England suffered the heartbreak of a last minute World Cup semi final knockout at the the hands of New Zealand.

With 30 seconds remaining the holders trailed 18-14 but with one despairing last attack the ball was flung wide to scrum half Shaun Johnson.

He stepped inside Kevin Sinfield and George Burgess to reach over.

The Kiwi number seven kept his nerve to kick the winning conversion.

It was a cruel way for it to end for England.

The game had been level 8-8 at the break after Sean O'Loughlin and Dean Whare had swapped tries.

Tuivasa-Scheck pushed the Kiwis ahead after the break.

A Johnson penalty made it 14-8.

Kallum Watkins grabbed one back, but crucially Sinfield missed the conversion.

But when he added the extras to Sam Burgess' try that looked academic.

England's defence was rock solid for the last quarter of an hour.

But alas they fell for a late sucker punch.