Nations Championship Scotland v New Zealand: Nations Championship rugby union – live Nations Championship updates, 2.10pm GMT kick-off Sign up for The Breakdown newsletter | Email Daniel LIVE Updated 2m ago Daniel Gallan Sat 7 Nov 2026 13.07 GMTFirst published on Sat 7 Nov 2026 13.00 GMT Share Key events 1m ago Scotland team 9m ago Preamble New Zealand fans outside Murrayfield before the Nations Championship game with Scotland.

Captain Sione Tuipulotu is reunited with Huw Jones in midfield, while Finn Russell, winning his 96th cap, partners Ben White at half-back for the seventh time this year.

Kyle Rowe starts at full-back ahead of Blair Kinghorn, who is among the replacements, with Kyle Steyn and Jamie Dobie completing an all-Glasgow back three.

Up front, Rory Sutherland gets the nod at loosehead ahead of Pierre Schoeman, with Ewan Ashman returning at hooker.

Ashman, Scotland’s leading try-scoring forward, scored against the All Blacks in last year’s 25-17 defeat.

Zander Fagerson completes the front row, while Glasgow teammates Gregor Brown and Scott Cummings form the second row.

The back row combines Matt Fagerson, Rory Darge and Jack Dempsey, providing a mixture of carrying power and breakdown expertise.

Scotland: Kyle Rowe; Kyle Steyn, Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu (capt), Jamie Dobie; Finn Russell, Ben White; Rory Sutherland, Ewan Ashman, Zander Fagerson, Gregor Brown, Scott Cummings, Matt Fagerson, Rory Darge, Jack Dempsey.

Replacements: Gregor Hiddleston, Pierre Schoeman, Will Hurd, Max Williamson, Josh Bayliss, George Horne, Tom Jordan, Blair Kinghorn.

Could today be the day?

Across 33 previous meetings, Scotland have never beaten the New Zealand All Blacks.

There have neem two draws – 0-0 in 1964 and 25-25 in 1983 – both at Murrayfield.

But that’s not the same as winning, and how sweet that single malt will taste if the lads get the job done today.

Their previous four matches have given them reason to be optimistic, but Scotland lost by eight points in each of them.

It seems that no matter how hard the Scots try, they just can’t get within arm’s reach of the All Blacks.

As for their form coming into this one, New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup with another spanking of the Wallabies but lost Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry to South Africa, but Scotland haven’t played since July’s slugfest victory, by a score of 47-28, over Argentina in Cordoba.

Does any of the above matter?

Does form or history count for much when 15 men representing their country take on another 15 men doing the same thing?

We’ll find out soon enough.

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