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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Michael Aylwin at BT Murrayfield

Scotland denied first ever win over New Zealand as Barretts combine late on

Stuart Hogg, centre, rues Scotland’s missed opportunity to beat the All Blacks.
Stuart Hogg, centre, rues Scotland’s missed opportunity to beat the All Blacks. Photograph: Scott Heppell/AP

They did everything but take their chances; they did everything but hold their nerve as history tempted them. In short, they did everything you can’t do against the All Blacks. And so the hunt goes on.

One of the two teams that invented international rugby 151 years ago, Scotland have still not beaten New Zealand. Here they dominated for all but the first 10 minutes and the last. In between they cut New Zealand time and again, they worked their way to within inches of the tryline, but that killer blow...

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