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Scotland vs. New Zealand full commentary, highlights
90 mins to kick-off: Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this international test in Rugby Union’s autumn nations series, as New Zealand’s All Blacks take on Scotland at Murrayfield. Hosts Scotland have won one from two so far, while New Zealand are yet to lose on their Northern Hemisphere tour, squeezing past Japan before smashing Wales last weekend.
Scotland continue their end-of-year campaign with a third successive match at Murrayfield, and this one is set to be their toughest yet, as New Zealand’s All Blacks travel to Edinburgh looking for a third consecutive victory on their tour of the Northern Hemisphere.
Scotland’s two Tests this autumn have been a mixed bag, with Gregor Townsend’s men unable to produce a complete performance in either. They start brilliantly against Australia in their first game, scoring a beauty of a try through Ollie Smith, but continuous penalties saw them marched towards their own try-line time and time again, and Bernard Foley’s accuracy off the tee saw them lose by the agonising score of 16-15.
New Zealand’s first match in Tokyo was one in which they also weren’t firing at their usual success rate, never being able to keep the Brave Blossoms at bay in a tight, end-to-end match. The All Blacks’ five tries to Japan’s four proved crucial in the end, as a late score from the hosts made it 38-31 to the All Blacks at full-time, which was a let-off for Ian Foster’s side to say the least.
Sights set on Sunday 🎯#AsOne
— Scottish Rugby (@Scotlandteam) November 10, 2022
Scotland had the chance to react to the Australia defeat against Fiji last weekend but a dreadful start as George Turner’s early try was cancelled out by two scores from the visitors. The hosts rallied, and Adam Hastings’ try right on half-time edged them back into the lead. Duhan van der Merwe and Ben White crossed in the second period to see out Scotland’s first win of their autumn series, albeit one which was far from convincing despite the 28-12 scoreline.
On the other hand, convincing was exactly the word to describe New Zealand’s win over Wales, as the All Blacks pulled away in the second half to rack up a record-equalling 55 points, with the hosts’ 23 in reply being far from enough to save the game. New Zealand gave a rugby exhibition in the last half-hour, scoring eight tries in total. Codie Taylor, Aaron Smith and Jordie Barrett all crossed twice, while unplayable No. 8 Ardie Savea was the clear man of the match.
MORE: How Scotland gifted Australia victory from the jaws of defeat at Murrayfield
Going to be a special day in Edinburgh for Finlay! #SCOvNZL
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) November 12, 2022
Scotland vs. New Zealand lineups
The headline inclusion in Townsend’s matchday side is undoubtedly the man donning the No. 10 jersey. Dropped altogether from the squad ahead of this autumn’s Tests, Finn Russell is back in the Scotland fold, coming straight into the starting XV following Adam Hastings’ injury against Fiji.
The introduction of Ben White from the bench helped Scotland seal the win against Fiji with a 74th-minute try, and he’ll look to do the same in this game if and when he replaces Ali Price at scrum-half. Duhan van der Merwe also crossed early in the second half to continue the hosts’ fightback and retains his place on the left wing for the third straight game, as does Darcy Graham on the right.
ICYMI | Your Scotland team to take on the @AllBlacks in front of a sold out BT Murrayfield on Sunday.
Read more: https://t.co/XCV6NO9frd pic.twitter.com/G3XOXN9Bvo
— Scottish Rugby (@Scotlandteam) November 11, 2022
Scotland XV: Stuart Hogg, Darcy Graham, Chris Harris, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van der Merwe, Finn Russell, Ali Price; Pierre Schoeman, Fraser Brown, Zander Fagerson, Richie Gray, Grant Gilchrist, Jamie Ritchie, Hamish Watson, Matt Fagerson
Scotland Replacements: Ewan Ashman, Rory Sutherland, WP Nel, Jonny Gray, Jack Dempsey, Ben White, Blair Kinghorn, Mark Bennett
New Zealand give Blues winger Mark Telea a Test debut on the right, and he’ll be looking to offer some attacking verve to match the destructive ball-running of his Auckland team-mate Caleb Clarke on the opposite flank. Completing the back three is Jordie Barrett, who scored twice in Cardiff and moves from inside centre to full-back for this game, displacing his brother Beauden.
Aaron Smith and Richie Mo’unga reached double figures for points in hand and off the tee respectively against Wales but are absent from the All Blacks’ matchday 23 at Murrayfield, with Beauden Barrett starting at fly-half. He’s joined at the base of the scrum by Scotland-born Finlay Christie, who starts in the No. 9 jersey.
New Zealand XV: Jordie Barrett, Mark Telea, Anton Lienert-Brown, David Havili, Caleb Clarke, Beauden Barrett, Finlay Christie; Ethan de Groot, Samisoni Taukei’aho, Nepo Laulala, Sam Whitelock, Scott Barrett, Akira Ioane, Dalton Papali’i, Ardie Savea
New Zealand Replacements: Codie Taylor, George Bower, Fletcher Newell, Tupou Vaa’i, Shannon Frizell, TJ Perenara, Stephen Perofeta, Rieko Ioane
2️⃣3️⃣ for Sunday 🤝
Mark Telea to make his debut on the right wing 🔥 pic.twitter.com/dbvPb37tt7
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) November 11, 2022
MORE: All Blacks fans still to be convinced by Foster after slim Japan victory
How to watch Scotland vs. New Zealand
UK | Australia | New Zealand | US | Canada | |
TV channel | — | — | Sky Sport | — | — |
Stream | Amazon Prime Video | Stan Sport | Sky Sport website/app | FloSports | DAZN |
UK: The Test match is available to stream via subscription service Amazon Prime Video in the UK.
Australia: All matches in the Autumn Nations Series, as well as this Test, will be streamed via Stan Sport in Australia.
New Zealand: Sky Sport is the place to catch the end-of-year international matches.
USA: Subscription service FloSports has exclusive rights to the Autumn Nations Series with matches available to stream online.
Canada: Canadian fans can follow the series through DAZN, which offers a monthly subscription for $24.99 or a year for $199.99.
Cardiff ➡️ Edinburgh
👔: @REPLAY pic.twitter.com/NPPRoOxJtE
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) November 7, 2022
When is Scotland vs. New Zealand?
Scotland host New Zealand at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland on Sunday, November 13. The game kicks off at 2.15 p.m. GMT.
UK | Australia | New Zealand | USA | Canada | |
Date | Sun, Nov. 13 | Mon, Nov. 14 | Mon, Nov. 14 | Sun, Nov. 13 | Sun, Nov. 13 |
Time | 14:15 GMT | 01:15 AEDT | 03:15 NZDT | 09:15 ET | 09:15 ET |
Scotland vs. New Zealand odds
The All Blacks’ convincing disassembly of the Welsh defence last weekend puts them at long odds not to taste victory in Edinburgh. They’re being offered at 1/10 and 2/17 to win by Sky Bet and BetMGM respectively, and Ladbrokes’ offering of 1.11 is of a similarly confident vein.
The backing of a Scotland win is optimistic, with Ladbrokes’ 6.00 the longest odds for the hosts to topple New Zealand. Sky Bet and BetMGM are a only a touch shorter, with their odds of a home win being at 11/2 and 5/1 respectively. Sports Interaction are similarly pessimistic about a home victory.
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Canada (Sports Interaction) |
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Scotland win | 11/2 | 6.00 | 5/1 | +440 |
New Zealand win | 1/10 | 1.11 | 2/17 | -769 |
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