Italy 0-17 Scotland
Date:
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Attendance: 54,349
Italy v Scotland Match Reports
Scotland scored three tries and kept Italy pointless to earn a 17-0 victory at Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Stuart Hogg, Chris Harris and Adam Hastings all scored as Scotland claimed their first win in this year's Six Nations. Stuart Hogg's try in the first half was the outstanding moment of the match as he sped past the Italian defence. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Hogg leads by example as Scotland beat Italy
- BBC: Scotland earn Six Nations win over Italy
- Guardian: Stuart Hogg’s solo effort leads Scotland to hard-fought victory against Italy
- Daily Mail: Magnificent solo try from Stuart Hogg earns Scotland their first win of the Six Nations
- Sky Sports: Lacklustre Scots struggle to Six Nations win
- ESPN: Scotland do just enough as Italy's woeful winless streak continues
Italy v Scotland - Match Highlights
Italy v Scotland - Match Stats
Italy: (0) 0
Scotland: (5) 17
Try: Hogg (23'), Harris (47'), Hastings (79')
Conversion: Hastings (80')
Man of the Match: Hamish Watson (Scotland)
Italy v Scotland - Team Line-ups
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Andrea Lovotti
- 2 Luca Bigi (Captain)
- 3 Giosuè Zilocchi
- 4 Alessandro Zanni
- 5 Niccolò Cannone
- 6 Jake Polledri
- 7 Sebastian Negri
- 8 Abraham Steyn
Backs
- 9 Callum Braley
- 10 Tommaso Allan
- 11 Matteo Minozzi
- 12 Carlo Canna
- 13 Luca Morisi
- 14 Mattia Bellini
- 15 Jayden Hayward
Replacements
- 16 Federico Zani
- 17 Danilo Fischetti
- 18 Marco Riccioni
- 19 Marco Lazzaroni
- 20 Dean Budd
- 21 Giovanni Licata
- 22 Guglielmo Palazzani
- 23 Giulio Bisegni
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Rory Sutherland
- 2 Stuart McInally
- 3 Zander Fagerson
- 4 Ben Toolis
- 5 Scott Cummings
- 6 Jamie Ritchie
- 7 Hamish Watson
- 8 Magnus Bradbury
Backs
- 9 Ali Price
- 10 Adam Hastings
- 11 Blair Kinghorn
- 12 Sam Johnson
- 13 Chris Harris
- 14 Sean Maitland
- 15 Stuart Hogg (Captain)
Replacements
- 16 Fraser Brown
- 17 Allan Dell
- 18 Willem Nel
- 19 Grant Gilchrist
- 20 Matt Fagerson
- 21 George Horne
- 22 Rory Hutchinson
- 23 Byron McGuigan