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Records tumble as Scotland and Japan win big on day one of U20 Trophy.

World Rugby U20 Trophy records were shattered as 372 points were scored on a dramatic opening day at Hive Stadium in Edinburgh on Tuesday.

Japan began their quest to win a fourth World Rugby U20 Trophy title, setting the biggest team total in the history of the competition as they beat Hong Kong China 105-20. No fewer than 20 tries were scored in the match to get the 14th edition of the competition off to an entertaining and high-scoring start. 

But that points record, breaking a total that had stood the test of time for 15 years, lasted only a matter of hours as Scotland ran in 19 tries of their own to beat Samoa 123-15 to record the largest victory margin since the competition started in 2008, in a match that featured 21 touchdowns.

Things were somewhat tighter in Pool B. Uruguay, who were beaten by Spain in last year's final, had to work hard to get a bonus-point win against Kenya in the second match of the day, Los Teritos emerging with a 25-7 victory, and USA beat the Netherlands 44-33 in a fiercely competitive match to round off the opening day's action.

The previous record aggregate points for a single round was 327, from the second round of the tournament back in 2009.

The tournament continues on Sunday, 7 July when Uruguay and USA get proceedings underway at 11:45 local time (GMT+1), followed by Scotland v Hong Kong China at 14:30, Japan v Samoa at 17:15 and the Netherlands v Kenya at 19:45.