Former Glasgow Hawk Andy Henderson was outstanding for Scotland
New Zealand completed a 'grand slam' of the home nations after a hard fought win over a battling Scotland side at Murrayfield yeesterday.
Despite the 29-10 defeat, Scotland will take a lot of heart from this display which saw them dominate territory in the second half.

Andy Henderson was the stand-out of the Glasgow boys on show. He was tireless in defence and made some hard yards for his team.

Scott Lawson was prominent in the loose and was convinced he had touched down for Scotland, but the video judge was unable to award the try. Dan Parks was resolute in defence and kicked well in slippery conditions, particularly a clever cross-kick to Chris Paterson that nearly came off. Craig Hamilton battled well against the hugely powerfull New Zealand pack.

Sean Lamont confirmed that he's one the the most exciting runners in European rugby, reminding us again that more should have been done to try to keep him playing in Scotland.

Of course, it wasn't a win, and New Zealand could probably pick another couple of XVs that are just as strong. But, with the Scotland squad likely to be strengthened with the return of few players after injury, there is definitely a little light at the end of the tunnel.


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Andy is addicted to ebay
In this month's Rugby World, Muffles answers some quick-fire questions, so to save you £3.50, here are his answers!!!

1. Chinese food or Indian?

AH: Chinese

2. Fruit salad or chocoalte fudge cake?

AH: Chocolate fudge cake, I'm a bit of a chocoholic

3. Lomu or Campese?

AH: Lomu

4. Aniston or Jolie?

AH: Aniston, Jolie is a home wrecker!

5. Lager or bitter?

AH: neither

6. DIY or don't ask me?

AH: Don't ask me. My wife does the household repairs

7. Beach holiday or safari?

AH: Safari sounds like fun

8. Surfing the sea or net?

AH: Surfing the net. I'm addicted to ebay!

9. Charlie & the Cholcolate Factory - old film or new?

AH: old

10. A lie-in or an early morning jog?

AH: Early morning, but maybe skip the jog

11. Edinburgh or the Isle of Mull?

AH: Isle of Mull

12. BBC or Sky's rugby?

AH: BBC. I grew up listening to Bill McLaren.

13. Dancer or wallflower?

AH: wallflower

14. Celtic League or Heineken Cup?

AH: Both

This article was originally posted on 27-Nov-2005, 20:05 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 27-Nov-2005, 20:09.