New Zealand hooker Codie Taylor returned from the sin bin to score a first-half breakaway try for the visitors, while 10 points from the boot of Jordie Barrett and a Will Jordan score kept them in contention until the end. Meanwhile, former Catalans Dragons half-back Tony Gigot has been given the captain's armband by new France coach Laurent Frayssinous in the absence of Ben Garcia, Theo Fages and Julian Bousquet, who are all injured. Ireland dominated from start to finish to beat New Zealand 29-20 at an electric Aviva Stadium on Saturday. England went into the tournament ranked as the number one T20 side in the world but shorn of the services of two of their premier players - paceman Jofra Archer ruled out by an elbow injury and Ben Stokes missing on account of a finger injury, the all-rounder also taking some time away from the game to prioritise his mental health.