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Portugal beats Canada 38-14 in World Rugby Nations Cup match in Edmonton

Two-try performances from Tomas Appleton and Raffaele Storti powered Portugal past Canada in Saturday's World Rugby Nations Cup fixture.

Portugal defeated Canada 38-14 in a World Rugby Nations Cup match played Saturday in Edmonton. Tomas Appleton and Raffaele Storti each scored two tries for Portugal, while Samuel Marques added four conversions to help secure the win.

Portugal entered the match with a higher world ranking than Canada, contributing to the lopsided final score. The result adds to Portugal's showing in this year's Nations Cup competition.

Canada managed 14 points but could not keep pace with Portugal's attack, which produced four tries overall in the contest.

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