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Canada topples Chile at Americas Rugby Championship
VICTORIA, Canada, Feb 23, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Andrew Coe scored three second
half tries as Canada continued its domination over Chile with a 56-0 rout on
Friday in the Americas Rugby Championship.
Kainoa Lloyd also had three first half tries for the 21st ranked
Canadians, who bounced back from previous losses to Uruguay and Brazil in the
international tournament.
Canada now has a perfect record of six wins and no losses against Chile
dating back to 2002. They also met in last year’s tournament with Canada
winning 33-17.
Canada started quickly as Kyle Baillie scored in the first 10 minutes of
play at the 1,600 seat Westhills Park in Victoria, British Columbia. The
Canucks led 31-0 at halftime.
Canada also won despite being without several of their top players who are
competing overseas with club teams.
Canada has two more games against Argentina on March 1 and the USA on
March 8.
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