Scotland are hoping to record their first victory over New Zealand on Saturday afternoon.
It will be Scotland’s 33rd attempt at beating the three-time World Cup champions, with 30 wins for New Zealand and two draws.
BBC Sport Scotland looks back at four memorable matches between the two teams.
Scotland 17-22 New Zealand – 2017
Scotland’s closest match with the All Blacks in recent years was in November 2017 at Murrayfield.
After moving within five points of New Zealand with just a few minutes left, Scotland came close to levelling when Stuart Hogg appeared to be through for another try.
This would have given Scotland the chance to kick a conversion to finally record a victory over the All Blacks.
However Hogg was tackled metres from the line, and it was another ‘so near but yet so far’ performance for Scotland’s fans and players.
Scotland 23-31 New Zealand – 2022
Fast forward five years to their most recent meeting, again in the autumn at Murrayfield.
Despite an early 14-0 lead for the All Blacks, it was Scotland who led at half time by 17-14. Finn Russell extended this to nine points to take the score to 23-14… but New Zealand still found a way.
Tries from Scott Barrett and Mark Telea turned the match around in typically clinical All Blacks fashion.
Scotland 18-30 New Zealand – 1999
A World Cup quarter-final at Murrayfield against the tournament favourites was a huge occasion for a Scotland side full of high-calibre players.
However first-half tries from Tana Umaga (2) and Jeff Wilson left Scotland battling to stay in the game.
Consolation tries in the second half gave Scotland some pride, but their fate had been sealed.
Scotland 0-40 New Zealand – 2007
Memorable, but perhaps not for the right reasons. Scotland failed to score a single point in what was the first time the sides had faced each other since that 1999 quarter-final.
Scotland fielded a second-string side in order to prioritise their following World Cup pool match against Italy and give themselves a better chance of finishing second in the group.
The gamble paid off in the sense Scotland advanced to the last eight, where they were knocked out by Argentina, but a 40-0 reverse was a heavy price to pay.
