Having made a million mistakes and afflicted by a malfunctioning lineout, the All Blacks gave a performance in Edinburgh so ugly that only their coach could love it. And love it Steve Hansen did. For everyone else it looked awfully like the All Blacks were fairly dire against a Scotland side that, while vastly improved, are still not top echelon. It looked awfully like the All Blacks caught a few lucky breaks from the referee and were still in danger of losing until a heavy-duty bench was sent into action.
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