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Hello and welcome to ultimate rugby' live coverage of Canada vs. Scotland in Toronto this afternoon.Last weekend's 24-6 victory over the USA Eagles in Houston was very much a case of "job done" for Scotland under new boss, Vern Cotter. Three tries to none, a dominant forwards display, strong performances from the debutants, and ultimately, a decent margin of victory.The Canadians, like the Eagles, are peppered with talent, but boast a more liberal sprinkling of quality than their continental rivals, the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Certainly, the visiting pack will not enjoy such an overwhelming dominance up front. Where the rotund and impotent Olive Kilifi was folded in two by Geoff Cross at scrum-time, Canada can call upon the services of Hubert Buydens and renowned hard-man Jamie Cudmore in the second-row, a long-time partner of Nathan Hines in Cotter's Clermont engine room.Head coach Kieran Crowley names Glasgow Warriors favourite DTH van der Merwe on the bench as he continues to recover from long-term injury, with the dangerous Ospreys winger Jeff Hassler starting out wide while club-mate Tyler Ardron skippers the team from number eight. For Scotland, the wily Peter Horne and Grant Gilchrist are drafted in for injured pair Duncan Taylor and Jim Hamilton in a team laden with power, with uncapped duo Kevin Bryce and Grayson Hart on the bench. Lamont should not be playing in midfield, nor Kelly Brown on the openside flank, but given the purpose of the tour and the players at his disposal, Cotter's choice should not cause alarm; both will more than do the job asked of them.
Last time they played it was 41-0 but stranger things have happened
Canada more than capable of winning this
Bt Sport 2
What channel is this on?
Why is DTH not playing for Canada? He is world class!
Am in Toronto this weekend and can't go, gutted
It's cos they have a brand new coach but they aren't that bad. They beat tonga and Fiji last year
So Scotland has to play easy teams to get wins these days.