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

A 0-0 draw at Murrayfield in January 1964 and a 25-25 draw at Murrayfield in November 1983 are the closest Scotland have come to beating New Zealand. In both 2017 and 2022, Scotland came close before ultimately falling short.

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

A 33rd attempt, a 31st defeat and crucially still no win for Scotland against the All Blacks. And so the search will go on. Let us not resort to that familiar lament, if Scotland could not win it here,

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…

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+.

Brothers Scott and Jordie Barrett have been ruled out by injuries from New Zealand’s rugby test against Scotland at Murrayfield this weekend.

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,