World Rugby Under-20 Trophy: Scotland beat USA to win promotion

Scotland 48-10 United States

Euan McVie grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Scotland eased aside United States to lift the World Rugby Under-20 Trophy and secure promotion to the main championship next year.

The hosts took only eight minutes to lay down a marker in the final at The Hive in Edinburgh as lock McVie crossed the line behind a driving maul.

With the visitors rarely out of their own half, Scotland’s second try came 20 minutes later as centre Johnny Ventisei dived under the posts and scrum-half Andrew McLean added the conversion.

Another 10 minutes, another try as back-row Tom Currie inched over to give Scotland a 17-0 half-time lead.

Corbin Smith’s penalty got the USA on the scoreboard shortly after the break, but Scotland immediately replied as hooker Jerry Blyth-Lafferty went over behind a maul.

Blyth-Lafferty leapt over the line again from the lineout, with Hocking converting and he did so again after McVie added his third try from short range.

Centre Kerr Yule added Scotland’s final try before winger Keelan Farrell’s consolation try in the dying seconds.

Watch the game on BBC Alba via iPlayer.