- International
- 11 November 2012, 2:30pm
- Murrayfield
Scotland | v | New Zealand |
| 22 | 51 |
tries:Visser (2), Cross | tries:Dagg, Savea (2), Jane, Hore, Smith | |
conversions:Laidlaw (2) | conversions:Carter (6) | |
penalties:Laidlaw | penalties:Carter (3) | |
match commentary
80 mins:It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
79 mins:Scotland have won 80 rucks so far this game.
77 mins:Daniel Carter has kicked a conversion.
75 mins:Daniel Carter sets up the try.
75 mins:Silky skills by New Zealand ends with a try for Ben Smith.
75 mins:A gap opened in the defence and Daniel Carter took full advantage.
75 mins:Henry Pyrgos comes on.
75 mins:Mike Blair comes off.
72 mins:New Zealand decide to make a substitution, with Tony Woodcock getting some game time.
72 mins:New Zealand decide to make a substitution, with Wyatt Crockett being replaced.
71 mins:Wyatt Crockett has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
67 mins:New Zealand make a substitution with Ali Williams coming on.
67 mins:New Zealand make a substitution with Sam Whitelock coming off.
65 mins:Scotland sub Allan Jacobsen comes onto the field.
65 mins:Ryan Grant departs for Scotland.
65 mins:Ruaridh Jackson comes on for Scotland.
65 mins:Greig Laidlaw leaves the field.
64 mins:The New Zealand supporters go wild as Daniel Carter successfully kicks the conversion.
64 mins:Max Evans comes on.
64 mins:Nick De Luca comes off.
64 mins:Scott Lawson comes on.
64 mins:Ross Ford comes off.
63 mins:Daniel Carter sets up the try.
62 mins:A bit of individual brilliance by Julian Savea leads to a try for New Zealand.
62 mins:The defensive line has been broken as Julian Savea goes through the gap.
61 mins:Ben Franks comes on.
61 mins:Owen Franks comes off.
61 mins:New Zealand decide to make a substitution, with Tawera Kerr-Barlow getting some game time.
61 mins:New Zealand decide to make a substitution, with Piri Weepu being replaced.
61 mins:New Zealand make a substitution with Dane Coles coming on.
61 mins:New Zealand make a substitution with Andrew Hore coming off.
59 mins:Adam Thomson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
59 mins:Scotland have won 60 rucks so far this game.
58 mins:Richie McCaw has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
58 mins:Scotland sub Alastair Kellock comes onto the field.
58 mins:James Hamilton departs for Scotland.
57 mins:Sam Whitelock has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
53 mins:Daniel Carter does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.
51 mins:Greig Laidlaw has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
50 mins:Mike Blair sets up the try.
50 mins:What a run here by Tim Visser as he gets over the gainline!.
50 mins:Tim Visser scores the try from close range.
44 mins:Adam Thomson (New Zealand) is shown a yellow card.
42 mins:Scotland have won 40 rucks so far this game.
41 mins:New Zealand have won 60 rucks so far this game.
41 mins:Daniel Carter makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
40 mins:The second half is underway.
40+5 mins:The half-time whistle blows and both teams? head for the dressing rooms.
40+5 mins:The touch judges raise their flags as Greig Laidlaw kicks the conversion.
40+4 mins:Scotland are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Geoff Cross touching down.
40+3 mins:What a tackle there by Piri Weepu as he saves a certain try!.
39 mins:Daniel Carter adds the two points for New Zealand.
38 mins:Piri Weepu sets up the try.
37 mins:A wonderful passing move by New Zealand is finished off by Andrew Hore.
36 mins:Fabulous play by New Zealand has led to Victor Vito being able to wriggle through a gap.
36 mins:Scotland have won 20 rucks so far this game.
34 mins:Daniel Carter does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.
34 mins:Spellbinding play by Beauden Barrett is finished off with a try.
33 mins:A series of passes by New Zealand results in a try for Cory Jane.
31 mins:Daniel Carter makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
30 mins:Ben Smith played a key part in that try.
30 mins:Trouble here as Julian Savea breaches the defence.
29 mins:A stunning solo try from Julian Savea.
28 mins:Daniel Carter makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
26 mins:New Zealand have won 40 rucks so far this game.
26 mins:Beauden Barrett comes on for New Zealand.
26 mins:Israel Dagg leaves the field.
24 mins:Greig Laidlaw kicks the penalty.
19 mins:Daniel Carter converts the try.
19 mins:That's a great try assist by Daniel Carter.
19 mins:Dave Denton comes on.
19 mins:Ross Rennie comes off.
18 mins:This is dangerous for the defence as Daniel Carter bursts through to advance the New Zealand attack.
18 mins:Great hands by New Zealand leads to a try for Israel Dagg.
18 mins:A gap opened in the defence and Daniel Carter took full advantage.
14 mins:Greig Laidlaw has kicked a conversion.
13 mins:The defensive line has been broken as Matthew Scott goes through the gap.
13 mins:Matthew Scott sets up the try.
12 mins:New Zealand have won 20 rucks so far this game.
12 mins:Tim Visser intercepts the pass to race ahead and score the try for Scotland.
10 mins:Daniel Carter steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.
1 mins:Daniel Carter has kicked a penalty goal.
We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.
- International
- 11 November 2012, 2:30pm
- Murrayfield
| Scotland | v | New Zealand |
| 22 | 51 |
tries:Visser (2), Cross | tries:Dagg, Savea (2), Jane, Hore, Smith | |
conversions:Laidlaw (2) | conversions:Carter (6) | |
penalties:Laidlaw | penalties:Carter (3) | |
match report
New Zealand held off a brave Scotland challenge relatively comfortably to win the opening Test of their autumn tour 51-22 at Murrayfield.
Scotland did score their first try against the All Blacks in four Tests, since Simon Webster's score in 2005, and then crossed for two more.
But the world champions never looked in danger of losing for the first time in 19 Tests and cruised clear in the closing stages.
Dan Carter was the inspiration behind so much of the All Blacks' attacking play but it was his boot which edged them ahead after a fast start forced Scotland to deliberately slow the ball on the floor.
It was all New Zealand for the opening 12 minutes but Scotland grabbed the lead with an opportunist try as Matt Scott intercepted a short pass from Carter in midfield and Tim Visser was on his shoulder to race in unopposed, with Greig Laidlaw converting for a 7-3 lead.
Carter quickly made amends as he burst through the defence twice before putting Israel Dagg in to score and converting for a 10-7 lead.
Carter and Laidlaw exchanged further penalties before New Zealand scored two quickfire tries, both beautifully created with fast hands and fine atacking lines that left the Scots fatally short of numbers out wide.
Julian Savea went in at one corner and Corey Jane crossed in the other, before Andrew Hoare powered over from close range and almost in the blink of an eye, New Zealand led 34-10.
But Scotland did have the last word in the half as after Matt Scott was held up over the line, moments later Geoff Cross did manage to dive in low from close range, with Laidlaw converting for a 17-34 half-time scoreline.
Adam Thompson saw yellow for foul play off the ball and a clever boot from Laidlaw through a ruck set up Visser to dive in for his second try.
But the last half hour belonged to New Zealand as Carter kicked a penalty and then set up two more scores.
The first was created with a well-weighted crossfield kick which bounced up perfectly for the rampaging Savea.
Then with five minutes left, in the same dizzying movement Carter shrugged off a tackle, sidestepped and set up Ben Smith to score, a fitting finale to a virtuoso display from the fly-half.
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