Scotland 19-22 Italy
Date:
Venue: Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
Attendance: 62,188
Scotland v Italy Match Reports
Italy pushed hard and were awarded a penalty try in the final minute, which saw them beat Scotland 22-19 at Murrayfield. It was only the second time that Italy had won a match away from home in Six Nations history. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Italy stun Scotland with late penalty try
- Guardian: Italy roll over Scotland at the last with penalty try
- Independent: Italians stun Murrayfield as Scots clinch defeat from the jaws of victory
- Telegraph: Last-minute penalty try earns Azzurri Six Nations victory at Murrayfield
- Daily Mail: Last-gasp penalty try seals victory for visitors as Vern Cotter's side face Six Nations wooden spoon
- Sky Sports: Italy beat Scotland 22-19 in Six Nations clash at Murrayfield
- ESPN: Last-gasp Italy break Scottish hearts
- Scotsman: Sloppy Scots pay the penalty
- RBS 6 Nations: Italy leave it late to claim dramatic win over Scotland
- Sydney Morning Herald: Italy stun Scotland with last-gasp victory
Scotland v Italy Match Highlights
Scotland v Italy Match Statistics
Scotland 19 (16)
Tries: Bennett
Conversions: Laidlaw
Penalties: Laidlaw (4)
Italy 22 (15)
Tries: Furno, Venditti, Penalty
Conversions: Allan, Haimona
Penalties: Haimona
Man of the Match: Luke McLean (Italy)
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Alasdair Dickinson
- 2 Ross Ford
- 3 Euan Murray
- 4 Tim Swinson
- 5 Jonny Gray
- 6 Rob Harley
- 7 Blair Cowan
- 8 Johnnie Beattie
Backs
- 9 Greig Laidlaw (Captain)
- 10 Peter Horne
- 11 Sean Lamont
- 12 Alex Dunbar
- 13 Mark Bennett
- 14 Tommy Seymour
- 15 Stuart Hogg
Replacements
- 16 Fraser Brown
- 17 Ryan Grant
- 18 Geoff Cross
- 19 Ben Toolis
- 20 Hamish Watson
- 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
- 22 Greig Tonks
- 23 Matt Scott
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Matias Aguero
- 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
- 3 Dario Chistolini
- 4 George Fabio Biagi
- 5 Joshua Furno
- 6 Francesco Minto
- 7 Simone Favaro
- 8 Sergio Parisse (Captain)
Backs
- 9 Edoardo Gori
- 10 Kelly Haimona
- 11 Giovanbattista Venditti
- 12 Enrico Bacchin
- 13 Luca Morisi
- 14 Michele Visentin
- 15 Luke McLean
Replacements
- 16 Andrea Manici
- 17 Alberto De Marchi
- 18 Lorenzo Cittadini
- 19 Marco Fuser
- 20 Samuela Vunisa
- 21 Guglielmo Palazzani
- 22 Tommaso Allan
- 23 Giulio Bisegni