All Blacks beat Scotland 43-21 as Barrett hits 50 tries
New Zealand beat Scotland 43-21 at Murrayfield in their Nations Championship opener on Saturday. Beauden Barrett scored two tries and became the second All Blacks player to reach 50 test tries, while Ewan Ashman scored a hat-trick for Scotland.
New Zealand led 24-21 at half-time. Ashman's three tries came in the first half, and sources describe it as the first hat-trick by a Scot against the All Blacks. Wallace Sititi scored the opening try for New Zealand, and replacement hooker Asafo Aumua scored the last.
Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu said his side's discipline was not good enough and that it started with him. Coach Gregor Townsend said poor discipline let New Zealand into the Scottish 22 in the first half.
Quinn Tupaea, the New Zealand outside centre, was player of the match. He called it a very satisfying win and said it had been a tough week for the group. New Zealand's head of security, Logan Cadwallader, died at the team hotel in Edinburgh last Sunday.
The win was New Zealand's 32nd in 34 tests against Scotland, with two draws, since 1905. Will Jordan is the other New Zealand player with 50 test tries.
Key facts
- Who
- Sione Tuipulotu (Scotland captain, centre); Gregor Townsend (Scotland coach); Ewan Ashman (Scotland player who scored a first-half hat-trick of tries); Quinn Tupaea (New Zealand outside centre, player of the match)
- What
- New Zealand defeated Scotland 43-21 at Murrayfield in the Nations Championship opener. Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu criticised his side's ill-discipline, and Ewan Ashman scored a first-half hat-trick of tries. New Zealand's Beauden Barrett scored two tries to become only the second All Blacks player to reach 50 test tries.
- When
- 7 November 2026
- Where
- Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Status
- Final result