Scotland will face England within the World Cup quarterfinals after they went down combating in a 40-19 loss to Canada at Exeter’s Sandy Park.
The battle to complete prime of Pool B was shut till Canada, positioned second within the world rankings and among the many event favourites, pulled away heading into the ultimate quarter.
Each groups had already certified for the knockout part with the result in Devon figuring out who would keep away from all-conquering England, who eased previous Australia of their ultimate group sport afterward Saturday.
Scotland had been persistent of their pursuit of an upset and produced some eye-catching moments, however they had been regularly overpowered up entrance and in addition struggled to deal with their opponents’ pace of ball.
For a interval of the primary half they matched the favourites blow for blow with their Twenty second-minute strive by Rhona Lloyd — solely the second Canada had conceded within the group stage — straight out of the highest drawer.
It got here after a prolonged spell of battering down the door and the reward got here when Lisa Thomson and Rachel McLachlan skilfully saved the ball alive for Chloe Rollie to ship Lloyd over.
Canada’s lead, established when McKinley Hunt went over within the twelfth minute, was diminished to 7-5 however they cantered into the gap by profiting from the yellow card proven to Evie Gallagher for a foul on the road.
First they had been awarded a penalty strive on the energy of a dominant scrum that was illegally halted simply in need of the road after which Emily Tuttosi touched down as gaps opened up, with Scotland struggling to take care of the pace of the assault.
Trailing 19-5, Scotland once more constructed stress on the opposition 22 they usually had been over when Helen Nelson made yards earlier than Gallagher ran an out to in line that swept her throughout the whitewash.
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However the good work was quickly undone when Tuttosi marauded over from a line-out with assist from a weak sort out by second row by Sarah Bonar.
Nelson had a strive disallowed for offside, a key second as shortly after Canada’s pack flexed their muscular tissues in a strive for alternative prop Brittany Kassil.
Francesca McGhie and Olivia DeMerchant then exchanged late tries.
