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Young Scottish side shows its class in 73-12 rugby win over Canadian men
OTTAWA — Scotland fell behind 5-0 early but reeled off the next 31 points en route to a 73-12 win over Canada in a rugby test match Saturday.
The 21st-ranked Canadian men were 25-1 underdogs to beat a sixth-ranked Scottish side missing many of its big names.
Despite the lack of test experience and a wobbly, penalty-filled start, the quality of the touring Scots soon shone through as Canada’s early lead turned into a 24-5 deficit at the half. Scotland then won the second half by a 49-7 margin.
Dylan Richardson, Gus Warr and Arron Reed scored two tries apiece and Josh Bayliss, Harry Paterson, Jamie Dobie, Stafford McDowall and Kyle Steyn added singles for Scotland. Ross Thompson booted five conversions while Ben Healy added four more.