{"id":121314,"date":"2025-09-05T18:28:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/121314\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T18:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:28:10","slug":"rwc-2025-canada-vs-scotland-arn-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/121314\/","title":{"rendered":"RWC 2025: Canada vs Scotland – ARN Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top spot in Pool B is up for grabs when Canada and Scotland square off in Exeter on Saturday. It\u2019s the first meeting between the two since 2018. Both teams have already secured their spots in the Quarter Finals, but will be keen to make an impression before the knockout stage begins.<\/p>\n

\"\" Current World Ranking: 2<\/a> (90.13 points)
2025-08-30 \u2013 Wales 0, Canada 42 (Manchester)
2025-08-23 \u2013 Canada 65, Fiji 7 (York)
2025-08-09 \u2013 Ireland 26, Canada 47 (Belfast)
2025-08-01 \u2013 Canada 42, USA 10 (Ottawa)
2025-07-12 \u2013 South Africa 5, Canada 33 (Port Elizabeth)<\/p>\n

\"\" Current World Ranking: 6<\/a> (77.39 points)
2025-08-30 \u2013 Scotland 29, Fiji 15 (Manchester)
2025-08-23 \u2013 Scotland 38, Wales 8 (Manchester)
2025-08-02 \u2013 Ireland 27, Scotland 21 (Cork)
2025-07-25 \u2013 Italy 34, Scotland 29 (Viadana)
2025-04-26 \u2013 Scotland 26, Ireland 19 (Edinburgh)<\/p>\n

\"\"
\nIN
\nOUT<\/p>\n

6
\nFabiola Forteza
\nCaroline Crossley<\/p>\n

14
\nPaige Farries
\nAlysha Corrigan<\/p>\n

\"\"
\nIN
\nOUT<\/p>\n

2
\nLana Skeldon
\nElis Martin<\/p>\n

3
\nLisa Cockburn
\nElliann Clarke<\/p>\n

despite their closeness on the world rankings, it\u2019s been seven years since the two sides clashed in test rugby\u2026 with Canada getting the edge at Glasgow
\nScotland\u2019s only victory over the Maple Leafs in seven times of asking was their first, back in 1994\u2026 since then Canada has outscored the Scots in head-to-head clashes by 182 points to 47
\nboth teams have made just two changes to their starting lineups from last week\u2019s victories\u2026 Canada shut out Wales while Scotland were pushed by Fiji but ill-discipline from the Islanders saw them playing half of the match with only 14 players
\nbarring a major upset, the winner of the match will face either Australia or the USA in the quarter final\u2026 the loser will take on tournament favorites England
\nTyson Beukeboom is set to become Canada\u2019s all-time caps leader\u2026 her 81st test will be one more than former men\u2019s captain Aaron Carpenter
\nSandy Park will be familiar surroundings for several Canadian players\u2026 Emily Tuttosi, DaLeaka Menin, and Alex Tessier will return to Exeter Chiefs after the tournament\u2026 while McKinley Hunt, Olivia DeMerchant, and Taylor Perry have also suited up for the club<\/p>\n

\"\" K\u00e9vin Rouet <\/a>(Head Coach)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been happy with our first two games but there is still room for improvement before the quarterfinals. Scotland will give us a new challenge this week but our mindset as a team doesn\u2019t change. We must focus on ourselves and continue to build on the past two games and be even better against Scotland. Being prepared and focused on Scotland will make us even stronger come the knockout stages.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\" Bryan Easson <\/a>(Head Coach)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re looking at this game as a huge opportunity to put a mark on this World Cup. We made it very clear at the start we were coming here to compete. We\u2019re into the latter stages, and I believe the performances have shown the progress we are making. It\u2019s going to be a very difficult test, but one that we are very well prepared for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Warm but windy conditions are on the forecast. That could make for a tighter game, and both teams have opted for a 6\/2 split on the bench. It\u2019s unlikely to alter Canada\u2019s game plan much though, and while the Scots got past Wales and Fiji relatively comfortably they did look vulnerable at times. This will be the stiffest test for the Maple Leafs thus far but there\u2019s little reason to think they won\u2019t emerge as winners by at least a couple scores. Canada are clear favorites in Exeter.<\/p>\n

\"\"
CANADA
1 McKinley Hunt, 2 Emily Tuttosi, 3 DaLeaka Menin, 4 Sophie de Goede, 5 Tyson Beukeboom, 6 Fabiola Forteza, 7 Karen Paquin, 8 Gabrielle Senft, 9 Justine Pelletier, 10 Taylor Perry, 11 Asia Hogan-Rochester, 12 Alex Tessier (capt.), 13 Florence Symonds, 14 Paige Farries, 15 Julia Schell<\/p>\n

Replacements: 16 Gillian Boag, 17 Brittany Kassil, 18 Olivia DeMerchant, 19 Laetitia Royer, 20 Courtney O\u2019Donnell, 21 Caroline Crossley, 22 Olivia Apps, 23 Shoshanah Seumanutafa<\/p>\n

\"\"
SCOTLAND
1 Leah Bartlett, 2 Lana Skeldon, 3 Lisa Cockburn, 4 Emma Wassell, 5 Sarah Bonar, 6 Rachel Malcolm (capt.), 7 Rachel McLachlan, 8 Evie Gallagher, 9 Leia Brebner-Holden, 10 Helen Nelson, 11 Francesca McGhie, 12 Lisa Thomson, 13 Emma Orr, 14 Rhona Lloyd, 15 Chloe Rollie<\/p>\n

Replacements: 16 Elis Martin, 17 Anne Young, 18 Molly Poolman, 19 Jade Konkel, 20 Eva Donaldson, 21 Alex Stewart, 22 Caity Mattinson, 23 Evie Wills<\/p>\n

Date: Saturday, September 6
Venue: Sandy Park, Exeter
Kickoff: 12:00 local (04:00 Pacific, 07:00 Eastern)
Weather Forecast: partly cloudy, 66\u00b0F (19\u00b0C), wind SE 16-25mph (27-40km\/h)
Broadcasts: TSN 1<\/a>\u00a0(Canada), Paramount+<\/a> (USA), RugbyPass TV<\/a><\/p>\n

Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
Assistants: Ella Goldsmith (Australia) & Maria Heitor (Portugal)
TMO: Rachel Horton (England)<\/p>\n

HEAD-TO-HEAD (7): \"\" Canada 6, \"\" Scotland 1
2018-11-27 \u2013 Scotland 25, Canada 26 (Glasgow)
2010-09-01 \u2013 Scotland 0, Canada 41 (Guildford)
2010-08-20 \u2013 Scotland 10, Canada 37 (Guildford)
2007-11-04 \u2013 Scotland 3, Canada 45 (Glasgow)
2005-07-02 \u2013 Canada 22, Scotland 9 (Ottawa)
2002-05-18 \u2013 Scotland 0, Canada 11 (Barcelona)
1994-04-23 \u2013 Scotland 11, Canada 5 (Boroughmuir)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Top spot in Pool B is up for grabs when Canada and Scotland square off in Exeter on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121315,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-121314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121314\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}