Scotland Summer Tour, Game 2: Canada v Scotland, 14 June

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Canada v Scotland 
14 June 2014, KO: 14:00 EDT (19:00 BST)
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

Live on BT Sport 2

Referee: Mike Fraser (NZ)
Assistant referees: Stuart Berry (SA), Nick Ricono (USA)
TMO: Davey Ardrey (USA)

A. Teams:

I. Canada

1.Hubert Buydens – (Manawatu Turbos/Prairie Wolf Pack) Saskatoon, SK
2.Aaron Carpenter – (Cornish Pirates RFC) Brantford, ON
3.Jason Marshall – (Atlantique Stade Rochelais) Vancouver, BC
4.Tyler Hotson – (London Scottish RFC) Vancouver, BC
5.Jamie Cudmore – (ASM Clermont Auvergne) Squamish, BC
6.Jebb Sinclair – (London Irish/Atlantic Rock) Fredericton, NB
7.John Moonlight – (James Bay AA/Ontario Blues) Pickering, ON
8.Tyler Ardron – Captain (Ospreys/Ontario Blues) Lakefield, ON

9.Phil Mack – (James Bay AA/BC Bears) Victoria, BC
10.Harry Jones – (Capilanos RFC/BC Bears) Vancouver, BC
11.Taylor Paris – (SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne) Barrie, ON
12.Nick Blevins – (Calgary Hornets/Prairie Wolf Pack) Calgary, AB
13.Ciaran Hearn – (Castaway Wanderers/Atlantic Rock) Conception Bay South, NL
14.Jeff Hassler – (Ospreys/Prairie Wolf Pack) Okotoks, AB
15.James Pritchard – (Bedford Blues) Parkes, NSW, Australia

16.Ray Barkwill – (Niagara Wasps RFC/Ontario Blues) Niagara Falls, ON
17.Andrew Tiedemann – (Castaway Wanderers/Prairie Wolf Pack) St. Albert, AB
18.Jake Ilnicki – (Castaway Wanderers/BC Bears) Williams Lake, BC
19.Kyle Gilmour – (Saint Albert RFC/Prairie Wolf Pack) Saint Albert, AB?
20.Jon Phelan – (Castaway Wanderers/Atlantic Rock) Montreal, QC
21.Gordon McRorie – (Calgary Hornets/Prairie Wolf Pack) Calgary, AB
22.Connor Braid – (James Bay AA/BC Bears) Victoria, BC
23.DTH van der Merwe – (Glasgow Warriors) Regina, SK

II. Scotland

15 Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors); 21 caps, 5 tries, 25 points
14 Sean Maitland (Glasgow Warriors); 10 caps, 1 try, 5 points
13 Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors); 87 caps, 12 tries, 60 points
12 Peter Horne (Glasgow Warriors); 2 caps
11 Tim Visser (Edinburgh Rugby); 13 caps, 7 tries, 35 points
10 Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors); 1 cap
9 Greig Laidlaw CAPTAIN (Gloucester); 30 caps, 3 tries, 254 points

1 Gordon Reid (Glasgow Warriors); 1 cap
2 Scott Lawson (Newcastle Falcons); 44 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
3 Moray Low (Exeter Chiefs); 27 caps
4 Richie Gray (Castres); 39, 1 try, 5 points
5 Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby); 5 caps
6 Alasdair Strokosch (USA Perpignan); 39 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
7 Kelly Brown (Saracens); 63 caps, 4 tries, 20 points
8 Johnnie Beattie (Castres); 31 tries, 3 tries, 15 points

16 Kevin Bryce (Glasgow Warriors), uncapped
17 Kyle Traynor (Bristol Rugby); 4 caps
18 Geoff Cross (London Irish); 29 caps, 1 try, 5 points
19 Kieran Low (London Irish); 2 cap
20 Blair Cowan (London Irish); 1 cap
21 Grayson Hart (Edinburgh Rugby); uncapped
22 Ruaridh Jackson (London Waps); 24 caps, 18 points
23 Max Evans (Castres); 43 caps, 3 tries, 15 points

B. Form - head to head:

(includes 'Scotland XV' game in 1991)

5 Played 5
2 Won 3
3 Lost 2

(Scotland defeats were:

25 May 1991: Canada 24-19 Scotland XV
Saint John, New Brunswick

15 June 2002: Canada 26-23 Scotland
Vancouver, British Columbia)

C. Form - recent

22 Nov 2008
Scotland 41 - 0 Canada
Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland

15 Jun 2002
Canada 26 - 23 Scotland
Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver, Canada

08 Jun 2002
Canada 8 - 33 Scotland
Fletchers Field, Toronto, Canada

21 Jan 1995
Scotland 22 - 6 Canada
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland

Against a better side we could easily be 15/22 - 10 down.

The commentary is worse than the level of rugby! Verbal diarrhoea.

George Carlin wrote:

Scratch wrote:whats the score someone?

Canada 8 - 10 Scotland, Scratch. Scrappy as hell.

thanks george, i ahve watched canada lose so many games because they have no midfield, pack usually fronts up for a bit then loses interest.....you boys should put 50 0n them mostly 2nd half

This is Scotland we're talking about Scratch remember.....we don't score 50 against anyone!

Mike Blair needs to speak his mind and admit Scott Johnson is a Mr Winklechops who knows little about rugby.

Not good for Stroker here, hope it looks worse than it is

Russell has had an awful game do far.

Our pack is being bullied! Jeez we are poor.

This is the worst international I have ever seen.

Clucking bell.

I suspect Scotland are going to see Cotter angry for the first time at half time!

don't worry boys i promise you flood gates will open after 60 minutes

Memo to Scott Lawson:
Stop Trying To Catch And Pass. Stay Out Of The Backline.

It's a mixture of slick and utterly woeful play from Scotland. And Canada's forwards don't look like they know where to stand half the time.

If i start having a drink for every time we drop or knock on the ball, I won't make the end of the game standing. Or breathing for that matter!

Ooooooooooh. The tension. Can we take a re-start without conspiring to feck it up?

On the bright side Cowan is doing well

The one thing I'm positive about is that I'm not watching this at 2AM

when yu play a dismal side your standards drop. i bet you'll win by at least 30 pts...if not i will be shocked, maybe bring back andy robinson?

I'm becoming impressed with Mike Blair's punditry. I used to think he was dull as dishwater but he's quite informative and knows what he's on about. Peter Wright, on the other hand, can only speak his own opinions. Do love listening to Bill Johnston though - must be the Hawick accent (RIP Bill McLaren - please don't roll in your grave just yet).

I think Blair has a good future as a coach

He's a real analyst of the game - would do well as a coach

score?

11-13.

One of our main problems here is we're trying to score from first phase every time - we're not building anything.

Scratch wrote:score?

c 11-13 s

Really odd game.

George Carlin wrote:

Scratch wrote:score?

c 11-13 s

Really odd game.

canada are so bad they drag you down, if they win though they ill apologise

time left?

We've got a pretty inexperienced pack now - doesn't bode well for the rest of the game.

Gotta say Canada deserve the lead

Scratch wrote:

George Carlin wrote:

Scratch wrote:score?

c 11-13 s

Really odd game.

canada are so bad they drag you down, if they win though they ill apologise

time left?

C 14 - 13 S

Half an hour to go. Canadian offloading game is very high risk, but when it works, it is excellent. We're making silly mistakes.

Kelly Brown off, Low on. We need to bring it back to the arm wrestle.

George Carlin wrote:

Scratch wrote:

George Carlin wrote:

Scratch wrote:score?

c 11-13 s

Really odd game.

canada are so bad they drag you down, if they win though they ill apologise

time left?

C 14 - 13 S

Half an hour to go. Canadian offloading game is very high risk, but when it works, it is excellent. We're making silly mistakes.

Kelly Brown off, Low on. We need to bring it back to the arm wrestle.

wtf fellas, second half yet? you can't lose to canada!!!!!!!!!!!!! please god no.

And we keep on saying that we have to drop Sean Lamont.

Been our best back yet again.

Shocking, shocking lack of basic skills from Scotland

There's a very good chance we're going to lose this.

Cowan showing why Scotland should always play an out and out 7

Scott Lawson our worst player. I mean ffs.

Very nervous that DTH is on the pitch.

George Carlin wrote:Scott Lawson our worst player. I mean ffs.

He's got strong competition

George Carlin wrote:Scott Lawson our worst player. I mean ffs.

Yep, too light for the scrum, hogs the 10 channel, and dodgy darts - what's not to like?!

Other than the try, we have had no other real try scoring chances.

Canada must have had half a dozen.

Embarrassing.

is it half time?

70 mins.

Canada have been such the better attacking team it's embarrassing

score? seriously scotland come the fook on!!!!!!!

It's hard to watch. Canada have their tails up and are playing solid rugby. We on the other hand would be fooked without Shlong and Hoggy. Some excellent tackles from them both.


Sigh... that 17-16  

Yeah fair play to Hogg - he's been excellent in defence.

The rest of the team have been so bad he's had to be!

Can anyone else hear the Benny Hill theme music playing in their head as they watch this 'match'

YOU CANNOT LOSE!!! Dig deep...time?!

Oops i meant 17-16

However...

It's now 17-19, Laidlaw hits back with an immediate penalty.

Strokosch in hospital with a neck injury. Hope he's ok. Such a warrior of the game.

75mins gone...

Nice of Scotland to let Canada feel like the gap between them and the top might not be so big.

you'll win then but this is a low point and you can only improve, bad sides bring sides down and canada will have shot their bolt in losing. Wish scots well against...who is next USA?

Lowlandbrit wrote:Nice of Scotland to let Canada feel like the gap between them and the top might not be so big.

it's epic, i watch them when the south ameircan nations come up, basically awful basics and execution from 10-15 and i reckon my Uni side would beat them, but ususally a solid pack

Not a red