Scotland Advances to Quarterfinals in Women’s Rugby World Cup After Defeating Fiji
Scotland secured their place in the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-finals after a hard-fought 29-15 victory over the resilient Fiji selection at the Salford Community Stadium.
The Scottish team, led by Francesca McGhie and Rhona Lloyd, achieved a 17-5 lead at halftime. However, a try by Manuqalo Komaitai after the break kept the match in suspense.
McGhie, with his fifth try of the tournament, and the excellent individual effort of Emma Orr, which gave Scotland a bonus point, were key to Bryan Easson’s team victory.
Fiji scored a late try through Karalaini Naisewa, but their elimination from the group stage was confirmed.
Scotland, which had already reached 10 points, demonstrated its dominance in the match, with two of its four tries coming when Fiji had players on the bench.
McGhie opened the scoring at 94 seconds, taking advantage of a Fijian error. Vika Matarugu was shown a yellow card for a hard tackle on Ellian Clarke.El try de Emma Orr le dio a Escocia el punto de bonificación deseado en su victoria sobre Fiyi en Mánchester.Scotland took advantage of the numerical advantage, with Evie Gallagher passing the ball to Helen Nelson, and Lloyd finishing in the right corner in the 10th minute.
Fiji, however, began to find its rhythm. Orr recovered a loose ball and passed it to Lloyd, who exchanged passes with Lisa Thomson before running for a try in the 34th minute.
Fiji’s intensity increased after the break, but Scotland responded well to the setback. McGhie scored a try in the 56th minute.
Orr scored a fantastic individual try. Naisewa scored in the last five minutes, and Salote Nailolo received Fiji’s third yellow card.
