Rugby: Kiwis beat England 17-16 in Four Nations opener

Huddersfield - Maloney produced an assured performance on his Test debut as Australia drubbed minnows Scotland

Sam Burgess' comeback rugby league match for England finished like his last appearance, spoiled by halfback Shaun Johnson in another New Zealand win on Saturday.
Johnson scored a 70-metre intercept try and the winning drop goal as the Kiwis won 17-16 to open their Four Nations account.
Burgess was typically inspiring in his first match for England since the 2013 Rugby League World Cup semifinals, but his side was guilty of squandering chances in the face of a sturdy Kiwis defence. Second-rower John Bateman was held up over the line and prop James Graham had a try disallowed for a double movement leaving England with only a couple of penalties for dominating the first half-hour.
New Zealand ended the half 6-4 in front after Jordan Kahu kicked a penalty and helped to set up winger Jordan Rapana's try.
Within two minutes of the new half, New Zealand doubled its score when Johnson intercepted Gareth Widdop and was away.
England replied almost immediately through right winger Jermaine McGillvray on his home ground.
Rapana's second try began with a superb offload by replacement Manu Ma'u. Into space, Rapana ran over fullback Jonny Lomax to score, but Kahu's conversion rebounded off the near post, and England was within six points.
Then the home side was level after Widdop's overhead flick-on flew to left wing Ryan Hall, who held off the defence to plunk down his 29th try in 29 tests. Widdop converted from the sideline to make it 16-16, but Johnson broke the deadlock in the 65th minute with a drop goal that gave the Kiwis an easier path than England to the final at Anfield on Nov. 20.
On Friday, James Maloney produced an assured performance on his Test debut scoring 18 points as Australia cruised to a 54-12 hammering of minnows Scotland.
Fly-half Maloney - one of five players given their debuts by Aussie legend Mal Meninga - scored one of the 10 tries for the Australians who never gave their opponents any hope of becoming the first debutant at the tournament to secure a win since it expanded to four teams in 2009.
The Scots, captained by Danny Brough who equalled Andrew Henderson's national record of 21 caps, did manage two tries of their own.
Brough, 33, was instrumental in both - a grubber kick setting up Ryan Brierley just before the break and then a storming 50 metre solo run sparked a try for Ben Kavanagh with the skipper converting both.
The match was also notable for Super League referee Jack Smith officiating at his first ever Test match - he was one of the linesmen - six years after the then Royal Marine was seriously wounded by a Taliban sniper while serving in Afghanistan.
The bullet passed through his lower back, breaking ribs, hitting his liver, gall bladder, spleen, diaphragm and right lung before exiting his upper chest.
Having narrowly avoided death he says his training as a Royal Marine has its benefits when it comes to his new career.
"It helps me, especially on weekends when it's a high-pressure scenario or situation where someone might crumble or people might react differently," he told the BBC.