New Zealand cruise to victory as Scotland fade
Summary
New Zealand beat Scotland 43-21 at Murrayfield in a Nations Championship match, scoring seven tries to Scotland’s three. Scotland hooker Ewan Ashman scored a first-half hat-trick, but New Zealand pulled away after halftime with three more tries.Key Facts
- Scotland led 21-24 at halftime, with New Zealand three points ahead.
- Ewan Ashman scored all three of Scotland’s tries, completing his hat-trick in the first half.
- New Zealand’s tries came from Wallace Sititi, Ethan de Groot, Codie Taylor, Beauden Barrett (two), Josh Moorby and Asafo Aumua.
- Damian McKenzie kicked four conversions for New Zealand; Finn Russell converted all three of Scotland’s tries.
- New Zealand scored three tries after halftime and held Scotland scoreless in the second half.
- New Zealand received two yellow cards in the first half, to Peter Lakai and Wallace Sititi.
- The result extended New Zealand’s record against Scotland to 32 wins and two draws in 34 Tests.
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