Scotland trail in All Blacks’ wake once more despite Ewan Ashman hat-trick

Summary

Scotland 21-43 New Zealand Townsend ‘frustrated’ as first win eludes Scots again Scotland never got going; Murrayfield never got going; New Zealand did. Scotland have had some agonising defeats here in recent years, as they chase that first win against the All Blacks. This was not one of them. This was dispiritingly routine. Despite a hat-trick of tries in the first half for Ewan Ashman, the irrepressible hooker, Scotland could not register a point at all in the second. New Zealand cantered away to a tally of seven tries, two for Beauden Barrett who beetled through Scotland’s outside defences…

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