Scotland 38-8 Wales LIVE: Women’s Rugby World Cup result & reaction as McGhie hat-trick sets up record win

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What a start for Scotland, who blew apart the pre-match
predictions of this being a tense and tight tussle.

The Scots were better in all departments of the game and started
rapidly for Francesca McGhie to cross for the first of her three tries.

Alex Callender responded for Wales from a driving line-out
but McGhie and Leia Brebner-Holden gave Scotland a healthy 17-8 lead at the
break.

McGhie’s hat-trick score came soon after the restart and
further tries came in the final quarter from Evie Gallagher and Emma Orr.

It’s a win that leaves Scotland in pole position to make the
quarter-finals while Wales, who failed to fire in attack and missed too many
tackles, are now staring at an early exit.

Pool rivals Canada and Fiji are just kicking off in York before Six Nations rivals France and Italy meet meet in Exeter.

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