Italy v Scotland

:00:14. > :00:19.12 matches gone. Three to go, a Six Nations as ever for the volumation

:00:19. > :00:24.and desolation. COMMENTATOR: David Strettle is

:00:24. > :00:28.going to get the goal there. It looks as though he did.

:00:28. > :00:34.The game is over. Controversy...

:00:34. > :00:39.COMMENTATOR: That is red. That is red.

:00:39. > :00:46.Brilliance. COMMENTATOR: Morgan does well. One

:00:46. > :00:47.tackle, two tackle, three tackles, gets the pass away. Brilliant by

:00:47. > :00:52.England! COMMENTATOR: He is clear.

:00:52. > :01:00.Tommy Bowe is going to score for Ireland!

:01:00. > :01:05.COMMENTATOR: It is on the line here. Richie Gray, a marvellous tie.

:01:05. > :01:09.COMMENTATOR: George North, a beautiful off-load, a score for

:01:09. > :01:19.Wales. By tonight it will be all over for

:01:19. > :01:19.

:01:19. > :02:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:02:31. > :02:35.another year, but you now what, You don't have to be Welsh to

:02:35. > :02:44.understand why today matters so much, but it probably helps. The

:02:44. > :02:48.sport that binds a nation, today mourns a great hero, Mervyn Davis,

:02:48. > :02:52.while preparing to celebrate its successes. A quarter of a million

:02:52. > :02:56.people are expected to come to dardyif, just to say that they were

:02:56. > :03:06.here. It matters that much.

:03:06. > :03:08.

:03:08. > :03:13.In Wales we live and we dream rugby. COMMENTATOR: He has it, he is going

:03:13. > :03:19.to score! That is quality for you. Barry John.

:03:19. > :03:24.It was once our recurring dream to play France for the Grand Slam.

:03:24. > :03:28.And the dream would come true. COMMENTATOR: JJ Williams does

:03:29. > :03:33.score! The golden age of Dream Rugby.

:03:33. > :03:38.COMMENTATOR: Edwards with a drop goal. That's done it! Three Grand

:03:38. > :03:43.Slams. COMMENTATOR: A Grand Slam drop goal.

:03:43. > :03:48.But the dream faded. Until one day, in a new age...

:03:49. > :03:58.COMMENTATOR: Gethgeth, he is really going to -- Gethin Jones, he ising

:03:59. > :04:08.

:04:08. > :04:13.are going -- he ising are going to Grand Slams in threes fill our

:04:13. > :04:23.dreams. France, the last game. Will it all

:04:23. > :04:24.

:04:24. > :04:34.come true again? COMMENTATOR: Davis has scored for

:04:34. > :04:35.

:04:35. > :04:44.Wales! COMMENTATOR: Alex Cuthbert!

:04:44. > :04:50.COMMENTATOR: Scoring for Wales. The Triple Crown! Can he make it to

:04:50. > :04:53.the line? Yes he can! And while Wales dream, the French plot a

:04:53. > :04:57.Welsh nightmare. Perhaps born of optimism, born of that World Cup

:04:57. > :05:01.final appearance. There is a huge presence in card yif this weekend.

:05:01. > :05:05.It is the final day of the championship, -- in Cardiff this

:05:05. > :05:10.weekend, it is the final day of the championship, all of the trophies

:05:10. > :05:16.are to be handed out. The biggest prize of all, beckons

:05:16. > :05:21.the men in Red. Played four, won four, although the sceptics say

:05:22. > :05:26.that the form has deteriorated. A surge is required today it is not

:05:26. > :05:31.just about victory today, but about the World Cup semifinal night in

:05:31. > :05:39.Auckland, whether the greatest prize was within reach, then

:05:39. > :05:43.snatched away. All of the plan fos -- plans for the post-match party

:05:43. > :05:47.are prepared. In the land of song, Wales have to hit the right note.

:05:47. > :05:54.If Wales slip up, the championship could be heading to Twickenham.

:05:54. > :05:59.What then for the interim coach of the English? And this day of rugby

:05:59. > :06:06.nirvana for the fan, will be purg tri for a team in Rome, one of them

:06:06. > :06:11.waiting for the spoon of doom. And a Welsh rugby past and present

:06:11. > :06:20.day and optimism for what may happen and also in mourning for one

:06:20. > :06:26.of Wales's greatest players, the South Wales Echo: Wales loses in

:06:26. > :06:36.this triumph. A picture of Mervyn Davis boots.

:06:36. > :06:37.

:06:37. > :06:42.A quote, "Mervyn Davis was a true ledge ind, an icon of the game."

:06:43. > :06:48.Now, what would be your abiding memory of Mervyn? A gentleman and a

:06:48. > :06:55.genuine nice guy, but as a player, immense. As Phil Bennett suggested.

:06:55. > :06:59.Every game he played he gave 100%. He was like an octopus on the floor.

:06:59. > :07:06.The modern-day player cannot remember the rucks that took place

:07:06. > :07:10.in those days, but if you did not have the ball, you could not use it.

:07:10. > :07:18.Mervyn epitomised what a great number eight did in those days.

:07:18. > :07:22.And as a captain? A fantastic captain. He captained Wales in' 76.

:07:22. > :07:27.He just refused to go off even though he was badly injured.

:07:27. > :07:34.The image of the moustache, the side burns, the tape around the

:07:34. > :07:39.head, you can't imagine him other than with all of the accessries?

:07:39. > :07:45.That's right. He's had paintings, he's had the groggs set after him,

:07:45. > :07:50.he is unmistakable. Lots of us used to think that at the time when it

:07:50. > :07:56.was fashionable for hair to be like, that we thought he was playing for

:07:57. > :08:01.Fiji. He is a lovely, quiet man, but a great character. Sadly, sadly

:08:01. > :08:06.missed. And Merv the Swerve, did he ever

:08:06. > :08:10.swerve? I don't think he Z but Mervyn Davies was not that kind of

:08:10. > :08:13.player. He was the true, honest player that got on with his job, he

:08:14. > :08:17.knew what he had to do. If there was a swerve it was probably an

:08:17. > :08:22.accident. How much does his death add to

:08:22. > :08:26.today? Well, these boys will play for the day, they will want to win,

:08:26. > :08:30.obviously without a question, but it will be a great send off to the

:08:30. > :08:36.great man if Wales can carry on and have another Grand Slam tied.

:08:36. > :08:40.Thank you very much, Gareth. So, 12 matches down, three to go.

:08:40. > :08:45.The penultimate last weekend. It started as a slow burner, but ended

:08:45. > :08:49.in a rousing finale. Round four, hoping for the good

:08:49. > :08:56.things of rugby, but the worst might not happen. Hoping to stay in

:08:56. > :09:06.the chase. To start the chase. To play with a smile and send her

:09:06. > :09:10.

:09:10. > :09:20.? Cardiff, the heavyweights got down to business.

:09:20. > :09:26.

:09:27. > :09:31.This was a difficult day for those Captain Sergio Parisse and Gethin

:09:31. > :09:39.Jones horns' locked. Until the moment of release, Jamie Roberts,

:09:39. > :09:45.saluting the pathway to the slam. And then the small and the tall

:09:45. > :09:52.came together again, Leigh Halfpenny against the Sovereign.

:09:52. > :09:57.The loose change put in the bin. There was a charge at the last, a

:09:57. > :10:01.tower block on the move, Jack Cuthbert, setting the sky as the

:10:01. > :10:11.limit for the days ahead, sealing victory on the day.

:10:11. > :10:18.

:10:18. > :10:27.In Dublin, Rory Best was at his best, again.

:10:27. > :10:31.And the ten meant block that is Richie Gray was even better.

:10:31. > :10:37.Tommy Bowe to score a record equalling try, will have to wait

:10:37. > :10:42.for his sixth of the Six Nations, light relief. The dark dangers that

:10:43. > :10:50.lurk, Lee Jones, out cold. Scotland still without the warmth

:10:51. > :10:56.of a win. Sunday in Paris.

:10:56. > :11:01.Stprans's ancients against England's morns -- France's

:11:01. > :11:05.ancients against England's moderns. Something would have to give. Over

:11:05. > :11:13.with a pass to Alesha Dixon and Manu Tuilagi with a gallop to the

:11:13. > :11:21.line. This is the age of fearless youth. Le Crunch had its moments.

:11:21. > :11:25.It through light on what may lie ahead for England, then Morgan to

:11:25. > :11:30.Ben Foden, good for one side in an election year.

:11:30. > :11:34.Very good for one side. Tom Croft may not swing French public opinion,

:11:34. > :11:38.but he may have influenced a few votes in the English boardroom.

:11:38. > :11:48.There is an England coach to be named.

:11:48. > :11:53.

:11:53. > :11:56.A President to elect... A prize So this is how the table looks with

:11:56. > :12:00.just these three matchs to go. Italy, Scotland, we are shortly

:12:00. > :12:04.heading off to Rome. That is the wooden game.

:12:04. > :12:11.England, Ireland, to round things off.

:12:11. > :12:15.If France were to spring an upset here, there is a 38-point

:12:15. > :12:21.differential between Wales and England. That could be too much to

:12:21. > :12:24.broach, but you never know. We are a few hours from the kick-

:12:24. > :12:28.off here. There is a buzz in the city it goes without saying. You

:12:28. > :12:34.were with the players, how confident are they today? They are

:12:34. > :12:40.itching to get out today. It has been a long week. They have had a

:12:40. > :12:48.good training week by all accounts. Everybody is fit. It is a bones, so

:12:48. > :12:52.they are excite bad today. Can you see a way in which France

:12:52. > :12:56.could come good to the last? There is always a chance with the French.

:12:56. > :13:01.Although, I have to say, this is the only French side I have ever

:13:01. > :13:05.seen that is afraid to play with the ball. It seems so unlike them.

:13:05. > :13:10.We always say it, it has been said since I played against them, that

:13:10. > :13:14.they can come up and produce a game on the day like this did in that

:13:14. > :13:16.World Cup final. So there is every chance that Wales' biggest

:13:16. > :13:19.opposition could be against themselves.

:13:19. > :13:25.Well it is exciting. The buzz is fantastic. We are looking forward

:13:25. > :13:30.to talking more to the guys later As well as the match as Twickenham

:13:30. > :13:37.it could be a defining moment for Stuart Lancaster is the coach filet

:13:37. > :13:40.come the summer and a big day for Andy Robinson, knowing that the

:13:40. > :13:44.championship could have a major impact on whether or not he keeps

:13:44. > :13:50.his position. He is talking to our reporter in Rome.

:13:50. > :13:56.Andy a beautiful day. They are warming up in the stadium with the

:13:56. > :14:01.theme from gladaire, what kind of battle have the Scottish got today?

:14:01. > :14:04.It will be a huge game. The Italians defend with pride and

:14:04. > :14:10.ferocity. I think that this Italian pack is

:14:10. > :14:13.the most experienced, most capped set of forwards to play in a Test

:14:13. > :14:19.Match. Including of course, Sergio Parisse, do you have plans for him?

:14:19. > :14:23.We are going to defend well today they have a powerful scrum and

:14:23. > :14:26.forward, so those are the two battlegrounds to get right. The

:14:26. > :14:32.only way to do that is by going at them.

:14:32. > :14:36.I think that Italy can play with the ball in hand. We have to knock

:14:36. > :14:40.them over and not concede cheap scores. If you look at the scores

:14:40. > :14:45.so far, the scores have been cheap. Is there a danger that there is is

:14:45. > :14:48.a fear of defeat that could overcome the desire to win today?

:14:48. > :14:52.No, we are focusing on what ewe have to do.

:14:52. > :14:59.If you look at how we have been playing, we started the games well,

:14:59. > :15:04.but lost our way at times. That is what has hurt is. -- us. So that is

:15:04. > :15:10.a good start, to get the scoreboard ticking over and keep playing. The

:15:10. > :15:13.guys have played very good rugby. A full 80-minute performance today?

:15:14. > :15:17.Without a doubt. It is a fantastic day. You can't plain about the

:15:17. > :15:19.weather, but it is about working for each other. That is the thing

:15:19. > :15:29.for us. That everybody has to commit.

:15:29. > :15:33.

:15:33. > :15:38.Good luck. If he wanted he was singing, it was

:15:38. > :15:45.a former international star. Now we go to Rome. Look at that. A

:15:45. > :15:49.wonderful picture. Over to our commentary team.

:15:49. > :15:55.Thank you, and John, art when England played here, they have to

:15:55. > :16:01.be escorted to it the stadium by a snow plough. It is weather for

:16:01. > :16:06.sunglasses today for the visit by Scotland. There will be a moment's

:16:06. > :16:11.silence for Jack Hobbs, who was a prominent player for the All Blacks

:16:11. > :16:21.and became an administrator in the game of rugby, playing a large part

:16:21. > :16:48.

:16:48. > :16:52.in bringing the Rugby World Cup We wondered what the attendance

:16:52. > :17:02.would be like. Looking at the stadium, hardly an empty seat,

:17:02. > :17:10.

:17:10. > :17:20.which is a good endorsement of # O Flower of Scotland.

:17:20. > :17:21.

:17:21. > :17:31.# When will we see your like again. # That fought and died for.

:17:31. > :17:34.

:17:34. > :17:37.# Your wee bit hill and glen. # That stood against him.

:17:37. > :17:39.# Proud Edward's army. # And sent him homeward.

:17:39. > :17:45.# Tae think again. # Those days are past now.

:17:45. > :17:51.# And in the past they must remain. # But we can still rise now.

:17:51. > :17:58.# And be the nation again. # That stood against him.

:17:58. > :18:08.# Proud Edward's army. # And sent him homeward.

:18:08. > :18:23.

:18:23. > :18:28.# Tae think again #. APPLAUSE Scotland have not -- have

:18:28. > :18:38.not won here in Rome since 2006. This is one of the great sounds

:18:38. > :18:46.

:18:46. > :18:56.especially in this stadium. # Fratelli d'Italia.

:18:56. > :18:59.

:18:59. > :19:07.# L'Italia s'e desta. # Dell'elmo di Scipio.

:19:07. > :19:16.# S'e cinta la testa. # Dov'e la vittoria?

:19:16. > :19:26.# Le porga la chioma. # Che schiava di Roma.

:19:26. > :19:26.

:19:27. > :19:36.# Iddio la creo. # Fratelli d'Italia.

:19:37. > :19:39.

:19:39. > :19:49.# L'Italia s'e desta. # Dell'elmo di Scipio.

:19:49. > :19:49.

:19:49. > :19:54.# S'e cinta la testa. # Dov'e la vittoria?

:19:54. > :19:56.# Le porga la chioma. # Che schiava di Roma.

:19:57. > :20:00.# Iddio la creo. # Stringiamoci a coorte.

:20:00. > :20:02.# Siam pronti alla morte. # Italia chiamo.

:20:02. > :20:12.# Stringiamoci a coorte. # Siam pronti alla morte.

:20:12. > :20:12.

:20:12. > :20:17.# Italia chiamo #. Si! That is how much it means to the

:20:17. > :20:24.Italians on the final day. There has been one late change to the

:20:24. > :20:28.Scotland team. It is not represented on the graphics. But in

:20:29. > :20:38.Jon Welsh has come in in place of Allan Jacobsen, who has been

:20:39. > :20:40.

:20:40. > :20:47.injured in the warm up. It will be a first cap for him. Italy also had

:20:47. > :20:55.to make a late change. That is in their front row. There are now

:20:55. > :21:05.seven changes to the Italian side. Martin Castrogiovanni also add

:21:05. > :21:08.

:21:08. > :21:13.strength to the front row. The change is at position number two.

:21:13. > :21:19.Parisse leads Italy for the 14th time. A significant day for the

:21:19. > :21:26.Irish referee, Alain Rolland. He equals the record of Jonathan

:21:26. > :21:29.Caplin of most Test matches refereed at the top level. A quick

:21:29. > :21:39.word from Andy Nicol on that late change for Scotland. They had a

:21:39. > :21:40.

:21:40. > :21:46.late change in Dublin,. Coming in at loose-head. The scrummaging

:21:46. > :21:53.prowess of Jon Welsh. It is a late change, which can disrupt any side.

:21:53. > :21:58.It is a wonderful day here. The sunshine will play a factor. They

:21:58. > :22:03.won the toss, playing right to left because of the sunshine.

:22:03. > :22:06.Italians chose to keep the sunshine Italians chose to keep the sunshine

:22:06. > :22:12.on their backs. That is for the first half in Rome and we are under

:22:12. > :22:17.way not just for the first time it has come down to these two Nations

:22:17. > :22:24.to battle it out for bottom place. One of the Sizewell feel the wooden

:22:24. > :22:29.spoon by the end of this game -- off the sides will. If there is

:22:29. > :22:36.anything worse than a wooden spoon, it is a whitewashed wooden spoon.

:22:36. > :22:46.That was a good offload from Denton. And the first touch of the ball for

:22:46. > :23:00.

:23:00. > :23:09.into the sunshine. I think it will really play a factor in this first

:23:09. > :23:15.half. A good offload by David Denton who got into Max Evans. Too

:23:15. > :23:25.far for Greig Laidlaw, which allowed Andrea Masi to clear the

:23:25. > :23:26.

:23:26. > :23:36.lines. Richie Gray and James Hamilton, and just waiting for

:23:36. > :23:37.

:23:37. > :23:41.treatment to be brought on for Canale. Making his international

:23:41. > :23:48.debut in 2003 and Six Nations in 2004 against the Scottish. And I

:23:48. > :23:53.could not see what happened. It is the last thing they want. You have

:23:53. > :23:57.been standing singing the anthems and you want to come out and have a

:23:57. > :24:07.crack at it. One minute in and there is a delay. Something the

:24:07. > :24:08.

:24:08. > :24:16.players do not want. It looks like he will be OK to continue. He's

:24:16. > :24:26.scored a try against Scotland in Rome in the past. The first to

:24:26. > :24:41.

:24:41. > :24:51.throw for Ross Ford. Scotland win easily going to be tackled in the

:24:51. > :24:56.

:24:56. > :25:00.touch, and it looks like an owl is down again. -- Canale. John Barclay

:25:00. > :25:10.making the tackle. I think he has done his leg now. A he has been in

:25:10. > :25:22.

:25:22. > :25:28.earlier position from Alain Rolland. That is one won and one last for

:25:28. > :25:36.Scotland in the line-out. They have been outstanding. They started last

:25:36. > :25:46.week. Martin Castrogiovanni. It says a lot that he is back so soon

:25:46. > :25:51.

:25:51. > :25:58.after suffering broken ribs against England. Italy still temporarily

:25:58. > :26:03.down to 14 men. The referee was saying that he went down. Stop the

:26:03. > :26:13.scrum. The referee said to play on. He said he was not going to stop

:26:13. > :26:16.

:26:16. > :26:21.the game. Good refereeing. Fabio is experienced. He was the late

:26:21. > :26:25.replacement when Ghiraldini was called off yesterday. It could be

:26:25. > :26:32.the last international appearance for him in the Italian front row.

:26:32. > :26:40.Plenty of experience in the front- row battle. Ross Ford for Scotland

:26:40. > :26:50.only behind Gordon bullock -- Gordon bullock in all-time

:26:50. > :27:21.

:27:21. > :27:26.Scotland playing off immediately. Coming in at the side. He cleared.

:27:27. > :27:31.He came in from the side. Many referees, usually, the attacking

:27:31. > :27:38.side would get away with that. If it is the defending team coming in,

:27:38. > :27:47.they will be strict. The referee put his marker down there. Italy

:27:47. > :27:52.find their touch. Kris Burton. This game is about avoiding the wooden

:27:52. > :27:59.spoon and saving face for the two coaches, desperately in need of a

:27:59. > :28:09.bruised. Both teams have to approach it as may have to win the

:28:09. > :28:17.

:28:17. > :28:27.Italians. The ball got isolated. An Italian penalty. Well inside the

:28:27. > :28:30.

:28:30. > :28:40.Scotland 22. Italy's set that up very well. Will will see what the

:28:40. > :28:42.

:28:42. > :28:50.referee is going to say. -- we will. He speaks French. Does he speak

:28:50. > :29:00.Italian? He has called over the captaincy. Ross Ford and Parisse. -

:29:00. > :29:05.

:29:05. > :29:09.- captains. He is reversing the decision. It was going to be a

:29:09. > :29:17.penalty for the Italians and it is going to be reversed in the favour

:29:17. > :29:22.of Scotland. The Italian pack had set themselves up well. It looked

:29:22. > :29:26.as if they would take it on. Scotland had to pull it down. They

:29:26. > :29:32.got penalised. But obviously something happened and the referee

:29:32. > :29:41.has reversed the penalty. Can we see anything here? Jim Hamilton

:29:41. > :29:48.came in. The Italian number two. Let's see what the Italian coach

:29:48. > :29:52.things of that. Jacques Brunel, a fall back in his playing days.

:29:52. > :29:57.Evidence of the strength of the Italian forwards. They charged into

:29:58. > :30:03.the Scottish 22. Scotland have the slightly heavier pack but this is

:30:03. > :30:10.bread and butter for the Scotland team. You feel the unit at scrum

:30:10. > :30:20.time. That is two out of three line-outs that have not come to

:30:20. > :30:34.

:30:34. > :30:41.completion so far for Scotland. A ball N

:30:41. > :30:51.-- ball in. This is the man that fancies

:30:51. > :30:52.

:30:52. > :31:00.himself. Taken on by Edoardo Gori. This is Quintin Geldenhuys.

:31:00. > :31:10.Edoardo Gori is back on his feet. Mirco Bergamasco. A very deep

:31:10. > :31:13.

:31:13. > :31:23.Italian line. They take up the charge.

:31:23. > :31:27.

:31:27. > :31:37.Gori once again. Kristopher Burton. Canali was quick on the hand.

:31:37. > :31:37.

:31:37. > :31:40.To Mirco Bergamasco. And Andrea Masi once again! Nick de

:31:40. > :31:44.Luca trying to shuffle him into touch.

:31:44. > :31:49.Martin Castrogiovanni for Italy. Burton.

:31:50. > :31:55.He thought he saw a gap. He ran into a busy spot, but it is

:31:55. > :32:00.still there for the Italians. A great noise, it has to be said

:32:00. > :32:09.around this Stadio Olimpico in Rome. It has hosted many a prestige event

:32:09. > :32:12.in the past. The 1960 Olympics. The fueb World Cup final in 1990.

:32:12. > :32:18.-- football. Manchester United played a final in

:32:18. > :32:25.recent times. Gori. Mirco Bergamasco.

:32:25. > :32:31.He's not played much rugby since the World Cup. He's been injured.

:32:31. > :32:41.That is very good from Andrea Masi. Italy have a slight overlap if they

:32:41. > :32:50.

:32:50. > :32:53.can get it out wide. This is Giovanbattista Venditti.

:32:53. > :32:58.Scotland are desperately trying to get hands on that ball. At the

:32:58. > :33:02.moment, there is an advantage for Italy. That line is the 22. It has

:33:02. > :33:07.to come back, a penalty is activated.

:33:07. > :33:12.Let's of phases there for the crowd to be excited about, but nothing

:33:12. > :33:16.coming from Scotland. A silly penalty at the end here. A

:33:17. > :33:23.good hit by Nick de Luca. John Barclay is trying to get his hands

:33:23. > :33:28.on the ball. James Hamilton comes around the side. Scotland needs to

:33:28. > :33:34.back their defence. That was a good, solid defence. A

:33:34. > :33:39.couple of times Andrea Masi got around the outside, but that is OK.

:33:39. > :33:46.You can use the touch-line. So silly penalties where Scotland need

:33:46. > :33:52.to back their defence. Mirco Bergamasco, Italy's record

:33:52. > :34:00.try scorer in the Six Nations, but he slots over the kicks as well. He

:34:00. > :34:05.needs eight more points to take over RomiroPez.

:34:05. > :34:14.For a country, shaped like a boot, Italy have struggled to find

:34:14. > :34:21.someone who can score points with the boot every since Dominguez

:34:21. > :34:25.retired. Scotland are behind! They eare

:34:25. > :34:31.behind in Rome. They probably deserve to be. Italy

:34:31. > :34:34.had a penalty on the line that was reserved. That play ended up with a

:34:34. > :34:37.penalty by Jim Hamilton and Mirco Bergamasco puts the Italians in the

:34:37. > :34:42.lead. Mirco Bergamasco, the last time out

:34:42. > :34:46.against Wales. Italy's most capped player ever in

:34:46. > :34:50.the Six Nations. There is a big crowd in the sunshine in Rome,

:34:50. > :34:55.enjoying the fact that Italy have the early lead. I think that

:34:55. > :35:00.Scotland's players were a little too anxious to chase that kick.

:35:00. > :35:04.They have themselves into an off- side position.

:35:04. > :35:08.This is frustrating for the Scottish supporters. A basic, basic

:35:08. > :35:18.mistake. Scotland have had no possession in the last few minutes.

:35:18. > :35:21.

:35:21. > :35:26.That was a schoolboy error. The eight Italian forwards. Over

:35:26. > :35:31.600 caps between them. The most experienced pack to play a senior

:35:31. > :35:40.international game. They will know all of the tricks.

:35:40. > :35:45.Alain Rolland trying to be as pedantic has he can.

:35:45. > :35:48.Scotland are holding it stead. Sergio Parisse to Burton. A good

:35:48. > :35:52.off load from Giovanbattista Venditti, but it was not gathered.

:35:52. > :35:59.Scotland have the advantage. Here is Stuart Hogg.

:35:59. > :36:05.He never got into the game in Dublin last weekend.

:36:05. > :36:09.There are so many hopes. Scottish rugby is on his young shoulders.

:36:09. > :36:19.This is Greig Laidlaw to Morrison. Scotland are finally getting the

:36:19. > :36:38.

:36:38. > :36:48.chance to put a few stages together, Italian hand on the ball.

:36:48. > :37:02.

:37:02. > :37:05.This is a little more like it from that Scotland have had possession.

:37:05. > :37:08.They don't have it for are very long.

:37:08. > :37:18.It's been a good start for the homeside.

:37:18. > :37:18.

:37:18. > :37:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:37:58. > :38:06.Opening up a bit of space for Sean Lamont out there.

:38:06. > :38:11.The ball in front of John Welsh. What a game for him.

:38:11. > :38:16.Scotland had numbers there. Scotland are playing an off-loading

:38:16. > :38:22.game. It is what they need to do, but it is a fine line. A couple of

:38:22. > :38:28.times there, they have come a cropper.

:38:28. > :38:34.David Denton taking it in there, but he went forward. Mike Blair had

:38:34. > :38:40.to scramble. Scotland had numbers it was a shame. They had a chance.

:38:40. > :38:47.So, again, a break in play gives the respective teams to take stock.

:38:47. > :38:52.Almost a quarter of an hour now, Italy leading by that early penalty

:38:52. > :38:59.by Mirco Bergamasco. Scotland have had a few bits of

:38:59. > :39:04.possession, but no field position. Never once down in the Italian 22.

:39:04. > :39:08.It is good with the defending. You mentioned that Martin

:39:08. > :39:15.Castrogiovanni picked up a rib injury against England. You can see

:39:15. > :39:19.the bandaging around that area. A lesser player may have wanted to

:39:19. > :39:26.sit this one out, but not Martin Castrogiovanni.

:39:26. > :39:31.No, indeed. A great warrior. A great service to Italy. A broughtal

:39:31. > :39:41.scrummageer. He is also now the highest -scoring

:39:41. > :39:53.

:39:53. > :40:00.will be Italy and Scotland finishing in the bottom twofplt

:40:00. > :40:05.-- two. This is my least favourite game out

:40:05. > :40:09.here. Scotland against Italy in Rome.

:40:09. > :40:13.2002, was one there was a better game, but the other games here have

:40:13. > :40:19.not been great. There has been effort going in.

:40:19. > :40:21.Scotland getting turned over there. Evidence, though, of how involved

:40:21. > :40:26.Martin Castrogiovanni has been in the game so far.

:40:26. > :40:36.Very much so. A good cheerer from the crowd when

:40:36. > :40:36.

:40:36. > :41:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:41:18. > :41:28.Gori puts it in. Italy holding firm there. It is good possession for

:41:28. > :41:41.

:41:41. > :41:51.Burton. Kristopher Burton.

:41:51. > :41:57.

:41:57. > :42:01.Now Andrea Masi. Who loves a charge! Fabio Ongaro taking the

:42:02. > :42:04.ball into contact. Burton is caught in possession.

:42:04. > :42:08.There could be a chance for Scotland.

:42:08. > :42:12.Max Evans has the legs, but the whistle has been blown. It will all

:42:12. > :42:17.have to come back. There was a knock-on by Scotland.

:42:17. > :42:21.You can see the pressure, the line speed of the Scottish defence

:42:21. > :42:31.caused the problem for Burton. He panicked a wee bit, but a clear

:42:31. > :42:55.

:42:55. > :43:01.Scotland are just not getting the luck. A little break like that,

:43:01. > :43:07.they think they can get a chance, but called back. You need it. You

:43:07. > :43:14.need the luck sometimes. Scotland have lost six games in a

:43:14. > :43:18.row. The worst run of form since 2004.

:43:18. > :43:21.I don't think these scrums are going to happen at a rapid pace

:43:21. > :43:25.this afternoon. There is is a problem, but when you

:43:25. > :43:35.have one side that wants the scrummage. Scotland want the ball

:43:35. > :44:03.

:44:03. > :44:09.Scotland finally have gotten into the 22 with a good kick from Greig

:44:09. > :44:13.Laidlaw. They can start an attack from well within the Italian 22.

:44:13. > :44:23.18 minutes on the clock. Scotland have yet to have the ball in hand

:44:23. > :44:40.

:44:40. > :44:47.in their oent's 22. Not only do they lose the ball,

:44:47. > :44:50.they give away a penalty. Now Italy will be able to clear the line and

:44:51. > :44:59.have the throw in. Little things, Scotland, technically it has not

:44:59. > :45:07.been great. Three losses. A line- out that was offering so well until

:45:07. > :45:12.a week ago. The disappointing start for Scotland. Italy continuing to

:45:12. > :45:18.feel the sensation things are going their way. Today, the final day.

:45:18. > :45:22.The Italians have finished bottom in each of the last five years.

:45:22. > :45:29.They would like Scotland to take over that role this afternoon if

:45:29. > :45:36.they can. Cross thought he would get a charge. That is the halfway

:45:36. > :45:46.line. Sloppy enough from the Italians. Lineouts have been a mess

:45:46. > :46:21.

:46:21. > :46:26.from both sides. Concentration is The ball did not get to ground

:46:26. > :46:32.immediately. Scotland's defence has been really good in the sense they

:46:32. > :46:38.are firing our part. Squeezing Italy back in. Kris Burton is

:46:38. > :46:43.finding it difficult to find his runners. Scotland have had their

:46:43. > :46:49.moments in this championship. They led France. But for a series of

:46:49. > :46:53.errors, they could have beaten England. Are a lot of good rugby

:46:53. > :46:59.against Wales and France, but against Ireland, really

:46:59. > :47:03.disappointing. Conceding tries and never getting things going. It was

:47:03. > :47:09.a step back. In Italy have their moments with two tries against

:47:09. > :47:14.England, remember. But once again they reach the last day of the Six

:47:14. > :47:19.Nations looking for their first win. They are competitive for the first

:47:20. > :47:28.50 minutes, and then they fall away. They should have patience and push

:47:28. > :47:33.on in the last 20 minutes. At the moment, the scrums are taking too

:47:33. > :47:38.long to get set. Taking too long to get down and it is a mess for

:47:38. > :47:46.everybody. You are ruining it for everybody. Ruining it for

:47:46. > :47:52.everybody! And so say all of us! Otherwise, I am going to escalated

:47:52. > :48:01.to another level. That was a stern talking-to by the referee, laying

:48:01. > :48:05.down the law. The a just want to go in and scrummage again. -- made

:48:06. > :48:13.just. In it is difficult to show the card to the front row player

:48:13. > :48:18.because it upsets the scrums going forward. Once again, holding on to

:48:18. > :48:24.the ball. Not releasing. Not only is it going to be a penalty for the

:48:24. > :48:32.Italians, but they will come forward ten metres. Some back chat.

:48:32. > :48:38.That was a planned move. He was not on his winger, he was on the back

:48:38. > :48:44.line. They were going to put it on the back line. Got completely

:48:44. > :48:54.isolated. Nobody is with him. Barbieri made the tackle. He has

:48:54. > :48:55.

:48:55. > :48:57.let go. He goes off his feet. Every tackle situation is so contentious.

:48:57. > :49:02.Depending on whose support determines whether you think it is

:49:02. > :49:12.a penalty. The fact the penalty has been brought forward ten metres

:49:12. > :49:35.

:49:35. > :49:40.puts this well within the range of left-hand side. Almost immediately

:49:40. > :49:45.once it had left his boot and maybe a let-off for Scotland. In it is.

:49:45. > :49:55.It came from the line-out that Scotland could not execute. They

:49:55. > :49:55.

:49:55. > :50:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:50:58. > :51:02.22. It moves Scotland up to the 10 metre line inside their own half.

:51:02. > :51:11.Both sides will be disappointed with the turnovers they are

:51:11. > :51:18.conceding. It means the opposition competing well. Bergamasco had one

:51:18. > :51:27.successful kick against Wales. That was his first international start

:51:27. > :51:36.due to injury since the World Cup. Italy did well from the line-out.

:51:36. > :51:45.Again, -- Canale taking the ball. There are statistics Andy Robinson

:51:45. > :51:55.does not want to be reminded about at the moment. Again, Gori. Had to

:51:55. > :52:05.

:52:05. > :52:09.was expertly captain by Mike Blair. Kris Burton could not have kicked

:52:09. > :52:19.that any better. He was unfortunate that the bounce did not edged

:52:19. > :52:33.

:52:34. > :52:43.Italian charge. Very good work in there by Ross Rennie. Trying to get

:52:44. > :53:05.

:53:05. > :53:14.the ball back on to the Scottish Kris Burton attempt at the drop

:53:14. > :53:21.goal. Italy very fortunate to hold on to possession. That was quick

:53:21. > :53:30.hands from Kris Burton, but sloppy hands from Canale. Solid defence

:53:30. > :53:40.from Scotland. They are getting a cheer from their supporters. Kris

:53:40. > :53:42.

:53:42. > :53:47.Burton went for the drop goal. John Barclay does very well. I think it

:53:47. > :53:54.is the right decision. Just missing a penalty. Take the three points,

:53:54. > :53:58.getting going. Get the scoreboard taken over. Back in 2000, there

:53:58. > :54:06.were three drop goals in one game against Scotland. They were close

:54:06. > :54:10.to the line, though, and a signal of where the points will come from.

:54:10. > :54:20.The first game in the Six Nations, that day, Dominguez was quite

:54:20. > :54:28.

:54:28. > :54:34.talked about the scrummage. Look at Ross Ford and Jim Hamilton. They

:54:34. > :54:44.are real athlete. Huge men going in and smashing each other. Martin

:54:44. > :55:01.

:55:01. > :55:07.Castrogiovanni does not take a Scotland. Masi was well positioned.

:55:07. > :55:14.And he went for length. Gathered with the sunshine in his eyes by

:55:14. > :55:19.Stuart Hogg. That was kicked from right on the 22 and brings Scotland

:55:19. > :55:26.close to the halfway line. There has been allotted big hits going in.

:55:26. > :55:31.It has not been the most inspired 27 minutes of rugby. This has been

:55:31. > :55:36.symptomatic of the last number of Scotland and Italy games. They know

:55:36. > :55:46.there is so much riding on him to avoid the wooden spoon. Technically,

:55:46. > :56:07.

:56:07. > :56:17.it has not been great and they have can see Edoardo Gori. Safe to say a

:56:17. > :56:25.

:56:25. > :56:34.dispute over that. We can see if we can hear the referee. I will have a

:56:34. > :56:38.word with numbered well. -- number 12. I think Morrison is going to be

:56:38. > :56:48.spoken to. He has put their heads down and walked in the opposite

:56:48. > :56:48.

:56:48. > :56:55.direction! And a cloak of anonymity. It was not me, sir. You have to

:56:55. > :56:59.remember if I'd been he cannot play the ball he will get the penalty.

:56:59. > :57:07.If I can give you instruction, I will. There is too much messing

:57:07. > :57:17.around. When the whistle blows I expect the players not to retaliate.

:57:17. > :57:22.

:57:22. > :57:25.Sorted out. -- sort it out. That was a long speech. Earlier, he said

:57:25. > :57:30.the players were spoiling it for everyone and now he has called the

:57:30. > :57:40.game a mess. He is right. Nick De Luca got back to his feet but the

:57:40. > :57:41.

:57:41. > :57:48.referee called the ruck. He was a very clear with Ross Ford. He was

:57:48. > :57:54.saying basically it was the last chance. The next penalty would be a

:57:54. > :57:56.yellow card. I think he said that a Parisse, as well. Boat sides are

:57:56. > :58:02.walking the tightrope of competing for the ball but not giving away

:58:02. > :58:09.the penalty -- both sides. mentioned last week being a

:58:09. > :58:13.backward step for Scotland. What about a day? It has not been great.

:58:13. > :58:20.-- today. You can see they are nervous. I think both sets of

:58:20. > :58:24.players know what is at stake, avoiding the wooden spoon. The

:58:25. > :58:30.mindset is about going out to win the game and express yourself.

:58:30. > :58:35.fantastic kick from Kris Burton, considering how close he was to the

:58:35. > :58:45.touchline. He has brought his team midway into the Scotland 22.

:58:45. > :58:49.

:58:49. > :58:59.Evidence of the sunshine here, at lunchtime in Rome. That was a

:58:59. > :59:01.

:59:01. > :59:07.fantastic push by the Italians. Just need to strain net, now. --

:59:07. > :59:12.straightened it. Parisse the General. And that was sloppy for

:59:12. > :59:16.Edoardo Gori. Kicked away by one of his own team-mates and Scotland

:59:16. > :59:22.will be given the scrum five metres from their try-line. Another

:59:22. > :59:30.mistake. Italy set up the ball well. Scotland defended eventually quite

:59:30. > :59:36.well. This is the end of it. Presentation is not great. A knock-

:59:36. > :59:44.on. So many mistakes. Both sides are making mistakes. You can say

:59:44. > :59:49.this is a wooden spoon decider, the quality is not great. Just for a

:59:49. > :59:57.moment the Italian captain seemed to have found a tiny gap. But

:59:57. > :00:04.Scotland shut the door on him. Now, a big scrum. This will tell us

:00:04. > :00:14.about the pack and Jon Welsh. Pretty good. Denton just about

:00:14. > :00:23.

:00:23. > :00:29.find the touch, but Scotland are back.

:00:29. > :00:34.Mike Blair has not had a chance to inject pace into Scotland's play.

:00:34. > :00:38.He's kicked a lot so far. He has had to. His game is about injecting

:00:38. > :00:48.pace and tempo, but he's not been able to.

:00:48. > :01:03.

:01:03. > :01:06.The throw here from Fabio Ongaro. relieve the pressure. To get down

:01:06. > :01:11.the half and excerpt pressure in the line-up.

:01:11. > :01:18.Mike Blair enjoys playing against the Italians. He has scored seven

:01:18. > :01:25.international tries in his career. Scotland so far with almost 32

:01:25. > :01:35.minutes on the clock have not been anywhere near the Italian try line.

:01:35. > :01:39.

:01:39. > :01:44.They seem to be throwing straight to Brian Barwick.

:01:44. > :01:48.-- Barberieri. The ball coming back for Edoardo

:01:48. > :01:53.Gori. Back in the team he missed the match against Wales with a knee

:01:53. > :02:03.injury. It is his kick. Mirco Bergamasco after it right on

:02:03. > :02:16.

:02:16. > :02:19.the touch line. Martin Castrogiovanni for once did

:02:19. > :02:24.not have the grip on his finger tips.

:02:24. > :02:29.What a mess. Both sets ethere. Scotland turning over the ball.

:02:29. > :02:39.Italy knocking it on. The quality is not there. There is

:02:39. > :02:43.

:02:43. > :02:45.a lot of effort going in, con Connor.

:02:45. > :02:51.There must have been a hand in there.

:02:51. > :02:56.Well, a day we hope will be a great advert for Six Nations rugby, Wales

:02:56. > :03:00.chasing the Grand Slam, of course, against France at 2730pm. Followed

:03:00. > :03:10.by England against Ireland. Perhaps not the best advert in the opening

:03:10. > :03:19.

:03:19. > :03:23.33 minutes here in Rome. It will get better, Connor!

:03:23. > :03:28.Italians will want to entice the football followers to get involved

:03:28. > :03:36.in the rugby. They were unfortunate when England came in the snow and

:03:36. > :03:40.the poor conditions. The atmosphere here is fantastic.

:03:40. > :03:44.The ticketing structure has been bang on. It is ten Euros a ticket.

:03:44. > :03:49.It is great. This has been a huge success. This was the gametherapy

:03:49. > :03:54.worried about. It has been absolutely fantastic.

:03:54. > :04:01.Speaking of omens, Scotland flew into Rome on Thursday, that was the

:04:01. > :04:09.159 of March. The Ides of March. The day that in this city, Djibril

:04:09. > :04:15.Cisse found that the knives were out for him.

:04:15. > :04:21.-- Julius Caesar. That was a very, very good scrum.

:04:21. > :04:25.They have to go for the post. Greig Laidlaw preparing to get

:04:25. > :04:30.Scotland on the scoreboard and take a few smiles off Italian faces.

:04:30. > :04:34.I think this is right on his limit. There is not much wind out there.

:04:34. > :04:40.This will be on his limit, but he didn't take one earlier on from

:04:40. > :04:44.almost exactly the same spot. Which suggests it is really there, it is

:04:45. > :04:48.in that contentious area. Let's see if he has the legs for this.

:04:48. > :04:53.The timing of dance parks' retirement from international rugby

:04:53. > :05:00.has taken a lot of people by surprise.

:05:00. > :05:04.Does he have the distance? Yep. It's a fantastic kick. We are now

:05:04. > :05:10.all level at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. That will do the confidence

:05:10. > :05:14.of Greig Laidlaw the world of good. It certainly will.

:05:14. > :05:21.Scotland have three points without really doing much for it, but they

:05:21. > :05:27.have got it. It is very welcome. Scotland need now to get the ball

:05:27. > :05:37.and get good play together. Richie Gray, then Alessandro Zanni

:05:37. > :06:00.

:06:00. > :06:09.collecting. Now on to Gori. Burton delaid the pass.

:06:09. > :06:14.A kick ahead from Canali. He finds the touch in the corner.

:06:14. > :06:18.A good play there. He was in the wars early on.

:06:18. > :06:23.Stuart Hogg there. He never has had the chance to do

:06:23. > :06:32.anything yet, but now Scotland's line-up which has not been

:06:32. > :06:35.functioning is under pressure. Ross Ford was Andy Robinson's first

:06:35. > :06:42.signing at Edinburgh. The captain says that the players are right

:06:42. > :06:50.behind their coach. Ross Rennie took the ball forward

:06:50. > :06:58.for Scotland. A decent distance on the kick to

:06:58. > :07:08.bring Scotland out of their own 22. It was pretty good. Stuart Hogg

:07:08. > :07:29.

:07:29. > :07:33.kicking there, interestingly, not Italy back in the Scotland 22, but

:07:33. > :07:36.they have dropped it Nick de Luca is getting a yellow

:07:36. > :07:42.card for this. The second one of the Six Nations

:07:42. > :07:50.if he gets it. You can't take the ball out of the

:07:50. > :07:54.scrum-half's hands. Off you go. Nick de Luca, popped it out of the

:07:54. > :07:59.scrum-half's grasp. Scotland have finished with 14 men in Dublin last

:07:59. > :08:04.weekend. They are going to begin the second half a man down here in

:08:04. > :08:08.Rome. They don't make it easy, Scotland,

:08:08. > :08:13.do they? You can't get away with that. It is a dumb penalty. He

:08:13. > :08:23.deserve it is. It is a yellow card all day long. Especially after the

:08:23. > :08:55.

:08:55. > :08:59.warning. You can see here... There Diego Dominguez. If Italy had a

:08:59. > :09:04.good kicker, would they finish above the top two of the Six

:09:04. > :09:09.Nations more often? They would have won more games, they would have

:09:09. > :09:12.scored more points. Every good side needs a goal kicker.

:09:12. > :09:18.Almost half-time. It's not been great. It looks like

:09:18. > :09:22.it will finish up with a lot of mistakes. The line up is not

:09:22. > :09:27.functioning for either side. Lots of effort, lots of defence, but no

:09:27. > :09:31.real inspiration at all. Stuart Hogg up early. The sun very

:09:31. > :09:41.much in the Scottish players' eyes, they will not miss that in the

:09:41. > :09:50.

:09:50. > :09:58.referee, the situation with the clock. Greig Laidlaw brings the

:09:58. > :10:02.first half to a close here in Rome. It is all square. That is thanks to

:10:02. > :10:06.successful kicks from Mirco Bergamasco for Italy and also from

:10:06. > :10:11.young Greig Laidlaw for Scotland with a fantastic effort close to

:10:11. > :10:15.the halfway line. At half-time it is all square, 3-3.

:10:15. > :10:19.is all square, 3-3. We have been watching it here.

:10:19. > :10:23.We are here in the Millennium Stadium. The main match is Wales

:10:23. > :10:32.against France with Wales going for a Grand Slam.

:10:33. > :10:36.We are in the company of Jeremy Guscott and Wayne Williams.

:10:36. > :10:40.There is only one team that should anybody the lead it is not

:10:40. > :10:46.Scotland? No, it is a shame for Italy. Their pack have contested

:10:46. > :10:49.against the rest of the Nations for a number of years now. Yet the back

:10:49. > :10:54.line does not function hard enough or execute well enough to reward

:10:54. > :10:58.the hard work of their forwards. I thought that today would be a game

:10:58. > :11:03.of the two pax, but they are not functioning.

:11:03. > :11:08.I am pleased to see Italy coming ut, playing the way that they are, but

:11:08. > :11:11.I wish they could be more forthright and get across the game

:11:11. > :11:15.line quicker, rather than taking the side route. That is not

:11:16. > :11:21.effective. What is your take on Scotland?

:11:21. > :11:24.have not thought that they have had much of the ball. There have been a

:11:24. > :11:29.few turnovers, but Scotland have not shown us what they are capable

:11:29. > :11:34.of. That is down to the fact that Italy are working harder on the

:11:34. > :11:38.field. It is not a spectacular game, but we assumed that would be the

:11:38. > :11:41.case, to be fair, but they have to start throwing the ball around.

:11:41. > :11:46.Nobody wants to be the bottom of the table. There are jobs on the

:11:46. > :11:50.line, but for all of the dominance that the Italy areasians have had,

:11:50. > :11:54.how can you hope to get over the game line with an outside half so

:11:54. > :11:58.deep all of the time? This is what they have been doing so well with

:11:58. > :12:01.the forwards. They have the strength and the dominance over the

:12:01. > :12:07.Scottish pack, but then you worry, they play so deep.

:12:07. > :12:11.It will be interesting to see, if I was the centres, I would be saying

:12:11. > :12:16.to Burton to stand flatter that interests the Scottish back row to

:12:16. > :12:21.you, then they don't float to us, that gives us more time to get it

:12:21. > :12:25.to the wingers, but it seems that the whole of the Italian back line

:12:25. > :12:31.must be happy with Kris Burton or they are scared of the coach. As a

:12:31. > :12:39.wing, you would be saying, "Mate, you have to stand there." Jacques

:12:39. > :12:43.Brunel, saying that he is trying to revitalise the back line has done a

:12:43. > :12:48.rebuild of the thing. The Welsh line-up has not been brilliant, but

:12:48. > :12:53.the Scottish line-up has all sorts of problems? As a back you would be

:12:54. > :12:59.frustrated by this. The line up ball is the best ball that a team

:13:00. > :13:03.can hope to ask for. If you are not getting it clean it can be

:13:03. > :13:09.frustrating. We need to get Scotland getting a clean ball and

:13:09. > :13:13.Greig Laidlaw making moves off it. But in a match, when it is 3-3, you

:13:13. > :13:18.are on the back foot. The balance of power shifts. You feel in the

:13:18. > :13:22.second half that Scotland will get a chance? Well, Italy throughout

:13:22. > :13:26.the tournament have dropped off, but generally they have been under

:13:26. > :13:29.pressure so, they have just gotten tired.

:13:29. > :13:34.Things like this don't help Scotland's cause. Nick de Luca

:13:34. > :13:39.there getting the yellow card. He's been, he's had one already

:13:39. > :13:43.against Wales. He's, in a way, he is lucky to be

:13:43. > :13:48.in the side because of in injuries. He is not doing himself any good

:13:48. > :13:52.doing that. You let down the whole side. These guys are under the cosh.

:13:52. > :13:57.They have been in their own half. They know that they will have the

:13:57. > :14:02.next ten minutes under pressure. Maybe that suits Kris Burton now.

:14:02. > :14:06.He needs to get hold of the ball faster, but also not to be static,

:14:06. > :14:11.to bring the ball to the line. To get the centres to move in and

:14:11. > :14:15.target in the area where there is a man down there at the moment.

:14:15. > :14:22.Let plea ask you a question, we may not have time at the end of the

:14:22. > :14:26.game. How do you feel, will Andy Robinson be viewing the next 40

:14:26. > :14:30.minutes as the defining moment with regards to the future of his

:14:30. > :14:34.international career? I don't think so. He will see it through. He has

:14:34. > :14:38.a contract. He will believe in what he is doing, that he will see the

:14:38. > :14:43.fruits of his labour in the next year or so. It is difficult for a

:14:43. > :14:49.strong character to work a-- walk away. He will see it to the end,

:14:49. > :14:54.believing that what he is doing with his team, the coaching will

:14:54. > :14:59.get better, the team will be better. It is the individuals going out

:14:59. > :15:02.there for Scotland making the faults. Not Andy or his coaching

:15:02. > :15:06.team. Let's move on, history does tend to

:15:06. > :15:16.show that when Wales play France and the Grand Slam is at stake,

:15:16. > :15:30.

:15:30. > :15:40.That really was a little gem. Barrie-Jon. He has one yard. That

:15:40. > :15:49.

:15:49. > :15:59.Listen to this acclaim. Edwards. Out to Phil Bennett. There is a

:15:59. > :16:00.

:16:00. > :16:07.chance. JJ Williams must score. Protection of the ball is important

:16:07. > :16:17.from the French point of view. Has he made the line? What a try!

:16:17. > :16:18.

:16:18. > :16:28.Edwards, can he make the line? JJ Williams. It is another try. The

:16:28. > :16:38.whole of Wales is overjoyed. They have the Grand Slam back again.

:16:38. > :16:39.

:16:39. > :16:44.Williams. Shane Williams. It will go to video analysis. Yes, a try.

:16:44. > :16:54.Shane Williams is the leading try- scorer in the history of Welsh

:16:54. > :16:55.

:16:55. > :17:05.international rugby. Will the Grand Slam be won? Williams! It is!

:17:05. > :17:11.

:17:11. > :17:16.Dragged out of retirement and Wales are back in Grand Slam rugby mode.

:17:16. > :17:22.To date is a day for nostalgia, sadly because of the death of Mefin

:17:22. > :17:32.Davies. The pictures we saw at the start, -- Mefin Davies. I guess you

:17:32. > :17:36.

:17:36. > :17:43.It is a great day, it is sad with the passing of Davies. But it is a

:17:43. > :17:47.fantastic occasion, the Grand Slam. I am looking forward to the game.

:17:47. > :17:54.The week becomes claustrophobic with people talking about it

:17:55. > :18:01.endlessly. Does that get to the players?

:18:01. > :18:06.Warren Gatland has kept the guys in a cocoon this week. It will be a

:18:06. > :18:10.job of work this week. They have done nothing different in training.

:18:10. > :18:15.They would have concentrated on winning this game rather than the

:18:15. > :18:21.Grand Slam. It is just another game as far as Warren Gatland is

:18:21. > :18:29.concerned. The French coach hasn't endeared himself to you. He has

:18:29. > :18:35.picked Wesley for phone on the wing. What is your take on how they have

:18:35. > :18:45.developed? A I think he went for safety first. He picked a lot of

:18:45. > :18:52.players over-thirties. A lot of the squad from the Old World Cup. He

:18:52. > :18:57.has tried to attack the game and the players, he has proved you need

:18:57. > :19:05.a new generation. I'm not sure what the reasoning was to be safety-

:19:05. > :19:12.first. He loves a huge pack and he likes a 10 who can pick the ball.

:19:12. > :19:17.He is not interested in open, ambitious play. It is frustrating,

:19:17. > :19:25.wanting to see France play a decent game. Wales will be happy if they

:19:25. > :19:32.play that way again this afternoon. 2:45pm kick-off and at 5pm, England

:19:32. > :19:37.and Ireland. It has been a compelling championship. We love it,

:19:37. > :19:47.but in 132 days, something bigger is heading our way.

:19:47. > :19:47.

:19:47. > :19:55.I remember watching been 100 metres. I loved to watch Linford Christie.

:19:55. > :20:03.I'm remember watching that race. first Olympic memory will be

:20:03. > :20:11.disappointment for Sonia O'Sullivan. Ian Thorpe. His natural ability was

:20:11. > :20:19.that much better. How much does that mean? In the 400 metres. With

:20:19. > :20:28.his golden boots on. He was so far ahead in the game. Johnson by yards.

:20:28. > :20:34.It was never replicated. This man surely is not human. Yes. 132 days

:20:34. > :20:39.surely is not human. Yes. 132 days until the opening ceremony. In

:20:39. > :20:46.about one hour and one-quarter, Wales going for another grand-slam.

:20:46. > :20:53.The kick-off at 2:45pm. At 5pm at Twickenham, England against Ireland.

:20:53. > :20:58.It is always worth repeating. If France beat Wales and England beat

:20:58. > :21:02.Ireland by a substantial margin, there is a 38 points differential

:21:02. > :21:12.at the moment, it is not impossible England could be Six Nations

:21:12. > :21:13.

:21:13. > :21:16.champions. The presentation could be made on the pitch here at the

:21:16. > :21:18.be made on the pitch here at the be made on the pitch here at the

:21:18. > :21:28.be made on the pitch here at the be made on the pitch here at the

:21:28. > :21:33.Millennium Stadium tonight.. What do Scotland have to do now? Hold

:21:33. > :21:38.arm -- hold on and play territory. This Italian side will go no way

:21:38. > :21:43.quickly. They go so many places and do not get across the game. Play

:21:43. > :21:52.territory, pressure, and kick your goals.

:21:53. > :21:57.Exactly that. They need to play inside the Italian half. It tough.

:21:57. > :22:02.Let's hope they can win some set pieces. And get Stuart Hogg

:22:02. > :22:07.involved. He is dangers and he has not touched the ball. I can see the

:22:07. > :22:13.wind is getting up and this guy is threatening in Cardiff. I think the

:22:13. > :22:18.roof is open, which might have an roof is open, which might have an

:22:18. > :22:23.impact. Let's go to Rome, where it is a beautiful day.

:22:23. > :22:26.The good news for Scotland in the second half it is that they no

:22:26. > :22:33.longer have the sunshine in their eyes. Italy can do the squinting

:22:33. > :22:36.for the next 40 minutes of game time. Andy Nicol, given Italy's

:22:36. > :22:41.dominance in the first half, Scotland probably pleased the

:22:42. > :22:46.scores are level. Definitely. Andy Robinson, who last week roasted

:22:46. > :22:52.them at half-time, would have done a similar dialogue today. I watched

:22:52. > :22:57.him walk up the steps. He had a face like thunder. He will be livid

:22:57. > :23:03.with a lot of aspects of the first half. A chance to turn it around,

:23:04. > :23:09.but they will have to work hard. reminder for viewers at home that

:23:09. > :23:19.Scotland are starting the second half one man down. Nick De Luca is

:23:19. > :23:24.

:23:24. > :23:34.completing his spell after being sin-binned. Edoardo Gori being

:23:34. > :23:51.

:23:52. > :23:54.half for Italy. Masi almost left the ball behind him. Kris Burton.

:23:54. > :24:04.Attempted the drop goal without success towards the end of the

:24:04. > :24:20.

:24:20. > :24:28.Italians. And that was a good angle of attack. Options at both sides.

:24:28. > :24:38.Kris Burton tried to charge through the middle. Scotland are up against

:24:38. > :25:08.

:25:08. > :25:12.it once again. Martin Giovanbattista Venditti on his

:25:12. > :25:22.fourth international appearance. He has finally produced the opening

:25:22. > :25:24.

:25:24. > :25:29.try in Rome. It had to come. Scotland offended, but when you are

:25:29. > :25:36.down to 14 men and you recycle ball after ball. Showing good patience,

:25:36. > :25:45.Venditti, a well worked try. But down on numbers. Scotland defended

:25:45. > :25:55.well. Greig Laidlaw got sucked in to no-man's land. Italy got what

:25:55. > :25:56.

:25:56. > :26:00.they deserved. Scotland are punished while they are down to 14

:26:00. > :26:05.men. Venditti only made his international debut last month

:26:05. > :26:10.against France. He gets his first international try against England

:26:10. > :26:15.and now here he is charging over the line in the sunshine in Rome

:26:15. > :26:25.and heaping extra pressure on Scotland. Kris Burton is successful

:26:25. > :26:33.with the extra two points. Italy move into double figures. A great

:26:33. > :26:39.start for Italy. Scotland, yet again, being undone by having a man

:26:39. > :26:48.sin-binned. That made such a difference in that passage of play.

:26:48. > :26:58.Greig Laidlaw got sucked in a little bit. Italy got a try.

:26:58. > :27:02.

:27:02. > :27:12.perfect start to this second half Scotland will be. And penalty for

:27:12. > :27:19.Scotland. Martin Castrogiovanni might have been a man coming in

:27:19. > :27:29.from the side. A tough kick, writer out wide. Still down to 14 men --

:27:29. > :27:35.

:27:35. > :27:40.the second half has more of a flow to it than the opening 40 minutes

:27:40. > :27:46.of this encounter. He had a lot of dialogue in the first half.

:27:46. > :27:52.goodness. He would have needed honey for his throat during the

:27:52. > :28:02.break. Greig Laidlaw with the chance to reduce the deficit. But

:28:02. > :28:36.

:28:36. > :28:41.this is not an easy kick, close to another minute and a half of Nick

:28:41. > :28:46.De Luca being sin-binned. Scotland are still searching for a

:28:46. > :28:51.try of their own. Not as bad as last year when they met at

:28:51. > :29:01.Murrayfield and Scotland ended a 9 game wait to go over an opponent's

:29:01. > :29:08.try-line. Masi, a gladiator of Italian rugby. Edoardo Gori looked

:29:08. > :29:18.for options. And that was very good distance to get it over the head of

:29:18. > :29:22.

:29:22. > :29:29.Greig Laidlaw. 22 drop-out for Scotland. Let's see if Scotland

:29:29. > :29:33.listen to what was said at half- time. They did not have a chance to

:29:33. > :29:40.get their game started. The trouble with Italy, you need to keep in

:29:40. > :29:44.front of them because they can press home and the forward bench

:29:44. > :29:49.will come off the bench and no doubt enhance the forward power.

:29:49. > :29:59.Scotland need to get backing quickly. Greig Laidlaw kick to the

:29:59. > :29:59.

:29:59. > :30:09.opposite side. Italy have numbers. Zanni provides safe ball for

:30:09. > :30:16.

:30:16. > :30:19.Edoardo Gori. And a nice exchange Giovanbattista Venditti, who did

:30:19. > :30:29.good charging in the lead-up to the Italian trial.

:30:29. > :31:04.

:31:04. > :31:07.Italian trial. in this game.

:31:07. > :31:13.Probably the most impressive kicking from him we have seen in

:31:13. > :31:18.this championship. Italy are in front now. He needs to

:31:18. > :31:22.keep doing this. This is par par, he always gets

:31:22. > :31:27.over the game line. This is Sergio Parisse. He always

:31:27. > :31:31.gets over the game line. An outstanding player.

:31:31. > :31:37.Scotland have made a change in the front row.

:31:37. > :31:42.Euan Murray has come on in place of Geoff Cross.

:31:42. > :31:45.Euan Murray, who missed Scotland's two Sunday games this year due to

:31:45. > :31:55.his religious beliefs. He's not been able to get back in the

:31:55. > :32:05.starting 15. Here comes Gori! Martin

:32:05. > :32:18.

:32:18. > :32:21.Castrogiovanni, barraging his way now.

:32:21. > :32:26.There is so much pressure on Scotland.

:32:26. > :32:33.Nick de Luca is back in the field. Scotland return to their full

:32:33. > :32:37.compliment of 15, boy do they need everyone on full alert. The way

:32:37. > :32:40.that the Italians have been pressurising.

:32:40. > :32:45.Scotland may have gotten lucky there.

:32:45. > :32:50.But Euan Murray is on now. Last week he came off the bench and the

:32:50. > :32:55.scrum creeked. So this is a big, big 35 minutes for Euan Murray now

:32:55. > :33:05.on the park. He has some work to do today.

:33:05. > :33:15.

:33:15. > :33:22.Andrea Masi there in slow motion. David Denton and Ross Rennie are in

:33:22. > :33:28.the list for player of the year. Richie Gray has been a stand-out

:33:28. > :33:31.player, but as he has not been man of the match, he cannot get into

:33:31. > :33:41.these individuals tournaments. I think that there is is a flaw there

:33:41. > :33:52.

:33:52. > :33:56.in that system. Scotland behind in Rome.

:33:56. > :34:01.The scrum before half-time was solid.

:34:01. > :34:07.Greig Laidlaw got the first penalty, but they are under pressure.

:34:07. > :34:11.Euan Murray is renowned for scrums. I was concerned last week on the

:34:11. > :34:18.evidence of that scrum, maybe the same will happen this week.

:34:18. > :34:22.Euan Murray facing up to the most experienced member of this Italian

:34:22. > :34:32.squad. He has been on the winning side

:34:32. > :34:57.

:34:57. > :35:03.against Scotland three times in the that Italy have got.

:35:03. > :35:13.We mentioned Andrea Lo Cicero, he turns 36 in May. This could be the

:35:13. > :35:13.

:35:13. > :35:20.last we see of him. Lorenzo Cittadini comes on in the

:35:21. > :35:26.front row. 95 cap today for Andrea Lo Cicero.

:35:26. > :35:29.Very much evidence there of thou is a full house today.

:35:29. > :35:34.Many empty seats when England played here. Of course, the tickets

:35:34. > :35:44.had been sold, but the bad weather meant that the fans could not get

:35:44. > :36:07.

:36:07. > :36:15.Kris Burton was a bit too predictive.

:36:15. > :36:21.When they play a simple game, you can see it goes back inside from

:36:21. > :36:25.Canale. Frustration from the coach. Defeat

:36:25. > :36:32.for Italy would see them finish bottom of the Six Nations table for

:36:32. > :36:39.the tenth time. When Jacques Brunel got the job he promised to put on

:36:39. > :36:45.an attacking flair. It is proving a difficult task, but

:36:45. > :36:53.a win would be very much a step in the right direction and the first

:36:53. > :36:56.victory for Jacques Brunel in this new job.

:36:56. > :37:06.Three tries at home now for the Italians in this year's

:37:06. > :37:06.

:37:06. > :37:11.championship. Massi has had a good game so far.

:37:11. > :37:15.Ross Ford will have a discussion with his pack. Among them, this man,

:37:15. > :37:20.Richie Gray, they have to decide how Scotland are going to get back

:37:20. > :37:23.into this game. Richie Gray comes off and Alastair

:37:23. > :37:33.Kellock comes on. A wealth of experience.

:37:33. > :37:52.

:37:52. > :38:01.Last year's captain. Alastair Scotland have not had the platform

:38:01. > :38:07.to inject pace into the game. It is what Mike Blair can do.

:38:07. > :38:16.Well claimed by the Italians. The penalty will be Italy's as well.

:38:16. > :38:22.Is that a hand reaching for a pocket, I see? Scotland are down to

:38:22. > :38:29.14 men once again. Having just taken off Richie Gray Jim Hamilton

:38:29. > :38:37.heads to the sin bin. That... Well... That just seemed

:38:37. > :38:42.harsh. It didn't seem foul play. It was just him taking them down.

:38:42. > :38:49.Alain Rolland had conviction there. There was no warning, nothing. That

:38:49. > :38:55.is very harsh. Very harsh. That huge momentum

:38:55. > :38:59.swing now for Italy. It means there is a bare minimum

:38:59. > :39:05.now, Scotland are going to play 20 minutes of this game with 14 men.

:39:05. > :39:09.That is a quarter of the match. They conceded points when Nick de

:39:09. > :39:13.Luca was off, but it is the energy to expend to make up the space for

:39:13. > :39:17.the extra man. We didn't get to see Hamilton in

:39:18. > :39:27.the last replay. Italy will look to capitalise. They

:39:28. > :39:31.

:39:31. > :39:35.scored a try the last time. Zanni gets it back for the Italians

:39:35. > :39:42.here. There was a knock-on, Scotland have

:39:42. > :39:46.the advantage. Alain Rolland made a rod for his

:39:46. > :39:50.own back. The next time Italy are penalised. He must be thinking

:39:50. > :39:54.about a yellow card. I don't understand without a

:39:54. > :40:00.warning whys that what a yellow card for bringing it down. There

:40:00. > :40:06.must be a general warning in the pitch and Italy must be careful.

:40:06. > :40:13.A few more changes being prepared. They are coming on for Italy, the

:40:13. > :40:18.hooker, Tommaso D'Apice. He is to replace Fabio Ongaro.

:40:18. > :40:22.Is that the end of his international career? Fabio Ongaro,

:40:22. > :40:32.81st international appearance today. Another real favourite of the Roman

:40:32. > :40:54.

:40:54. > :41:03.crowd. And coming on Manoa Vosawai.

:41:03. > :41:08.It's a first touch for Manoa Vosawai. Very much built in the

:41:08. > :41:13.Fijian mould. He could land a plane on his back.

:41:13. > :41:22.Italy have a lot of South Africans, Fijians, Australians, they have

:41:22. > :41:27.cast their net wide. Greig Laidlaw looks to tip and run

:41:27. > :41:29.for Scotland. Oh, dear... It's been there sort of day. That sort of

:41:29. > :41:39.championship for Andy Robinson's team.

:41:39. > :41:41.

:41:41. > :41:45.Scotland are just not taking advantage of their chances.

:41:45. > :41:50.Greig Laidlaw taking a quick penalty, or it looked like he was

:41:50. > :41:53.to kick, then Scotland's execution is poor. Yet again another mistake.

:41:53. > :41:56.At least they are trying something there.

:41:56. > :42:00.It has been a poor performance from Scotland. Having promised so much

:42:01. > :42:07.for this championship. It could fizzle out in the last 23 minutes

:42:07. > :42:17.it really could be really, really disappointing.

:42:17. > :42:17.

:42:17. > :43:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:43:18. > :43:21.Scotland need a converted try just That must abyellow card. It is the

:43:21. > :43:24.same incident as happened for Jim Hamilton.

:43:24. > :43:30.Alain Rolland does not reach for the pocket.

:43:30. > :43:34.Ross Ford asked the question is that not a yellow. If there is any

:43:34. > :43:38.consistency, why is that not a yellow card. If you give one to

:43:38. > :43:43.Hamilton, you have to give that one as a yellow card.

:43:43. > :43:47.He has taken his arm up in the air that is dangerous. Very dangerous.

:43:47. > :43:57.Alastair Kellock comes down on the back there. That is a dangerous

:43:57. > :43:58.

:43:58. > :44:08.offence. The resultant penalty gives

:44:08. > :44:10.

:44:10. > :44:18.Scotland the chance to move within four points of the lead.

:44:18. > :44:22.A better angle this time for Greig Laidlaw it is Italy ten, Scotland

:44:22. > :44:28.six in Rome. So, they are still four points back,

:44:28. > :44:32.but they have to get the ball, to bring pace into the game. You saw

:44:32. > :44:36.them taking a quick penalty. That is what they need to do. If this

:44:36. > :44:46.remains the static game for the last 20 minutes, they will lose,

:44:46. > :44:52.but if they bring in pace and ambition, they can still win this.

:44:52. > :44:58.Well, Wales is chasing the Grand Slam against France here on BBC One

:44:58. > :45:04.live from Cardiff at 2.30pm. Followed by England against Ireland

:45:04. > :45:08.at Twickenham, at 4 .4 5pm, the final game of the RBS Six Nations.

:45:08. > :45:13.I'm asking you, Andy, you caped the Scotland team that denied England

:45:13. > :45:19.the slam in 2000? I think that France are motivated to play well.

:45:19. > :45:22.Very have not in the last two games. They were disappointed to lose

:45:22. > :45:29.against England. I don't know about Scotland, I think that they could.

:45:29. > :45:32.If they get it right, you know how well that they can play.

:45:32. > :45:42.Manoa Vosawai is the man in possession. Crouched and ready to

:45:42. > :46:05.

:46:05. > :46:12.Good defensive work from Scotland to win a scrum.

:46:12. > :46:16.They are winding the clock down. It is sensible play.

:46:16. > :46:21.The Italians have enjoyed watching the exploits of Martin

:46:21. > :46:28.Castrogiovanni. He has been very much involved in

:46:28. > :46:31.the action. He's been on the winning side

:46:31. > :46:36.against Scotland four times in the past.

:46:36. > :46:44.He will want to make it five today. Four points between them.

:46:44. > :46:54.Perhaps not a surprise, there is not much in it Italy ranked as the

:46:54. > :47:28.

:47:28. > :47:38.12th-best team in the world. minutes left for both of these

:47:38. > :47:47.

:47:47. > :47:57.D'Apice, the replacement hooker for Stockton comfortable in the line-

:47:57. > :48:02.

:48:02. > :48:10.Stockton comfortable in the line- fresh after his spell in the sin-

:48:10. > :48:20.bin. Scotland are still down to 14 men with Jim Hamilton. Just too

:48:20. > :48:25.

:48:25. > :48:31.much. Masi was caught out with Charlie Hutchins last month. The

:48:31. > :48:37.Italians will not want this game to slip away. The a deserve to be in

:48:37. > :48:44.front. -- and they deserve. We have seen Italy drop-off in the last few

:48:44. > :48:47.games. But Scotland have not had any possession in the whole game,

:48:47. > :48:55.and certainly not in the second half. They got the penalty they

:48:55. > :49:05.needed, they just need the ball now. The 9th cap for Vosawi, who we saw

:49:05. > :49:11.

:49:11. > :49:21.there. John Barclay stepping down Ross Rennie. But, once again,

:49:21. > :49:33.

:49:33. > :49:41.Scotland cannot retain possession. And an industrious charge as always.

:49:41. > :49:51.The offloads to Venditti. And -- offload. And a long kick from

:49:51. > :49:59.

:49:59. > :50:06.Stuart Hogg. It did not bounce Hogg. This is what the Scotland

:50:06. > :50:13.fans wanted to see more off. Maybe putting the Italians ever-so-

:50:13. > :50:19.slightly on the back foot, but look how Morrison was engulfed. Scotland

:50:19. > :50:25.perhaps fortunate to earn a penalty. They are going to get a yellow card.

:50:25. > :50:30.I am sure he is going to the pocket. That is right. I do not agree with

:50:30. > :50:38.both of them, but once you did Hamilton, who is now coming back on

:50:38. > :50:45.the pitch. Scotland have come out without it really harming them.

:50:45. > :50:50.They now have ten minutes with the advantage. Absolutely exposed, the

:50:50. > :50:55.Italians go over. Zanni. That is a yellow card. You can see Andy

:50:56. > :51:00.Robinson. He celebrated as if it was a try. Which it might well lead

:51:00. > :51:07.to with the advantage swinging, numerically, in the favour of

:51:07. > :51:17.Scotland. And there is more action on the touchline. Martin

:51:17. > :51:20.

:51:20. > :51:28.Castrogiovanni has done his work for the day. Also making a change

:51:28. > :51:38.at scrum-half, the Italians. The South African-born Tobias Botes.

:51:38. > :51:39.

:51:39. > :51:45.Replacing Edoardo Gori. Scotland move into the Italian 22. Zanni,

:51:45. > :51:51.the man in the sin-bin. He does not miss many days for his country. His

:51:51. > :51:58.30th international in a row. Once again, it is too high from Ross

:51:58. > :52:04.Ford and a chance for Canale to break away for Italy. And that is a

:52:04. > :52:13.wonderfully executed kick to bring the Italians into the Scotland 22.

:52:13. > :52:18.One line-out in Italy's 22 and 20 seconds later, Scotland, not being

:52:18. > :52:25.able to hit the jumpers. Ross Ford has not had his best game from the

:52:25. > :52:32.side line. I think he picked up the injury while kicking the ball. You

:52:32. > :52:37.can see the kicking leg. Just at an awkward angle that might have

:52:37. > :52:43.triggered something such as a hamstring problem. With one man in

:52:43. > :52:53.the sin-bin and another receiving treatment, Italy effectively with

:52:53. > :53:00.

:53:00. > :53:03.13 fit players in action at the Italy today, Edoardo Gori and Kris

:53:03. > :53:08.Burton, have never finished on a winning side together for the

:53:08. > :53:17.Italians. They have never won when they both started together, I

:53:17. > :53:22.should say. Once again, Stuart Hogg is given the kicking duties and

:53:22. > :53:28.brings Scotland to the halfway line. They must seem there is an injured

:53:28. > :53:34.player. Just like Denton to have kept that and taking it and kept on

:53:34. > :53:43.playing. Even if they are in their own 22, to back themselves with a

:53:43. > :53:47.two-man numerical advantage. chance of a great moment from David

:53:47. > :53:51.Denton in Rome today. He should be proud of his first you start to the

:53:51. > :53:58.Six Nations. He has consistently done well. Started really well

:53:58. > :54:02.against England. A distant relative of Rudyard Kipling. He looks as if

:54:02. > :54:07.he would keep his head while all about him are losing theirs. David

:54:07. > :54:17.Denton, 22 years of age, and hopefully a bright international

:54:17. > :54:44.

:54:44. > :54:54.future ahead of him. D'Apice on Toniolatti in place of Canale.

:54:54. > :54:58.

:54:58. > :55:03.Bergamasco taking control of the kick ahead from Kris Burton, whose

:55:03. > :55:08.range has been good up until now, but that has gone out and puts

:55:08. > :55:12.Italy under pressure from which Scotland must begin to capitalise.

:55:12. > :55:22.Sometimes you need something like that, a little break, and that

:55:22. > :55:23.

:55:23. > :55:27.could be Scotland's. The scrum-half looks in discomfort. And that there

:55:27. > :55:33.is the other replacement, Toniolatti, who plays scrum-half

:55:33. > :55:38.occasionally for his club. He might be called into action. Bergamasco

:55:38. > :55:42.is comfortable in that position, as well. Every reason for the Italian

:55:42. > :55:48.rhythm to have been upset with the injuries, the sin-bin with the

:55:48. > :55:58.Zanni. Scotland have not yet capitalised. We will see what Mike

:55:58. > :56:06.

:56:06. > :56:14.of John Barclay for Scotland. Also, Jackson, he is on the field of play,

:56:14. > :56:22.as well. He is playing in -- fly- half position, replacing Greig

:56:22. > :56:32.Laidlaw. For the moment, Kris Burton is operating for in the deep

:56:32. > :56:38.

:56:38. > :56:48.way back in his family line. He scored a try against the Italians

:56:48. > :56:48.

:56:48. > :56:57.last year. Bortolami was in an offside position. It was a knock-

:56:57. > :57:06.ons by both sides. -- was a knock- ons. The scrum will be Scotland's.

:57:06. > :57:10.Ten minutes left to play. They have not played the period of Zanni's

:57:10. > :57:13.yellow-card particularly well. All they need to do was keep the ball

:57:13. > :57:21.like Italy did. When they got the try at the start of the second half.

:57:21. > :57:31.When you have the numerical advantage, that is when it counts.

:57:31. > :57:36.

:57:36. > :57:39.Take your time. Zanni is preparing to re enter the fray. That will

:57:39. > :57:46.restore Italy to the full complement of 15. The ball Scotland

:57:46. > :57:53.to have a chance with ten minutes to go is remarkable. But there is a

:57:53. > :57:57.chance to get one win in the Six Nations in the last ten minutes.

:57:57. > :58:05.they manage it, it would be a day where results matter. There would

:58:05. > :58:08.not be much talk a performance. Scotland have to play well to be

:58:08. > :58:16.competitive and they have not played well today, but they still

:58:16. > :58:21.have a chance. Scotland have lost their last two Six Nations to Rome.

:58:21. > :58:31.They have not suffered a whitewash since 2004 in the Six Nations.

:58:31. > :58:45.

:58:45. > :58:55.David -- David Denton bringing it Favaro. A slow ball, again, for

:58:55. > :58:59.

:58:59. > :59:09.difficult to break out of their own half. It will be a Scottish scrum-

:59:09. > :59:10.

:59:10. > :59:16.half. I think they have to play the last nine minutes with getting the

:59:16. > :59:20.ball and having a go. It could peter out until -- into a forward

:59:20. > :59:26.orientated last ten minutes. Bring some chaos into the last eight

:59:26. > :59:32.minutes. Get Stuart Hogg running when there is a turnover ball.

:59:32. > :59:37.There is nothing to lose in the last eight minutes. Favaro only

:59:37. > :59:42.made his debut in the Six Nations off the bench in France earlier in

:59:42. > :59:46.this championship. He did not start in Cardiff. He is on for the

:59:46. > :59:52.closing stages to try to quell the chaos and prevent Scotland from

:59:52. > :00:02.damaging the Italian lead. That was a strong push on from the Italians.

:00:02. > :00:09.You could see their heads popping up and that will have to be reset.

:00:09. > :00:16.Zanni is still not back on. But Italy will be pleased that so much

:00:16. > :00:20.of the clock time is being run down with the scrums being reset.

:00:20. > :00:30.ensure if they could scrum for eight minutes, they would? I am

:00:30. > :00:44.

:00:44. > :00:50.you are urging. No, they don't. The line-up has not

:00:50. > :00:55.been functioning well. We know it has been struggling. They are in a

:00:55. > :00:58.good position. Now they have to win the line now.

:00:58. > :01:04.Scotland, remember, they are without Richie Gray, who has left

:01:04. > :01:11.the field of play. He was the tallest man in the Scottish squad.

:01:11. > :01:18.Last year, the official statistics said that Richie Gray was 6ft 8.

:01:18. > :01:22.This year, he is 6ft 10. He is still growing! He could be 6ft 12

:01:22. > :01:29.next year. I hope so. Scotland's line-up could

:01:29. > :01:39.do with it. And once again, Manoa Vosawai comes away with a

:01:39. > :01:44.

:01:44. > :01:50.disappointing line out for Scotland's point of view.

:01:50. > :01:54.Sergio Parisse famously scored an international drop goal at

:01:54. > :01:58.Murrayfield back in 2009. Scotland need more than a drop goal to get

:01:58. > :02:06.back on level terms here. There is not Mitch that Sergio Parisse can

:02:06. > :02:16.-- Much. There have been a few forwards that

:02:16. > :02:19.I have attempted the drop goals. Not many have been successful.

:02:19. > :02:26.A penalty once again against Scotland. You just feel it is not

:02:26. > :02:31.going to be there their day. Sp The line has not worked at all.

:02:31. > :02:41.Scotland are defending. They have defended for just about the whole

:02:41. > :02:56.

:02:56. > :03:06.ten minutes that Zanni has been off disrupting that, but there has been

:03:06. > :03:10.

:03:10. > :03:14.a real impact made by this man. Just to let you know by the way

:03:14. > :03:20.that the Italian front player, Martin Castrogiovanni has been

:03:20. > :03:24.named the RBS Man of the Match. And Quintin Geldenhuys has done his

:03:24. > :03:29.work for today. The big number 4. Foreign Affairs Select Committee is

:03:29. > :03:34.on for the closing stages. -- Diego Forlan is on for the

:03:34. > :03:38.closing stages. So much of this game has been

:03:38. > :03:48.played outside of either 22. It has been in the central third of the

:03:48. > :03:57.

:03:57. > :04:07.field at Stadio Olimpico. Furno.

:04:07. > :04:22.

:04:22. > :04:27.Giulio Toniolatti... He has managed to make a few leaders into the

:04:27. > :04:36.Scotland 22. The chance of a turnover? Scotland are sniffing it?

:04:36. > :04:42.Snuffed out by the Italians. This is what the Italians are good

:04:42. > :04:48.They will happily close the clock down from here.

:04:48. > :04:54.Burton had a go with a drop goal in the first half unsuccessfully, but

:04:54. > :05:00.this one has gone between the posts! Scotland's task with three

:05:00. > :05:07.minutes to go, has got that bit more difficult. Scotland needs a

:05:07. > :05:16.converted try just to draw level. That means I don't think there is

:05:16. > :05:20.time for Scotland to get two scores. They need to get one very quickly.

:05:20. > :05:29.Andy Robinson's contract runs into 2015.

:05:29. > :05:33.He is staring at a Six Nations whitewash.

:05:33. > :05:40.What a smart lick of a wooden spoon as well. That will hurt in the

:05:40. > :05:50.sunshine in Rome. Here is Rory Jackson.

:05:50. > :05:56.

:05:56. > :06:06.A penalty to Scotland. Graeme Morrison leading in the

:06:06. > :06:33.

:06:33. > :06:35.charge. Here.

:06:35. > :06:45.The story of the afternoon for Scotland.

:06:45. > :06:49.

:06:49. > :06:54.You can see... How happy the Italian are -- Italians are about

:06:54. > :06:57.that. Italy have been the better team. No doubt about it. They have

:06:57. > :07:01.deserved the victory. Scotland have been whitewashed. I don't think

:07:01. > :07:05.there is any question of that happening now.

:07:06. > :07:10.I really did not think at the start of this, that Scotland would lose

:07:10. > :07:16.all five games, but they are what they are. The highs of the

:07:16. > :07:20.performances, between rugby, in the last 120 minutes, the 40 minutes

:07:20. > :07:24.last week, and this 80 minutes today has been really disappointing

:07:24. > :07:30.for Scotland. Every Scottish supporter will be unhappy with the

:07:30. > :07:32.way that things have petered out in the last game-and-a-half for this

:07:32. > :07:36.Six Nations. Another unsuccessful journey, it

:07:36. > :07:40.would seem, on the travels for Scotland, who have won just twice

:07:40. > :07:50.away in the last six years in the Six Nations.

:07:50. > :08:00.

:08:00. > :08:04.Dublin in 2010, here in Rome in the charge and the clock has gone

:08:04. > :08:07.red. Italy can finish this now whenever they choose.

:08:07. > :08:12.They might just want to try one last attack.

:08:12. > :08:18.Let's see. Giulio Toniolatti, stooping in for

:08:18. > :08:26.it. The whistle from Alain Rolland. The penalty is Italy's.

:08:26. > :08:30.That will be that. Well deserved, Italy. They deserved

:08:30. > :08:34.to win the game. It is a whitewash. It is the

:08:34. > :08:37.dreaded wooden spoon for Scotland. You know what? You get what you

:08:38. > :08:42.deserve. Scotland have deserved that today. It was a poor

:08:42. > :08:46.performance today, last week, of what was promised so much in this

:08:46. > :08:51.Six Nations, it has been disappointing. There were a few

:08:51. > :08:55.players that were height lighted, like David Denton, but not many.