Scotland v Italy

All you need to know ahead of the clash at Murrayfield.

That’s Negri’s last involvement, with the back-row looking to be carrying a knock of some kind as promising back-row Manuel Zuliani relieves him. Pierre Schoeman steals Italian possession on halfway and Scotland play. Kyle Steyn scythes through a tackle, before Tuipulotu drops ball to boot to intelligently spin the Italian defensive line. Through the hands at the tail and a chance goes begging! Morisi manages to release a pass of sorts, and it bounces up into Simone Gesi’s hands, but not before travelling forward. [Gregor Townsend](/topic/gregor-townsend) then saw his troops slip to back-to-back defeats to France and Ireland, despite decent performances in both games.

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Scotland v Italy is being broadcast live on BBC One. Ben White partners Kinghorn in the half-backs. Who is the Scotland v Italy referee? Tommaso Menoncello, 11. Alessandro Fusco makes his first start this year at scrum-half, while second row Edoardo Iachizzi and tight-head prop Marco Riccioni also start. Tommaso Allan, 14. You can also live stream the game using BBC iPlayer. With no Stuart Hogg or Finn Russell, Ollie Smith comes in at No. 15, with Blair Kinghorn at fly-half. The Italians, meanwhile, have also performed strongly but are without a win this term. What time is Scotland v Italy kick-off? Gregor Townsend's Scots have enjoyed a fruitful tournament thus far, with big wins over Wales and England.

Hosts are favourites to finish third in the standings while the Azzurri look to avoid yet another wooden spoon.

Scotland vs Italy prediction Rory Sutherland, WP Nel and Ben Healy are among those brought into the squad as replacements. Scotland vs Italy lineups As for Italy, the focus is on avoiding the wooden spoon, which they have picked up every year since 2015. How to watch Scotland vs Italy Gregor Townsend’s side trailed the Irish by just a point at half-time last week.

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For only the second time in a Six Nations match since 2012, Gregor Townsend’s side were without Stuart Hogg and Finn Russell. The pair’s absence seemed to galvanise the team at first, with Duhan Van der Merwe producing an exquisite acrobatic finish to get the hosts up and running after Allan’s early penalty, before Kinghorn – who was given the reins at fly-half – dotted down either side of the break. Tommaso Allan’s try and a Paolo Garbisi penalty reduced the hosts’ lead to just five points to set up a pulsating finish with 20 minutes left, but Scotland managed to complete a defensive shut-out to seal their third win of the campaign.

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The result of the match was 7-22 for the Irish. The result of the match was 17-29 consolidating the last position of the Six Nations qualifying group. We are back to report on the match between Scotland vs Italy in the Six Nations. The match between Scotland vs Italy can be watched on ESPN and Sky Sports. Follow the online broadcast of this match on VAVEL First score of the match for Italy. There is nothing left for the start of this match of a new Six Nations matchday. He scores the second penalty of the match. First three points for the Italians Ten minutes left to the end of the match. Scotland does not increase the lead. Kinghorn puts the icing on the cake of a great game.

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The Irish squad embrace, sharing great hugs and broad smiles in the ecstasy of Grand Slam triumph. It’s one of the most dominant Grand Slams in history, too - five sides beaten, all by a margin in double digits. “There was a bit of a pressure but every game you play for Ireland there is pressure. The gap that needs to be closed is still massive, of course, but it wasn’t the thumping many feared. We didn’t get it right in the first half but we stuck at it and eventually found a way. The first of the Ireland players take their medals, Bundee Aki carrying his littl’un, sharing the moment. [On Johnny Sexton] “It is a special achievement to win a Grand Slam and he has orchestrated it. Andy and Owen Farrell share a warm hug in the stands, son congratulating father after his own defeat before the Ireland head coach joins his squad on the pitch for the celebratory ceremonies. “Winning a Grand Slam is always special. Ireland’s injured squad members (and there are quite a few) make their way up to the stage. “Hopefully there are bigger fish to fry for Johnny with the World Cup but it is unbelievably fitting for him to have this moment. [Freddie Steward](/topic/freddie-steward) was sent off for a dangerous hit on Hugo Keenan despite bracing for impact and turning away from his opposite number, with contact appearing accidental.

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"It was one hell of a game - they gave it everything, we gave it everything. The line-out started to malfunction (again) and Italy started to sense weakness. Hopefully we're third behind the two top teams in the world." Scotland lived in Italy's 22 for the rest of the half but toiled to take advantage. That last score by the Scots. Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend on BBC One: "You've got to trust that the players will front up defensively, which is what they did. That last stand by the Italians. And he showed it again early in the new half. Van der Merwe calmed local nerves soon after with a sensational finish in the corner. A few minutes remained and a try would done for the hosts. The finish was something special. This was messy from the start.

Six Nations: Italians were close to sneaking victory and were on opposition try line before Scotland broke to seal win.

Just as Scotland looked in full control, however, Italy got themselves back in the match when Allan bounded over for a well-executed try on the left. The hosts continued on the front foot early in the second half and Kinghorn got himself a second try just four minutes after the restart following another assist by White. Six minutes later, they suffered a further blow when prop Danilo Fischetti was shown a yellow card for repeated scrum infringements by the Italian frontrow.

Following a 26-14 victory for Scotland over Italy in their Six Nations fixture, here's our five takeaways from the match at Murrayfield on Saturday.

All the building blocks seem in place for a decent Rugby World Cup showing, with consistency in performance in those tougher games clear to see. Yes, it was nip and tuck whether they would come out on top on Saturday, but in the grand scheme of things, when looking at the table, the Scots can be delighted with their performance this Championship. Scotland made their intentions clear early in the game as they turned down kickable points and instead went for tries. It almost came back to bite them, and they were lucky to win, let alone in a maximum. Replays confirmed it was a fantastic finish, and he went on to cause Italy more problems as the match wore on. Defensively they were solid throughout at Murrayfield as Scotland were made to work incredibly hard for this victory.