Scotland trail in All Blacks’ wake once more despite Ewan Ashman hat-trick
Scotland suffered a disappointing 43-21 defeat to New Zealand in a rugby match at Murrayfield. Despite a hat-trick of tries from Ewan Ashman, Scotland failed to score in the second half as the All Blacks dominated.
Why it matters
The result highlights the ongoing gap between Northern and Southern Hemisphere rugby teams in the context of the new Nations Championship.
Beauden Barrett goes over for New Zealand’s fourth try after half an hour. Beauden Barrett goes over for New Zealand’s fourth try after half an hour. Nations Championship Scotland trail in All Blacks’ wake once more despite Ewan Ashman hat-trick Scotland 21-43 New Zealand
Townsend ‘frustrated’ as first win eludes Scots again
Prefer the Guardian on Google Scotland never got going; Murrayfield never got going; New Zealand did. Scotland have had some agonising defeats here in recent years, as they chase that first win against the All Blacks. This was not one of them. This was dispiritingly routine.
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