New Zealand make it a winning 11 at San Siro

The National staff

• Last Updated: November 14. 2009 9:44PM UAE / November 14. 2009 5:44PM GMT

New Zealand overcame a stern test from Italy to claim a third successive win on their end of season tour in front of a sell-out 77,000 crowd at the San Siro, the home of Serie A football clubs AC and Inter Milan.

After the Bledisloe Cup clash win over Australia in Tokyo and defeat of Wales in Cardiff, Luke McAlister slotted five penalties and Corey Flynn scored a first-half try as the All Blacks won 20-6 and extended their 100 per cent run against Italy with an 11th victory.

The Azzurri replied with two Craig Gower penalties, but despite a ferocious forward effort and numerous collapsed All Blacks scrums in the latter stages, the hosts could not breach the visitors’ line.

At Murrayfield, the Andy Robinson era got off to a solid but unspectacular start as Scotland eased to a 23-10 victory in their opening autumn international against Fiji.

Tries from Johnnie Beattie – playing his first Test for more than two years – a dubious second from Graeme Morrison and 13 points from Phil Godman saw the hosts leapfrog their depleted opponents into ninth in the world rankings.

Fiji were in the game until Morrison’s score courtesy of a Vereniki Goneva touchdown, with Nicky Little kicking their other points.

* With agencies