Scotland crack and lose to New Zealand

In the first half of this match at Murrayfield the All Blacks put on a good face in the first ten minutes. But gradually a Scottish team overtakes them with overwhelming desire.

And in the 12th minute, XV du Chardon were awarded a penalty try after the All Blacks fouled Stuart Hogg who was pushed when he managed to flatten into the goal. This attempt is the turning point in the game. The Scots would be unleashed for the rest of the half, and would come back to the locker room leading the score (17-14).

The second half started very well for Scotland who recovered a penalty kick in the 42nd minute (20-14). Once again, the attempt to follow this penalty failed, but it still missed a few centimeters from just inside the goal. For their part, he completely demoralized all blacks. In the 54th minute, they were punished again in a scrum and Finn Russell added three points on foot (23-14).

But in the 62nd minute, finally, the All Blacks could reduce the difference in the score, with a penalty kick passed by Jordy Barrett (23-17). We are top of New Zealand (finally) because in the 67th minute, Scott Barrett scored a try for the black, while the Scots were reduced to 14 with a yellow card. Blacks pass in front of the score (23-24).

Here are some good things from the visitors at the end of the meeting. Scotland has not yet given up but it is cracking more and more apart. The Blacks take advantage of this big weak time from the Scots to go and score another try in the 77th minute from Telea. New Zealand now leads 31 to 23, and that will be the final score for this meeting.

The Scots may regret missed Test opportunities.