Black Ferns beat world champions England in opening match of northern tourGETTY IMAGES Player of the match Kendra Cocksedge goes over to score in the Black Ferns' win over England in London. The Black Ferns have produced a superb comeback win to beat world champions England in their opening match of their northern tour on Sunday morning (NZ time). Trailing 17-7, the New Zealand women roared back to win the match 25-20 at the Twickenham Stoop in London. The Black Ferns now head to Dublin, where they will face Canada on Thursday morning (NZ time) and Ireland next Monday. Black Ferns 25 (Kendra Cocksedge 2, Renee Wickliffe tries; Cocksedge 2 con, 2 pen) England 20 (Fiona Pocock, Harriet Millar-Mills, Lydia Thompson tries; Katy Mclean con, Emily Scarratt pen) HT: 5-7.

Source: Stuff November 19, 2016 17:21 UTC