The defeat, Sunday at Murrayfield, against New Zealand, leaves a bitter taste to the Scottish coach. “We had the biggest lead in our history against them and we weren’t going to get the win.“Lamented after the fact Greg Townshend. The XV du Chardon indeed led 23-14 on the hour mark, to finally lose 23-31.
A welcome boost for the All Blacks. The first defeat in their history against the Scots would have plunged them into full doubt in one where they have already been defeated four times. “Against a team from Scotland that I consider to be progressing, we were a little nervous, justified the New Zealand coach, Ian Foster. In the last two tests of the year (2021), where we had stumbled (defeats against Ireland then France, editor’s note), we were in the race but had not had the necessary composure, which proves that there, we have progressed.»