A new rugby trophy contested by England and New Zealand will honour the late Sir Edmund Hillary.

Prime Minister Helen Clark announced the All Blacks and England would play for the Hillary Shield.

The first match would be at Twickenham, in London, on November 30, she said on Thursday.

New Zealand icon Sir Edmund - the first man to climb Mt Everest - died in Auckland on January 11.

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