Happy Canada maintain tradition

Canada 24 Tonga 7

Clark watched as the Maple Leafs scored two textbook tries, one in each half, for a convincing win over a tiring Tongan side, and maintained their tradition of winning at least one match at every World Cup.

“We have been working for a long time on that sort of thing and seeing them come to fruition was very satisfying,” said Clark. The only real down side was the bloody head injury suffered by Canadian skipper Al Charron; he 37-year-old lock was taken to hospital after being carried off in the 70th minute after a tackle by Pila Fifita.