:01:29. > :01:37.20 days and counting until the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
:01:37. > :01:47.Less than 48 hours to land the Robinson mean it's -- until Andy
:01:47. > :01:47.
:01:47. > :01:55.Robinson names his players. Watching the match with me, Donnie
:01:55. > :02:03.Weir and Chris Paterson. You were the first player to play in four
:02:03. > :02:11.World Cups. I have really wanted to target this World Cup. Hopefully I
:02:11. > :02:18.will be on that flight. Some magical memories? It is great
:02:18. > :02:23.experience. It is unique. I was very fortunate to be in three World
:02:23. > :02:28.Cups. Hopefully Chris is going to go on to four. It is a bit like the
:02:28. > :02:31.Olympics, you are flying the flag for Scotland and you just want to
:02:31. > :02:40.go there on the world stage. Good luck to all the boys who are
:02:40. > :02:44.selected. How much more does Andy Robinson need to know? We have been
:02:44. > :02:48.training for three months. We have worked on a lot of game scenarios
:02:48. > :02:56.in training. He will still want to know one or two cancers from this
:02:56. > :03:03.afternoon's game. We're all a bit nervous and looking forward to it.
:03:03. > :03:09.He will have four or five places still to fill. If it has been a
:03:09. > :03:18.long haul for these players, hasn't it? Very much so. Some of them have
:03:18. > :03:25.not played since April. Coming straight into September at the
:03:25. > :03:31.beginning of September, some of the players will only have had one game.
:03:31. > :03:37.You can be as fit and strong as you want but you need game time.
:03:37. > :03:41.Whether one game is enough, time will tell. Ten weeks of serious
:03:41. > :03:45.training and it is all about being selected. I believe there is a lot
:03:45. > :03:53.of competition for places. This game is vital to the players on the
:03:53. > :03:56.field today. There are a lot of areas for selection. Captain is one.
:03:56. > :04:06.We do not yet have an official captain for the team. That will be
:04:06. > :04:11.
:04:11. > :04:21.on the card today. He will have 2425 positions filled. We are
:04:21. > :04:25.
:04:25. > :04:28.looking forward to an exciting game. Here we have the Italian coach.
:04:28. > :04:33.have a more experienced team playing today than the one that
:04:33. > :04:42.played against Japan. We have respect for what Scotland has done
:04:42. > :04:48.over the last couple of years. They have beaten Ireland. We have not
:04:48. > :04:55.beaten them since 2007 and we have had two defeats in the four years I
:04:55. > :04:59.have been coaching. What I have said to the players is that it is
:04:59. > :05:06.not about winning or losing, it is the quality of the performance that
:05:07. > :05:13.matters. We were very poor on defence last Saturday. Your first
:05:13. > :05:17.game in the World Cup is against Australia, one of the favourites.
:05:17. > :05:27.How bigger game is up for your players today? I think, with Italy,
:05:27. > :05:28.
:05:28. > :05:31.it is not a question of having to fight for a place. If you're
:05:31. > :05:35.talking about someone like Sergio Parisse, he does not have to come
:05:35. > :05:40.knocking on the door. It is more about confidence. When you're
:05:40. > :05:47.playing against a side like Scotland, who throw everything that
:05:47. > :05:51.you, you defence has to be properly organised through all the phases.
:05:51. > :05:58.It is good preparation for what Australia is going to do. Their
:05:58. > :06:01.back line is very strong, their forwards are strong as well. I
:06:01. > :06:06.think they are second favourites going into this World Cup, and
:06:06. > :06:16.deservedly so. Thank you. There was a doubt about whether Sir
:06:16. > :06:18.
:06:18. > :06:27.Joe Perry said would play -- Sergio Parisse. He is one of the world
:06:28. > :06:35.greats. Throughout the last decade he has been a -- the outstanding
:06:35. > :06:38.player. He has won man of the match for Italy. If he does take the
:06:38. > :06:47.field Scotland will have to watch him closely this afternoon.
:06:47. > :06:53.Let us hear from Andy Robinson, the Scotland coach. What is the most
:06:53. > :06:58.important thing for the squad today? Firstly, to win the game.
:06:58. > :07:05.That is what we're about as an international side. We want to use
:07:05. > :07:14.the fitness work that we have been working hard that during the summer.
:07:14. > :07:19.Speed into position, speed off the line, speed and support. We're
:07:19. > :07:24.going to be pretty physical and the contact area. Is it fair to say
:07:24. > :07:31.that today is a chance for the guys to stick their hand up for a place
:07:31. > :07:34.in the World Cup? Do you have the squad sorted? Every time a player
:07:34. > :07:41.puts his shirt on it is his opportunity to show what he is
:07:41. > :07:51.about. It is not just about individuals, it is about
:07:51. > :07:56.
:07:56. > :08:02.partnerships. I want to see Dan Parks gel and the fullback position.
:08:02. > :08:09.Italy are similar in many ways to go to teams your face in the lock-
:08:09. > :08:18.Is that giving the guys more of a chance? Every time they play is an
:08:18. > :08:22.opportunity. The likes of Kelly Brown and John Barclay, they have
:08:22. > :08:28.had a very good pre-season and they just have to go out there and
:08:28. > :08:36.perform. I wish you the best. Thank you.
:08:36. > :08:39.Is it won first, then performance, then maybe answers to questions?
:08:39. > :08:47.Every 10 we take the field, especially at Murrayfield, we aim
:08:47. > :08:51.to win. Winning will be hugely important. There has been a big
:08:52. > :08:57.emphasis on team strategy, how we're going to play the game. It is
:08:57. > :09:02.more like a Six Nations competition. That result is also important.
:09:02. > :09:06.Behind that is him finalising his squad of 30 players. He often lease
:09:06. > :09:11.it to the last minute. He can changed his mind later on. Any of
:09:11. > :09:19.the Gary's a play today who are on the fringes who have a good game
:09:19. > :09:29.could well make the trip to New Zealand. He has played almost two
:09:29. > :09:31.
:09:31. > :09:38.different teams compared to the team against Ireland. Yes, I think
:09:38. > :09:41.there are 35 members in the squad and I think that pretty much
:09:42. > :09:47.everyone needs game time before the World Cup commences. This is the
:09:47. > :09:50.last warm-up game and game time is vital. Andy Robinson had to play
:09:50. > :09:59.everyone at some stage. There is nothing else he could have done
:09:59. > :10:05.apart from what he has done. It is quite interesting to see the
:10:05. > :10:10.different goals. Andy Robinson, you can see he definitely wants someone
:10:10. > :10:15.going into the World Cup. There are some good players who will not be
:10:15. > :10:25.boarding the flight, which says a lot about what strength and depth
:10:25. > :10:27.
:10:27. > :10:37.the team has become. It highlights what a good position we're in.
:10:37. > :11:10.
:11:10. > :11:19.Let us go to the commentators, Andy of the most experienced players,
:11:19. > :11:23.Castrogiovanni. There is another key man, Sergio Parisse. He had a
:11:23. > :11:29.fever overnight but they had decided to play him. This will be a
:11:29. > :11:39.tough test. Italy and a strong side and Sergio Parisse is truly world
:11:39. > :11:40.
:11:40. > :11:50.class. I never get tired of watching him playing. You can see
:11:50. > :11:52.
:11:52. > :11:59.the fans in the East Stand. There are the Scots. This is their last
:11:59. > :12:06.chance to impress Andy Robinson. This is their last chance of a
:12:06. > :12:16.plane ticket to the World Cup. In some ways, this is like an old-
:12:16. > :12:41.
:12:41. > :12:51.Murrayfield. You can see the fireworks going off. These players,
:12:51. > :12:52.
:12:52. > :12:57.dressed in white today, obviously. 14 of these guys have not played
:12:57. > :13:07.yet this season so they are desperate to make an impact. Here
:13:07. > :13:28.
:13:28. > :13:37.# L'Italia s'e desta. # Dell'elmo di Scipio.
:13:37. > :13:44.# S'e cinta la testa. # Dov'e la vittoria?
:13:44. > :13:54.# Le porga la chioma. # Che schiava di Roma.
:13:54. > :13:58.
:13:58. > :14:05.# Iddio la creo. # Fratelli d'Italia.
:14:05. > :14:12.# L'Italia s'e desta. # Dell'elmo di Scipio.
:14:12. > :14:20.# S'e cinta la testa. # Dov'e la vittoria?
:14:20. > :14:24.# Le porga la chioma. # Che schiava di Roma.
:14:24. > :14:27.# Iddio la creo. # Stringiamoci a coorte.
:14:27. > :14:30.# Siam pronti alla morte. # Italia chiamo.
:14:30. > :14:40.# Stringiamoci a coorte. # Siam pronti alla morte.
:14:40. > :14:51.
:14:51. > :14:58.# O Flower of Scotland # When will we see your like again
:14:59. > :15:04.# That fought and died for # Your wee bit hill and glen
:15:04. > :15:14.# That stood against him # Proud Edward's army
:15:14. > :15:14.
:15:14. > :15:23.# And sent him homeward # Tae think again
:15:23. > :15:33.# Those days are past now # And in the past they must remain
:15:33. > :15:41.# But we can still rise now # And be the nation again
:15:41. > :15:51.# That stood against him # Proud Edward's army
:15:51. > :16:00.
:16:00. > :16:10.# And sent him homeward High-heeled -- you can see a few
:16:10. > :16:12.
:16:12. > :16:22.tense faces. No delay today, tickets have all been collected.
:16:22. > :16:27.
:16:27. > :16:37.World Cup team. Graeme Morrison is the one player he starts this game
:16:37. > :16:38.
:16:38. > :16:48.after playing at Ireland. Rory Lamont started just one of the last
:16:48. > :16:51.
:16:51. > :17:00.15 of matches with a game at fullback.
:17:00. > :17:10.And experienced back line for the Italian side are. -- Italian side.
:17:10. > :17:15.Four of the back players play in France. Four members of the back
:17:15. > :17:25.division were born in Argentina. And these are the players on the
:17:25. > :17:28.
:17:28. > :17:38.bench. Euan Murray needs a run around. And the referee is Dave
:17:38. > :17:44.Pearce and, from England. -- Dave Pearson. Here we are, at Andy Nicol,
:17:44. > :17:50.the second and possibly final warm- up match. There may be a game in
:17:50. > :18:00.Australia for John Barclay. He has a few people behind him. The
:18:00. > :18:27.
:18:27. > :18:37.place safely. -- he plays it safely. Andrea Masi winning his 61st cap
:18:37. > :18:38.
:18:38. > :18:48.today. Garcia is one of the Argentinian players. It big day for
:18:48. > :19:15.
:19:15. > :19:23.Scotland. Rory Lamont under a bit of pressure in one of the key
:19:23. > :19:28.positions. A good start for Scotland. Richie Vernon has got
:19:28. > :19:33.serious gas but could not quite get away from the covering defence.
:19:33. > :19:40.Andy Robinson will be very happy with how Scotland performed. It was
:19:40. > :19:45.Rory Lamont with the initial break. That is Dan Parks. And he has a
:19:45. > :19:50.chance now to just edge ahead of Ruaridh Jackson if he is to have a
:19:50. > :20:00.decent afternoon here at Murrayfield. And Parks is now at
:20:00. > :20:08.Cardiff. He scored four tries, 45 penalties. And this is the effect.
:20:08. > :20:13.I think it was Derbyshire, it might be number nine, Fabio Semenzato
:20:13. > :20:23.came off his feet. Scotland were quick and got in behind them, which
:20:23. > :20:23.
:20:23. > :20:33.is good to see. Dan Parks with a chance to score his 46th penalty.
:20:33. > :20:34.
:20:34. > :20:38.And he does it. Scotland are into an early lead. Be very good start
:20:38. > :20:44.for Scotland. The sun is shining, the summer rugby we were promised
:20:44. > :20:54.two weeks ago when it rained all through the Highland Games, and
:20:54. > :21:08.
:21:08. > :21:12.Scotland have made a very bright The referee has pulled it back.
:21:12. > :21:17.Bergamasco preventing the ball coming out. Mike Blair wanted to
:21:17. > :21:27.take it quickly and that is exactly what Scotland will want to do. Mike
:21:27. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:39.Blair needs to bring energy into she said. -- made by Parks. An
:21:39. > :21:46.indication of the Scottish side want to keep the tempo high, and
:21:46. > :21:50.Parks likes to bark orders. The is is what these games are about. --
:21:50. > :22:00.this is what. Getting an international quality pack to
:22:00. > :22:24.
:22:24. > :22:32.Scots to lose that. There is and Italian injured in that field. --
:22:32. > :22:37.an Italian. We will see what the Italians can do. They referee has
:22:37. > :22:41.penalised Moray Low for coming in and hitting a man without the ball.
:22:41. > :22:50.He came out of the defensive line thinking the past would be made, it
:22:50. > :22:55.never was and he came through with a tackle. I think it is Fabio
:22:55. > :23:03.Ongaro. Max Evans takes it in, good leg drive. But the ball is strict
:23:03. > :23:07.on the ground. Watched Moray Low, he comes in. That is bad! That is a
:23:07. > :23:14.shoulder and Fabio Ongaro was not expecting it and felt the full
:23:14. > :23:22.brunt of Moray Low. Fabio Ongaro was not even in the starting 22 --
:23:23. > :23:27.in the original starting 22. But there was a late call off from
:23:27. > :23:31.Leonardo Ghiraldini. But he is an experienced player. He is a good
:23:31. > :23:36.player but if you know you are going to be hit, are you prepared
:23:36. > :23:43.for it and he was not. That was a dangerous tackle from Moray Low and
:23:43. > :23:48.I am surprised not more has been said from the referee. Robert
:23:48. > :23:58.Barbieri, the Canadian, with that. Still trying to shrug off the
:23:58. > :24:02.
:24:02. > :24:12.effects of that book. -- bug. Garcia playing Leicester tight
:24:12. > :24:12.
:24:12. > :24:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:24:58. > :25:03.be disappointing for the Scots, that is two turnovers in the first
:25:03. > :25:08.seven minutes. What is happening? It is disappointing but again, the
:25:08. > :25:13.context of this game in preparation for the World Cup, Scotland want a
:25:13. > :25:19.really physical battle because they will get that against Romania,
:25:19. > :25:24.Georgia, Argentina and England. So this is a good test. Dickinson just
:25:24. > :25:28.goes in and look at the counter ruck by Italy, it is very strong.
:25:28. > :25:36.Thatcher be a penalty against Dickinson. -- that should be. But
:25:36. > :25:46.the referee gives the ball to Italy. Be Italians, like the Irish two
:25:46. > :25:51.weeks ago, attacking high -- the Italians. A make it easy for the
:25:51. > :26:01.defence when one attacker runs into two defenders -- they make it.
:26:01. > :26:15.
:26:15. > :26:25.Scotland need to attack to get the stone 10, and he took it up and
:26:25. > :26:31.
:26:31. > :26:37.went forward, didn't he? Good play Scots. Kelly Brown slows things
:26:37. > :26:43.down. That was a good scrum by the Italians up on the right hand side.
:26:43. > :26:48.Good counter ruck from Scotland to force a turnover. And you can
:26:48. > :26:56.practise all you want but this is where it really counts. In the
:26:56. > :27:03.tackle situation. The Scottish player but the turnover. A thing it
:27:03. > :27:13.was Barclay. -- I think it was Barclay. That is what he does so
:27:13. > :27:43.
:27:43. > :27:47.well. Scott Lawson of Gloucester, a contact. Dickinson! For the first
:27:47. > :27:57.try this afternoon! Adventurous play from the Scots, Evans with
:27:57. > :27:58.
:27:58. > :28:03.that crucial pass. Dickinson the try. They have waited just under 10
:28:03. > :28:12.minutes, Scotland. Dickinson went in for his first try for Scotland.
:28:12. > :28:18.Max Evans made it. A quick ball from Mike Blair, Max Evans get
:28:18. > :28:21.tackled. He is not held and he gets up, absolutely legal, and he
:28:21. > :28:27.offloads after Dickinson off the shoulder. Great try for the prop
:28:27. > :28:32.forward. The man from your school with his 21st cap he gets his first
:28:32. > :28:37.try for his country. Dickinson exactly where he is meant to be, on
:28:37. > :28:47.the shoulder. And Parks winds this up, the Scots are looking more
:28:47. > :29:10.
:29:10. > :29:17.very impressive. They are ahead of a very good Italian side. They had
:29:17. > :29:27.been a lot of Italian kick-offs. -- and there have been. Perfect
:29:27. > :29:55.
:29:55. > :29:59.conditions today. And advert for isn't he? A short ball. Barclay is
:29:59. > :30:04.there to wrap up the ball up and there is a shout to keep it up. And
:30:04. > :30:14.if they do, this will be good by the Scots because that man was
:30:14. > :30:22.
:30:22. > :30:32.Evans, he gets tackled but not held. He is allowed to get up. He
:30:32. > :30:40.
:30:40. > :30:47.offloaded to Dickinson. A good try and good player there. -- good play.
:30:47. > :30:51.There is Max Evans, that was his fourth try. I remember seeing him
:30:51. > :31:01.play just before he went to professional rugby. A devastating
:31:01. > :31:03.
:31:03. > :31:13.runner and very few people can keep up with him when he is on fire.
:31:13. > :31:25.
:31:25. > :31:31.big number of caps in the Italian Castrogiovanni has actually had 11
:31:31. > :31:41.games against Scotland. He played in the World Cup in 2003 and 2007.
:31:41. > :31:46.
:31:46. > :31:56.He is a heavy man. That is a scrappy scrum, well won by Scotland.
:31:56. > :31:56.
:31:56. > :32:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:32:45. > :32:54.Parks and goes for distance. -- stuffier. Is that loose? No, says
:32:55. > :32:56.
:32:56. > :33:06.the referee. Rory Lamont has that ability just to run through the odd
:33:06. > :33:11.
:33:11. > :33:17.tackle. There is a lot more co- ordination this week. This is good
:33:17. > :33:27.stuff. I have been impressed with mick Bilic end the first 15 minutes.
:33:27. > :33:29.
:33:29. > :33:37.He probably needed a delicate little chip through there. Scotland
:33:37. > :33:45.have had up pretty impressive -- had a pretty impressive first 15
:33:45. > :33:48.minutes. I think the pace has been impressive. They are trying to get
:33:49. > :33:58.territory but they are also trying to make sure that they can make
:33:59. > :34:01.
:34:01. > :34:06.passes. Nick De Luca had a half break. They are making good
:34:06. > :34:13.decisions and executing their skills well. Much more impressive
:34:13. > :34:23.than the first 15 minutes against Ireland. The Italians have
:34:23. > :34:24.
:34:24. > :35:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:35:24. > :35:29.shortened their line-out. They have here. The penalties are coming from
:35:29. > :35:33.the pressure. Scotland are getting right in behind Italy. Italy are
:35:33. > :35:43.being forced to give away penalties because, if they don't, they would
:35:43. > :35:44.
:35:44. > :35:53.have conceded more tries. It is the Andy Robinson patter. The theory is
:35:53. > :36:03.to try to play through the opposition and have enough people
:36:03. > :36:08.
:36:08. > :36:18.lined up. This is the past. Simon Danielli takes it up. It is a late
:36:18. > :36:20.
:36:20. > :36:23.pass. Because he got in behind Italy gave away the penalty which
:36:23. > :36:33.has put Scotland in a very good position. Here is a statement of
:36:33. > :37:00.
:37:00. > :37:08.things you will knock the ball on. There is enough enterprise here to
:37:08. > :37:13.be encouraged. We have hardly mentioned Danielli in commentary.
:37:13. > :37:20.Sometimes the game does not go for you as a winger. Danielli came off
:37:20. > :37:26.the shoulder of Dan Parks but unfortunately not it on. By all
:37:26. > :37:34.accounts, Danielli has been flying in training. I think that is still
:37:34. > :37:40.one position up for grabs. I think that, between Simon Danielli and
:37:40. > :37:48.Nikki Walker, it is a bit of a death match this afternoon.
:37:48. > :37:58.wonder if Nikki Walker will get the chance to come on. A good, solid
:37:58. > :38:02.
:38:02. > :38:11.scrum by the Italians. A very experienced front row. That was a
:38:11. > :38:14.good scrum for Italy but a bad one for Scotland. They did not buckle
:38:14. > :38:24.but they gave away a penalty. It would be interesting to see what
:38:24. > :38:25.
:38:25. > :38:35.that was like from the other side. This is good practice ahead of
:38:35. > :38:36.
:38:36. > :38:43.Romania, Georgia, Argentina and England. Exactly. Dickinson is
:38:43. > :38:53.trying to do his best against Castrogiovanni. To be fair to
:38:53. > :39:25.
:39:25. > :39:35.Dickinson, cast your trip -- in the line-out. A good win by the
:39:35. > :39:58.
:39:58. > :40:08.has. He has good pace. Parks decides there sensible option is
:40:08. > :40:14.
:40:14. > :40:17.just to get some territory. -- decides that the sensible option is.
:40:17. > :40:23.I think Ruaridh Jackson is still ahead of him going into the World
:40:23. > :40:27.Cup. If he continues to play like this, that could change. That is
:40:27. > :40:30.what Dan Parks good shoe - control of the rugby ball and he plays in
:40:30. > :40:40.the right parts of the field. That is hugely important in the World
:40:40. > :40:41.
:40:41. > :40:51.Cup. -- that is what Dan Parks gives you.
:40:51. > :40:51.
:40:51. > :41:01.Highly adventurous stuff from Italy. At this is good play from Andrea
:41:01. > :41:24.
:41:24. > :41:30.It is good high-octane stuff for Scotland. There are good angles of
:41:30. > :41:33.running. They have been working more on game strategy. I think you
:41:33. > :41:39.can really see it. There is much more shape to Scotland's
:41:39. > :41:47.performance, much more purpose than there was two weeks ago. They have
:41:47. > :41:53.been doing an incredible amount of running in training, the Scots.
:41:53. > :42:03.Much of what they're trying to-do is this continuity game, isn't it?
:42:03. > :42:10.Late pass, keep running. They are not doing kicks to goal. If it
:42:10. > :42:20.works, the second half could be a different story. My hamstrings are
:42:20. > :42:22.
:42:22. > :42:25.tightening up just thinking about all that running. It looks like
:42:25. > :42:35.they have the balance right and they have the rugby right. There is
:42:35. > :42:40.
:42:40. > :42:50.a big difference from two weeks ago. What a great view this is. Sergio
:42:50. > :42:50.
:42:50. > :43:00.Parisse picks it up. Everyone is having a go at this. Greg playing
:43:00. > :43:10.by Benvenuti. He has not scored for his country. He has now. -- great
:43:10. > :43:13.
:43:13. > :43:21.playing by Benvenuti. A great finish there by Benvenuti. Any
:43:22. > :43:26.winger who can run in from 50 yards would be delighted. Rory Lamont
:43:26. > :43:36.will be a bit disappointed. It is too easy to be beaten as a fullback
:43:36. > :43:52.
:43:52. > :43:58.and wing of. -- and a winger. Benvenuti is on his eight cap. He
:43:58. > :44:07.has made this Murrayfield crowd go lot quieter than they were a moment
:44:07. > :44:17.ago. Bergamasco had an awful start to his kicking in the Six Nations.
:44:17. > :44:42.
:44:42. > :44:52.Let us see what what he has done 25 minutes, in lots of ways. Now
:44:52. > :44:55.
:44:55. > :45:01.Italy are right back in his game. Semenzato attracts a few players
:45:02. > :45:11.into the offside position. The Italians are playing and offload
:45:12. > :45:30.
:45:30. > :45:40.confidence with that. -- will have grown. Backs Evans just watches it
:45:40. > :45:41.
:45:41. > :45:49.and it will be him. -- Max Evans. It was an amazing try, it started
:45:50. > :45:54.way back. Scotland having to exert so much, and watch Kelly Brown.
:45:54. > :46:02.Sergio Parisse gets away, he offloads to Andrea Masi. And watch
:46:02. > :46:12.this, off the ground. Too easy, in Mike opinion. But a great try
:46:12. > :46:23.
:46:23. > :46:30.started by the power of the scrum brother have also played for Italy.
:46:30. > :46:39.The Scott let that bounce. -- the Scots. There is quite a wind at
:46:39. > :46:46.Murrayfield and it does go all over the place. But nobody got it. That
:46:46. > :46:52.is the celebration, Benvenuti for his try. Fabio Semenzato was also a
:46:52. > :46:59.big part, but the forwards gave the platform to allowed Sergio Parisse
:46:59. > :47:04.to get away. Benvenuti is from the Italian system which relied for a
:47:04. > :47:14.long time are imported Argentinian players, Australian players, but
:47:14. > :47:44.
:47:44. > :47:49.Scottish passenger is not working, but everybody is trying today.
:47:49. > :47:57.last pass was straight off the training group. Kelly Brown took it
:47:57. > :48:02.up and quick ball, do we could took it up, and Kelly Brown again. Nick
:48:02. > :48:09.De Luca. Nathan Hines has been key for the last five years. Brilliant
:48:09. > :48:13.decision-maker. Nathan Hines has made great decisions in the last
:48:13. > :48:18.few years with his offloading and it gives Scotland a different
:48:18. > :48:22.offloading -- a different dimension. It does not come off here, but he
:48:22. > :48:28.gives that extra dimension to Scottish forward play and the other
:48:28. > :48:38.players. His 11th game against Italy. Nearly 19 stone, Nathan
:48:38. > :48:43.Hines. His grandmother is from Govan. Look at the quality of the
:48:43. > :48:48.second row. Sometimes you cannot tell if Andy Robinson is happy or
:48:48. > :48:53.sad, he will always look like that. He will be very happy with the
:48:53. > :48:59.first part and may be disappointed with the last eight minutes. Look
:48:59. > :49:09.at the front row, all Kellock and Nathan Hines. Scotland have serious
:49:09. > :49:11.
:49:11. > :49:15.strength and depth. It is about the selection, who does he pick?
:49:15. > :49:22.people playing for their places today are probably Simon Danielli,
:49:22. > :49:26.who has played well. Another goods -- another good scrum by the
:49:26. > :49:36.Italians. And this is a statement of intent by this massively
:49:36. > :50:01.
:50:01. > :50:11.again. What are we learning here today? They are still trying things
:50:11. > :50:40.
:50:40. > :50:47.out. This is the Italian pattern he is allowed to contest of the.
:50:47. > :50:51.Mack he is saying he is allowed to compete for the ball. The Italians
:50:51. > :50:55.thought it should be a penalty. He is a good referee and makes it
:50:55. > :51:03.clear what he is looking for, a good communicator and always seems
:51:03. > :51:11.to have control of the game. That was Andrea Masi crashing that ball
:51:11. > :51:18.up from fullback. He is 6 ft, 15.5 stone and goes back to the rugby
:51:18. > :51:22.World Cup in 2003 and 2007. They have played Italy 17 times and
:51:22. > :51:32.Scotland have won 11 and Italy six. The biggest winning margin was to
:51:32. > :51:33.
:51:33. > :51:37.the Italians in 2007. 47-15. Scotland conceded three tries in
:51:37. > :51:44.the first five minutes, an astonishing start to a game of
:51:44. > :51:53.rugby! And the highest point scoring in a match against Italy is
:51:54. > :52:03.Brendan Laney. That was in 2002. Way is he now, I wonder? -- where
:52:04. > :52:14.
:52:14. > :52:19.Rhys he. The crowd are getting into and the way they are scrummaging.
:52:19. > :52:25.Barclay has had a good game, looking that these players.
:52:25. > :52:32.Scotland intention early -- intentionally wield that scrum, but
:52:32. > :52:42.Italy have real power. You can really tell in the last few scrums,
:52:42. > :52:52.Italy are turning the screw trying to sack Scotland's energy, and that
:52:52. > :53:17.
:53:17. > :53:26.the Glasgow Academy when he was straight. Bigger Paul Derbyshire. -
:53:26. > :53:31.- big. Born in Italy, English FA that an Italian mother. -- English
:53:31. > :53:34.father and an Italian mother. Scotland have the choice here.
:53:35. > :53:44.Normally they would take the scrum but Scotland have taken the line-
:53:45. > :53:45.
:53:45. > :54:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:54:35. > :54:42.out. A wise decision after the last get that ball away. Roy Lam and did
:54:43. > :54:52.very well with that -- Rory Lamont. Excellent play by Rory Lamont, as
:54:53. > :54:53.
:54:54. > :54:59.you say. And the Scots slow it down. An extra pass from all Kellock. To
:54:59. > :55:07.excuse the mistakes, it must be so difficult when you think you on the
:55:07. > :55:14.played definitely. You do not want to get injured. This is the kick
:55:14. > :55:20.through and you can see Garcia, Canale gets it. But look at Rory
:55:20. > :55:25.Lamont. He is able to get in and get it. That looked like a training
:55:25. > :55:29.ground set-up, very set-up -- very static. You have got to be ready
:55:29. > :55:38.for it and it did not seem right. If you are going to make those
:55:38. > :55:41.tackles, you have to be spot-on. Two weeks ago, with probably
:55:42. > :55:47.excused some of the sloppiness and mistakes because it was the first
:55:47. > :55:51.game of the season. There have been 14 changes, so for all the players
:55:51. > :55:55.except Graeme Morrison, this is the first game of the season so we
:55:55. > :56:03.maybe should have excuse some of the mistakes like we did two weeks
:56:03. > :56:08.ago. That is the Italian box and we just saw Nick Mallett. An Oxford
:56:08. > :56:15.Blue at cricket and rugby. But this is the problem area, if we are
:56:15. > :56:19.being honest, this front-row battle where despite team in possession
:56:19. > :56:23.being the weaker team, Scotland cannot really exert pressure here.
:56:23. > :56:29.Scotland dominated the first 20 minutes but in the last 15, Italy
:56:29. > :56:36.have turned the screw mainly in this phase of the scrum, and it has
:56:36. > :56:43.happened again. Castrogiovanni here, a master technician. And he pleads
:56:43. > :56:53.to the touch judge saying, and I am in legend, it cannot be me! -- I am
:56:53. > :56:59.
:56:59. > :57:05.think, for the international game ahead of the Rugby World Cup. At
:57:05. > :57:11.the number of reset scrums we have had in the last year. I hope we can
:57:11. > :57:17.find some way of engaging and getting the ball in and out.
:57:17. > :57:24.Castrogiovanni news that forward, the scrum just disintegrates. And
:57:24. > :57:31.it is his 7th season with Leicester Tigers, at Premiership Player of
:57:31. > :57:37.the Year 2006-2007 and he has just signed a new contract. And that is
:57:37. > :57:43.why, he can damage scrums. certainly can and no disc -- and no
:57:43. > :57:47.disrespect to Dickinson, but he can destroy more than him.
:57:47. > :57:52.Castrogiovanni, the power, he is going through and that forces Moray
:57:52. > :57:58.Low to pop up, the scrum disintegrates and a pretty simple
:57:58. > :58:06.penalty decision from Dave Pearson. They say these are the most
:58:06. > :58:16.valuable players in their rugby team. -- in a rugby team. A lot of
:58:16. > :58:23.
:58:23. > :58:30.to Paris in 2003 and played for Stade Francais in 2005 with a
:58:30. > :58:40.Heineken Cup win. Now with Racing- Metro Paris. And this is a long
:58:40. > :58:42.
:58:42. > :58:46.kick. And he has pulled it away to the left. In the next two-and-a-
:58:46. > :58:52.half minutes before the break, it Scotland need to -- Scotland need
:58:52. > :58:56.to get shake back Ord -- or get back to the changing room and get
:58:56. > :59:05.direction from the coaching staff, because they have lost it in the
:59:05. > :59:09.last 15 minutes. Bergamasco through the gap offloaded. The Scots are
:59:09. > :59:19.looking a bit ordinary as the Italians put pressure on. That is
:59:19. > :59:22.
:59:22. > :59:25.good pressure. A Barclay, brilliant. John Barclay, outstanding. A lot of
:59:25. > :59:30.chat two weeks ago about a Ross Rennie who is a good play and I
:59:30. > :59:36.think he has a good future in Scottish rugby, but for me John
:59:36. > :59:39.Barclay has had a fantastic last few years. He is one of the first
:59:39. > :59:44.names on Mike team-sheet. Four years ago, he made his debut
:59:44. > :59:47.against New Zealand at Murrayfield when Scotland played a is second
:59:47. > :59:55.team and he went toe-to-toe with the New Zealand captain and did not
:59:55. > :00:01.look out of play. In the last two years, he has got better and better.
:00:01. > :00:11.26th cap in Scotland's class test. In 2007, he was the only uncapped
:00:11. > :00:11.
:00:11. > :01:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:01:14. > :01:18.Scots because the Italians were offside. If Dan Parks knew this was
:01:18. > :01:28.a penalty, I would have preferred him to have attacked it and gone
:01:28. > :01:29.
:01:29. > :01:37.for that try,... It was a late whistle. I do not think he knew it
:01:37. > :01:47.was a penalty. Good pressure by police, he read the situation well.
:01:47. > :02:00.
:02:00. > :02:05.-- Sergio Parisse. This is Scotland Achilles heel. -- Scotland's
:02:05. > :02:08.Achilles heel. To be fair to the front row, it is
:02:08. > :02:18.not just beckon soon in trouble. The whole of the Italian front row
:02:18. > :02:18.
:02:18. > :02:28.is exerting pressure. Benvenuti got a try for the Italians are stop at
:02:28. > :02:34.
:02:34. > :02:39.I six-point advantage for Scotland. Let us hear what the guys thought
:02:39. > :02:43.of the first 40 minutes. Scotland certainly started with a pretty
:02:43. > :02:52.commanding sure, didn't they? most important thing was the tempo
:02:52. > :02:56.be brought to the game. Done Park played quickly and Mike Blair try
:02:56. > :03:06.to tap quickly. When you play against Italy you have to be very
:03:06. > :03:09.
:03:09. > :03:19.Scotland were in charge for the first 20 minutes but that right
:03:19. > :03:25.
:03:25. > :03:34.changed things for Italy. -- that to drive. You could see that the
:03:34. > :03:40.urgency was there in the for 20 minutes. Scotland played quickly.
:03:40. > :03:50.Dan Parks did that well. They were struggling a little bit in the
:03:50. > :03:55.
:03:55. > :04:00.scrum. When the backs got in they were able to manipulate Italy.
:04:00. > :04:06.Italy cause problems in the second 20 minutes. Done Parks played with
:04:06. > :04:14.a lot of authority early on. always does that. He is a real
:04:14. > :04:20.positive player. He dictates the play really well. Mike Blair tries
:04:20. > :04:26.to take the quick tap and gets pulled back. From the resulting
:04:26. > :04:30.penalty, Dan was easily able to kick that 60 yards to set up a
:04:30. > :04:40.great opportunity for Scotland. You great opportunity for Scotland. You
:04:40. > :04:41.
:04:41. > :04:47.will see he is always talking to the player for and about him. In
:04:47. > :04:57.the second section of the first half, you can see than barking the
:04:57. > :04:57.
:04:57. > :05:05.orders. Andy mentioned that Rory might have the Jersey. Someone who
:05:05. > :05:15.commands and plays like that makes a big difference for the team. Dan
:05:15. > :05:15.
:05:15. > :05:18.maybe does not run like Ruaridh Jackson does. Scotland, in that
:05:18. > :05:24.middle third, that two of three attacked and did not make the
:05:24. > :05:33.ground they wanted to. Dan notices that the left-wing a of the
:05:33. > :05:39.Italians is too flat. Looking ahead to Romania and Georgia, this was
:05:39. > :05:45.the first scrum of the match. How did that go up front? It probably
:05:45. > :05:55.was not the best time, but Italy spend a lot of time. It is one of
:05:55. > :05:58.their strengths. You can see Sergio Parisse bringing it up. It was
:05:58. > :06:06.controlled by Andrea Masi. Italy have done very well in the first
:06:06. > :06:11.half. Throughout the first half, scored with a body position here.
:06:11. > :06:21.Italy were really putting pressure on. It is a bit of a concerned
:06:21. > :06:25.
:06:25. > :06:27.because Romania have big forwards but I think Scotland might struggle.
:06:27. > :06:32.Dickens and scored a try for Scotland and the first half that
:06:32. > :06:42.came from a line-out. It was a quickly-taken penalty. If you look
:06:42. > :06:52.at how quickly the Scottish guys get in attacking position. Max
:06:52. > :06:58.
:06:58. > :07:08.Evans fights well, gets the clear- out. Nick della CAB, Danielli,
:07:08. > :07:18.
:07:18. > :07:28.these are the guys you want having This set-piece went well after the
:07:28. > :07:33.
:07:33. > :07:40.liner. A great reaction by Mike Blair there. Max has been pretty
:07:40. > :07:49.sharp. That, to me, looked like a game plan they had been trying all
:07:49. > :07:57.along. Offloading the pass and tackle is something we have done a
:07:57. > :08:06.lot of work on. We can see at that there were instances where the of
:08:06. > :08:12.law did not go to hand. There it went really well. There are a
:08:12. > :08:20.couple of instances hereof necking possession from the Italians.
:08:20. > :08:30.competing there. There is a strong second row partnership. Italy
:08:30. > :08:34.
:08:34. > :08:38.needed it more strength. They do not have a lot of experience. The
:08:38. > :08:44.important part is that Scotland are getting up and making it very
:08:44. > :08:50.difficult in the line-out. We can also see from the next line-out,
:08:50. > :09:00.which is a Scottish ball, what a quick ball in Maine. Again, this is
:09:00. > :09:01.
:09:01. > :09:09.a set move to bring Danielli off the line. There is another good
:09:09. > :09:16.offload for Richie Vernon. He is working hard in contact. You can
:09:16. > :09:22.see the pressure is on Italy there. If you hold that ball for two a
:09:22. > :09:27.three more phases, you could get a try. Italy got themselves back in
:09:27. > :09:32.it at a stage where Scotland were very much in charge. It was a
:09:32. > :09:41.terrific running move, but did they get through a little too easily?
:09:41. > :09:48.is tough to see how they actually got through. Scotland's defence was
:09:48. > :09:55.pretty strong up until here. I would blame the backs, really.
:09:55. > :10:00.difficulty with a scrum that far up the field, for Danielli, is whether
:10:00. > :10:10.he should drawback or stay up. With a solid scrum, Italy make a good
:10:10. > :10:11.
:10:11. > :10:18.decision. Two of three great of Lords. You can see Kelly Brown
:10:18. > :10:28.being held in here a little bit. Maybe it is not always the backs'
:10:28. > :10:34.fault. In the first 20 minutes Italy played a slow ball game.
:10:34. > :10:39.Tactically, it did not suit them. When they picked up the speed they
:10:39. > :10:43.can do things like that. It has changed the complexion of the game.
:10:43. > :10:48.They are right back into it now. I think the body language of Scotland
:10:48. > :10:57.is not what it was at the start. Scotland lost momentum at that
:10:57. > :11:01.point, didn't they? That happens in games. Anyone across the top 10
:11:01. > :11:04.nations will have good periods and bad periods. No-one gets an easy
:11:04. > :11:14.ride. What we are looking for is a reaction to when things did not go
:11:14. > :11:17.
:11:17. > :11:21.so well. You look to do your own basics very well. Scotland ended up
:11:21. > :11:25.finishing that half with points. I look forward to the start of the
:11:25. > :11:33.second half. How much is Andy Robinson getting from the so far?
:11:33. > :11:43.Quite a lot. The boys have done very well. It was looking like it
:11:43. > :11:45.
:11:45. > :11:48.could be be a side at one stage. -- Beaver topside. At the end of the
:11:48. > :11:58.day, the players are sticking to their guns. The defence has been
:11:58. > :12:05.spot-on, the set piece has been very good. In the scrums, it needs
:12:05. > :12:09.to be sorted out with quick balls to allow Max Evans to be dangerous.
:12:09. > :12:19.Let us have a look at what is coming up for Scotland just around
:12:19. > :12:30.
:12:30. > :12:35.the corner. The first game is against Romania. I know Dougie
:12:35. > :12:42.we're is trying to elbow you out of the side, but you must be looking
:12:42. > :12:49.at that thinking, Bring It On, and quickly. We are looking forward to
:12:49. > :12:54.the decision been made tomorrow. As soon as the squad is announced, if
:12:54. > :13:04.you are in it, you want to play well and win for Scotland. It is
:13:04. > :13:06.
:13:06. > :13:13.exciting looking at these fixtures. I think the way they are falling is
:13:13. > :13:20.tough. With matches five days apart, that is going to be tough.
:13:20. > :13:30.Scotland have a six-point advantage halfway through. Back to John
:13:30. > :13:40.
:13:40. > :13:44.I cannot see any changes to the Scots team. Dickens and, we have
:13:44. > :13:48.given him a bit of a hard time but I am not sure he is solely
:13:48. > :13:58.responsible for what is happening in the back. There are two sides to
:13:58. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:12.any scum. The tight-head is always key. A few of replacements are
:14:12. > :14:19.
:14:19. > :14:29.happening. Cusiter I would expect to see coming off the bench. There
:14:29. > :14:30.
:14:30. > :14:40.has been only one Italian replacement at half-time. Tommaso
:14:40. > :15:06.
:15:06. > :15:16.D'Apice has come on. He is there in goes left. Taken down by Derbyshire.
:15:16. > :15:22.
:15:23. > :15:32.Blair digs in. Parks has been told kind of ping-pong rugby. And nobody
:15:33. > :15:55.
:15:55. > :16:02.have just been told. Did that go forward by Barbieri? It is a
:16:02. > :16:12.turnover of ball, whatever. -- turnover ball. A good system by the
:16:12. > :16:25.
:16:25. > :16:30.gone back to the penalty. Garcia did not roll away. Graeme Morrison
:16:30. > :16:35.is the only player on the pitch for Scotland who played two weeks ago,
:16:35. > :16:40.that tells you about his important. And he just looks away before he
:16:40. > :16:48.did the most important thing, to catch the ball! Parks is trying to
:16:48. > :16:51.put it in front of Morrison but it is just too far. I just want to see
:16:51. > :16:57.Scotland's basic skills. Their passing technique and door that
:16:57. > :17:05.side of it, I want to see that work in the second half -- and all that
:17:05. > :17:12.side of it. A deliberate slow walk by most of these Scottish forward
:17:12. > :17:22.players. The set piece, for Scott Lawson to throw in, has some very
:17:22. > :17:29.
:17:29. > :17:34.is hard to tell with the World Cup around the corner if they do not
:17:34. > :17:40.want to give too much away and dog giving standard line-outs, but they
:17:40. > :17:45.want to take than -- and are giving. How there was not movement -- there
:17:45. > :17:50.was not much movement for Scotland in that line-out. And if the
:17:50. > :17:57.defending line-out get in the right position... Of they keeping the
:17:57. > :18:04.main men for the World Cup? Are these samples? Her why would you do
:18:04. > :18:09.that? -- why would you do that? That was too easy to defend. Man
:18:09. > :18:15.did not move, there was no subterfuge. A couple of set pieces
:18:15. > :18:24.and the last part of the first half and that one did not work. A big
:18:24. > :18:29.game for the scrum number three, very big man, plays for Glasgow's.
:18:29. > :18:33.17 stone 12. And maybe if there is one aspect of the game he needs to
:18:33. > :18:43.work on, Moray Low, it is his scrummaging. And it is a penalty to
:18:43. > :18:45.
:18:45. > :18:49.Scotland. Moray Low has done well in the last year. Two years ago,
:18:49. > :18:57.Euan Murray was the standard tight- head prop and his religious
:18:57. > :19:03.beliefs... Look at that, Dan Parks. He went for the furthest distance
:19:03. > :19:10.possible and put it over their line, basic mistake. You always say to
:19:11. > :19:15.you stand-off, be safe. He tries to get that screwing kick-off to the
:19:15. > :19:25.right and it just goes touch in goal, so it is a scrum to the
:19:25. > :19:38.
:19:38. > :19:43.Italians. Very frustrating for Andy Parisse takes the ball for a stroll,
:19:43. > :19:48.and they win another penalty. Every team in the world will be analysing
:19:48. > :19:54.a beggar game and people might be looking at this Italian scrum
:19:54. > :20:03.strength and the Scottish team and some work might need to be done. --
:20:03. > :20:09.analysing Feb gain. -- analysing Ved game. Euan Murray is no longer
:20:09. > :20:14.the stick on that selection as he was. With his religious beliefs.
:20:14. > :20:18.Scotland have a game on Sunday and have a quarter-final on Sunday and
:20:18. > :20:23.you win Murray does not play on a Sunday. So the selection is
:20:23. > :20:30.interesting. I wonder if Andy Robinson is saying, Moray Low,
:20:30. > :20:40.proved you have a chance and -- if you proved you have a chance, you
:20:40. > :20:53.
:20:53. > :20:57.team. -- could shock play from this Italian team. -- good play. A lot
:20:58. > :21:05.of mistakes today. The first 25 minutes I thought was a different
:21:06. > :21:10.game altogether band two weeks ago. Semenzato runs too much and it was
:21:10. > :21:14.not a good pass over his right shoulder. When you take the ball
:21:14. > :21:22.forward like he did, you must deliver a good pass because you
:21:22. > :21:27.know you are about to put somebody under severe pressure. This is a
:21:27. > :21:33.chance for Moray Low to impress Andy Robinson. He is up against the
:21:33. > :21:43.legend. And he just goes back slightly. Good play by Kelly Brown
:21:43. > :21:50.
:21:50. > :22:00.behind is in charge. I like the player of Masi. -- a place. He is
:22:00. > :22:01.
:22:01. > :22:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:22:42. > :22:47.Blair cannot hold it. The Italians extraordinary! He has got the try!
:22:47. > :22:53.Semenzato looked as though he was taking one man on too many, he had
:22:53. > :22:56.players to his left. He has scored this Scottish defence sleeping
:22:56. > :23:01.because the scrum-half sneaked round that short half for the
:23:01. > :23:06.second try for the Italians. first strike in the first half,
:23:06. > :23:16.Benvenuti, that was soft. -- the first try. This was even softer,
:23:16. > :23:23.and I think that was the wrong decision. Danielli, number 11.
:23:23. > :23:28.Richie Vernon misses it, it was not Danielli. He will be upset when he
:23:28. > :23:34.sees that, he should be smashing a ball like that. Bad defence from
:23:34. > :23:40.Scotland. This is a test of a team now because you are on your home
:23:40. > :23:47.turf, farewell game before the World Cup, top team, and I think
:23:47. > :23:51.Robinson, he cannot change what he has got... He is not going to make
:23:51. > :23:55.a knee-jerk decision. He has 28 players I've been keen nose of
:23:55. > :24:05.going and I think the rest will find out tomorrow -- I believe are
:24:05. > :24:17.
:24:17. > :24:22.going. Bergamasco to give the Italian performance has been their
:24:22. > :24:27.kicking. But in terms of how the Italians are playing, they are
:24:27. > :24:33.posing problems. They are asking a lot of problems and Scotland's
:24:33. > :24:37.defence have not got the problems. Scotland were good in defence
:24:37. > :24:41.against Ireland two weeks ago conceding no tries, they have
:24:41. > :24:51.conceded two in the first 15 minutes all right -- first 15
:24:51. > :24:52.
:24:52. > :25:02.minutes already. And Semenzato has played well today. Sergio Parisse
:25:02. > :25:09.
:25:09. > :25:19.has been sick all night and they pulled down running behind his own
:25:19. > :25:23.
:25:23. > :25:31.wind like that. -- Lynagh. Too much! Very scrappy. Both sides
:25:31. > :25:40.trying to work off... At this is the try. -- this is. Richie Vernon
:25:40. > :25:45.surely has to hold an? That was a bad tackle. Andy Robinson's thing
:25:45. > :25:55.is you must stop a player advancing up the pitch and must taken to
:25:55. > :25:55.
:25:55. > :26:05.ground first. -- and must take him. That is the big man, Del Fava,
:26:05. > :26:09.
:26:09. > :26:17.coming off. He will be replaced. They are keeping Del Fava, he has
:26:17. > :26:22.had a good game. I fully expected to see Cusiter Andy Murray, but
:26:22. > :26:32.they are still in the stand so clearly a different strategy is
:26:32. > :26:35.
:26:35. > :26:43.being adopted -- and also Murray. UN Murray is making his way down. -
:26:43. > :26:48.- Euan Murray. Moray Low does not like it, but he has to anchor that
:26:48. > :26:53.scrum. It will not seek -- it will not help when he sees his
:26:53. > :26:59.opposition, Euan Murray, warming up next to him. That is the problem
:26:59. > :27:04.for all of you watching, nearly 12 minutes scrum time and a team
:27:04. > :27:14.minutes of rugby, that is not acceptable. A quarter of the game
:27:14. > :27:45.
:27:45. > :27:52.own danger area. And it is adventurous place. -- place.
:27:52. > :27:57.think that was Moray Low struggling. A challenge, and it will be a try
:27:57. > :28:02.from Mike Blair! And he gets the second Scottish try it of the
:28:02. > :28:11.afternoon, and it was deserved. Too much time on the ball, the
:28:11. > :28:17.Edinburgh scrum-half, and he scored a try. And that is Mike Blair on
:28:17. > :28:22.his 72nd test, his 6th try. A good lesson, keep trying, because they
:28:22. > :28:27.have been trying to charge down all the game and it has not worked.
:28:27. > :28:33.Masi gave him too much time. Look at the pressure, you have got to
:28:33. > :28:40.buy it a raffle ticket to have a chance of a prize and it came up
:28:40. > :28:45.from its -- came up trumps. And Scotland breathe a sigh of relief.
:28:46. > :28:55.He scored five tries in 2002 against Canada. 14 Scotland
:28:56. > :29:24.
:29:24. > :29:34.just been made, as Dan Parks were runs back on that successful kick
:29:34. > :29:36.
:29:36. > :29:40.to give Scotland a 20-12 leader, with that Mike Blair try. Euan
:29:40. > :29:50.Murray is on after 54 minutes and Nikki Walker is on the left wing
:29:50. > :30:26.
:30:26. > :30:36.off, is not the greatest. I think every successful side has a good
:30:36. > :30:40.
:30:40. > :30:50.stand-off. I am not sure Luciano Orquera has the quality. That has
:30:50. > :31:04.
:31:04. > :31:14.put the icing on Blair's cake for position. Gregor Laidlaw has been
:31:14. > :31:35.
:31:35. > :31:39.20,000 or so today, Andy, not a bad crowd. I would love to see more
:31:39. > :31:43.people here. I would love to see 60,000 to send off our troops
:31:43. > :31:53.before they go to the Rugby World Cup. It is what it is, but it is
:31:53. > :32:30.
:32:30. > :32:40.That is good refereeing. He realised he made a mistake. He
:32:40. > :32:41.
:32:41. > :32:51.thought it was a knock-on. We are about to see Euan Murray
:32:51. > :32:51.
:32:51. > :33:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:33:42. > :33:52.come in for the first scrum. Can he Sergio Parisse cleverly twists his
:33:52. > :33:56.
:33:56. > :34:06.man. He had a short ball to Garcia's available. -- to Garcia
:34:06. > :34:09.
:34:09. > :34:19.available. You see he was over run by Garcia. That should have been a
:34:19. > :34:20.
:34:20. > :34:30.promising position. I know we should not hark back to Dominguez,
:34:30. > :34:39.
:34:39. > :34:49.but he was so good for Italy. Walker and Euan Murray are born. --
:34:49. > :34:49.
:34:49. > :35:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:35:43. > :35:53.De Luca, who I think as -- has had a great game. They have not been
:35:53. > :35:54.
:35:54. > :35:58.able to conduct for a try. You do not often hear the crowd booing.
:35:58. > :36:08.Here is Nick the look of. He looked up, he had the ball in one hand. He
:36:08. > :36:12.
:36:12. > :36:22.thought he was in. He was tackled by Andrea Masi. He defended well.
:36:22. > :36:32.That was just her foot race between Nick the look and Garcia. -- just a
:36:32. > :36:32.
:36:32. > :36:41.foot race. As the game progresses, Scotland are turning the screw a
:36:41. > :36:47.little more every minute. The Italians seem to have faded. That
:36:47. > :36:57.kick fades to the right. There are more substitutes lined up that we
:36:57. > :37:07.
:37:07. > :37:13.can see. We can see half-backs about to change. Let's not beat
:37:13. > :37:23.around the bush because Ruaridh Jackson is coming on. Chris Cusiter
:37:23. > :37:27.
:37:27. > :37:34.is on four Blair. He applauds the crowd. -- for Mike Blair. Cusiter
:37:34. > :37:44.has just under 20 minutes to prove his fitness. It is his 53th cap
:37:44. > :38:16.
:38:16. > :38:21.counterruck. Andy Robinson will make some players who can play in
:38:21. > :38:28.all positions. Nikki Walker is now playing for his Scotland place.
:38:28. > :38:38.Potentially, yes. Euan Murray, again, a second chance to show Andy
:38:38. > :39:02.
:39:02. > :39:07.Robinson he can keep his side of went for the impossible one-handed
:39:07. > :39:11.pick-up. It might have been better just to dive on the loose ball.
:39:11. > :39:21.That is the move that Scotland used when they scored the winning try
:39:21. > :39:23.
:39:23. > :39:26.last week. A good tackle by Cusiter. He takes Canale. This is the one
:39:26. > :39:36.where I would have liked to have seen him died on that rather than
:39:36. > :39:45.
:39:45. > :39:55.pick it up. -- dive on that. Murray up against Lo Cicero. Scotland not
:39:55. > :40:22.
:40:22. > :40:32.quite managing to get the Italian see from a different angle. It just
:40:32. > :40:33.
:40:33. > :40:39.seemed that it had opened up there. Let's have a look. He looked as
:40:39. > :40:45.though he was coming on the short ball. Look at that, that was clever.
:40:45. > :40:55.Nick de that they ended a up flat footed and ended up taking nobody.
:40:55. > :41:09.
:41:09. > :41:19.Nikki Walker is behind Ruaridh Jackson in open field. Another
:41:19. > :41:28.
:41:28. > :41:32.look at the power of Italy going through there. You do not often see
:41:32. > :41:42.this in a friendly. Something between Kelly Brown and
:41:42. > :41:43.
:41:43. > :41:51.Castrogiovanni. Somebody said to me that World Cup warm-up matches do
:41:51. > :42:00.not mean anything. I think you will see that it does. These lads just
:42:00. > :42:10.enjoy a bit of a rumble, don't they? Castrogiovanni did not like
:42:10. > :42:45.
:42:45. > :42:50.was just to kick it to the right a bit. Winning rugby matches is
:42:50. > :42:53.infectious. I know this game doesn't mean anything in terms of
:42:53. > :42:58.statistics and results, but it means a lot for confidence.
:42:58. > :43:01.Scotland, two weeks ago, got a huge amount of confidence from getting
:43:01. > :43:05.that try in the last minute. Scotland will get a lot from
:43:05. > :43:15.winning this game if they go wanted it. In my opinion, this is the
:43:15. > :43:27.
:43:27. > :43:37.goal for his country so far. He has pushed that to the right. --
:43:37. > :43:41.
:43:42. > :43:51.Ruaridh Jackson. He has scored 10 points for his country - two
:43:52. > :43:52.
:43:52. > :45:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:45:48. > :45:55.conversions, one penalty, one drop do that will. Jackson is good at
:45:55. > :46:05.that, he is a rugby player first and for most. War Catt out the
:46:05. > :46:09.
:46:09. > :46:15.back! -- Nikki Walker. This is exhibition stuff now! The Italian
:46:15. > :46:25.is around the wrong side, Barbieri, but he has got away with it.
:46:25. > :46:41.
:46:41. > :46:48.Castrogiovanni is having in rest on rucking by the Italians, they are
:46:48. > :46:56.trying to offset and upset the Scots. A penalty. I do not know
:46:56. > :47:00.what they are watching here, it sometimes seems a little bit... The
:47:00. > :47:06.invention is good. There is an attempt at rugby but it is just not
:47:06. > :47:16.happening. But ultimately winning. There was a lot of good play but
:47:16. > :47:17.
:47:17. > :47:21.there is not that killer passing. This is Graeme Morrison. Nikki
:47:21. > :47:27.Walker de Barclay. And he is smiling. That last passage of play
:47:27. > :47:32.is symptomatic of the problem for Scotland. A lot of good play and
:47:32. > :47:36.getting behind Italy but they could not get back killer pass. Scotland
:47:36. > :47:43.put a lot of passes together which is good, but they cannot get over
:47:43. > :47:52.the try-line as much as I would like. And Dougie Hall comes on for
:47:52. > :47:58.his 36th cap, in great stalwart. -- a great. Moved to Edinburgh in 2007.
:47:58. > :48:08.And the Italians are making changes. Lorenzo Cittadini comes out for his
:48:08. > :48:34.
:48:34. > :48:44.6th cap. And he has caused havoc in Morrison, who has had another good
:48:44. > :49:02.
:49:02. > :49:12.pass rugby. The pitch has held up well here, a light off fading and
:49:12. > :49:43.
:49:43. > :49:48.the flood lights are on. -- the the far side after that passage of
:49:48. > :49:54.play. He has played his heart out, hasn't he? He has played well since
:49:54. > :49:59.he has come on. Scotland in this last seven minutes need to finish
:49:59. > :50:04.on a high to set them off for New Zealand. I think they will win this
:50:04. > :50:12.game with seven minutes to go, but wouldn't it be great to get another
:50:12. > :50:18.try? To finish on a high and go off and do us proud Down Under.
:50:18. > :50:28.shortens line-up by the Italians as Tommaso D'Apice picks out the big
:50:28. > :50:28.
:50:28. > :50:35.man -- a shortened line-up. If 54th cap for Alessandro Zanni. A long
:50:35. > :50:45.pass to Masi. And out to Bergamasco. Strong and into contact, he does
:50:45. > :50:46.
:50:46. > :50:52.well, Bergamasco has. -- Bergamasco. Beautifully taken by Judy Deni! --
:50:52. > :51:02.by Lorenzo Cittadini. And Euan Murray rescues that for the Scots.
:51:02. > :51:36.
:51:36. > :51:42.but I would not mess with Graeme to start both games, and that tells
:51:42. > :51:50.you everything about how important Andy Robinson and Gregor Townsend
:51:50. > :51:59.rate him. He missed the sets -- the Six Nations. He is hugely
:51:59. > :52:04.influential for Scotland. He is 6 ft 3, just under 17 stone. But he
:52:04. > :52:14.has got great feet, so he is not an easy target and his offloading is
:52:14. > :52:18.
:52:18. > :52:23.pretty good. Ross Rennie, who has really impressed. He was on his
:52:23. > :52:30.pitch -- he is on the pitch for his 8th cap, so Kelly Brown will go to
:52:30. > :52:40.eight. Interesting to see if Rennie and Barclay play left and right or
:52:40. > :53:09.
:53:09. > :53:19.open and blind. This could be the Kelly Brown. Goal left now, they
:53:19. > :53:19.
:53:19. > :53:23.run numbers now. -- go left. There are numbers. There is an injury. In
:53:23. > :53:32.the injury for Nikki Walker. You do not want that if you are going on
:53:32. > :53:38.an aeroplane! A physiotherapist is on, look at that. And that was good
:53:38. > :53:46.play by Rory Lamont, the Toulon man fighting his way back from injury.
:53:46. > :53:55.Morrison again with a little kick. And Benvenuti turns round and sends
:53:55. > :54:02.it up into the stand, at a line-out for the Scots. Hae -- a line-out.
:54:02. > :54:09.Nikki Walker is sitting on the 10 yard line. That is a ligament gone
:54:09. > :54:14.in his knee. The physiotherapist, he got a feel for Nikki Walker
:54:14. > :54:24.because it is so tight and so close. If you get an injury now, you watch
:54:24. > :54:27.
:54:27. > :54:32.out for the tournament. And that is Richie Gray and Kellock. And Nikki
:54:32. > :54:37.Walker has injured himself. And the emergency team on the. It is not
:54:37. > :54:43.that serious, but it is serious enough to mean he is still sitting
:54:43. > :54:52.down. The forwards have done their job to subdue the Italians, who are
:54:52. > :54:58.very experienced players. This is the one position... Maybe this
:54:58. > :55:02.makes his decision for him, which is very sad. I was very worried
:55:02. > :55:08.about this game because if you get a bad injury now, you are out of
:55:08. > :55:13.the World Cup. It has been a good game, Scotland winning, who is your
:55:13. > :55:20.man of the Match? A lot of players have done well, Mike Blair
:55:20. > :55:24.controlled things well, but my Man of the Match is Scotland's No. 13
:55:24. > :55:29.Nick De Luca. He has been at the heart of everything going forward,
:55:29. > :55:34.came off the bench two weeks ago and made a difference. He has
:55:34. > :55:41.brought a lot of energy to the back line, so my Man of the Match is No.
:55:41. > :55:45.13, Nick De Luca. His first test try it was in the final 2011 Six
:55:45. > :55:51.Nations test against Italy. And you have made him Man of the Match
:55:51. > :55:57.again. It is his 4th game against the Italians, just one try. He came
:55:57. > :56:03.back to the squad after Graeme Morrison suffered an injury. So the
:56:03. > :56:09.man with the Italian and surname is Andy Nicol's Man of the Match. --
:56:09. > :56:14.Italian surnames. He lost his footing, that happens. We wanted to
:56:14. > :56:19.finish on a higher and this is not that exciting. A lot of players
:56:19. > :56:23.will feel for him. Even the players he is in competition with
:56:23. > :56:29.internally for selection will be very disappointed. And you can see
:56:29. > :56:38.Gregor Townsend very frustrated, and Andy Robinson. This will be a
:56:38. > :56:45.real Downer for them, in what has been a pretty good performance.
:56:45. > :56:51.feel for him because my last avert game of rugby, I destroyed my knee
:56:51. > :56:55.and could not make the first World Cup. So I know how they are feeling
:56:55. > :57:02.and also how Nikki Walker is feeling. This is the kind of think
:57:02. > :57:07.you just do not want. -- kind of thing. The players do not want it,
:57:07. > :57:12.at a friend has been injured. And Nikki Walker is heading up the
:57:13. > :57:22.tunnel with his head in his hands, and that is his World Cup over.
:57:23. > :57:23.
:57:23. > :57:29.Very sad. Another line-out steel. Semenzato. The line-outs have not
:57:29. > :57:36.been very good. That should have been a great platform for Scotland
:57:36. > :57:43.but Scotland have lost all three. Max Evans nearly got through and he
:57:43. > :57:49.tries to free his hands, and he does. We have just been told that
:57:49. > :57:59.Nikki Walker has suffered a knee injury. Some think seemingly
:57:59. > :58:04.
:58:04. > :58:14.innocuous, a slip, but his knee is Castrogiovanni, I think, with
:58:14. > :58:35.
:58:35. > :58:42.like him! Ross Rennie is up on his feet quickly. Good play by Barbieri,
:58:42. > :58:49.the Canadian. The referee says, play on a. Good counter rucking
:58:49. > :58:58.from Nick De Luca, your Man of the Match. And it was not for his
:58:58. > :59:05.rugby! Masi should be rocked but nobody is on the ball. Should be
:59:05. > :59:11.robbed. Scotland could be on the way to a knock-on, a scrum to the
:59:11. > :59:17.Italians. A lot of good play, a lot of pleasing aspects to Scotland's
:59:17. > :59:23.gain, but the line-outs in the Italy 22 that have been turned over,
:59:23. > :59:29.it started off well but certainly has not finished like that. A good
:59:29. > :59:34.tackle by Ross Rennie. If this was a Six Nations game, we would be
:59:34. > :59:38.delighted because this is a very good win against an Italian team
:59:38. > :59:44.improving all the time. But the crowd wanted a bit more from the
:59:44. > :59:50.players'. But if I was a player, I would be happy. Nikki Walker will
:59:50. > :59:55.be upset, but most of the players will be happy. Two weeks ago, there
:59:55. > :00:01.were more questions than answers. The answer today, Scotland are in
:00:01. > :00:06.good shape for the World Cup, barring the injury to Nikki Walker.
:00:06. > :00:16.Scotland looked like they have got their game had sons. A lovely
:00:16. > :00:40.
:00:40. > :00:43.Italians. Max Evans rip the ball. - - ripped. I think all the players
:00:43. > :00:46.will obviously have seen Nikki Walker being carted off and they
:00:46. > :00:51.just want this game to finish because they do not want it to
:00:51. > :01:01.happen to them. Scotland have scored two tries and have conceded
:01:01. > :01:02.
:01:03. > :01:08.two tries. I think, defensively, the tries were pretty weak. I think
:01:08. > :01:18.we just want this game to finish now. I wonder if Castrogiovanni
:01:18. > :01:22.
:01:22. > :01:32.will get clapped off or booed off. That is Nick Mallett and the
:01:32. > :01:53.
:01:53. > :01:58.Scottish victory here at Murrayfield. Let's sum this up. Two
:01:58. > :02:04.tries apiece, a warm-up game, what has been good and what has been
:02:04. > :02:11.that? Scotland have won two games. You cannot overestimate what
:02:11. > :02:21.winning does for your confidence. The Lucan did shape physically --
:02:21. > :02:27.
:02:27. > :02:32.they look in. Andy Robinson makes his way to the players. And
:02:32. > :02:39.Scotland have won their second and possibly final game in preparation
:02:40. > :02:49.for the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand. They have scored two tries
:02:50. > :02:55.
:02:55. > :03:03.Scotland will go to the World Cup on the back of two warm-up wins.
:03:03. > :03:08.Let's find out what Chris and Donnie thought of it. Andy Robinson
:03:08. > :03:13.said before the match that the result was tea, especially backing
:03:13. > :03:18.up a win against Ireland. They have created momentum and the winning
:03:18. > :03:24.feeling. There are lots of things they could improve on, but to win
:03:24. > :03:30.his first and foremost the most important thing. Andy Nicol thinks
:03:30. > :03:39.Scotland are in good shape for the World Cup, Donny, do you agree?
:03:39. > :03:43.They are undefeated in the warm-up games. Every player has only had
:03:43. > :03:47.one game time in ten weeks. That is a concern and you can see it in the
:03:47. > :03:52.way they play. I think they are in good physical shape, but playing as
:03:52. > :03:59.a team there is a lot of work to be done yet. Confidence might be the
:04:00. > :04:04.thing. Undefeated going in, they have been together for ten weeks.
:04:04. > :04:11.The squad is going down to 30. Five players are going to be very
:04:11. > :04:18.disappointed, which is a shame. The draw works well for Scotland.
:04:18. > :04:20.Romania will be one of the easiest games. George a, to me, is going to
:04:20. > :04:29.be a major test for Scotland because they have big forwards up
:04:29. > :04:34.front. The concern for Scotland Today was the scrum. The Jorja
:04:34. > :04:44.coaches Richie Dixon, who used to be involved in Scotland. The second
:04:44. > :04:45.
:04:45. > :04:50.have today was not a classic. It was a long 40 minutes to watch.
:04:50. > :04:59.Andy Robinson has some decisions to make. One his captaincy and the
:04:59. > :05:09.other is his team. Were there many outstanding players for you?
:05:09. > :05:09.
:05:10. > :05:19.anyone outstanding. I think they will be disappointed with the two
:05:19. > :05:23.tries they conceded. The second one could have been stopped. It is game
:05:23. > :05:31.time under the belt. I thought Mike Blair looked really sharp. He
:05:32. > :05:37.missed a lot of the pre-season build-up with injury. Chris Cusiter
:05:37. > :05:47.and Euan Murray came on. There are guys who played well individually
:05:47. > :05:51.
:05:51. > :06:01.but nothing to wonder why no place. -- to underline their place.
:06:01. > :06:02.
:06:02. > :06:11.think it was enthusiasm in the first 20 minutes. When you have not
:06:11. > :06:15.played you try a lot harder. The Italians never looked like scoring
:06:15. > :06:20.but they got a score in the first half and that gave them confidence
:06:20. > :06:24.and brought them back into the game. All in all, great to see Scotland
:06:24. > :06:34.have a victory and we carry that forward with fingers crossed into
:06:34. > :06:43.the World Cup. Mick the lookout is with -- man-of-
:06:43. > :06:49.the-match Nick De Luca is with us. A solid performers today, still
:06:49. > :06:53.things to Wycombe. We one might begin by 11. Mikes in the end. It
:06:53. > :06:56.is a great stepping-stone going forward to the World Cup. You have
:06:56. > :07:01.been involved in the training camps in the past and they have missed
:07:01. > :07:09.out. Has that been a big momentum to drive you forward but then?
:07:09. > :07:14.did not expect anything this year. I would be devastated not to be
:07:14. > :07:20.involved, so I hope I have done myself some good and Andy will put
:07:20. > :07:30.me on the plane. You have struggled a bit with injury. How are you
:07:30. > :07:36.
:07:36. > :07:40.feeling now? My groin feels great. You a man-of-the-match. We will
:07:40. > :07:43.present you with the trophy. Well done.
:07:43. > :07:47.Scotland went ahead in the first half due to Alasdair beckons in's
:07:47. > :07:57.try. It was certainly merited at that stage because Scotland had
:07:57. > :08:06.
:08:06. > :08:11.opened up well. Yes, things were They made the Italian's work and
:08:11. > :08:14.started them running because they are big upfront. Everything was
:08:14. > :08:24.looking good for Scotland to dominate the game. It was great to
:08:24. > :08:26.
:08:26. > :08:31.see the passage of play. Mike Blair I thought played extremely well.
:08:31. > :08:41.The odd mistake, but Scotland capitalised very well with his
:08:41. > :08:42.
:08:42. > :08:51.quick ball. Nor was it going to be difficult -- is it going to be
:08:51. > :09:01.difficult to maintain this form? Pre-season games are difficult
:09:01. > :09:02.
:09:02. > :09:08.because you are blowing the cobwebs out. To find your feet is difficult
:09:08. > :09:15.to do but I thought, started well. Italy found their form a little bit
:09:15. > :09:19.towards the end of the first a. They made some good discussions and
:09:19. > :09:29.scored a good try. How much will Scotland be beating themselves up
:09:29. > :09:29.
:09:29. > :09:38.about the two Italian tries? think quite a lot. It is a problem
:09:38. > :09:41.that Scotland have. If they see a chink they should keep going. The
:09:41. > :09:46.scrum as an area that Scotland are going to have to pick on because
:09:46. > :09:52.the Italians were very strong. It had a lot to do with them scoring
:09:52. > :09:55.here. The defence was good up until then, and to let Italy scored at
:09:55. > :10:04.this point in the game was crucial to how they performed for the rest
:10:04. > :10:06.of the match. Scotland came have brought their foot off the gas are
:10:06. > :10:12.a little bit instead of keeping going. New Zealand a very good at
:10:12. > :10:22.that. If they see a chink in the arm of the keep exploiting it.
:10:22. > :10:28.Italy played some good play as well. When they got into this quick ball
:10:28. > :10:38.mentality they capitalised very well. If New Zealand had scored
:10:38. > :10:52.
:10:52. > :10:56.that try, we would have been in awe of it. I think we will get
:10:56. > :11:06.organised and try to work on the defensive positions as quickly as
:11:06. > :11:09.
:11:09. > :11:17.possible. Scotland conceded a soft try. Ten-hour day -- in my day
:11:17. > :11:22.there were baggy jerseys and he might have got caught there. Body
:11:22. > :11:27.position is something to look into. Scotland will have a very good look
:11:27. > :11:37.and try to make sure they do not happen again.
:11:37. > :11:45.
:11:45. > :11:49.There was great awareness from Mike Blair. He is a great sportsman.
:11:49. > :11:59.Mike is really sharp and brave in the face of that and he has
:11:59. > :11:59.
:11:59. > :12:09.rewarded. -- he is rewarded. changed things with Chris Cusiter
:12:09. > :12:10.
:12:10. > :12:14.coming on later on. It might change things. It was great to see Chris
:12:14. > :12:22.Cusiter comeback for the last 20 minutes. He played his part. He is
:12:22. > :12:29.up for selection so it is down to Andy Robinson. The real heartbreak
:12:29. > :12:36.is for Nikki Walker. It looks like his World Cup has gone. He will go
:12:36. > :12:41.through the same protocols that people go through, no matter what
:12:41. > :12:45.the injury. He will be getting the best of treatment. If anything
:12:45. > :12:51.needs scandal look that he will get that right away. We just hope it is
:12:51. > :12:54.good news. The closer you get to the World Cup, the more excited you
:12:54. > :12:59.get by it. If he was to lose out and an injury he would be
:12:59. > :13:01.devastated. He was at the 2003 World Cup and he is young enough to
:13:01. > :13:05.make the next one of the does not make this one.
:13:05. > :13:13.Just to sum up briefly, two wins on the way to the World Cup cannot be
:13:13. > :13:20.bad. It is positive. Great moving forward. Italy was good, Ireland