Portugal trips Canada 38-14 in World Rugby Nations Cup

Tomas Appleton and Raffaele Storti each scored two tries and Samuel Marques added four conversions as Portugal defeated Canada 38-14 in World Rugby Nations Cup action on Saturday in Edmonton.

Portugal, ranked No. 15 in the world, led 23rd-ranked Canada 12-7 at halftime.

It was the seventh time the teams have squared off, with Canada winning the first four, albeit the last win came in 2013.

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Takoda McMullin and Brock Gallagher had tries for the Canadians, who will play Zimbabwe next Saturday in Winnipeg.

Canada battled back in the final minutes last Saturday to earn a 42-42 thrilling draw with Spain.