MANCHESTER, England :Scotland overcame pre-tournament woes and past disappointment in the Women’s Rugby World Cup to hand themselves a strong chance of qualifying for the knockout phase after winning their opening pool game against Wales on Saturday.

The Scots had crashed out of the last World Cup in New Zealand four years ago after losing their three pool games, including an 18-15 defeat by Wales in Whangarei, but on Saturday extracted revenge in impressive fashion.

Their 38-8 win at the Salford Community Stadium saw 22-year-old winger Francesca McGhie notch a hat-trick in Scotland’s biggest win over Wales and their first victory at a World Cup since 2010, having failed to qualify for the tournaments in 2014 and 2017.

"When you put Fran McGhie in space, what a finisher," Scotland coach

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