Italy v Scotland

[Duluth]

Italy

15 Leonardo Marin, 14 Louis Lynagh, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex, 12 Tommaso Menoncello, 11 Monty Ioane, 10 Paolo Garbisi, 9 Alessandro Fusco, 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Manuel Zuliani, 6 Michele Lamaro (c), 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Niccolò Cannone, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Giacomo Nicotera, 1 Danilo Fischetti

Replacements: 16 Tommaso di Bartolomeo, 17 Mirco Spagnolo, 18 Muhamed Hasa, 19 Federico Ruzza, 20 Riccardo Favretto, 21 Alessandro Garbisi, 22 Giacomo Da Re, 23 Lorenzo Pani

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Scotland

15 Tom Jordan, 14 Kyle Steyn, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Sione Tuipulotu (c), 11 Jamie Dobie, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben White, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Matt Fagerson, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Scott Cummings, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Ewan Ashman, 1 Pierre Schoeman

Replacements: 16 George Turner, 17 Nathan McBeth, 18 Elliot Millar Mills, 19 Max Williamson, 20 Gregor Brown, 21 George Horne, 22 Adam Hastings, 23 Darcy Graham

[MiketheSnow]

This is Scotland's year, so Italy by 3-7

Only messing, Scotland should be too good for the Azzurri

But surely to god, Townsend is on very thin ice if they lose.

[MN5]

@MiketheSnow said in Italy v Scotland:

This is Scotland's year, so Italy by 3-7

Only messing, Scotland should be too good for the Azzurri

But surely to god, Townsend is on very thin ice if they lose.

He's had what is probably the best group of Scottish players ever at his disposal ( with all due respect to the 1990 Grand Slam team ) and achieved little.

Hopefully Razor takes over by the end of the year.

Tripping over to Italy in a game they should win is SO Scottish so don't rule it oot.

[sparky]

Difficult one to call. I'm going Scotland by 6-10.

[Victor Meldrew]

Have Scotland got a defence coach?

[sparky]

Louis Lynagh with the first try.

Italy 5 Scotland 0

[sparky]

The BBC coverage is fantastic with Andrew Cotter the jewel in their crown. What a commentator!

[sparky]

Ronan O'Gara is superb as the analyst co-commentator. He knows his onions.

[sparky]

Brave of the Scots to wear pink.

[sparky]

Italy in again. Great finish by Menoncello.

[MiketheSnow]

@sparky said in Italy v Scotland:

The BBC coverage is fantastic with Andrew Cotter the jewel in their crown. What a commentator!

It's real fun listening to the team disagreeing with O'Gara

or the other way round

[sparky]

Italy 12 Scotland 0 after 15 minutes.

[sparky]

Dempsey the Scottish number 8 scores after lots of Scottish possession. Should be an easy kick.

[sparky]

Kick good.

Italy 12 Scotland 7 after 24 minutes.

[sparky]

Garbisi hits a penalty after missing a drop goal.

Italy 15 Scotland 7. 35 minutes.

[MiketheSnow]

Fully deserved lead

[Bones]

Is O'Gara ok?

[sparky]

Italy win a Tighthead scrum.

[sparky]

Italy are so much better than they were in 2023.

[MiketheSnow]

@Bones said in Italy v Scotland:

Is O'Gara ok?

He's on top form