Scotland vs new zealand

New Zealand have made plenty of unwanted history during Ian Foster’s tenure and they will hope to avoid having another painful experience under the head coach this weekend. It has been a time of firsts for the All Blacks with defeats to Ireland and Argentina very much in the back of their minds, and Scotland will be looking to copy what those two achieved when they face off with the three-time world champions at Murrayfield. Prior to the second part of Rugby Championship, that wouldn’t have been such a far-fetched idea, given the talent the Scots currently possess and With the Kiwis recovering to win the southern hemisphere tournament and then producing a superb display against Wales last weekend, they are all of a sudden looking a fearsome prospect once again. There is the talent to cause the All Blacks significant problems – it is a better squad of players which went so close to upsetting Steve Hansen’s team in 2017 – but the Six Nations side have not played well enough in 2022. Where the game will be won Wales quite simply failed to deal with the All Blacks’ big carriers on the gain line and that will be the hosts’ main priority this weekend. Scotland do have a pack which is currently more physical at close quarters while they have a plethora of breakdown threats, but they need to set the tone early on. The Welsh were timid and let New Zealand open up too big a lead to claw back, so the Scots have to be in their opponents’ faces early on and not succumb to the inferiori...

Autumn Nations Series: Scotland v New Zealand Venue: Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Date: Sunday, 13 November Kick-off: 14:15 GMT Coverage : Live text commentary on BBC Sport website & app We asked BBC Sport readers to pick a Scotland XV for Sunday's meeting with New Zealand and 94% of respondents want Finn Russell to start. From just over 10,000 submissions so far, the only player to feature in more teams was winger Duhan van der Merwe (95%). • Should Russell face All Blacks? Pick your Scotland XV Fellow flyer Darcy Graham and captain Jamie Ritchie are the others topping 90% approval. You also want to see brothers Jonny and Richie Gray paired together in the second row, while Ewan Ashman just pips George Turner for the hooker's jersey. Head coach Gregor Townsend will reveal his side at 15:00 GMT on Friday. Most popular Scotland XV: Stuart Hogg, Darcy Graham, Chris Harris, Cameron Redpath, Duhan van der Merwe, Finn Russell, Ali Price; Pierre Schoeman, Ewan Ashman, Zander Fagerson, Jonny Gray, Richie Gray, Jamie Ritchie, Hamish Watson, Matt Fagerson.

Scotland and Spain enjoyed positive starts to their Euro 2024 qualifying campaigns with 3-0 wins over Cyprus and Norway respectively in the first round of fixtures. Steve Clarke's side impressed on home soil, with new Spain boss Luis de la Fuente avoiding a slip-up in his first game in charge since replacing Luis Enrique after the 2022 World Cup. Debutant Joselu was the hero for Spain in Malaga as the veteran striker scored twice off the bench to seal victory against an Here's all the key information on the match including kickoff time, live streaming and TV channels, lineups and betting odds. MORE: Euro 2024 qualifying group tables, standings, fixtures and results What time is Scotland vs Spain kick off? This Euro 2024 qualifying match kicks off at Hampden Park on Tuesday, March 28 at 7:45 p.m. local time. Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories: Date Kickoff time USA Tue, Mar. 28 14:45 ET Canada Tue, Mar. 28 14:45 ET UK Tue, Mar. 28 19:45 BST Australia Wed, Mar. 29 05:45 AEDT India Wed, Mar. 29 00:15 IST Hong Kong Wed, Mar. 29 02:45 HKT Malaysia Wed, Mar. 29 02:45 MYT Singapore Wed, Mar. 29 02:45 SGT New Zealand Wed, Mar. 29 07:45 NZDT Scotland vs Spain live stream, TV channel Here's how to watch all of the action from this match in some of the major territories: TV channel Streaming USA — Canada — UK Viaplay Sports 1 Viaplay Sports Online Australia — New Zealand — — India — Sony LIV, JioTV Hong Kong — — Malaysia Astro Supersport Astro GO, so...