EXETER, England — Canada moved into the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinals unbeaten by overpowering Scotland 40-19 in Exeter on Saturday. Article content
Underdog Scotland made Canada miss 27 tackles, but Canada always found another gear to slip into, especially through its pack. Article content
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Of Canada’s six tries, five were scored by front-rowers and a penalty try came from a pushover attempt that was illegally collapsed by Scotland. Canada hooker Emily Tuttosi was the player of the match for scoring twice.
Both teams had already qualified for the quarterfinals after beating Fiji and Wales. As the winner of Pool B, Canada’s last-eight opponent will be England, Australia or the United States, who were all playing later. Scotland will play the