Ruthless All Blacks blow Scotland away in second half

New Zealand canter to a 43-21 Nations Championship win at Murrayfield as Scotland fall away after a thrilling first half. Ewan Ashman scored a first-half hat-trick for Scotland but New Zealand controlled the game after the interval Tries: Sititi, De Groot, Taylor, Barrett 2, Moorby, Aumua Cons: McKenzie 4 Ruthless New Zealand blew Scotland away in a high-class, seven tries to three Nations Championship victory at Murrayfield. Despite a historic first-half hat-trick from Scotland hooker Ewan Ashman, the All Blacks were mostly magnificent, unrelenting and classy. It was the 34th Test between the nations and New Zealand's tally has yet another win – 32 now, with two draws going back to 1905.

Wallace Sititi scored early in a breathless first half. Ashman responded. Ethan de Groot and Codie Taylor hit back to make it 17-7 at the end of the first quarter. New Zealand's Peter Lakai was binned and Ashman got his second while he was off. The sensational Beauden Barrett scored the first of his double straight after. Then, as the bonkerdom stretched on, Sititi was yellow-carded and Ashman made the All Blacks pay with his hat-trick try. Only three points divided them at the break, but the All Blacks outclassed Scotland thereafter. Josh Moorby, Beauden Barrett again and Asafo Aumua struck in the second half. Scotland were beaten