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Despite their lowly World Rugby ranking, Canada continues to receive attention from tier one nations.

Friday, the Scottish Rugby Union confirmed their senior men’s team will tour the Americas this June, beginning with a match against Canada, in Canada, the weekend of June 8 to 10.

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Rugby Canada hasn’t yet confirmed a location for the game, but it is understood that both BMO Field in Toronto and Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton are unavailable. That most likely leaves either Vancouver or Ottawa as host site.

Given that Vancouver is hosting next weekend’s Rugby World Cup qualifier between Canada and Uruguay, and that will be the second time Canada has played in Vancouver in less than a year, you wonder if Ottawa has the inside track to get this game, for two reasons: stadium availability and a risk of drying out the ticket-sales well in Vancouver.

On the first point, if they were to play in Vancouver, they’d likely have to play the game on Sunday, June 10, as B.C. Place is hosting a B.C. Lions pre-season game on Friday. Or, of course, they could go back to Thunderbird Stadium or Swangard Stadium, but given the success they’ve been finding in hosting games in big stadiums, it’s hard to imagine that happening.