Scotland v Italy

Date:

Venue: Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)

Attendance: 50,247

Scotland v Italy Match Reports

Scotland beat Italy by four tries to one and 34 points to 10 on the second weekend of the Six Nations Championship. Scotland's defence was much improved from last week, and it managed to keep the Italian attack at bay for much of the match. Italy on the other hand appeared to be suffering a hangover from last week's heroics against the French. Luciano Orquera, the Italian fly-half who was man-of-the-match last week, had a particularly bad game. A selection of match reports is listed below:

Scotland v Italy Match Highlights

Scotland v Italy Match Statistics

Scotland (13) 34
Tries: Tim Visser, Matthew Scott, Stuart Hogg, Sean Lamont
Conversions: Greig Laidlaw (4)
Penalties: Greig Laidlaw (2)

Italy (3) 10
Tries: Alessandro Zanni
Conversions: Kristopher Burton
Penalties: Luciano Orquera

Man of the Match: Greig Laidlaw (Scotland)

Scotland Team Line-up

Forwards

  • 1. Ryan Grant
  • 2. Ross Ford
  • 3. Euan Murray
  • 4. Richie Gray
  • 5. Jim Hamilton
  • 6. Robert Harley
  • 7. Kelly Brown (Captain)
  • 8. Johnnie Beattie

Backs

  • 9. Greig Laidlaw
  • 10. Ruaridh Jackson
  • 11. Tim Visser
  • 12. Matt Scott
  • 13. Sean Lamont
  • 14. Sean Maitland
  • 15. Stuart Hogg

Replacements

  • 16. Pat MacArthur
  • 17. Moray Low
  • 18. Geoff Cross
  • 19. Alastair Kellock
  • 20. David Denton
  • 21. Henry Pyrgos
  • 22. Duncan Weir
  • 23. Max Evans

Italy Team Line-up

Forwards

  • 1. Andrea Lo Cicero
  • 2. Leonardo Ghiraldini
  • 3. Martin Castrogiovanni
  • 4. Quintin Geldenhuys
  • 5. Francesco Minto
  • 6. Alessandro Zanni
  • 7. Simone Favaro
  • 8. Sergio Parisse (Captain)

Backs

  • 9. Tobias Botes
  • 10. Luciano Orquera
  • 11. Luke McLean
  • 12. Gonzalo Canale
  • 13. Tommaso Benvenuti
  • 14. Giovanbattista Venditti
  • 15. Andrea Masi

Replacements

  • 16. Davide Giazzon
  • 17. Alberto De Marchi
  • 18. Lorenzo Cittadini
  • 19. Antonio Pavanello
  • 20. Paul Derbyshire
  • 21. Kris Burton
  • 22. Gonzalo Garcia
 
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