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Scotland's familiar frailties brutally exposed in All Blacks schooling

Scotland's familiar frailties brutally exposed in All Blacks schooling
Figure caption, Highlights: Scotland 21-43 New Zealand

There were lovely moments in all of those Tests, but Scotland's big mantra coming into the autumn was all about making life difficult for opponents, making sure every yard they made in possession was only won after a battle, every try they scored was only achieved after fighting for their lives through the phases.

Worthy sentiments and an important mission statement, but four minutes into it on Saturday, New Zealand threw a bit of trickery at Scotland at a lineout and scored with ease.

The piece of deception - two runners bolting off a lineout as decoy men - has been done by a few teams already this season. It wasn't a revelation but it was enough to fool Scotland.

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