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Scotland come full circle for another crack at All Blacks
As Scotland prepare for their latest attempt at busting one of sport's longest standing hoodoos against the All Blacks on Saturday, it is worth reflecting on the journey this team has been on since their last tilt 12 months ago.
That match, in which Scotland fell 17-0 down, roared back to 17-17, only to succumb to the sorcery of Damien McKenzie late in the game, was another experience to file in Scottish rugby's bulging folder marked 'Ones That Got Away'.
It was a bitter disappointment, but worse was to follow when a 21-0 lead against Argentina spiralled into a nightmarish defeat that led to serious questions around the future of head coach Gregor Townsend.
All Blacks team named to play Scotland in Edinburgh
Kick off 2.10PM local time (3.10AM Sunday 8 November NZT), LIVE on Sky Sport. Follow the live blog HERE. Highlights available on allblacks.com and the All Blacks and Black Ferns app.
The team includes five changes to the match-day 23 that played Australia in Sydney, two of them in the starting side. Prop Ethan de Groot starts at loosehead and Jordie Barrett returns from injury at second five-eighth. Asafo Aumua, Christian Lio-Willie and Anton Segner also enter the 23 as impact players.
De Groot will be joined by Captain, Codie Taylor, and Fletcher Newell in the front row. Locks Scott Barrett and Fabian Holland form the second row, and Tupou Vaa’i, Peter Lakai and Wallace Sititi make up the loose forward trio.
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New Zealand have made two changes to their starting line-up for Saturday's Nations Championship clash versus Scotland after a rampant performance in the Bledisloe Cup against Australia last month.
Ethan de Groot is restored to the front row at loosehead in place of George Bower, while Jordie Barrett returns from injury at centre in place of Timoci Tavatavanawai
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