It was hard to watch the All Blacks resort to scrumming for penalties.
Yes, before you get fooled by the 43-21 final score at Murrayfield, it’s worth noting that New Zealand was so bereft of ideas and penetration against Scotland that they largely relied upon referee Andrew Brace to generate them points.
Tries from lineout drives were about as frequent as the boos of the Edinburgh crowd, as the All Blacks maintained their unbeaten Nations Championship record.
Scrum-half struggles
Half-back Cam Roigard has seldom played so poorly for New Zealand, while the unloading of the benches spoiled what had been a
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