Italy 20-21 Scotland
Date:
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Steve Walsh (ARU)
Attendance: 58,000
Italy v Scotland Match Reports
Duncan Weir scored a brilliant last minute drop-goal to give his Scotland team a narrow 21-20 victory over Italy in Rome. The Scots were down 13-3 at halftime, but fought back with two tries from Alex Dunbar before the scene was set for Duncan Weir to snatch victory. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Last-ditch Scots snatch win in Rome
- Guardian: Scotland's Duncan Weir scores last-gasp drop goal to sink Italy
- Telegraph: Weir has final say in Rome
- Daily Mail: Weir's incredible late drop goal earns visitors Six Nations win
- Sky Sports: Scotland beat Italy in a thriller in Rome
- ESPN: Weir downs Italy at the death
- Scotsman: Six Nations: Italy 20 - 21 Scotland, match report
- RBS 6 Nations: Weir snatches victory for Scotland at death
Italy v Scotland - Duncan Weir Winning Drop Goal
Italy v Scotland Match Statistics
Italy 20 (13)
Tries: Allan, Furno
Conversions: Allan, Orquera
Penalties: Allan (2)
Scotland 21 (3)
Tries: Dunbar (2)
Conversions: Weir
Penalties: Laidlaw (2)
Drop goals: Weir
Man of the Match: Josh Furno (Italy)
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Alberto De Marchi
- 2. Leonardo Ghiraldini
- 3. Martin Castrogiovanni
- 4. Quintin Geldenhuys
- 5. Joshua Furno
- 6. Alessandro Zanni
- 7. Robert Barbieri
- 8. Sergio Parisse (Captain)
Backs
- 9. Edoardo Gori
- 10. Tommaso Allan
- 11. Leonardo Sarto
- 12. Gonzalo Garcia
- 13. Michele Campagnaro
- 14. Angelo Esposito
- 15. Luke Mclean
Replacements
- 16. Davide Giazzon
- 17. Matias Aguero
- 18. Lorenzo Cittadini
- 19. Marco Bortolami
- 20. Paul Derbyshire
- 21. Tobias Weitz Botes
- 22. Luciano Orquera
- 23. Tommaso Iannone
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Ryan Grant
- 2. Scott Lawson
- 3. Moray Low
- 4. Richie Gray
- 5. Jim Hamilton
- 6. Ryan Wilson
- 7. Chris Fusaro
- 8. Johnnie Beattie
Backs
- 9. Greig Laidlaw (Captain)
- 10. Duncan Weir
- 11. Sean Lamont
- 12. Matt Scott
- 13. Alex Dunbar
- 14. Tommy Seymour
- 15. Stuart Hogg
Replacements
- 16. Ross Ford
- 17. Alasdair Dickinson
- 18. Geoff Cross
- 19. Tim Swinson
- 20. David Denton
- 21. Chris Cusiter
- 22. Duncan Taylor
- 23. Max Evans