Battling Scots see off Fiji challenge to go through

SCOTLAND booked their spot in the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals after battling to a 29-15 win over resilient Fiji at Salford Community Stadium.

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Another early try from Francesca McGhie and a brace from Rhona Lloyd helped Scotland establish a 17-5 halftime lead but Manuqalo Komaitai’s score after the restart left this Pool B clash in the balance.

However, McGhie’s fifth try of the tournament and Emma Orr's excellent solo effort - earning Scotland a bonus point - helped Bryan Easson’s side claim a hard-fought victory which guarantees a top-two spot.

Fiji scored a late consolation through Karalaini Naisewa but their group stage exit was confirmed after Scotland joined pool leaders and favourites Canada on 10 points.

While they were 10-0 up after 10 minutes, Scotland were put through their paces in a hard-fought match, with two of their four tries arriving when Fiji were down to 14 with players in the sin-bin.