ITALY
No.Name
15Luke McLean, FB
14Angelo Esposito, W
13Michele Campagnaro, C
12Gonzalo Garcia, C
11Leonardo Sarto, W
10Tommaso Allan, FH
T
2
9Edoardo Gori, SH
1Alberto de Marchi, P
2Leonardo Ghiraldini, H
3Martin Castrogiovanni, P
4Quintin Geldenhuys, L
5Josh Furno, L
T
6Alessandro Zanni, FL
7Robert Barbieri, FL
8Sergio Parisse, N8
Replacements
16Davide Giazzon, H
17Matias Aguero, P
18Lorenzo Cittadini, P
19Marco Bortolami, FL
20Paul Derbyshire, FL
21Tobie Botes, SH
22Luciano Orquera, FH
23Tommaso Iannone, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Stadio Olimpico
1:30 PM, February 22, 2014
Attendance: 65,000
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Match Commentary

81'20-21 End of half
81'20-21 End of half
81'20-21 End of second half
80'20-21 Drop goal - Duncan Weir , Scotland
79'Incredible scenes. Scotland drive to Italy's 22, set up Weir right in front of the posts. There are no easy kicks in that situation but Weir nails it, running off in celebration almost as soon as it leaves his boot. A dramatic finish to what was a thrilling second half of rugby.
74'Player substituted - Alessandro Zanni , Italy
74'Substitute on - Marco Bortolami , Italy
73'Player substituted - Alex Dunbar , Scotland
73'Substitute on - Duncan Taylor , Scotland
72'Super conversion from Luciano Orquera. Out wide, in near-silence in Rome, the replacement holds his nerve and finds target and Italy are back in front.
72'20-18 Conversion - Luciano Orquera , Italy
71'18-18 Try - Josh Furno , Italy
70'What a final ten minutes we have on our hands now. Italy respond brilliantly and find Scotland's defence wanting, they spread it wide and Parisse release Josh Furno to go over in the corner. Game on.
69'Substitute on - Luciano Orquera , Italy
69'Player substituted - Tommaso Allan , Italy
68'13-18 Conversion - Duncan Weir , Scotland
68'13-16 Try - Alex Dunbar , Scotland
67'Would you believe it? Scotland are in front. Super break from Scotland, started by a beautiful back-line play, a few lovely offloads, before Alex Dunbar wins a footrace to the line to score. Delay as the TMO awards the try but Scotland are 13 minutes away from a win. Weir converts and Scotland lead by five.
64'Player substituted - Edoardo Gori , Italy
64'Substitute on - Tobie Botes , Italy
64'Player substituted - Robert Barbieri , Italy
64'Substitute on - Chris Cusiter , Scotland
64'Player substituted - Greig Laidlaw , Scotland
64'Substitute on - Paul Derbyshire , Italy
60'Super tempo to this game now. Scotland believe and Italy, though rattled, have been kicked into life slightly by that Dunbar score.
59'Player substituted - Ryan Grant , Scotland
59'Substitute on - Alasdair Dickinson , Scotland
58'Substitute on - Lorenzo Cittadini , Italy
58'Player substituted - Martin Castrogiovanni , Italy
58'Player substituted - Alberto de Marchi , Italy
58'Substitute on - Matias Aguero , Italy
58'Substitute on - Davide Giazzon , Italy
58'Player substituted - Leonardo Ghiraldini , Italy
56'Substitute on - Max Evans , Scotland
56'Player substituted - Tommy Seymour , Scotland
54'13-11 Try - Alex Dunbar , Scotland
53'Great Scotland try just a minute after the introduction of David Denton. Scotland spread the ball wide quickly and Lion Stuart Hogg releases Alex Dunbar to sprint down the right flank and touch down in the corner. Laidlaw just wide with the conversion.
53'Player substituted - Chris Fusaro , Scotland
53'Substitute on - David Denton , Scotland
46'13-6 Penalty goal - Greig Laidlaw , Scotland
45'Scott Johnson's words at half-time will be ringing in Scotland's ears. Positive start to the second period and Laidlaw narrows the deficit from straight in front after an Italy infringement at the breakdown
41'13-3 End of first half
41'13-3 Conversion - Tommaso Allan , Italy
40'Second half underway now. Massive 40 minutes for Scott Johnson and Scotland
40'And Allan converts his own score and Italy's lead, which did look tight just a moment ago, suddenly looks strong and Scotland have 40 minutes to salvage this game.
40'13-3 Start of second half
40'11-3 Try - Tommaso Allan , Italy
39'Super work from Sergio Parisse, taking quick ball from a ruck and storming towards the try line. Scotland bring the big man down but the ball is recycled to none other than Tommaso Allan to dive over from close range and that could be a massive moment in this game.
39'Substitute on - Geoff Cross , Scotland
39'Player substituted - Moray Low , Scotland
33'Scotland seem a lot more content to run at the Italians today. Seemed like they were shackled against Ireland and England. Try before half-time for either team would be a massive lift.
32'6-3 Penalty goal - Tommaso Allan , Italy
31'Scotland pinged at the breakdown as their penalty count starts to rise and Allan needs no second invitation to restore Italy's lead from an almost identical positionto his earlier effort.
23'3-3 Penalty goal - Greig Laidlaw , Scotland
22'Nice reponse from the Scots. Patient work through the phases eventually forces a penalty and the ever-reliable Greig Laidlaw levels things up from the tee.
14'3-0 Penalty goal - Tommaso Allan , Italy
13'Tommaso Allan splits the posts with a nice kick slightly left of the posts and it's first blood Italy after a good spell of pressure.
1'Scotland attacking left to right. Italy playing in a lovely, lovely change strip - a contender for one of the nicest kits in world rugby already.
1'Dubbed by some the battle to avoid the wooden spoon, a win for both these teams will be huge this afternoon. Italy will want at least one win after making in roads in 2014, Scotland will just want a win full-stop. A fascinating afternoon awaits and this will be a perfect way to begin.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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