EDINBURGH :A ruthless display as they thrashed the United States 85-0 was a flawless tune-up, but Scotland know they have to make a major step up when they take on New Zealand at Murrayfield next weekend.

Scotland, with a team made up of home-based players only, came close to posting a record score as they ran in 13 unanswered tries against the U.S., but now have a much sterner test against the All Blacks - a team they have never previously beaten.

The two sides have met 32 times, with New Zealand winning 30 matches and two draws in 117 years of fixtures between the countries.

Scotland, however, ran the Kiwis close in the last two meetings when they let slip a nine-point lead at Murrayfield in 2022 before being edged out 31-23. And five years before that, they went down 22-17 in Edinbur

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