That’s all for today. A painful one for Scotland, who defended superbly, attacked with purpose, and would have won it had a couple of small things gone their way. On the other hand, a sluggish start saw New Zealand fly into a 14-0 lead, and it was always going to be tricky, across the 80 minutes, to keep the All Blacks from scoring enough points to win it after that.
Thanks for reading and see you next time. (Or in under an hour for the Brazilian grand prix.) Bye for now.
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.