RECAP: Scotland v Italy

Saturday 1 Feb 2025

READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Six Nations Round One encounter between Scotland and Italy at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.

Scotland have become increasingly competitive under coach Gregor Townsend but a side featuring gifted playmaker Finn Russell have sometimes sold themselves short.

Italy, their opponents at Murrayfield on Saturday, helped deny the Scots a rare top-two finish with a shock 31-29 win in Rome last year.

* To read our pre-match predictions, CLICK HERE!

* Our live blog will appear below, it might take a little while to load, so please be patient. We apologise for the inconvenience!

Fixture

Six Nations

Scotland

31 - 19

Full-time

Italy

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RECAP: Scotland v Italy

* To read our pre-match predictions, CLICK HERE!

* Our live blog will appear below, it might take a little while to load, so please be patient. We apologise for the inconvenience!

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