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Nations Championship - Scotland 21-43 New Zealand: All Blacks power on to leave hosts well short of history at Murrayfield

Wallace Sititi, Ethan de Groot, Codie Taylor, Beauden Barrett (two), Josh Moorby, Asafo Aumua score as New Zealand's All Blacks surge on in second half to comprehensively beat Scotland at Murrayfield in Nations Championship; Scots fail to score four tries, meaning they earn no bonus point

New Zealand's All Blacks surged past Scotland at Murrayfield in the second half to secure Nations Championship victory
Image: New Zealand's All Blacks surged past Scotland at Murrayfield in the second half to secure Nations Championship victory

Scotland remain winless against New Zealand in 121 years of contests as the All Blacks proved too strong to record a 43-21 Nations Championship victory at Murrayfield. 

The All Blacks scored seven tries in the Scottish capital through No 8 Wallace Sititi, loosehead Ethan de Groot, hooker Codie Taylor, full-back Beauden Barrett (two), wing Josh Moorby and replacement hooker Asafo Aumua, and despite sin-binings to back-rows Peter Lakai and Sititi, demonstrated their lethal ability in attack.

Scotland battled from 10 points behind to narrow to within three by the break after a madcap opening 40 minutes which saw hooker Ewan Ashman score a hat-trick, but New Zealand emerged to dominate the second half.

Scotland 21-43 New Zealand - Score summary

Scotland - Tries: Ashman (8,26,38). Cons: Russell (9, 27, 39).

New Zealand - Tries: Sititi (4), de Groot (16), Lakai (20), B Barrett (31,51), Moorby (49), Aumua (68). Cons: McKenzie (17,32,52,69).

The net result means Gregor Townsend's side remain searching for a first success over the All Blacks, with Scotland's winless run against New Zealand now at 34 Tests.

Scotland remain without a victory over the All Blacks in their history, and failed to score a point in the second half
Image: Scotland remain without a victory over the All Blacks in their history, and failed to score a point in the second half

What's next?

For Scotland, they next face Australia in their second Nations Championship Test of the autumn at Murrayfield on Sunday November 15 (3.10pm kick-off).

Scotland's Nations Championship fixtures and results

Argentina 38-47 Scotland July 4
South Africa 42-28 Scotland July 11
Fiji 17-33 Scotland July 18
Scotland 21-43 New Zealand November 7
Scotland vs Australia Sunday, November 15 (3.10pm)
Scotland vs Japan Saturday, November 21 (2.10pm)

New Zealand travel to face Wales in Cardiff for their next Test, on Saturday November 14 (2.10pm kick-off).

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