Scotland to Face England in World Cup Quarterfinals After Losing to Canada
Scotland prepares for a showdown against England in the World Cup quarter-finals, after a 40-19 defeat to Canada at Exeter’s Sandy Park.
The battle for first place in Group B was fierce until Canada, ranked second in the world and considered among the tournament favorites, pulled away in the final quarter of the match.
Both teams had already secured their place in the knockout stage, so the result in Devon would determine which one would avoid the dominant England, who were expected to beat Australia in their final group match on Saturday.
Scotland showed persistence in its attempt to surprise and generated highlights, but was often outmatched in the lead and had difficulty countering the speed of its opponents.Escocia luchó con determinación contra Canadá, pero ahora se enfrentará a Inglaterra en los cuartos de final.During a part of the first half, they equalized with the favorites, with a try by Rhona Lloyd in the 22nd minute, the second that Canada had conceded in the group stage.
This came after a long period of attack and the reward materialized when Lisa Thomson and Rachel McLachlan skillfully kept the ball in play for Chloe Rollie to assist Lloyd.
Canada’s advantage, established when McKinley Hunt scored in the 12th minute, was reduced to 7-5, but they pulled away by capitalizing on the yellow card shown to Evie Gallagher for a foul on the line.
First, they were awarded a penalty try after a dominant scrum that was illegally stopped just before the line, and then Emily Tuttosi scored, taking advantage of the spaces that opened up, as Scotland struggled to deal with the speed of the attack.
Losing 19-5, Scotland put the opposition under pressure again in the 22 area and managed to score when Helen Nelson advanced before Gallagher ran a line that led her to cross the scoring line.
But the good work was quickly undone when Tuttosi scored from a line-out with the help of a weak tackle from the second row, Sarah Bonar.
Nelson had a try disallowed for offside, a key moment, as shortly after the Canada team demonstrated their strength with a try from substitute Brittany Kassil.
Francesca McGhie and Olivia DeMerchant exchanged late tries.
