The All Blacks keep their Grand Slam hopes alive despite a spirited Scottish comeback.

Scotland suffered a heart breaking 17-25 defeat to the All Blacks on Saturday but still have two more matches remaining in their 2025 Quilter Nations Series.

The Scots came agonisingly close to ending 120 years of hurt against the All Blacks but Damian McKenzie’s late try snatched victory for the visitors

Three years later, New Zealand beat the Scots. Five years after that, they beat them again. Three years further on, same story. Another five-year gap and, yes, you know the rest. On and on and on. There was a second draw in 1983, a late kick to win it for Scotland. Missed. Next time…

In the seemingly never-ending quest to get the better of New Zealand, Gregor Townsend hopes that playing them more regularly via World Rugby’s new Nations Cup will help Scotland finally break one of the longest winless streaks in sport.

Scotland vs New Zealand is due to kick off at 3.10pm GMT on Saturday 8 November at Murrayfield in Edinburgh. Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports 3, with coverage on the latter channel from 2.45pm GMT. A live stream will be available via discovery+.

In spite of a second half collapse at Murrayfield, the All Blacks will head for London tomorrow with their Grand Slam hopes alive.

Scotland's closest match with the All Blacks in recent years was in November 2017 at Murrayfield. After moving within five points of New Zealand with just a few minutes left, Scotland came close to levelling when Stuart Hogg appeared to be through for another try.

The All Blacks travel to Edinburgh to face Scotland in Week 2 of the Autumn Nations Series on Saturday, Nov. 8. The match kicks off at 10:10 a.m. ET and streams on Peacock for fans in the U.S. Subscribe To FloRugby To Watch Top 14,