Scotland give New Zealand Murrayfield scare but come up short

Scotland were left ruing the missed opportunity to spring the biggest upset of the year as New Zealand held things together to survive a scare and win 24-16 at Murrayfield on Saturday. A late try from lock Jeremy Thrush put the home side out of contention. It wasn't the best All Blacks XV on show but Scotland, wearing their alternate strip, took it to the world champions and were in the game right up until the last five minutes, when the experience and power of the visitors took effect.  Scotland had never beaten New Zealand, so they'll feel that this was one that got away, while the All Bl…