All Blacks Shatter Scotland's Hopes Of Historic Win

Autumn Nations Series

Scotland 0 (17)

Tries: Ashman, Steyn Cons: Russell (2) Pens: Russell

New Zealand 17 (25)

Tries: Roigard, Jordan, McKenzie Cons: Barrett 2 Pens: Barrett, McKenzie

New Zealand survived 3 yellowish cards and a second-half onslaught to support their unbeaten grounds against Scotland by edging a crippled for nan ages astatine Murrayfield.

The visitors looked successful complete power astatine nan extremity of a first half that was bookended by tries from All Blacks backs Cameron Roigard and Will Jordan.

The visitors' 2nd people came pinch Scott Robertson's broadside reduced to 14 arsenic a consequence of Leroy Carter's misdeed bin for a cynical trip.

Beauden Barrett besides knocked complete a punishment to springiness nan All Blacks a commanding 17-0 lead astatine nan interval.

Yet erstwhile nan timepiece deed 51 minutes, Scotland were conscionable 3 points down acknowledgment to scores from Ewan Ashman and Kyle Steyn that had Murrayfield rocking.

New Zealand were reduced to 14 men again, pinch skipper Ardie Savea successful nan bin, and Scotland were rampant arsenic Ben White, Pierre Schoeman and Darcy Graham each went agonisingly close.

On nan hr mark, Finn Russell's footwear levelled a breathless brushwood and Wallace Sititi had picked up New Zealand's 3rd yellowish card.

However replacement full-back Damian McKenzie - a dazzling beingness erstwhile he entered nan crippled - had nan past say, rubbing down nether unit precocious connected past adding a punishment to guarantee Scotland's agelong hold for a triumph against nan All Blacks goes on.

This was nan 33rd gathering of nan nations successful 120 years and nan champion Scotland person managed is 2 draws.

The history of this fixture suggested Scotland needed a near-perfect performance, while hoping nan visitors had an disconnected day.

That's not really it went, but nan spectacle was sensational.

Scotland battled bravely astatine adjacent quarters - particularly connected their ain statement - but gave distant 2 soft tries arsenic a consequence of anemic defence further up nan pitch.

After conscionable 3 minutes, nan towering Josh Lord ambled done a immense spread successful a ruck earlier nonchalantly popping nan shot disconnected to scampering scrum-half Roigard.

That took nan upwind retired of nan crowd's sails and Murrayfield was silenced again moments earlier half-time erstwhile Scotland were caught sleeping and Sititi put Jordan away.

The ambiance was flipped completely, however, arsenic Gregor Townsend's broadside emerged from nan break for illustration men possessed.

Ashman bundled complete aft a powerful surge from nan battalion and Savea was sent to nan bin for an infringement during that maul.

Russell past went wide to find Steyn and nan winger, preferred to Duhan van der Merwe, nipped successful for this 14th world try.

The sound from nan crowd was deafening arsenic White was stopped conscionable short and Schoeman had nan shot stripped from his grasp connected nan whitewash, while a stretching Graham could not clasp connected arsenic he reached for nan line.

Scotland continued to flood guardant and Russell banged complete a punishment to make it an moreover game.

With Sititi blameworthy of a deliberate knock-on, nan hosts had each nan momentum - but crucially could not get their noses successful front.

Once backmost to their afloat complement and pinch nan powerfulness of their chair connected nan field, New Zealand recovered a 2nd wind.

It looked for illustration Blair Kinghorn had arrived successful clip to sound McKenzie into touch but he managed to rotation retired of nan tackle and twist his measurement over.

McKenzie produced a woeful conversion effort but past put nan crippled beyond Scotland successful nan closing moments pinch a monster of a long-range penalty.

Scotland: Kinghorn; Graham, Hutchinson, Tuipulotu (capt) Steyn; Russell, White; Schoeman, Ashman, Rae, Gilchrist, Cummings, Brown, M Fagerson, Dempsey.

Replacements: Turner, Sutherland, Millar-Mills, Sykes, Darge, Bayliss, Dobie, Jordan.

New Zealand: Jordan; Carter, Fainga'anuku, Tupaea, Clarke; B Barrett, Roigard; De Groot, Taylor, Newell, Lord, Holland, Sititi, Savea (capt), Lakai.

Replacements: Taukei'aho,  Williams, Tosi,  Darry, Kirifi, Ratima, Proctor, McKenzie.