It was a spectacular end to a tournament that has broken records for attendances and came after England played three quarters of the game with 14 players.
ALEX BYWATER: World Cup final agony for England, ecstasy for New Zealand, and a huge shot in the arm for women s rugby, which looks set to go to a new level after a brilliant Eden Park clash.
New Zealand's running game trumped England's power to win a thrilling final of the women's Rugby World Cup 34-31 in Auckland on Saturday and retain their title in front of a record 40,000 crowd.