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June 16th, 2002, 12:14:17 PM
Canada take down Scots 26-23
Fly-half Jared Barker kicked a penalty in the 76 th minute to give Canada its first ever test victory over Scotland -- winning 26-23 in front of a crowd of 5,274 at Vancouver's Thunderbird Stadium.
Man of the Match: Jared Barker, in only his fourth test, and coming back from a debilitating knee injury, showed veteran poise in kicking four penalties and two conversions -- but more importantly in distributing the ball to his centre pair -- John Cannon and Nik Witkowski.
Moment of the Match: Canadian wing Sean Fauth foiled a Scottish attack at the Canadian five metre line by securing the ball from Chris Paterson after he went to ground -- and then took off on a fifty-five metre run -- thwarting a potential Scottish scoring opportunity with only fifteen minutes left.
Villian of the Match: Scotland prop Craig Smith for pulling down on scrum-half Morgan Williams' jersey after he had passed the ball -- taking a senseless penalty that gave Canada the victory.
Canadian readers will be able to see the game on tape delay on Rogers Sportsnet -- 10 AM in Eastern Canada with the west and Pacific timezones getting the game Sunday night at 8:00 p.m.
Fly-half Jared Barker kicked a penalty in the 76 th minute to give Canada its first ever test victory over Scotland -- winning 26-23 in front of a crowd of 5,274 at Vancouver's Thunderbird Stadium.
Man of the Match: Jared Barker, in only his fourth test, and coming back from a debilitating knee injury, showed veteran poise in kicking four penalties and two conversions -- but more importantly in distributing the ball to his centre pair -- John Cannon and Nik Witkowski.
Moment of the Match: Canadian wing Sean Fauth foiled a Scottish attack at the Canadian five metre line by securing the ball from Chris Paterson after he went to ground -- and then took off on a fifty-five metre run -- thwarting a potential Scottish scoring opportunity with only fifteen minutes left.
Villian of the Match: Scotland prop Craig Smith for pulling down on scrum-half Morgan Williams' jersey after he had passed the ball -- taking a senseless penalty that gave Canada the victory.
Canadian readers will be able to see the game on tape delay on Rogers Sportsnet -- 10 AM in Eastern Canada with the west and Pacific timezones getting the game Sunday night at 8:00 p.m.