• Victory is Scotland’s biggest win in 15 years
That’s the easy part done, the hard bit is still to come. Scotland beat Russia 61-0, their biggest win in 15 years, and earned the bonus point they needed just five minutes into the second half. That means that they now have 10 points in the pool, which puts them one behind Ireland, and four behind Japan, who they need to beat in Yokohama on Sunday. It’ll have to be a handsome victory, too, because if Japan pick up a bonus point for losing by seven points or less, Scotland will need one too, for scoring four tries or more. Assuming that is, they get to play at all.
Super Typhoon Hagibis is forecast to hit the Tokyo area this weekend. World Rugby have not announced their contingency plans yet and it is not clear whether, when, or where the match will go ahead.
Written by Andy Bull at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/09/scotland-russia-rugby-world-cup-match-report under the title “Scotland run in nine tries to hammer Russia and keep World Cup hopes alive”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
