Scotland fall to New Zealand in Nations Championship

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 7 Nov, 18:45 · Archive

Scotland lost 43-21 to New Zealand at Murrayfield in the Nations Championship, with the hosts unable to score a point in the second half despite a competitive first half.

Scotland hooker Ewan Ashman scored a hat-trick to become only the fifth player ever to achieve that feat against the All Blacks. His tries kept Scotland within three points of their visitors at the end of an epic opening period that saw seven tries scored. New Zealand back-rower Wallace Sititi had opened the scoring in the fourth minute after capitalising on slack Scottish defending.

The battle-hardened visitors, ranked second in the world, took control after the interval. Scotland's inability to score in the second half proved decisive as New Zealand closed out a comfortable victory. The defeat extends Scotland's winless record against New Zealand to 34 matches since the teams first met in 1905.

Scotland fall to New Zealand in Nations Championship — Image: BBC Sport

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Seven-try New Zealand too strong for ScotlandWatch highlights from Murrayfield as New Zealand prove too strong for Scotland in the Nations ChampionshipBBC Sport · 7 Nov, 19:40
SCOTLAND RATINGS: Who was unlucky to end up on the losing side? And who endured a day to forget?Scotland once again came up short in their quest to earn a first-ever victory over New Zealand as the All Blacks produced a dominant second-half performance to run out 43-21 winners at Murrayfield.Daily Mail Sport · 7 Nov, 18:20
How New Zealand surged away from Scotland to script familiar storyScotland 21-43 New Zealand: The hosts were unable to score a point in the second half as their search for a first win over the All Blacks continuesIndependent Sport · 7 Nov, 16:23

In this story: Scotland · New Zealand · Ewan Ashman · Wallace Sititi · Murrayfield · Finn Russell · Dave Rennie

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