That's your lot for today I'm afraid, I'm off for my post-match warm-down.

I'll be back next week though for an action packed day of action which starts with Scotland v Tonga (kick-off 14:30), followed by Ireland v Australia (16:30), Wales v New Zealand (17:30) and rounded off by England v Samoa (19:00).

England will go into that match on the back of a five-match losing streak - surely they will get back to winning ways next weekend.

Until then, adios.

Performance of the day: The entire Scottish team, who gave it their all at Murrayfield.

Try of the day: David Wilson finishing off a spectacular driving maul under the posts for England.

Tackle of the day: Julian Savea's crunching hit on Scotland flanker Blair Cowan, whose bones are probably still rattling.

Villain of the day: Fiji prop Campese Ma'afu, whose two yellow cards led to his dismissal and ruined the visitors' chance of beating Wales.

Hero of the day: New coach Vern Cotter, for breathing life back into the Scotland team.

The All Blacks' official Twitter account, external is magnanimous in victory: "The brave and mighty Scots ensured the @AllBlacks were in a titanic Test in Edinburgh."

And finally, Scotland against New Zealand. With a record of 28 wins and two draws in 30 Tests against the Scots the visitors - even fielding a second-string side - were expected to win comfortably in Edinburgh.

But a youthful Scotland side, given freedom to play by new coach Vern Cotter, came out and gave it everything and could have taken the lead inside the last 20 minutes.

In the end it was not to be as the world champions eventually asserted themselves, but brighter days surely lie ahead for a developing Scottish team.

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Despite tripping up against Fiji in the past, Wales were expected to brush the Pacific Islanders aside at the Millennium, but after a promising start it did not work out like that.

Wales boss Warren Gatland uttered the word 'frustration' at least a dozen times when he faced the media after the uninspiring 17-13 victory over Fiji in Cardiff. So it's fair to say he was very frustrated.

"We probably weren't clinical enough behind, and we had too many turnovers that allowed them to stay in the game. It was a bit of a dogfight," says Gatland.

The big game of the day was England against South Africa, the 2003 world champions against the 1995 and 2007 World Cup winners.

But the past few years have not been kind to England in this fixture and they have now gone 12 matches without a victory against the Boks.

They were level at 20-20 with half an hour to play, but the Boks drew inexorably away and it took a late try to make it look closer than it was, for the second week in a row - Tom Fordyce was our man watching on at Twickenham.

The world champions remain unbeatable, South Africa continue their dominance over England and Wales are too good for Fiji - on paper it looks as though everything went as expected this afternoon.

The truth, though, is a little different - in the latter two cases at least...

Andy Nicol
Former Scotland scrum-half on BBC Two

"Scotland are definitely moving forward. They did that against Argentina and although they didn't quite beat New Zealand, they took a step forward. I'm sure they will finish on a high against Tonga next weekend."

Andy Burke
BBC Scotland at Murrayfield

"It would be a stretch to suggest that Scotland deserved to win the match, but it may still feel like one that got away. The roof would've come off Murrayfield had Greig Laidlaw - who was superb again incidentally - managed to knock that kick over to nudge Scotland ahead with less than 10 minutes remaining. Alas, we'll never know how the All Blacks would have reacted. One thing is sure, they'll know they've been in a game and the Scots can take great heart from that."

Jeremy Guscott
Former England centre on Twitter

"Despite the loss Scotland looking good. Coach Vern Cotter has certainly got this group of players playing."

Andy Nicol
Former Scotland scrum-half on BBC Two

"Now New Zealand go to Wales next weekend and it should be a great game. I think New Zealand will revert, by and large, to the XV which started at Twickenham. It will be a different New Zealand to the one we saw tonight and I expect them to beat Wales."

Abdullah Mahmood:, external Easy to forget that Scotland have a lot of new faces who only made debuts in last 12-18 months. Cotter is building something.

Saidmadrid:, external Scottish performance tonight comes to prove that problem was the coaching. This Scottish side is full of talent and needed guidance.

Ali Clarke: , externalWell played both teams, predictable result, but thanks for that one glimmer of hope for us Scots.

Pride in that performance is very much the order of the day.

Missed the England game? We've got you covered - just tune it to BBC Three or click the highlights section at the top of this page for our full highlights of this afternoon's match against the Springboks.

And I won't even tell you the score, although you're in the wrong place if you've been trying to avoid that, Likely Lads style.

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Scotland's Greg Laidlaw speaking to Jill Douglas on BBC Two:

"All credit to the All Blacks but our boys played fantastic rugby at times, and we are bitterly disappointed. We have to take the positives, but we came up short. I hope the fans are proud of us, we gave 100% but we came up slightly short."

Ali Clarke: , externalWell played both teams, predictable result, but thanks for that one glimmer of hope for us Scots.

Gavin Hastings
Former Scotland full-back on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

"It will be interesting to see what New Zealand coach Steve Hansen makes of this, because it wasn't like Scotland were clinging on.

"They were well in this game for long periods and we didn't expect Greig Laidlaw to miss that kick which would have put Scotland ahead.

"But it was a great performance by Scotland and when they have got over the disappointment of this defeat they will be encouraged. They were running the ball from their own 22 and can take confidence from that."

Man of the match Jeremy Thrush speaking on BBC Two:

"That was tough, they are a passionate bunch, and we knew they would come out strongly so it was good. Every time we put the jersey on it's a proud moment so we gave it our best."

Brian Moore
Former England hooker on BBC Two

"They find a way don't they, no matter what seems to happen. Had Greg Laidlaw kicked that penalty, it could have been different but not to be. They have got to get game management, and the All Blacks closed the game down in the third quarter. The bench made a difference and they played smarter."

Chris Paterson
Former Scotland full-back on BBC Two

"That was a missed opportunity, Vern and the players will know that, but that's a good place to be compared to recent years."

You know the size of the task when you realise Wile E Coyote has a better record against Road Runner than Scotland have against the All Blacks.

But, like Mr Coyote, you know the Scots will be back for more.