ALL BLACKS COLLAPSE INSIDE NINE MINUTES

England snatched a sensational draw on an evening of high drama at Twickenham after Will Stuart crossed in the dying seconds to hold New Zealand to a 25-25 stalemate.

Trailing 25-6 with nine minutes to go and a distant second best in all departments, Eddie Jones’s men exploded into life with two tries from replacement prop Stuart and full-back Freddie Steward.

Less than a minute was left when Stuart burrowed over close to the posts and with Marcus Smith converting, a hopeless situation had been rescued.

The All Blacks must now live with fresh misery inflicted by England, their defeat in the 2019 World Cup semi-final in the most recent clash between the rivals followed by this extraordinary capitulation.

Ross Byrne landed a dramatic late penalty as Ireland overcame the loss of captain Johnny Sexton to cap a stellar year with a disjointed 13-10 win over Australia.

Replacement fly-half Byrne nailed a difficult kick from wide on the right with just three minutes remaining in Dublin to earn Ireland a record-equalling 12th successive home victory.

Taulupe Faletau has delivered a rallying cry to beleaguered Wales after their Georgia humiliation left Wayne Pivac’s coaching reign under intense scrutiny.

Georgia triumphed 13-12 just eight months after annual Six Nations strugglers Italy also beat Wales in Cardiff.

Pivac has now lost 19 of his 33 Tests at the helm – including eight this year – since succeeding Warren Gatland following Wales’ fourth-place finish at the 2019 World Cup.

Faletau, who is set to make his 100th Test match appearance in the Australia clash, said: “We have got to stick together as a team.

“We’ve shown we can bounce back from low points like this, so we will look to do the same next week.”

France finished 2022 unbeaten after two tries from Damian Penaud helped them to beat Japan 35-17 in their final autumn nations series game.

Les Bleus had already beaten Australia and South Africa in the series.