Blacks had to withstand a late England barrage to secure the victory, with the visitors denied a potential match-winning try when referee Andrew Brace overturned TMO Marius Jonker’s initial decision to award the score. Rieko Ioane had earlier crossed for the first try of the match, with George Bridge and Ardie Savea also touching down for the All Blacks. Farrell kicked six penalties for England, with Elliot Daly scoring their only try. The two teams will meet again in Wellington next weekend.