EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Scotland profited from four yellow cards to Tonga — one of which was upgraded to a red — to run in eight tries in a 56-0 thrashing in a rugby international at Murrayfield on Sunday.

Jamie Ritchie, George Turner and Max Williamson all went over while Tonga flanker Semisi Paea was off the field for a dangerous clear-out in the sixth minute. Paea was initially in the sin bin but it changed to a 20-minute red card after a review, ending his involvement in what proved to be a one-sided game.

Tonga could barely keep 15 players on the field at the same time, with the yellow cards including winger Taniela Filimone in the 48th for a deliberate knock-on and center Fine Inisi in the 58th for the same offense.

Still, it took until the hour mark for Scotland to get its fou

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