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New Zealand beat Scotland 43-21 after second-half surge
New Zealand beat Scotland 43-21 at Murrayfield in Edinburgh on Saturday in the Nations Championship.
Scotland were chasing their first-ever win over the All Blacks, New Zealand’s national rugby team.
Hooker Ewan Ashman scored three tries before half-time, helping Scotland stay close in a high-scoring first half.
But Scotland failed to score after the break, while New Zealand added 19 unanswered points and finished with seven tries.
The result showed how New Zealand took control in the second half after a much tighter opening period.
The Nations Championship round-robin still has two rounds left, with New Zealand and South Africa each having won all four of their matches so far.
New Zealand beat Scotland 43-21 at Murrayfield in the Nations Championship.
Scotland led by just three points at half-time after Ewan Ashman scored a first-half hat-trick.
New Zealand scored 19 unanswered points after the break, while Scotland failed to score in the second half.
The All Blacks finished with seven tries, including two by Beauden Barrett.
Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu said his side was not accurate enough, and head coach Gregor Townsend said discipline needed to improve.
- Who
- New Zealand beat Scotland.
- What
- New Zealand won 43-21 in a Nations Championship match.
- When
- 7 November 2026.
- Where
- Murrayfield, Edinburgh.
- Why
- New Zealand pulled away with a strong second-half performance. Scotland’s coach said his team’s discipline and accuracy needed to improve.
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Ewan Ashman scored three tries as Scotland stayed within three points of New Zealand at half-time.
New Zealand scored 19 unanswered points while Scotland failed to score.
New Zealand won 43-21 at Murrayfield.
- Final score
- New Zealand 43-21 Scotland
- Scotland tries
- Ewan Ashman scored a first-half hat-trick
- New Zealand tries
- Seven, including two by Beauden Barrett
- Scotland second-half points
- 0
- Venue
- Murrayfield, Edinburgh
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What people are saying
Scotland could not register a point at all in the second.
And it wasn’t there today. So that’s frustrating.
If you give so many turnovers and penalties away to a good team like New Zealand, you're not going to win.
We just weren't accurate enough when we got down into the 22m.