Italy v Scotland

:00:58. > :01:06.Welcome to Rome, sunny Rome. Today there is a new Prime Minister in

:01:07. > :01:11.Italy, Mr Renzi. And in political termles it has been a -- terms it

:01:12. > :01:18.has been a difficult start for Scotland and Italy. For the Scotland

:01:19. > :01:38.coach it is all about form, or lack of it. Which is the hot topic this

:01:39. > :01:46.lunchtime. Finally they have a try: And he is under the posts. Italy

:01:47. > :01:55.closing in on another famous victory.

:01:56. > :02:02.And beyond doubt the winner in this match now. And England finally have

:02:03. > :02:14.their second try. Somebody needs a bit of a telling

:02:15. > :02:17.off in a hard way. Because the coaching is producing this

:02:18. > :02:27.performance and the only way you can stop it is by dropping people.

:02:28. > :02:41.So this is thousand RBS six nations is looking. We will show you the key

:02:42. > :02:48.moments from last night's match. It makes grim reading for the Italians

:02:49. > :02:55.and the Scot. The Italian coach has been trying to bring in a more

:02:56. > :03:03.expansive style. But he has not been able to solve the problem of

:03:04. > :03:09.kicking. He has brought in Richie Gray. Johnny Beattie is in at No 8

:03:10. > :03:15.and still no place for Kelly Brown. Started the campaign as captain, not

:03:16. > :03:20.involved by match two and nowhere to be seen today. So as the sunshines

:03:21. > :03:28.on us here. It is very welcome. We have had rain and snow in the last

:03:29. > :03:33.couple of years here. Great conditions and alongside me is a

:03:34. > :03:42.former Italy second row and second's record points scorer. You may well

:03:43. > :03:46.recognise this man alongside me. He needs no sbroo dubgs, but --

:03:47. > :03:55.introduction but we have got one for him any way. The drop goal from

:03:56. > :04:01.McGeechan. It is there. McGeechan looking for the drop goal. Is it far

:04:02. > :04:11.enough and straight enough? Yes, it is. McGeechan, could this be the

:04:12. > :04:16.try? McGeechan, three side steps, beautifully done! Scotland have won

:04:17. > :04:26.a famous victory. One of the unique occasions in rugby union football.

:04:27. > :04:34.Well Ian McKeegan is one of great tactical coaches. A wry smile at

:04:35. > :04:37.those steps. Yes, my son and daughter might be looking at that. I

:04:38. > :04:46.don't think they have ever seen that. A main of hair behind you as

:04:47. > :04:50.well. It is a desperate time for Scottish rugby. If more incentive

:04:51. > :04:54.were needed to lift the gloom after that defeat to England, the

:04:55. > :04:59.knowledge that should they be beaten today, they will drop to 12th in the

:05:00. > :05:04.world rankings, the lowest The Ever been, should do it. Yes and you saw

:05:05. > :05:08.Wales' reaction to their game in Ireland. We no that there has got to

:05:09. > :05:12.be an outstanding performance today. All the things that were wrong, the

:05:13. > :05:17.set piece, which put us under pressure, has to be right. And there

:05:18. > :05:25.is no better place than here to be in the right place. Here against

:05:26. > :05:31.England it started With a good shape wide, which kreepted a space to get

:05:32. > :05:39.us on the front foot. This is where we tend to be single-runners. And

:05:40. > :05:44.our game starts to shorten. We have more attackers than England have

:05:45. > :05:50.dethe enders -- defenders. But all the momentum from the first break

:05:51. > :05:55.has gone and that makes us kick. Poor kick. Out to the wing. Big kick

:05:56. > :06:01.back and suddenly the ball's back in our own 22 when it goes out of

:06:02. > :06:08.touch, we are back to where we started, having lost the territory.

:06:09. > :06:14.That explains what was going on on the day and the other areas where

:06:15. > :06:19.slapped had to be -- Scotland had to be strong. Scott Johns said they

:06:20. > :06:24.were naive. For many people, specially for Scotland fans, doesn't

:06:25. > :06:34.the coach need to take some responsibility? He sets out the plan

:06:35. > :06:37.before they go out. I think he did take responsibility. You want to

:06:38. > :06:41.have that impact on the field as soon as you cross that white line it

:06:42. > :06:45.is about you delivering for yourself and the fans and you have to get the

:06:46. > :06:50.set piece right and it wasn't right against England. Hopefully we will

:06:51. > :06:55.see a change this afternoon. For Italy, I imagine Carlo, in that

:06:56. > :06:59.dressing room, you have been there, this is the fixture they target

:07:00. > :07:07.every time. Get a win here and it changes the reflection on the

:07:08. > :07:11.campaign. Yes especially Italy only have two home games. It is a perfect

:07:12. > :07:20.opportunity to try and come away with a win. Specially with the sun

:07:21. > :07:28.out. There is plenty of rugby played. Friday night in Cardiff

:07:29. > :07:41.Wales playing, really a quiet one. Quick livy for Wales. Halfpenny and

:07:42. > :07:44.now the chase is on. George Osborne! Graham Hughes has been asked to

:07:45. > :07:55.check for a push. That is not a push. That is a misthabg by the full

:07:56. > :08:02.back. -- mistake. Warburton down to Webb. Roberts straight through.

:08:03. > :08:08.France scramble back. There is a player down. Plisson is down.

:08:09. > :08:13.Warburton for the line. He is going to score. Has he made it? Great

:08:14. > :08:25.strength and power. Reaches out, just had to scrape the line. I'm not

:08:26. > :08:32.sure! Sam Warburton scores for Wales. You need to be Mr Grumpy more

:08:33. > :08:37.often don't you? I'm often grumpy with these guys. But I'm happy with

:08:38. > :08:42.that pressure we were under. Not just players but coaches. We spopded

:08:43. > :08:47.well and the -- responded well and the atmosphere was brilliant. It was

:08:48. > :08:51.a good game and for us a fantastic result. What a reaction from Wales

:08:52. > :08:57.going from the thumped to the thumpers. It is a wide-open

:08:58. > :09:01.Championship? Yes, I didn't see that result coming. I thought it would be

:09:02. > :09:09.close. We saw a huge reaction from the Welsh players, especially the

:09:10. > :09:12.big players such as Jenkins and Warburton. They show what had they

:09:13. > :09:19.can do when they have been up against it. But they didn't a allow

:09:20. > :09:23.-- didn't allow France to play. It looked like a completely different

:09:24. > :09:28.side. It should inspire Scotland to know you don't have to carry the

:09:29. > :09:32.baggage of the last game. The reaction from the coach is

:09:33. > :09:36.important. Gatland told them their future is on the line. Yes,

:09:37. > :09:41.sometimes you get in a quiet room and you have to be open and honest

:09:42. > :09:44.and say this is the way it is. And I think he did. It was the senior

:09:45. > :09:47.players who responded this week. They have talked about what they had

:09:48. > :09:52.to do. They have taken responsibility and it was good to

:09:53. > :09:56.see Gethin Jenkins becomes man of the match. It was clear they knew

:09:57. > :10:03.what they had to do when they got on the field and delivered last night.

:10:04. > :10:12.Let's move on. Back to this game. And another Italian perspective.

:10:13. > :10:17.This must be a game you targeted - Scotland are a team that you have

:10:18. > :10:24.beaten many times in the Six Nations. What have you made of them

:10:25. > :10:29.so far? To play Scotland is always for us I think and for the Scottish,

:10:30. > :10:35.the team is the challenge of the season. Because we hope to win riv

:10:36. > :10:39.match. But this is the match that we target. I'm quite confident of the

:10:40. > :10:48.way the team are preparing themselves during this week. They

:10:49. > :10:52.are in in a good - they're calm and confident. And I'm waiting for this

:10:53. > :10:56.match to be played. Being a former second row yourself, you must be

:10:57. > :11:02.very pleased with the way that the line out has operated for Italy, the

:11:03. > :11:06.strongest in the Championship. Compare that with Scotland, this

:11:07. > :11:14.must be an area that Italy can exploit? Yes, the line-out is always

:11:15. > :11:19.a big point in the match. It is a consequence also of the mind of the

:11:20. > :11:22.players. I think that if we are, we are able to put on the pitch the

:11:23. > :11:27.same confidence that we show all week, I think that we will be a good

:11:28. > :11:32.match for us. Best of luck, thank you. They look like they're

:11:33. > :11:44.relishing these opportunity. Talk us through 15 to face Scotland. The

:11:45. > :12:02.front row is unchanged. There are two changes to the back row with

:12:03. > :12:11.Zanni and Barbieri being preferred. Gori is in the half back area. In

:12:12. > :12:20.the back three Esposito is the only change. We usually have a player to

:12:21. > :12:29.watch, maybe somebody we don't know about. But Castro fwee vane -

:12:30. > :12:37.Castrogiovanni, you think he has improved. Yes you see his legs in a

:12:38. > :12:43.powerful position and his adjustment post engagement. He loses the hit,

:12:44. > :12:48.but for him moving his right leg closer it negate what is the loose

:12:49. > :12:58.head of fraps is trying to -- fraps is trying to do. -- France. The

:12:59. > :13:02.second instance is more collective. The French have lost contact with

:13:03. > :13:06.their props. They are sliding up and they're very high with the second

:13:07. > :13:11.rows of the Italians are applying pressure and keeping it in a strong

:13:12. > :13:19.position. It is an area where they will fancy themselves. We talked

:13:20. > :13:23.about the Achilles heel. And Allan is one that got away from Scotland.

:13:24. > :13:28.He came through the system in Scotland. We see him missing a

:13:29. > :13:32.relatively simple penalty against France. He was a little too quick.

:13:33. > :13:39.But he will learn as he goes through. It is a difficult place to

:13:40. > :13:43.be. I worked request him last -- with him last year in Scotland. He

:13:44. > :13:46.looks comfortable in the international environment. But he

:13:47. > :13:51.will have to work on his goal kicking. With the history of the

:13:52. > :13:55.fixture, it can come down to one or two points either way. So there will

:13:56. > :14:01.be pressure on him. Kicking has been very important. A man who shares my

:14:02. > :14:07.surname involved in a few of those moments. When you were at the helm.

:14:08. > :14:12.But Tommaso he gets away from Scottish rugby. There isn't a big

:14:13. > :14:17.well of No 10s to choose from. No, you worry about the structure or how

:14:18. > :14:23.he is being monitored and what support he has been getting. It is a

:14:24. > :14:28.great shame that somebody playing international rugby and we have the

:14:29. > :14:31.smallest player base to select from. It just shouldn't happen.

:14:32. > :14:36.Recruitment should make sure anybody who can play for Scotland is kept

:14:37. > :14:40.there. His uncle played for Scotland. And now Scotland. Eight

:14:41. > :14:45.away defeats in the Six Nations. Two defeats in this campaign. The

:14:46. > :14:56.captain gone after match one. No tries scored. It is a grim story.

:14:57. > :15:10.No wins. No tries. No chances taken. No need to panic. We haven't cone

:15:11. > :15:16.well the first two games. We have to be honest with where we are. We

:15:17. > :15:22.can't paint over the cracks. We will get on a run and we be successful.

:15:23. > :15:29.Do people go on enough about is there enough fight in the Scottish

:15:30. > :15:36.side. Rvry -- every team that plays has passion. You can't just rely on

:15:37. > :15:41.it. To say Scottish is more offensive to others. I want passion

:15:42. > :15:55.and skill. I don't want to just rely on passion. Passion will only get

:15:56. > :16:02.you so far. Do you feel hit by the media? You know when people say they

:16:03. > :16:07.don't read it and they do, I don't. So I am pretty comfortable. I'd get

:16:08. > :16:10.it. You want the sport to be emotional. The players who play for

:16:11. > :16:14.Scotland are passionate Scots and they want to do well. They are

:16:15. > :16:18.disappointed with their performance against England and they have every

:16:19. > :16:21.right to feel it. We all feel that and we are in this together trying

:16:22. > :16:28.to work out, what actually went wrong, without getting too down on

:16:29. > :16:32.yourself. When things go wrong there is soul-searching. There are

:16:33. > :16:37.questions. Questions over selection. The leader has paid the price. The

:16:38. > :16:48.man who throws is gone. A big ball carrier now warms the bench. But the

:16:49. > :16:53.biggest beast of all returns. I am wearing two hats. I am wearing the

:16:54. > :16:58.director of rugby for Scotland but I won't go away from the fact that we

:16:59. > :17:06.need players to understand it has to be earned to play for this country.

:17:07. > :17:11.You have to have earned it. Did you feel the course was right to leave

:17:12. > :17:17.him out? I would agree I wasn't where I wanted to be in this

:17:18. > :17:22.season. Recently after the November Test, I had been quite happy. It is

:17:23. > :17:28.just about translating that onto the international stage. Citing people

:17:29. > :17:33.could be right in saying this is not quite where he was and things like

:17:34. > :17:48.that. But I am in a good place at the moment. -- so I think. Speaker

:17:49. > :17:55.-- I get everybody is fidgety about it. Can we put it another way? We

:17:56. > :18:05.can. But we won't unless we executed well. They are a dangerous side. So

:18:06. > :18:10.we will need to be up there. We have to make sure we keep the pressure.

:18:11. > :18:17.We keep the pressure, we can put it away. Well, I am sure like me, you

:18:18. > :18:23.are bursting to ask more questions about some of the things ask there.

:18:24. > :18:27.Like, are you fidgety? It is a bit more than that at the moment. Talk

:18:28. > :18:31.us through the selection. Three changes.

:18:32. > :18:45.Yes. In the second row, the big debate, the big talking point, a

:18:46. > :19:02.huge second row partnership for Scotland, this. And in the back row,

:19:03. > :19:07.Chris Fusaro. Duncan Weir's kicking game will be hugely important this

:19:08. > :19:15.afternoon. Matt Scott continues to get time under his belt away from

:19:16. > :19:21.injury. And the back three, they will just love to play under this

:19:22. > :19:24.sunshine this afternoon. So that is the Scotland team, and one of the

:19:25. > :19:32.questions I need to ask you first is, how has it come to this? How

:19:33. > :19:39.have they got themselves into the -- this mess? Yeah, if you look at the

:19:40. > :19:44.forwards, it seems to be unravelled a bit. They had a real identity last

:19:45. > :19:49.year and I'd think they have lost that a little bit. Certainly in the

:19:50. > :19:53.first game against Ireland. They certainly started well and the first

:19:54. > :20:03.40 minutes are probably very best first 40 they have played. The set

:20:04. > :20:08.piece less secure. Well, disjointed. To lose five line-ups is

:20:09. > :20:13.unforgivable, isn't it? In this instance, you see a few things that

:20:14. > :20:17.gone wrong. The ball is going to the biggest man in the field, George

:20:18. > :20:21.Hamilton, and he had the timing. Slightly off with the ball but he

:20:22. > :20:27.released to early. The movement on the floor is easily tracked and that

:20:28. > :20:31.is compounded by the fact that they lose a bit of height in the air. Jim

:20:32. > :20:38.Hamilton needs to finish with arms fully stretched on his toes, to give

:20:39. > :20:42.them the maximum height possible. Richie Gray back today. A

:20:43. > :20:46.performance in the Six Nations which led to that selection in the Lions.

:20:47. > :20:51.Not just him. The fact that Kelly Brown, nowhere near the squad, even.

:20:52. > :20:57.It does look to be a bit disjointed, the selection process.

:20:58. > :21:02.It does. Richie Gray finds himself starting this weekend after starting

:21:03. > :21:13.on the bench for Ireland. I don't think he did enough to shows

:21:14. > :21:17.Scotland how annoying he was. He is such a devastating player when he is

:21:18. > :21:24.on his game, out to inflow in open field. He finished a line store in

:21:25. > :21:28.fantastic form and actually has the talent. He just needs to be told,

:21:29. > :21:32.look, you can drive this Scotland side by the way you play. The way

:21:33. > :21:38.that Parisse drives the Italian side. And he should be in places

:21:39. > :21:43.people don't expect, recovering from mistakes. There's no doubt there is

:21:44. > :21:46.talent there, but going forwards, let's talk about how their

:21:47. > :21:50.development will progress. Because Scott Johnson is out at the end of

:21:51. > :21:55.this season, becomes director of rugby. And then a man who so far led

:21:56. > :21:59.them to two defeats in their campaign and a lot of the building

:22:00. > :22:02.blocks and solid parts of the game disintegrating. How can he be the

:22:03. > :22:07.boss of the new coach, which effectively he is going to be? It is

:22:08. > :22:11.going to be very difficult because, imagine of Scotland were to lose the

:22:12. > :22:18.next three games. He goes up as director of Rob a with zero

:22:19. > :22:23.credibility. How easy going to start influencing people? -- director of

:22:24. > :22:26.rugby. People are now questioning, are we rewarding failure by

:22:27. > :22:31.promoting somebody from head coach to director of the league after a

:22:32. > :22:35.poor performance? But it is amazing how a victory today by these guys

:22:36. > :22:39.that we see on your TV, if they can get a victory today, suddenly things

:22:40. > :22:48.don't look nearly as gloomy for British rugby. You have a team here

:22:49. > :22:52.with undoubted talents. They can go places. Last year they were showing

:22:53. > :22:55.signs of that. If you are a coach who knows you are going in the

:22:56. > :22:59.season, and you say you don't read the papers or what people write

:23:00. > :23:04.about you, the players get the sense of that, that you are not there for

:23:05. > :23:09.the long haul? I think that is the worry. The temporary feel about it.

:23:10. > :23:14.That you are just waiting till somebody else takes over. And that

:23:15. > :23:17.is not a good place to be. The here and now. International rugby is

:23:18. > :23:21.about your next game, your next performance, and this is vital for

:23:22. > :23:26.Scotland to say, our there, Rooney we have a game that reflects the

:23:27. > :23:33.character this country represents. -- really we have. It is plain for

:23:34. > :23:39.yourself and all these fans who have travelled so far, and that game is

:23:40. > :23:50.going to be tough. This crowd will be tough. You have got to want to

:23:51. > :23:53.play. Parisse there, always delivers on this stage. Then you map for

:23:54. > :24:04.Rome. This has been a pretty good home for them. -- Stadio Olimpico

:24:05. > :24:08.for Rome. Yes, it really makes him do special things and he puts that

:24:09. > :24:12.through the home team. They want to be aggressive and do those special

:24:13. > :24:19.things alongside. He is just a great motivator, somebody who is

:24:20. > :24:27.absolutely crucial. It is filling up here. Not quite a sell-out. Listen

:24:28. > :24:31.to that roar! For Parisse and his men as they come out for the first

:24:32. > :24:42.home game of their 2014 Six Nations campaign. They suffered defeat and

:24:43. > :24:50.retreat in Rome. Absolutely. The rest of the time they have suffered

:24:51. > :24:55.defeat. It is a difficult place to play because of the set piece of the

:24:56. > :24:58.Italians. If you can't get control and influence on the ball, you are

:24:59. > :25:04.going to be up against it this afternoon. And they need to work on

:25:05. > :25:08.the tempo with the breakdown. That seems like good advice but I need to

:25:09. > :25:21.commit you to a scoreline and result. I will tell you after the

:25:22. > :25:26.first ten minutes! I think Scotland. We are going to hear from our

:25:27. > :25:29.commentators shortly up there in the commentary box. Because the teams

:25:30. > :25:31.get themselves ready for the anthems. Enjoy rousing renditions of

:25:32. > :25:51.both. # O Flower Of Scotland.

:25:52. > :25:56.# When will we see your like again? # That fought and died for.

:25:57. > :26:04.# Your wee bit hill and glen. # That stood against him.

:26:05. > :26:10.# Proud Edward's army. # And sent him homeward.

:26:11. > :26:15.# Tae think again. # Those days are past now.

:26:16. > :26:20.# And in the past they must remain. # But we can still rise now.

:26:21. > :26:23.# And be the nation again. # That stood against him.

:26:24. > :26:28.# Proud Edward's army. # And sent him homeward.

:26:29. > :27:24.# Tae think again #. # Dell'elmo di Scipio.

:27:25. > :27:36.# S'e cinta la testa. # Dov'e la vittoria?

:27:37. > :27:48.# Le porga la chioma. # Che schiava di Roma.

:27:49. > :27:57.# Iddio la creo. # Fratelli d'Italia.

:27:58. > :28:01.# L'Italia s'e desta. # Dell'elmo di Scipio.

:28:02. > :28:06.# S'e cinta la testa. # Dov'e la vittoria?

:28:07. > :28:14.# Le porga la chioma. # Che schiava di Roma.

:28:15. > :28:23.# Iddio la creo. # Stringiamoci a coorte.

:28:24. > :28:26.# Siam pronti alla morte. # Siam pronti alla morte.

:28:27. > :28:28.# Italia chiamo. # Stringiamoci a coorte.

:28:29. > :28:30.# Siam pronti alla morte. # Siam pronti alla morte.

:28:31. > :28:41.# Italia chiamo. #. Si! These are the men who will try to

:28:42. > :28:55.undo Scotland today. A couple of changes in the Italian pack.

:28:56. > :29:07.Di Marchi was a handful in play against France. Campagnaro, a danger

:29:08. > :29:12.in outside centre. For Scotland, players flutter in and out of the

:29:13. > :29:18.pack. David Denton disappears from number eight. Scott Nelson comes in

:29:19. > :29:28.to try to repair that line-out as hooker. No changes in that backline.

:29:29. > :29:38.-- Scott Lawson. Stuart Hogg will be grateful for firmer ground beneath

:29:39. > :29:47.his quick feet. Summary useful impact players in reserve. -- some

:29:48. > :29:54.very useful. Great weather. Steve Walsh is the referee for this one.

:29:55. > :29:57.Representing as a New Zealander. A colourful past! But very competent

:29:58. > :30:04.referee. It will be interesting to see how he takes charge of this one.

:30:05. > :30:11.And with these conditions, the weather we have, we hope it will be

:30:12. > :30:17.a very, very good game of rugby. Scotland get the chance to kick off.

:30:18. > :30:22.Weir is about to kick off. A huge game for Scottish rugby. Can they

:30:23. > :30:27.turn it around. Weir gets a feel and gets the nod from Steve Walsh and we

:30:28. > :30:39.are away in the sunshine in the sad owe Olimpico. -- Stadio Olimpico.

:30:40. > :30:44.Garcia there under pressure. A line-out and a knock on in fact.

:30:45. > :30:50.Italy will have the scrum. The early scrum in this match. We need to keep

:30:51. > :30:54.seeing thousand set piece is -- how the set piece is going to work out.

:30:55. > :31:06.The first ten minutes is key for both sides. Specially for Scotland.

:31:07. > :31:30.Good Italian scrum against France. Scotland have lost a bit of bulk.

:31:31. > :31:54.Pretty solid from Scotland. The ball was lying in the tunnel there. It

:31:55. > :32:02.was hooked by Ji Ralls Deeney's -- Ghiraldini's foot. The engagement

:32:03. > :32:08.rules have changed a lot. There is more pure technique.

:32:09. > :32:25.A penalty to Italy. He was pulling down. As soon as you come off, you

:32:26. > :32:31.can see it was about to go down. Right decision. A chance for itly to

:32:32. > :32:43.clear -- Italy to clear their lines. Just pulling it down.

:32:44. > :33:04.It will be an Italian line-out. Good crowd, good atmosphere. I do miss

:33:05. > :33:10.the old Stadio fa Flaminio. But it was creeking. There are around

:33:11. > :33:18.65,000 here. The best line-out so far in the Championship have been

:33:19. > :33:23.the Italians. Fusaro has it. Perhaps a sign of better things to come for

:33:24. > :33:29.Scotland. Scotland have the penalty. Two week ago against England.

:33:30. > :33:33.England won the first 20 line-outs without Scotland getting close. So

:33:34. > :33:39.that was encouraging for Scotland. Zanni couldn't get it. Encouraging

:33:40. > :33:50.signs, but this is key. This is when Scotland will have the throw in.

:33:51. > :33:52.This was the Italian line-out trying to get over Gray and Hamilton. But

:33:53. > :34:21.Hamilton got ahead of him. It is too long. Just a bit of

:34:22. > :34:26.overexcitement from Seymour. But Scotland with an early threat.

:34:27. > :34:34.Everything apart from the final kick was good. The line-out was good.

:34:35. > :34:39.Beattie with a nice pass to Weir. A great pass. Just come in on your

:34:40. > :34:45.right foot. Keep the ball, recycle it. He goes for the chip and it was

:34:46. > :34:53.too far. Encouraging signs though. Both sides enjoying playing on this

:34:54. > :35:03.turf. Despite a heavy shower this morning. They are ready to scrum

:35:04. > :35:06.again. Italian ball. Seymour still fairly new to this game. It is his

:35:07. > :35:26.seventh cap: Again the feed. Straightish. Good

:35:27. > :35:31.scrum by Italy and Italy get the reward of the penalty. Much better

:35:32. > :35:40.from the men in white. That was really solid. Look at that. Oh, are

:35:41. > :35:52.we back at Murrayfield? That is just one pure roll. A whole strip of turf

:35:53. > :36:05.has come up! There is Allan. Off that penalty and off his right foot.

:36:06. > :36:12.Not the most am bitious kick. An early warning from Steve Walsh about

:36:13. > :36:15.the number of penalties conceded by Scotland. And again Scotland steal

:36:16. > :36:36.the line-out. Laidlaw sends it over the top. And

:36:37. > :36:41.Sarto getting back. McLean with a big thump. A very good kick indeed.

:36:42. > :36:46.It had to be a good kick, because the line-out is not work. No,

:36:47. > :36:51.Scotland twice, Hamilton has read all the movement that Italy were

:36:52. > :36:57.doing and been able to get in front of them. I really rate Luke McLean

:36:58. > :37:30.and he gets so far down the pitch. Hogg has a big boochlt it spierms

:37:31. > :37:40.through -- boot, it spirals through the Roman air. McLean did well to

:37:41. > :37:46.stop that. Esposito is there to find touch for Italy. Still a good gain

:37:47. > :37:50.for Scotland. They will be encouraged by the line-out. They

:37:51. > :37:58.have gone simple. They get Gray. Look at that kick. He has got a

:37:59. > :38:07.fantastic right foot. But McLean keeps it in just. But Scotland have

:38:08. > :38:46.a line out just inside their own half. This to Wilson.

:38:47. > :39:16.Scott just puts boot on ball over the top.

:39:17. > :39:24.Scotland beginning to make progress. Two giants in Gray and Hamilton and

:39:25. > :39:39.they clear that ball out. Hamilton couldn't quite take that

:39:40. > :39:45.pass and the knock on gives Italy the scrum. Disappointing end. Up to

:39:46. > :39:51.that point Scotland were getting really efficient at getting the

:39:52. > :39:54.mismatches and you get that opportunity against Italy. Once they

:39:55. > :39:59.get into phases, there is an opportunity for the fast runners to

:40:00. > :40:06.be running against the slower forwards. They almost got through a

:40:07. > :40:11.couple of times there. The crowd, their side at the moment a bit

:40:12. > :40:16.unsteady. They haven't got the platform which their line-out has

:40:17. > :40:19.given them over the past couple of days. It is as simple as that, in

:40:20. > :40:25.the first two games, Scotland didn't have a line-out, so didn't have a

:40:26. > :40:31.platform to start from. T first nine and a half minutes they have won the

:40:32. > :40:37.line-outs. It is amazing, it is a simple gamement you get the -- game.

:40:38. > :40:44.You get the ball and then you play with it. The last scrum ended with

:40:45. > :40:52.an Italian penalty and it is an Italian ball again. Gori just being

:40:53. > :40:59.told by Steve Walsh there, make sure it is straight. He has had a couple

:41:00. > :41:07.that were not straight down the line.

:41:08. > :41:19.Down she goes. Penalty to Italy again is the decision of Steve Walsh

:41:20. > :41:23.and Murray Low. Losing his shape. That is three scrums from three that

:41:24. > :41:30.Scotland have conceded not just possession, but also the penalty. It

:41:31. > :41:35.is Murray Low each time. There is a lot can happen with this. Steve

:41:36. > :41:41.Walsh has already spoke on the Laidlaw as captain. You get another

:41:42. > :41:46.penalty and it should be sin-binning. Possession, 81% for

:41:47. > :41:52.Scotland. That is where the action has been happening. Nothing in the

:41:53. > :41:55.Scotland 22 yet, but Italy creeping closer courtesy of those three

:41:56. > :42:55.penalties. Penalty advantage to Italy as well.

:42:56. > :43:03.Do they have more? The crowd roaring up to and within six metres.

:43:04. > :43:11.The ball is lost. Still there, says the referee. The ball spilled

:43:12. > :43:17.forward. The crowd roar for a try, but they are confused. Back they

:43:18. > :43:22.will come for that penalty. Still they wave their flags and cheer. But

:43:23. > :43:31.they're coming all the way back, because it was a knock on. And

:43:32. > :43:44.Parisse says have a pop at goal. Frantic stuff by Italy. Couldn't

:43:45. > :43:49.quite recycling it. Scotland's defence creeked. Dunbar put the

:43:50. > :43:56.backle in. Barbieri couldn't hold it. But thrp just getting in behind

:43:57. > :44:01.them. He is getting on the front foot. Wilson didn't hold on to him.

:44:02. > :44:04.That was the first time that Scotland had to defend and I don't

:44:05. > :44:14.think they will be happy with that. What lies in store for Tommaso

:44:15. > :44:18.Allan. Once of the dark blue. But his kicking has not been good so

:44:19. > :44:21.far. Not just in the Six Nations. But he missed foreagainst -- he

:44:22. > :44:42.missed four against Argentina. That is it and Italy have the first

:44:43. > :44:52.three points. And the home side Leeds 3-0. Yes, a comfy kick there.

:44:53. > :45:00.Early in the hotel he was saying he was a confident kicker and he gets

:45:01. > :45:09.on a roll. He will be very pleased with that first kick. Well,

:45:10. > :45:23.Scotland's session with a switch at the restart. And doing a bit of

:45:24. > :45:37.clearing out. He slices that kick. And goes back for Scotland

:45:38. > :45:40.eventually to Beattie, hanging on. Wilson out to Hogg and under

:45:41. > :45:49.pressure with a big tackle coming in from Garcia.

:45:50. > :45:59.Ghiraldini trying to halt his progress. Laidlaw has a look. And

:46:00. > :46:07.Stuart Hogg nearly through. The knock-on, gives it to Italy. They

:46:08. > :46:11.will come back for that knock-on. They might end up with a mistake but

:46:12. > :46:17.it is good to see Stuart Hogg coming in, the first to receive on a number

:46:18. > :46:19.of occasions. But good defence there by Garcia midfield. With the

:46:20. > :46:25.situation really well and nullified it. But we will want to see Stuart

:46:26. > :46:29.Hogg getting the ball, and not just from the broken field with the

:46:30. > :46:39.kicks, but what he was doing, coming in as first receiver. This was

:46:40. > :46:43.Garcia through and Weir. He just read that beautifully. There were

:46:44. > :46:52.passes going in behind the Scottish players. Just read it really, really

:46:53. > :46:57.well. Well, we were watching this replay of Hogg. This is what

:46:58. > :47:07.Scottish players like to see. But it is difficult. He did play as a

:47:08. > :47:13.Queensland New South Wales 15 but in the Lions pack as well. That is

:47:14. > :47:18.right. I would keep him as fullback at the moment. Very promising from

:47:19. > :47:23.Scotland's point of view so far. The set pieces, going well. They have

:47:24. > :47:27.had a lot of possession. They are getting into the outside spaces.

:47:28. > :47:33.Stuart Hogg in that front line, I think, does make a difference. Keep

:47:34. > :47:44.looking for the forwards and keeping them out. A more solid scrum from

:47:45. > :47:49.both sides. And Italy with good ball. And good pressure this time,

:47:50. > :47:55.returning the favour from Garcia, who tries to lay back with colourful

:47:56. > :48:09.undergarments! And Allan gets it away well. Stuart Hogg sends it to

:48:10. > :48:15.the moon. Huge kick! What a kick! It is not straight out. The angle has

:48:16. > :48:25.come back a little bit but Stuart Hogg says, surely it was better than

:48:26. > :48:31.that? A spiral kick, you don't see this very often these days. But look

:48:32. > :48:39.at that. How is that not a line-out? How can the touch judge be short

:48:40. > :48:44.with that? Right, the line-out starts. Not looking to pretty for

:48:45. > :49:04.Ghiraldini and company. The drive comes in from Scotland.

:49:05. > :49:12.But an Italian penalty. Ryan Wilson coming in at the side. The Italian

:49:13. > :49:18.line-out, where they struggled with the first three, the first two, and

:49:19. > :49:21.they have managed to bring it back. Now they get to clear the lines but

:49:22. > :49:34.they also get the throw in and the line-out. Where is the touch judge?

:49:35. > :49:38.Just inside the Scottish half. But this one a better line-out. It was

:49:39. > :49:51.good but look at Ryan Wilson, number six, and he takes it down. Shortened

:49:52. > :49:59.line-outs for Italy. Parisse is there, safe hands. And nearly

:50:00. > :50:02.through the middle. Garcia nearly making a hole but Italy deep into

:50:03. > :50:34.the Scottish half. And Furno rather lost it. Just pokes

:50:35. > :50:40.it over the top and asks for the man outside to chase that one down. Good

:50:41. > :50:53.work eventually. He gives it to Campagnaro. But all the way back in

:50:54. > :51:01.their own 22 now. Italy have the scrum but a long way back towards

:51:02. > :51:07.their own try-line. Steve Walsh there, saying, do not debate the

:51:08. > :51:12.matter. Indeed. Italy have played a lot of rugby so far in the Six

:51:13. > :51:18.Nations. And you saw that big pass out there by Parisse. This might

:51:19. > :51:21.play to Scotland's advantage today because Italy, over the last few

:51:22. > :51:29.years, have tried to develop their game and have maybe gone a bit too

:51:30. > :51:30.far. It is Italy's ball but big pressure on this scrum. Inside their

:51:31. > :52:14.own 22. A little tussle between Low and the

:52:15. > :52:19.Italian there. A competent first 20 minutes for that man. He came

:52:20. > :52:23.through the Scottish ranks in all age groups but now obviously playing

:52:24. > :52:27.for Italy. A confident first 20 minutes. The debate has been raging

:52:28. > :52:38.long and hard, Andrew, but, no disrespect, he is no Carter. There

:52:39. > :52:50.are capable stand-offs in Scotland. A good show of there. And Scotland

:52:51. > :52:56.have a chance again. -- good shove. And Lawson juggles it is perhaps to

:52:57. > :53:02.try to give it to Richie Gray but it works out well for the hooker. And

:53:03. > :53:27.still going with some help. Scott Nelson, straight into

:53:28. > :53:34.Castrogiovanni. Again, plenty of phases. Scotland have the penalty at

:53:35. > :53:44.the end of all that. -- Scott Lawson. The first two, it was one

:53:45. > :53:47.pass, one hit up. But then just trying and off-loading tackle, and

:53:48. > :53:56.that is what Scotland need to do. Make good decisions when it is the

:53:57. > :54:00.right time to off-load and when not. You need to try and get an arm free

:54:01. > :54:08.to get a ball behind with your tight defensive line. Some have pointed

:54:09. > :54:26.out that Laidlaw is not invest kicking form. -- in best. The

:54:27. > :54:31.captain to draw Scotland level. These kicking conditions are far,

:54:32. > :54:37.far better, and we are all tied up at three apiece. 20 minutes gone.

:54:38. > :54:42.That is a fair reflection of these first 20 minutes. A good contest,

:54:43. > :54:46.very competitive. A set piece, as you would expect. And both teams

:54:47. > :54:51.trying things behind the scrum. If you look at the last few matches

:54:52. > :54:55.between these two sides in Rome, never more than seven points in it,

:54:56. > :54:57.so gives you an indicator of how tight this could be. Just lost

:54:58. > :55:27.forward by Italy on the charge. Makes a decent bit of ground.

:55:28. > :55:31.McLean, that was. And the Italian numbers out wide, if they can find

:55:32. > :55:46.them. That might be the link. On they come now! Closer to the 22.

:55:47. > :56:01.Can get that pass away and there is Seymour in there looking for the

:56:02. > :56:05.interception. Early Italian impressions? They seem to have fixed

:56:06. > :56:10.the problems in the heads of the two line-outs. They need to stay away

:56:11. > :56:21.from Richie Gray and Hamilton. They have lots of options with Zanni and

:56:22. > :56:28.Sergio, so they need to stay away from the line-out and they are

:56:29. > :56:33.providing good ball and good base. There is Steve Walsh pointing

:56:34. > :56:37.exactly where he wants the scrum. This is Scotland's first put into

:56:38. > :56:49.the scrum. So there was pressure when Italy had it. This is the first

:56:50. > :56:52.time and Scotland should be looking to get it in and out as quickly as

:56:53. > :57:28.possible with Scott Lawson. They may well have the penalty, and

:57:29. > :57:31.a week statement from the Italian scrum and applause from everyone.

:57:32. > :57:39.Some gentle mocking as well but that is well earned. He just really put

:57:40. > :57:44.the pressure on. You can see him driving right to Low. He has nowhere

:57:45. > :57:51.to go other than down. A clear penalty and that is a worrying site.

:57:52. > :57:57.-- sight. All hookers have the chance to say, we have got you.

:57:58. > :58:05.Castrogiovanni has been down just a couple of times receiving treatment

:58:06. > :58:15.on that Sinn and calves. -- on his shin. This man played for Scotland

:58:16. > :58:24.and South Africa. Italian mother, born and raised in Italy. So not

:58:25. > :58:33.really a home-grown player who has jumped ship.

:58:34. > :58:45.Will this come around enough? No. Just his failing. He doesn't land

:58:46. > :58:50.enough of the kicks. That wasn't too difficult. That wasn't nearly as

:58:51. > :58:55.good a contact as the first. You can almost hear it wasn't as good

:58:56. > :58:57.contact. Well, they didn't have the three points but they do have the

:58:58. > :59:08.knowledge that their scrum is working well and has the edge. So

:59:09. > :59:20.Weir goes for a bit of length from the 22. And Parisse, always Parisse.

:59:21. > :59:55.Space out wide now. Good hands and support out from the back. Penalty

:59:56. > :59:59.against Italy. -- again to Italy. Would tack from there. Beattie got

:00:00. > :00:07.in there at got slightly isolated. And I'd think it was Di Marchi who

:00:08. > :00:17.was destroying Low. -- I think. And then across to Castrogiovanni. Great

:00:18. > :00:22.off-load. And it comes in here. He is just a wee bit isolated as you

:00:23. > :00:26.can see. And that is where the penalty was conceded. Another

:00:27. > :00:30.penalty has been kicked to touch. And with the line-out again and

:00:31. > :00:43.beginning to set themselves up permanently in the Scottish half.

:00:44. > :00:49.A good drive coming in. Look fogger that maul -- looking for that maul

:00:50. > :01:14.to carry them closer to the 22. Weir has Lamont outside him. A slip

:01:15. > :01:22.from Weir and he can't get the pass away. Now Esposito comes away.

:01:23. > :01:28.Advantage to Italy. Penalty is there now. Not releasing the man in the

:01:29. > :01:35.tackle. So Italy charge on through Gori.

:01:36. > :01:47.One again Scotland back inside their own half.

:01:48. > :01:54.Half an hour gone, three points apiece. Italy edging the recent

:01:55. > :02:07.confrontations. Advantage to Italy again. There will

:02:08. > :02:16.be a chat and Scotland will hope no more than that. It is the

:02:17. > :02:30.culmination of all these penalties. REFEREE: Ref that is not a picture

:02:31. > :02:34.that is acceptable venlt, it must go on. But that is what everyone is

:02:35. > :02:40.coached to do, go beyond the ball so, when they're knocked back, they

:02:41. > :02:45.can scoop the ball back. Ian McKeegan? The last few minutes have

:02:46. > :02:53.shown there will be opportunities for both site -- - sides. -- McKee

:02:54. > :02:57.can. The worry is Italy are getting on the front foot with the contact

:02:58. > :03:02.and if they get through phases they will be dangerous. But I think a

:03:03. > :03:07.turn over there that was taken a couple of minutes back and if we

:03:08. > :03:11.could have got Sean Lamont free on the outside it could have been a

:03:12. > :03:17.try. So those opportunities are still going to be there, I think.

:03:18. > :03:23.Tommaso Allan has been here twice before, almost in the exact same

:03:24. > :03:26.position. Landed one, missed the second. What does he do with number

:03:27. > :03:42.three? Better, much better. Straight

:03:43. > :03:48.through the middle. Italy lead and deservedly so. They have been

:03:49. > :03:53.sneaking in front in many aspects of match. They do deserve it. But

:03:54. > :04:00.Scotland had an opportunity to get their first try of the Six Nations.

:04:01. > :04:07.Just give it to Lamont and give it to the fast guy. As it turned out,

:04:08. > :04:27.Italy almost scored themselves. The restart taken in well by Italy.

:04:28. > :05:01.Allan with a good thump. Hogg waiting. Zbl

:05:02. > :05:14.Hogg again with the big thump. And watched and then left bizarre toe.

:05:15. > :05:28.-- bizarre toe. -- bizarre toe. -- Sar, the rto. Hogg has such a length

:05:29. > :05:35.of kick. Scotland haven't had the ball in the last five or ten

:05:36. > :05:41.minutes. This is a chance for Scotland to go through their set

:05:42. > :05:57.plays. Gray takes in the line-out again and there is Scott.

:05:58. > :06:41.Scotland threatening the Italian 22 for the first time in a while.

:06:42. > :06:50.The Italian defence a match for Scotland at the moment. The phases

:06:51. > :07:02.being strung together by Scotland. Where does it end up?

:07:03. > :07:15.Hogg skipping through trying to off-load. A knock on, Italy will

:07:16. > :07:18.have the scrum. Phase after phase played for slapped. But they could

:07:19. > :07:24.-- for Scotland, but they couldn't find the angle, the off-load, the

:07:25. > :07:29.support and run. Hogg heavily involved. This is what Scotland want

:07:30. > :07:34.to see, ball in hands. They would like to see ball in two hands I

:07:35. > :07:41.would have to say. It was just knocked on. You go back to the start

:07:42. > :07:47.from the line-out to Gray and then a missed pass to Scott. Got in behind

:07:48. > :07:52.and then a big run by Johnny Beattie and an off load to Dunbar. It is

:07:53. > :07:57.simple rugby. That is what Scotland haven't been able to do in the first

:07:58. > :08:02.two games. They're still not getting that killer pass and the runs to get

:08:03. > :08:14.in behind the defence to finish that off. A tiring passage of play. Here

:08:15. > :08:24.is the possession. It is about as even as you could expect. The

:08:25. > :08:28.Italian anthem rings around the Stadio Olimpico. There is their

:08:29. > :08:42.inspiration. Is there to be a score from either

:08:43. > :08:52.side before half time. We're into the final four minutes.

:08:53. > :08:58.McLean send it long. Hogg coming across and the bounce is foxing

:08:59. > :09:17.everyone. Italy have the penalty. And the man

:09:18. > :09:20.penalised is Alex Dunbar. Seymour sealed off there. You could argue

:09:21. > :09:25.both sides were going off their feet, trying to get beyond the ball.

:09:26. > :09:29.That is what Steve Walsh was saying to Greig Laidlaw, Scotland were

:09:30. > :09:35.going beyond the ball. That is what everyone does. It was actually

:09:36. > :09:42.Seymour who was penalised. Horg off-loads it to -- Hogg off-loads it

:09:43. > :09:47.and then it is about winning the contact and getting beyond the ball.

:09:48. > :09:52.Italy will have the line-out in the Scottish 22 and three minutes to go

:09:53. > :09:56.in this first half. I think they will go for the ball. They have

:09:57. > :10:05.looked dangerous. Scotland have to sack this kwebgly or -- quickly or

:10:06. > :10:15.steal the line-out. Scotland get him into touch just. They didn't go for

:10:16. > :10:20.the maul. They went for the set play. Lawson, I have to say one area

:10:21. > :10:27.of the game Scotland haven't done well, their defence. They have

:10:28. > :10:34.fallen off too many tackles. Italy have had some easy yards. They have

:10:35. > :10:41.not had to work so hard. Yes Richie Gray is down holding his neck. There

:10:42. > :10:46.is no doubt he has justified his selection. He has won his line-out

:10:47. > :10:51.and got around the park. He is a world class player. He has maybe not

:10:52. > :10:53.been playing at the best of his game at that level. But he is still good

:10:54. > :11:00.enough to be in the Scotland team and I believe Scotland should build

:11:01. > :11:07.a team around him. Work at whatever it is to make him the player he is.

:11:08. > :11:10.Like Paul Conlon has been for Ireland, Richie Gray could do that

:11:11. > :11:38.for Scotland. Oh, scrum to Italy! Steve Walsh

:11:39. > :11:48.explaining it is a collapsed maul. What Greig Laidlaw is arguing that

:11:49. > :11:53.Geovanni is preventing the ball coming out. That is what he was

:11:54. > :11:57.saying. Because Beattie took it on it was a collapsed maul and if the

:11:58. > :12:01.ball doesn't immediately come out, that is turn over. There is a

:12:02. > :12:07.substitution happening. There is the ball. The ball's there. It is

:12:08. > :12:14.readily available, but Walsh blew up for a put in to Italy. Cross is in

:12:15. > :12:22.on the front row for Scotland. He is on for Murray Low. Is that tactical?

:12:23. > :12:26.Low doesn't look injured. There is no evidence of blood. Is that

:12:27. > :12:31.tactical because the scrum is so far, the tight head has been

:12:32. > :12:36.disappointed and Cross has been brought in to shore that up? A big

:12:37. > :12:48.moment now. Just over a minute remaining in the first half.

:12:49. > :12:58.Surely for Italy for the try? Tommy Allan getting in there. Try given.

:12:59. > :13:05.What a time to score and what a man to do it! It is the man who played

:13:06. > :13:13.for Scotland at Under-20 and now for Italy he has scored. A big moment

:13:14. > :13:21.for him and what a great time to score the first try of the game.

:13:22. > :13:28.Right on half time. It is a solid scrum. He is getting right into

:13:29. > :13:35.Weir. And bringing in Scott as well. Outstanding play by Parisse and then

:13:36. > :13:46.it had to be a try. A good pass, good angle from Allan and he is in

:13:47. > :13:52.for a try. Wee Tam! How could you? 40 minutes is up. What a time to

:13:53. > :13:58.score. Allan converts his own try and Italy have a handsome lead at

:13:59. > :14:04.half time. Yes and it has been a tight half. Both Teme teams have --

:14:05. > :14:08.both teams have contributed. It was a dodgy decision from the the

:14:09. > :14:14.referee to give that scrum. But Italy have capitalised on that and

:14:15. > :14:20.they go in 13-3 up. They deserve to be in front, but Scotland will be

:14:21. > :14:33.disappointed. They're bouncing happily in the Stadio Olimpico.

:14:34. > :14:42.Well, it is going to be a very different tale at the half. Scotland

:14:43. > :14:47.levelled at three apiece and it seemed like a fair scoreline after

:14:48. > :14:50.that first half. Allan could have been a Scot scoring his first

:14:51. > :14:58.international try and then converting it as well, and he has

:14:59. > :15:09.given them a Hansen lead. -- Hansen. They are down on tackles

:15:10. > :15:17.made but Scotland have conceded a lot of penalties and we will discuss

:15:18. > :15:25.that at -- in a moment. One minute we were about to say it was a fairly

:15:26. > :15:30.even competition, Scotland possibly not falling off the tackles and

:15:31. > :15:34.creating the chances they might. They have to keep doing what they

:15:35. > :15:39.have been doing. It is great to see Stuart Hogg up in the front line. He

:15:40. > :15:43.only has to tell him, look, don't force it. Once you are there you are

:15:44. > :15:47.causing the defence to get a bit excited. Just play the next play. At

:15:48. > :15:52.the moment they are over forcing it. Duncan Weir, when he broke away,

:15:53. > :15:56.should have just given it and followed him. Give the runners the

:15:57. > :16:00.ball early and just have a little bit of composure when you have the

:16:01. > :16:04.space and time. You setting commentary about halfway through

:16:05. > :16:12.that the danger men there full Scotland in the line-out had to be

:16:13. > :16:15.avoided, and, undoubtedly, the scrummage has been excellent for

:16:16. > :16:19.Italy but that at the end of the half is a great way to go into the

:16:20. > :16:24.dressing room? It is fantastic. The way they are playing of the scrum.

:16:25. > :16:29.Of course, it is so solid. Sergio breaking of the scrum to get wide

:16:30. > :16:35.enough, outside the tent. And all of a sudden, they cannot fold enough

:16:36. > :16:42.players around to the open side and Italy have a multi-man overlap. The

:16:43. > :16:46.fact they have shifted it all the way out and then Allan gets his

:16:47. > :16:56.place for the try, all coming from that resulting scrum. It is a good

:16:57. > :17:02.tackle. You can see them look at the transition and speed up the ball. He

:17:03. > :17:06.saw the gap, stepped in, Allan. If that wasn't an example of somebody

:17:07. > :17:11.who wanted to score, don't know what is. And we said before he learned

:17:12. > :17:14.his rugby in Italy but he wanted to play for Scotland. He went to

:17:15. > :17:20.Scotland, wasn't offered a contract with the regions. His kicking has

:17:21. > :17:26.got a bit better today. He missed one but then to score that try at

:17:27. > :17:30.the end, it is a real body blow. It is. It is when your own system

:17:31. > :17:35.starts to play against you and he is earning points on the board.

:17:36. > :17:39.Scotland will be disappointed with that last try, because defensively,

:17:40. > :17:47.we got out of shape very early. If you come into pressure, with players

:17:48. > :17:50.like Allan, everybody has to do it. And then not repositioning, which

:17:51. > :17:56.are think will disappoint them. Let's have a look at Allan's

:17:57. > :18:01.kicking, and all eyes on this because he did retain that duty.

:18:02. > :18:07.Pretty similar positions, one day? Yes. The second, you was a bit

:18:08. > :18:12.quicker. The first one, due to pressure and he thought his

:18:13. > :18:21.concentration was so, so good. -- he was. But he has come back at the

:18:22. > :18:27.game, scored that try. If they are kickable penalties, you want him on

:18:28. > :18:32.form. You do. If Scotland concede penalties from further out, you can

:18:33. > :18:36.kick them a long way. I think they have the worst record for giving the

:18:37. > :18:41.most penalties and that has continued, ten penalties. Keep it

:18:42. > :18:45.under ten for a whole game. They haven't got much space to work in

:18:46. > :18:48.the second if they continue to do that. Let's have a look at the

:18:49. > :18:55.line-out. You looked at where Scotland's wasn't so good as

:18:56. > :19:02.England's. The fact of the first one was a missed timing. A good read

:19:03. > :19:11.from Hamilton. That throw, slightly too short. But because of the delay

:19:12. > :19:16.between Sergio waving for the ball and then Ghiraldini throwing it in,

:19:17. > :19:20.it allows Hamilton to get in and get the steel. They are using their

:19:21. > :19:26.weapons extremely well. Scott Lawson is extremely accurate. And extremely

:19:27. > :19:29.good in the air. So they should have done this in the tournament. At the

:19:30. > :19:37.moment, they are using their weapons well. Really good line-out here.

:19:38. > :19:45.Quick ball. Slightly panicked, but he keeps hold of the ball. He

:19:46. > :19:52.probably won't score himself. We know the Italian front five and

:19:53. > :19:56.their scrummage is strong. And an improvement in the form of

:19:57. > :20:00.Castrogiovanni. And they made it count today. Yes. One thing they

:20:01. > :20:05.will be saying at half-time, I think, is that they don't want to be

:20:06. > :20:11.making mistakes in their own 22 so Italy get the scrummage in. That is

:20:12. > :20:19.a powerful scrum. Unfortunately, they don't hold their shape. It is a

:20:20. > :20:24.really good scrum, but, at the same time, you actually see Beattie

:20:25. > :20:29.changing at the back so you lose one man in the shot. With that power

:20:30. > :20:33.coming through, you cannot afford to lose the man at the back controlling

:20:34. > :20:40.the ball. His shoulders need to be in and contributing. Scotland really

:20:41. > :20:45.need to look at what they were doing in the first 20 minutes. Their

:20:46. > :20:50.line-out was going really well. Doing the simple things well. At one

:20:51. > :20:54.point, after 15 minutes, nearly 80% of position was theirs. They have to

:20:55. > :20:58.control this game now in the first 15 minutes of the second half. And

:20:59. > :21:06.they will rue those chances that they did have in the first half.

:21:07. > :21:12.Yes. You can see here, Duncan Weir should give the ball to the quicker

:21:13. > :21:17.man. A second touch would be really important there. An opportunity

:21:18. > :21:24.would publish still have been there for Duncan Weir on the inside. But

:21:25. > :21:30.good turnover and an opportunity missed up -- messed up. He tries to

:21:31. > :21:39.commit and then loses is fitting, which is unfortunate. He will be a

:21:40. > :21:49.bit -- feeling a bit sick when he sees that on the Monday morning. He

:21:50. > :21:55.will. With defenders, you get back in with your support players, and

:21:56. > :21:58.they then get that in you. Those are the things that... If Scotland had

:21:59. > :22:02.just made those decisions at that point, then Italy wouldn't have been

:22:03. > :22:08.able to do anything about it. And it is just at the moment they are a bit

:22:09. > :22:12.excited once they are getting into these good attacking positions. The

:22:13. > :22:15.bagpipes have gone very loud and the Scots are trying to rally the

:22:16. > :22:20.troops. But a guess in the Italy dressing room at the moment, it is

:22:21. > :22:28.just, keep doing more of the same, lads. -- I gas. Because that try

:22:29. > :22:34.will rattle them? Yes. They are not committing as many penalties in

:22:35. > :22:41.defence. They have more control of the game and you do if you are not

:22:42. > :22:46.allowing so many penalties. We are going to move on now to the women's

:22:47. > :22:52.Six Nations, the second round, where Scotland's women have also been

:22:53. > :22:55.having a tough old time. Ireland continue their Six Nations

:22:56. > :23:00.defence against Wales but they faced an early deficit from two early

:23:01. > :23:05.Robin Wilkins penalties. The scores were level just before the break

:23:06. > :23:10.with her second 3-pointer. A strong begin drive in the scrum saw the

:23:11. > :23:15.Irish number eight get the game's decisive try at 62 minutes. Another

:23:16. > :23:22.penalty in the second half gave Ireland a 14-6 victory and a second

:23:23. > :23:26.successive win. After their first weekend defeat in

:23:27. > :23:34.France, England came out firing on all cylinders in Scotland. The first

:23:35. > :23:42.try came after some strong forward play. Three further tries followed

:23:43. > :23:47.before the break. In the second half, the captain added her name to

:23:48. > :23:51.the try scorers, as the match continued to be one-way traffic.

:23:52. > :23:57.England were over the half-century mark by the time Sophie hemming was

:23:58. > :24:03.set away in a comprehensive 63-0 thrashing.

:24:04. > :24:11.In the other round to game, France beat Italy 29-0. That leaves the top

:24:12. > :24:17.of the table like this. The reigning champions face each other in the

:24:18. > :24:21.final, just like the men. We have had a word with assistant coach

:24:22. > :24:25.Douglas Hodge. The team is about to come out onto

:24:26. > :24:29.the pitch. A pretty even first half. Disappointed with the try on

:24:30. > :24:34.the break. What was the main thing in the dressing room you were

:24:35. > :24:41.concentrating on? I think there were three main things. The horrendous

:24:42. > :24:45.penalty count against us. We have been killed there. And a bit of

:24:46. > :24:53.composure lost. We have had some better attacking shape and then lost

:24:54. > :24:59.the ball. And problems in the scrum and that contact area? We can't

:25:00. > :25:05.expense of them, especially the one before half-time. We cannot explain.

:25:06. > :25:09.No idea what happened there. It is time to move on and they have

:25:10. > :25:13.to put that Hynde and take the positives from the first half. There

:25:14. > :25:17.were plenty of things they can be cheerful about if you compare it to

:25:18. > :25:21.the England performance. There was a lot of good rugby in there. They got

:25:22. > :25:31.the clickable and the tempo through the phase play, particularly in the

:25:32. > :25:36.20 minutes. -- they got the clip through the ball. They have the

:25:37. > :25:40.defence which ultimately gives you the opportunities to score and it is

:25:41. > :25:44.almost being patient but really play a kicking game to marry up with the

:25:45. > :25:48.line-out work that has been going well, and actually force Italy to be

:25:49. > :25:55.playing in their own half. Certainly for these first 15 minutes. It is

:25:56. > :26:00.important Scotland scores first. I would agree with that. There were

:26:01. > :26:07.signs in the first half in their camp. Richie Gray has been

:26:08. > :26:09.impressive in the line-out. A reaction Scott Johnson would have

:26:10. > :26:15.liked. And he is actually quite good at getting around the far side.

:26:16. > :26:18.Scotland did get the quick ball so they were able to create the

:26:19. > :26:24.opportunities. They will get opportunities in the second. Italy

:26:25. > :26:31.coming out now to a great roar of approval. What they stick to this

:26:32. > :26:37.expansive, adventurous style of rugby they have been trying to

:26:38. > :26:44.nurture? -- will they? I think so. It has been great to see. A few more

:26:45. > :26:50.tries with a few more lines breaks. An interesting second half of rugby

:26:51. > :26:56.lies ahead. COMMENTATOR: No changes to either

:26:57. > :27:08.side at the interval. Just that one before the break. Significant

:27:09. > :27:14.because it did look as if Low was getting in with Cross. And then the

:27:15. > :27:25.try from the man who gets us under way, Allan, just before half-time.

:27:26. > :27:32.Sounds as if they might have been a touch in-flight there. They sent

:27:33. > :27:45.that towards touch. But it will be Italy's balls. -- ball. It will have

:27:46. > :27:56.been a very different team talk at half-time. Scotland trying to put

:27:57. > :28:12.the pressure there on Barbieri. A good first half, had Furno. Read

:28:13. > :28:19.well there as Campagnaro had the ball. It is only Jim Hamilton

:28:20. > :28:25.lumbering on there at the moment. And back goes Allan, gets the kick

:28:26. > :28:32.away just as Lamont came in. Good pressure, good defence. The setup.

:28:33. > :28:40.He put his big yellow boots through the ball. A good tackle there on

:28:41. > :28:43.Campagnaro by Lamont. Scotland now have a line-out and this is where

:28:44. > :28:48.they need to get their systems going, get it working. Some good,

:28:49. > :28:56.encouraging signs in the line-out and this is what Scotland needs to

:28:57. > :29:10.do. So, Scotland's ball. Hamilton in the middle, unchallenged. Tremendous

:29:11. > :29:11.strength, Scott. Richie Gray takes a few with him. Can he get the ball

:29:12. > :29:30.back? Slow ball, deep ball now. Scotland need to hit things around.

:29:31. > :29:59.And there's Ryan Grant. Weir once more. And onto Hogg. But

:30:00. > :30:05.now hits Ryan Wilson again. Again, Scotland having phases. They may

:30:06. > :30:16.have lost that all there. And Italy will have the scrum.

:30:17. > :30:26.Bizarre Just listening in. Steve Walsh explaining why that is a

:30:27. > :30:30.turnover ball. Again Scotland having plenty of ball, but not being able

:30:31. > :30:37.to do anything with it. The slow ball routines are not working. They

:30:38. > :30:41.need to set up a bigger forward. But there is no flair. There is no

:30:42. > :30:46.creativity. There is no one trying to get an off-load and trying to

:30:47. > :30:51.play. Italy know today if they have a solid defence and not give away

:30:52. > :30:57.penalties, it doesn't look as though Scotland have the ideas to score a

:30:58. > :31:00.try today. A few frustrations being shown by the Scotland players. Steve

:31:01. > :31:24.Walsh making things clear. David Denton is waiting in the

:31:25. > :31:29.wings. He is going to come on. I wonder who he will come on for. He

:31:30. > :31:36.can play blind side as well. There is Beattie at the back. He may well

:31:37. > :31:42.be heading off shortly. Again it is a mess and a free-for-all. Who will

:31:43. > :31:45.come away with the ball? It is Duncan Weir. So the Italian scrum

:31:46. > :31:58.not working this time. The ball slipped and goes to Italy.

:31:59. > :32:05.But slapped have the penalty -- but Scotland have the penalty. It was

:32:06. > :32:10.turn over after turn over after turnover there. Duncan Weir managed

:32:11. > :32:18.to finally get the key one. This was key to get a penalty attempt. Grant

:32:19. > :32:30.gets stripped here. I thought he got stripped. I give Di Marchi the

:32:31. > :32:36.credit. Well done, this a why he is in the team. Laidlaw with the chance

:32:37. > :32:57.to just chew into that lead a bit. Simple enough. Laidlaw back on

:32:58. > :33:07.target and Scotland a converted try adrift and David Denton is still

:33:08. > :33:11.waiting to come on. He may have to wait for another passage of play. He

:33:12. > :33:17.has been told to hang on. Interesting times that Scott nson

:33:18. > :33:24.makes substitutions. You don't usually see a player coming on at 46

:33:25. > :33:26.minutes unless something is amiss. Yes at England it was 44 minutes.

:33:27. > :34:10.Why not make it at half time? Hodge the assistant coach said after

:34:11. > :34:14.half time that one area they were looking at is the line speed. You

:34:15. > :34:21.can see Scotland's line speed is much quicker, much morp aggressive

:34:22. > :34:25.-- much more aggressive. You set off the Italians and let them play and

:34:26. > :34:29.they can be a dangerous team. You close their space down and Scotland

:34:30. > :34:36.have done that well in the first seven minutes. I wonder why Denton,

:34:37. > :34:41.why either Beattie or Wilson has been given a stay of execution. It

:34:42. > :34:47.is a tough one. Wilson has played well. Beattie has run with the ball

:34:48. > :35:00.well and Fusaro is getting turnovers now. It is a big call what to do

:35:01. > :35:11.there. Treatment for Castrogiovanni again. A lot of messages on the

:35:12. > :35:22.strapping. Steve Walsh has a tattoo which says something like, "he who

:35:23. > :35:32.controls himself, controls the game!" Can we see it there? We are

:35:33. > :35:44.trying to peer around. Still waiting for Castro. He is back with us.

:35:45. > :36:08.Scotland scrum after all that. Now back within seven points.

:36:09. > :36:25.Italy get the squeeze on. It is a penalty to Scotland this time

:36:26. > :36:32.though. Not square says Steve Walsh. They had the hit. They were driving

:36:33. > :36:36.through, Scotland, there. But fortunately the penalty for

:36:37. > :36:40.Scotland. I think he is going to have a pop at goal. No, he is going

:36:41. > :36:44.for the corner in stead. Hogg has the distance. But a more ambitious

:36:45. > :36:48.play. I think it's the right call. Get it down there, start the

:36:49. > :36:55.line-out. The line-out's functioning well. See if Scotland can find that

:36:56. > :37:00.inspiation. -- inspiration. That bit of creativity to get that first try

:37:01. > :37:09.of the Six Nations. Not much of an angle for Weir. But it is Scotland's

:37:10. > :37:13.line-out. Scotland have had seven line-outs. What a difference that

:37:14. > :37:22.makes. They have won them all so far.

:37:23. > :38:19.White shirts raining in for Italy in defence.

:38:20. > :38:24.Scotland are creeping, edging closer. Is there a killer cutting

:38:25. > :38:30.move? Scotland making ground now. They

:38:31. > :39:00.thump in. Weir taken down by Sarto. Still

:39:01. > :39:23.Scotland's ball. Phase after phase and still held by

:39:24. > :39:44.bay in the Italian 22. Then it is lost. But Scotland have

:39:45. > :39:49.an Italian knock on and they have the ball and they have a second

:39:50. > :39:56.chance. They have a reprieve. They have the attack again. Wide it goes.

:39:57. > :40:05.Gray checks himself for a moment. Not a knock on, says Steve Walsh.

:40:06. > :40:14.How long have they had this attack, Scotland. Advantage - penalty

:40:15. > :40:20.Scotland. What is the decision by Greig Laidlaw? I is three points --

:40:21. > :40:25.it is three points. Three points every time. Phase after phase, could

:40:26. > :40:30.Scotland not have got a five point, instead of the three they might get?

:40:31. > :40:36.I felt they were getting behind the defence. Oh, they have taken it

:40:37. > :40:42.quickly and a slip fr Scott. Was that the right decision? Scotland

:40:43. > :40:49.are attacking, a man down, Hogg is injured. But he is back on his feet

:40:50. > :40:52.now. They had three points on offer. Laidlaw thought better of it. Cross

:40:53. > :41:01.spills it and the chance and the points disappear and Italy have the

:41:02. > :41:06.scrum. Well a big decision by the captain, Greig Laidlaw. He is the

:41:07. > :41:11.scrum half, he had the hands on the ball. It was his decision. If you go

:41:12. > :41:21.like that, it is only a good decision if you score. It was Scott.

:41:22. > :41:27.He slipped. It wasn't a clear scoring opportunity. It would have

:41:28. > :41:33.had to be a very good score. Dunbar takes it to the line. You have got

:41:34. > :41:38.to have good skills to play that close to the line. Is that a key

:41:39. > :41:45.moment in this game? Possession in the second half Scotland 83 of your

:41:46. > :41:59.fine pest percentages. And Denton is coming on. He will tap Johnny

:42:00. > :42:07.Beattie on the shoulder. No. Will Beattie go to... I think that is a

:42:08. > :42:15.good decision. Wilson and Beattie were playing well. They have now got

:42:16. > :42:19.bulk with bulk. This is a massive Scottish pack. This must be the

:42:20. > :42:26.biggest Scottish pack I have ever seen. Well, big is not beautiful.

:42:27. > :42:56.Parisse picks up at the back. Scotland's ball again. Dunbar for

:42:57. > :43:02.the corner for the try! Scotland have it and it is Dunbar who finally

:43:03. > :43:07.crosses the whitewash. Scotland have their first try in this match and in

:43:08. > :43:14.this Six Nations. It has taken a while, but it was a good one. Dunbar

:43:15. > :43:18.showed good pace to score. Just what Scotland need. Turnover ball. It is

:43:19. > :43:24.the best fall to attack from and then good passing. This is the good

:43:25. > :43:31.play and then disappointing play. But this is the turnover. Good

:43:32. > :43:40.hands. Lawson out to Hogg and then it just opens up for Dunbar. A great

:43:41. > :43:46.try for Scotland. Ultimately, the decision vindicated. Yes it was! Yes

:43:47. > :43:51.it was indeed! The second try for Scotland scored against South Africa

:43:52. > :43:54.in the summer. A big conversion now coming for Greig Laidlaw. But very

:43:55. > :44:27.difficult. Right on the touchline. No. So so Italy will still lead. But

:44:28. > :44:31.it is a two-point game now. Ian McGeechan? That is a good conclusion

:44:32. > :44:39.to a build up of good pressure. They forced Italy into mistakes and they

:44:40. > :44:43.have got a good try from turn over. You could here them calming hands on

:44:44. > :44:47.the field -- calling hands on the field. They have got a good result.

:44:48. > :44:58.Evans about to come on as well. But he will have to wait until we

:44:59. > :45:10.restart. No, Max Evans is coming on. And he is going on the wing for

:45:11. > :45:13.Tommy. There has been a good 15 minutes in this second half Scotland

:45:14. > :45:23.with that try at the end of it, and now they need to push on. The next

:45:24. > :45:31.25 minutes is key, obviously. Out it goes, Scotland's line-out. It

:45:32. > :45:38.eventually came off an Italian body. So, third match of the Six Nations

:45:39. > :45:41.weekend coming up shortly. England against Ireland, and that is on BBC

:45:42. > :45:57.One BBC One HD. Laidlaw sends it down the line,

:45:58. > :46:05.across the line, and that relieves the pressure a bit. Scotland will be

:46:06. > :46:09.looking to, not just the try there, but the play there have been built

:46:10. > :46:13.up to and how they handle that pressure. They have reacted well to

:46:14. > :46:18.conceding that try just before half-time. They have changed their

:46:19. > :46:26.game. Their line speed is good, they are forcing the stakes. It goes

:46:27. > :46:31.loose and it is hanging around on the floor. George Hamilton flings

:46:32. > :46:43.himself on it. -- it is bouncing around. Is it all the way out? It

:46:44. > :46:49.is, so all the way back. Messy from both sides. It certainly was. A very

:46:50. > :47:01.good kick today. You just wonder whether he is going to find

:47:02. > :47:07.something himself. The Italian will be starting to feel some pressure. I

:47:08. > :47:18.don't think there was any expectation whatsoever for Scotland.

:47:19. > :47:32.Can they close this game out now? Campagnaro will be held back. And

:47:33. > :47:35.again Stadio Olimpico a bit premature. You can see Italy have

:47:36. > :47:45.not played well the second half. A lot of it is the pressure coming

:47:46. > :47:50.from Scotland. He was going to get hit and he knew it. You can see the

:47:51. > :47:54.frustrations coming out. They are not playing well, the Italians, and

:47:55. > :48:07.as a result, they are making changes. The whole front row has

:48:08. > :48:21.been changed. A very experienced front row to lose there. That is an

:48:22. > :48:29.astounding moustache, second row back!

:48:30. > :48:40.So, how is that scrum adjusting now? Scotland has a comfortable ball to

:48:41. > :48:45.play with. Kicked well into place. Italian ball but deep inside their

:48:46. > :48:49.own half. Good tactics by Scotland. Duncan we're just getting the ball

:48:50. > :49:00.down into the Italian half and exert some pressure on their line-out. And

:49:01. > :49:05.he looks close to coming on for Scotland. Usually they come on from

:49:06. > :49:15.60 minutes on but Alistair Dickinson will come on for rail grant. -- Ryan

:49:16. > :49:28.Grant. Diaz had a good day today, Ryan Grant. Dickinson now comes on.

:49:29. > :49:47.-- he has had. And that hits Parisse well. And Barbieri plays it back.

:49:48. > :49:56.Just haggling. A penalty to Italy. What you see there is that the

:49:57. > :50:02.line-out goes over the 15. The line-out rules go away and he was

:50:03. > :50:03.coming in at the side, you said. He knows the rules, a very intelligent

:50:04. > :50:14.game. Their years, part of the line-out

:50:15. > :50:39.environment. -- there he is. Allan had to do well with that one.

:50:40. > :50:45.Especially with Richie Gray bearing down. Cross being told to get out

:50:46. > :51:02.there so he does. Gori points the way. Into the final

:51:03. > :51:09.quarter of this match. Two points in it. Intense in the final 20 minutes.

:51:10. > :51:21.Slipped away to Campagnaro. He has been kept quiet in this match. Back

:51:22. > :51:35.to Allan. He sends it higher. Hogg waiting. And he wants to show what

:51:36. > :51:41.he can do. Beattie to Weir and Weir sent it low. Well judged. Doesn't

:51:42. > :51:47.quite bounce in touch. Good work by Evans, who is in for a second.

:51:48. > :52:09.Scotland now in a good position but the ball comes away. Luke McLean

:52:10. > :52:17.into position. A decent kick to Allan and he gets it away. What a

:52:18. > :52:24.great double effort from Max Evans. His first involvement in the game.

:52:25. > :52:28.Two big hits. And McLean in the Italian defence under real pressure.

:52:29. > :52:32.Such a different intensity to Scotland's performance in the second

:52:33. > :52:38.half. Everybody is going forward. They are not falling off the

:52:39. > :52:44.defence. No easy yards. This is the kick from Duncan Weir. Legging it

:52:45. > :52:51.down the right-hand touchline, doesn't make it. Just holds up his

:52:52. > :53:06.left leg. He got to his feet and made the second impact. Scotland

:53:07. > :53:08.have that ball and Denton piling on. And there's Richie Gray with some

:53:09. > :53:18.hammers in the Scottish line-out now. And again, Scotland have it all

:53:19. > :53:33.to play with. Good hands again and through the middle. Again, Scotland

:53:34. > :53:45.make ground. Scott Lawson needs a bit of ballast. And Weir, once more,

:53:46. > :53:46.tries to get it short to Beattie. Scotland's ball still. Scott tries

:53:47. > :54:06.to sneak through. Scotland again into the 22. Support

:54:07. > :54:23.comes in now and the ball is still in for Scotland. Weir tries to save

:54:24. > :54:31.it. They start again through Scotland through Gray. Laidlaw

:54:32. > :54:36.having a look. Italy have pinched this. Good Italian defence. It was

:54:37. > :54:44.good defence. Scotland just lost their composure there. A bit

:54:45. > :54:54.panicky, a bit rushed. Trying to take the lead from Weir. Italy

:54:55. > :55:04.getting a little bit flustered here. They still lead.

:55:05. > :55:20.You can see the frustration there with Laidlaw. It might be one of his

:55:21. > :55:24.last involvement in the game. Just going to remind you of the Italian

:55:25. > :55:38.replacement is happening but Laidlaw is off as well. And on comes Chris

:55:39. > :55:45.Cusiter. This is a good platform for them as well. And you think about

:55:46. > :55:55.the environment, he has come on and has really helped them. The team are

:55:56. > :56:02.doing well. Really impressed with Max Scott and Dunbar. For all

:56:03. > :56:03.Scotland's resurgence in this match, they still trailed by two

:56:04. > :56:19.points. A free kick, early push, says Steve

:56:20. > :56:29.Walsh. Sends it long and Hogg watches. And calls for the marked

:56:30. > :56:36.just before it went into touch. Very good play. He made the call, called

:56:37. > :56:48.the mark. Again, the ball spirals but no angle for him to work with.

:56:49. > :56:52.The Italian line-out halfway. The Italian intensity seems to have

:56:53. > :57:03.dropped off in the second half compared to that first. The mistake

:57:04. > :57:10.there costing them. He can get the ball away from that ruck area with a

:57:11. > :57:19.bit more speed. The Italians and a bit of pressure there. 15 minutes to

:57:20. > :57:26.go. Botes gives it plenty of height. A fair contest and Italy has it.

:57:27. > :57:34.Italy now up and into the 22. They haven't been here for a while but

:57:35. > :57:43.can they score points? Scott Lawson decides to kick. Just about his only

:57:44. > :57:46.option and he has done pretty well. The high kick wasn't taken by

:57:47. > :57:59.anyone, really. A bounce of the ball. You can see it here. He calls

:58:00. > :58:06.for it but doesn't really get it. All they need to do is keep the

:58:07. > :58:12.ball, get their phases, but an unfortunate mistake for Italy and

:58:13. > :58:18.Lawson clears their lines. Little knock-on there and Scotland have the

:58:19. > :58:25.scrum. Again, things just not quite happening for Italy. Just making

:58:26. > :58:28.mistakes and that comes from pressure. Scotland putting them

:58:29. > :58:37.under pressure in the second half and when you do that, you are asking

:58:38. > :58:46.their skills to stand up, and they are not. He will need his Italian

:58:47. > :58:47.troops to deliver a win here in front of a home crowd. That pressure

:58:48. > :59:09.is enormous. Feed it, says the referee. So he

:59:10. > :59:13.does just that, Cusiter. Plenty of power, get the off-load away! And

:59:14. > :59:24.Scotland still with it! He must score! Dunbar for his second try but

:59:25. > :59:32.Steve Walsh is going to look at this! He must have seen something!

:59:33. > :59:34.Looking for the forward pass. And forward passes are often spotted in

:59:35. > :59:43.replays. Possible obstruction and then the

:59:44. > :59:54.forward pass. So they're looking for two things. Possible obstruction and

:59:55. > :59:58.a forward pass. We are getting excited, because it was a great

:59:59. > :00:03.finish. We are looking for obstruction and a forward pass.

:00:04. > :00:07.Scott, there is no way there is obstruction, because it happened a

:00:08. > :00:13.phase away. And I think that is back. The one before that one. If it

:00:14. > :00:18.is given as a forward pass, it would be harsh. Again slow motion forward

:00:19. > :00:24.passes look more forward than they are. Let's have a look at it. Steve

:00:25. > :00:31.Walsh will make a decision himself. That is back. Hands back, ball back

:00:32. > :00:35.both teams. What about the obstruction? Steve Walsh will make a

:00:36. > :00:44.decision. He is looking at the big screen. I think he is going to give

:00:45. > :00:53.it. Does Matt Scott. He doesn't interfere with the play. That is the

:00:54. > :00:56.defender. That is Derbyshire. All the while they're saying look at the

:00:57. > :01:13.screen. But Steve Walsh will not be swayed. Is he going to rely on Geoff

:01:14. > :01:18.Warren? I'm going try. Try is given! And reports well the -- and well the

:01:19. > :01:25.Italian crowd are about to realise the try has been given. But the

:01:26. > :01:31.Scots in the ground celebrate. A second try for Dunbar. This game is

:01:32. > :01:36.now there for the taking for Scotland. Weir the replacement

:01:37. > :01:44.kicker with Laidlaw off the field. And Scotland have a five-point lead.

:01:45. > :01:51.Tommy Allan has scored all 13 points for Italy, but he has been targeted

:01:52. > :01:56.in defence. Time after time Scott and Lamont are running at the

:01:57. > :02:03.Italian stand off and he has not made the tackles. Then Chris Cusiter

:02:04. > :02:12.is involved and a great finish by Dunbar. Orquera is coming for for

:02:13. > :02:19.Allan. 12 minutes to go and Scotland still have to take this game. Italy

:02:20. > :02:24.will be desperate to break back. When all was going so well for Italy

:02:25. > :02:30.just before the break. But Italy will charge on now and try and take

:02:31. > :02:36.the restart. That is a wonderful restart from Italy. That was almost

:02:37. > :02:42.a sevens restart. Hogg has to watch it. He gambled enough. He was brave.

:02:43. > :02:48.He was brave and with the shape of a rugby ball, quite fortunate, because

:02:49. > :02:54.that could have gone anywhere. Now Scotland will be able to relieve the

:02:55. > :02:59.pressure. Ian McGeechan, what do you think? It has been a good second

:03:00. > :03:05.half for Scotland. Denton coming on has added an extra carrier. Italy

:03:06. > :03:11.haven't anywhere to go. And I think all this game has been played in

:03:12. > :03:14.their half apart from one visit to the 22. McLean tries to make his way

:03:15. > :03:41.out of the Italian half. Good work by McLean. Sarto is still

:03:42. > :03:46.going. Still going, not held, the winger. Eventually brought down. And

:03:47. > :04:05.listen to the Stadio Olimpico now! Italy with a chance.

:04:06. > :04:14.Italy trying to get that ball back. Advantage to Italy. They have a

:04:15. > :04:24.penalty coming. The hit comes in. It is out wide for Italy. A try for

:04:25. > :04:36.Italy! And my how they hit back! Josh Furno with the try. Ten minutes

:04:37. > :04:43.ago all tied up. What a game we are getting here! Josh Furno finishes

:04:44. > :04:48.off a great play by Italy. They got in behind Scotland and then they

:04:49. > :04:53.exploited it. This is the end of it. I thought he was going to dummy and

:04:54. > :05:01.go, but he made the right decision. Now it is game on. It is 18-all with

:05:02. > :05:06.a kick to come. But a good execution of skills. Furno has been out on the

:05:07. > :05:12.wide. But he finishes off a great score. A try by Furno, his first try

:05:13. > :05:19.for Italy. But the converse will go -- conversion will go to the man

:05:20. > :05:24.fresh on the field, Orquera. A cracking match. I see Alex Dunbar is

:05:25. > :05:31.struggling with an injury and he is coming off. But also Italian player

:05:32. > :05:37.is down injured. All this happening as Orquera has to steady himself.

:05:38. > :06:17.This is his first kick. It is good! And the noise will tell

:06:18. > :06:28.you as much that Italy lead. Eight minutes to go. Game on! Game on,

:06:29. > :06:33.there is an injury to Scotland's player. Dunbar and Scott have been

:06:34. > :06:39.causing a lot of trouble in the midfield. But with seven and a half

:06:40. > :06:46.minutes to go, Scotland, can they turn around their season? Well what

:06:47. > :06:59.an enormous eight minutes of rugby remaining inside a Calderon of

:07:00. > :07:13.Italian noise. It may be settled by a boot, this

:07:14. > :07:23.match. But Italy, who lost all momentum have regathered it.

:07:24. > :07:34.The ball lost forwards. Did he just lose the ball forward? I think that

:07:35. > :07:38.was the first mistake of his whole career. Good pressure again by

:07:39. > :07:44.Scotland. They're targeting the scrum halves for the kick. This is

:07:45. > :07:56.Botes. Sorry this I Parisse taking it in. It is a good hit by Beattie

:07:57. > :08:06.and Cusiter. Forcing the turnovers. Well Zanni has come off. That is a

:08:07. > :08:17.big pack for Italy now. You put Bortolami on, on the flank. No, he

:08:18. > :08:22.is going into the second row, beg your pardon.

:08:23. > :08:52.Scotland trying to get in position perhaps for a drop goal attempt or a

:08:53. > :09:05.penalty. The pressure builds and builds in

:09:06. > :09:32.this game. Scotland creeping backwards a little

:09:33. > :09:55.bit. Just ore five minutes to go. -- just over five minutes to go.

:09:56. > :10:05.Evans did not keep that in play. In touch. Italy's line-out. Richie Gray

:10:06. > :10:08.has been every where today. He has been vindicated the decision to

:10:09. > :10:13.bring him back after missing the game with England. He tries to get

:10:14. > :10:22.Evans free. But you can see what he was trying to do. Trying to free

:10:23. > :10:27.Evans. You can see the frustration. But Gray has played well today.

:10:28. > :10:31.Interestingly enough Jim Hamilton and Gray and Lawson, the three key

:10:32. > :10:36.components of the line-out are still on the park. They have not made the

:10:37. > :10:43.key changes up front. That is a reflection of how well they're

:10:44. > :10:49.playing. Scotland secure the ball and a knock on from Italy. Scotland

:10:50. > :10:53.again with the attacking position. Weir just chips it forward. Mark is

:10:54. > :10:57.called. But we are going to come back. There is still an advantage

:10:58. > :11:01.there. Scotland scrum. I think Weir is lucky to get that. That could

:11:02. > :11:05.have been advantage over as soon as he kicked it. He tried to create

:11:06. > :11:10.something. But just recycling the pal. Look -- ball, look where

:11:11. > :11:16.Scotland are. This is all about trying to get into drop kick

:11:17. > :11:24.territory. Wins are rare for Scotland in Rome. You heard not

:11:25. > :11:32.since 2006. Also we know that Ireland and France came unstuck here

:11:33. > :11:39.last year. But Scotland still within touching distance. Who can win these

:11:40. > :11:50.final minutes? These last moments. Scotland's ball.

:11:51. > :12:01.A bit of applauding to show the referee is in charge here. There is

:12:02. > :12:06.a lot of communication with the referee. Either trying to influence

:12:07. > :12:19.his thinking. He is looking at Italy rather than Scotland. REFEREE: Make

:12:20. > :12:22.sure you're not pref engaging. -- preengaging. Well they determine the

:12:23. > :12:41.winner of the match. Has to be solid for Scotland. Botes

:12:42. > :12:48.complains about the feed from Cusiter. Denton down to try and

:12:49. > :12:59.secure it. Scotland still have it. They did well there, very well.

:13:00. > :13:06.Two and a half minutes to go. Scotland trying to secure field

:13:07. > :13:10.position at the very least. Little switches. No mistakes can be

:13:11. > :13:33.afforded now for Scotland. Any mistake now and the match will

:13:34. > :13:38.be lost for Scotland. Won for Italy. They are trying to set up Duncan

:13:39. > :13:41.Weir. The decision scrum to Scotland and right in the middle of the

:13:42. > :13:48.field. This may once we settle for the scrum be the final passage of

:13:49. > :13:55.play. You will see Scotland set up, hit him close and then a couple of

:13:56. > :13:59.faces phases and inch towards the Italian line to make the kick

:14:00. > :14:05.easier. At the moment the kick would be just about from the 10 yard line.

:14:06. > :14:11.You want to get as close as you can. This is the game right now and

:14:12. > :14:16.Johnson there. Duncan Hodge with head in hands. You might want Hodge

:14:17. > :14:24.on the pitch to do the drop kick. But Kjaer has - but Weir has the

:14:25. > :14:33.skills. The crowd inside this grand stadium near enough, well the

:14:34. > :14:37.majority of 65,000 urging Parisse and his men to stand firm. Because a

:14:38. > :14:48.win for them is so important as well. One minute to go.

:14:49. > :14:57.They might get the penalty. Where is it now? Still with Scotland. It made

:14:58. > :15:10.ground. Scotland just trying to heave their

:15:11. > :15:21.way a bit closer. The referee ball has to be held. Has to be secure and

:15:22. > :15:28.precise. Weir sitting deep already. Weir for the victory! He is

:15:29. > :15:32.celebrating already! It is good! And Scotland have surely now won this

:15:33. > :15:37.match through the boot, the accuracy, the brilliance of the drop

:15:38. > :15:46.goal from Duncan Weir! What a kick by Duncan Weir! Has that turned the

:15:47. > :15:51.Scotland season around? They cannot celebrate yet but they have the

:15:52. > :16:04.ball. And they just look to get it out. Cusiter asks Steve Walsh the

:16:05. > :16:15.question. Finds, -- fine, says the referee. They have seldom been winds

:16:16. > :16:18.as precious as this. -- wins. That 40 minutes of the second-half has

:16:19. > :16:23.been really, really good. They are up intensity. They kept their

:16:24. > :16:29.composure in the last few minutes to get them into an opportunity for

:16:30. > :16:33.Duncan Weir to knock over a very, very good drop kick. Well deserved.

:16:34. > :16:37.Scotland have turned this season around with a great victory here.

:16:38. > :16:41.Well, there we are. That is the final score and what a joy it is

:16:42. > :16:46.full Scotland fans to look upon that. First win here in Rome since

:16:47. > :16:53.2006, and they wind courtesy of that man, Duncan Weir. Worth another

:16:54. > :16:59.look! He was celebrating already! Steve Walsh had a long look but in

:17:00. > :17:03.the end, it was joy for Duncan Weir and the Scottish side. And the

:17:04. > :17:15.many, many travelling Scottish rounds. And Duncan Weir... Time for

:17:16. > :17:20.a deep breath. So, the drop goal from Duncan Weir and the earlier

:17:21. > :17:29.penalties from Laidlaw, but a victory for Scotland and it all adds

:17:30. > :17:33.up to that. Italy 20, Scotland 21. Sport, hey? You just can't write the

:17:34. > :17:38.script! And so often, Scotland have been on the other side of that

:17:39. > :17:42.script. What a site of relief from the fans in the stadium and the

:17:43. > :17:47.players of the pitch. -- sigh of relief.

:17:48. > :17:53.You could barely watch that drop kick attempt from you. Just take us

:17:54. > :17:58.through those final moments. I knew we had a few chances to go for it.

:17:59. > :18:07.And we could see their shooters. I was in the pocket. The rest is...

:18:08. > :18:12.The rest is history! You had to work hard for that drop goal as well. A

:18:13. > :18:16.beautiful kick. You must think about moments like this but how do you

:18:17. > :18:21.handle the pressure? You just have to go through those scenarios and

:18:22. > :18:26.Hodge goes through them with you. You just have to keep your head down

:18:27. > :18:28.in the strike. I've managed to execute that today. I'm delighted

:18:29. > :18:36.for the boys that we came away with the win. A great team effort and a

:18:37. > :18:44.huge win for Scotland. How important is this? We can kick on from here.

:18:45. > :18:48.Ireland, we showed some good attacking rugby in that half. Then

:18:49. > :18:52.Bilbo meant from that. We don't have to talk about England! That is in

:18:53. > :18:58.the past. We have come out here and Rome is never going to be an easy

:18:59. > :19:04.place to but we're come out here -- we have come out here and done it.

:19:05. > :19:10.Securing Scotland's third win only in the Six Nations here in Rome.

:19:11. > :19:17.What an important win, because it puts them on two points in the

:19:18. > :19:21.table. Tries to their name as well. Top of the table, of course, Ireland

:19:22. > :19:27.playing this afternoon at 4pm at Twickenham. England -Ireland, what a

:19:28. > :19:31.huge game. Then, hopefully for them, if they get that victory, they will

:19:32. > :19:36.be looking for the grand slam. A big, big game. We can talk about a

:19:37. > :19:40.big moment in Scottish rugby this afternoon. And we're not overstating

:19:41. > :19:48.the case. Setting it up in the way they did and then Weir, somebody who

:19:49. > :19:53.is fearless when they go to ground. Yes, and it was composure when it

:19:54. > :19:57.mattered. Scotland's second 40 minutes was probably the best

:19:58. > :20:01.attacking 40 minutes I have seen in two, three seasons. It would have

:20:02. > :20:07.been a travesty had they not won this game. When it goes back in the

:20:08. > :20:11.pocket, and the ball goes over, that's everybody with their heads up

:20:12. > :20:17.and smiling. Great composure, great hit and he knew it. Credit to the

:20:18. > :20:24.forwards. The forwards of the second half carried the ball to Italy.

:20:25. > :20:29.Denton coming on. Richie Gray I thought was outstanding. And they

:20:30. > :20:33.provided a platform. A platform from which Scotland could win. The

:20:34. > :20:37.substitutions, actually, where key. Scotland looked good with the

:20:38. > :20:44.substitutions. I'm not sure Italy looked so good with the front row

:20:45. > :20:50.off. We will talk more about that. Let's get Alex Dunbar.

:20:51. > :20:55.Many congratulations. You can see what it means to the fans as they

:20:56. > :21:00.are all on their feet. What does this mean to you and this team? It

:21:01. > :21:06.is a huge achievement for the boys. They have had a tough couple of

:21:07. > :21:11.weeks. But to come down and get the win at the end. Having scored the

:21:12. > :21:16.last two tries, were you anxious thinking they may have been for

:21:17. > :21:26.nothing? Well, yeah. We played a lot today. The boys put effort in. Were

:21:27. > :21:32.you concerned in the couple of minutes that you wouldn't get that

:21:33. > :21:38.chance? Yes, there were a couple of mistakes over on the far side. The

:21:39. > :21:44.first try, a great move, and the second one, no question about it,

:21:45. > :21:50.was there? No. Sean made a great break. The backs Willie stepped up

:21:51. > :21:58.today and ran a lot of great lines. -- the backs really stepped up. The

:21:59. > :22:01.bagpipers are coming down. You might be able to hear them! And the

:22:02. > :22:07.Scotland players, you can just see them behind us going off behind and

:22:08. > :22:11.doing a lap of honour. If you were neutral watching that game, which

:22:12. > :22:16.are hopelessly of people were, as well as fans of both teams, what

:22:17. > :22:22.entertainment we had. Absolutely outstanding, a cracking game. When

:22:23. > :22:27.they scored that try, we thought, was it too early? And inform

:22:28. > :22:34.outstanding all afternoon. For the pressure that has been on prior, to

:22:35. > :22:36.keep your composure in that environment anyway and then to drop

:22:37. > :22:41.the ball at the last minute. And with all the pressure in the last

:22:42. > :22:45.two, three weeks. It is a lot for these guys because they have been up

:22:46. > :22:49.against it but their performance was far better in the second half and

:22:50. > :22:53.Italy just fell off and lost intensity a wee bit. But games have

:22:54. > :23:01.to be won. And I'd think Scotland won that game. Talking about key

:23:02. > :23:05.moments, man of the match, but he was going to be man of Italy tonight

:23:06. > :23:10.as the try looked as if it would seal the deal but it is Alex

:23:11. > :23:12.Dunbar's tries which have sealed it for Scotland. Let's have a look,

:23:13. > :23:25.starting with the first. Good positions and you watch Stuart

:23:26. > :23:31.Hogg running around the back. The defenders are isolated. They are not

:23:32. > :23:38.sure which player to take. And he takes a great line between the two

:23:39. > :23:41.defenders. Yeah, two really important passes. If they didn't

:23:42. > :23:48.give that pass, that space wouldn't be there. Took McLean out and then a

:23:49. > :23:54.fantastic pass from Stuart Hogg to Alex Dunbar. And the great thing on

:23:55. > :23:57.the bench, you could hear them calling so they knew where the space

:23:58. > :24:03.was, and to be fair to the forwards, they reacted immediately and that

:24:04. > :24:08.was the time they needed it. The second try had a bit of controversy.

:24:09. > :24:15.You said, no, no obstruction and no forward pass. Everybody is running

:24:16. > :24:18.their lines perfectly. A little contact but we won't say too much

:24:19. > :24:22.about it because the rest was done really well. The way he ran through

:24:23. > :24:30.that tackle to get his hands free, perfect off-load. The supporters

:24:31. > :24:36.coming so he had two options. -- the support is coming. He also had two

:24:37. > :24:43.men on him as well, so he had an element of confidence as to where he

:24:44. > :24:49.was in this match. Absolutely. Outstanding defence today. Those two

:24:50. > :24:56.tries and attack. Four, five Scottish players getting on the end

:24:57. > :25:00.of it. Think the good thing was they all had power lines in support. They

:25:01. > :25:05.were all in behind each other so they were just waiting for the ball

:25:06. > :25:12.carrier to find his line. -- I think. Listen, we must take in one

:25:13. > :25:16.of the highlights of Italy's performance today and a moment that

:25:17. > :25:21.all second rosewood treasure. And you were relieved championing the

:25:22. > :25:28.fact that Furno was the man of the match even before this try. He has

:25:29. > :25:32.done so much work on the pitch. Scotland get their defence wrong and

:25:33. > :25:40.they have four players... He makes a decision to try to get the ball

:25:41. > :25:46.together. Isolates the outside defender. So they have four men over

:25:47. > :25:52.them and he just got back. He made the decision to go there.

:25:53. > :25:57.Unfortunately it didn't pay off at a long work to try. At the same time,

:25:58. > :26:05.a lot of work on the pitch today. A good effort. In the last try. He had

:26:06. > :26:08.an opportunity lost we can as well with the ball in the wrong hands so

:26:09. > :26:16.at least he rectified that. Absolutely. He made amends for

:26:17. > :26:20.himself this week after that with the winner. The line-out was much

:26:21. > :26:26.stronger today after the problems with the set pieces. The inclusion

:26:27. > :26:30.of Denton and Richie Gray together, two players where you were thinking,

:26:31. > :26:35.Scotland have some real talent they can build on. Going back to basics

:26:36. > :26:39.is what it is about for them. Often it is the simple things done well

:26:40. > :26:44.which will give you success and that was so true today. Not only the

:26:45. > :26:47.tackle, but their defensive line. But the attacks we saw at half-time,

:26:48. > :26:54.the line-out was good, the contact was good. But then the end product

:26:55. > :26:58.wasn't as great. There was space in the outside. And to attack. The

:26:59. > :27:02.final pass wasn't quite there. In the second half, they got that

:27:03. > :27:07.right. The set piece was good, the intensity was good and it is a huge

:27:08. > :27:10.weight of their shoulders. And good defensively in the contact. They

:27:11. > :27:15.kept Italy under pressure and Italy couldn't get out of their own half

:27:16. > :27:19.in that second half. It was 65 minutes before they got into

:27:20. > :27:23.Scotland's. So I think they had more composure about what they were

:27:24. > :27:27.doing. They weren't rushing in... Remembering they are good players

:27:28. > :27:31.and that this is what they can do. So often those thoughts slip into

:27:32. > :27:38.negativity. And what a game we have for you coming up. England-Ireland.

:27:39. > :27:43.Back at HQ. A big performance needed from them if they are going to be

:27:44. > :27:47.the form team of the Six Nations. They are going for the tri- Nations

:27:48. > :27:51.championship but also, looking ahead, they want the grand slam. But

:27:52. > :27:57.now, the bagpipes are playing and it has been a cracking weekend so for.

:27:58. > :27:58.More to come. Thank you, guys, for enjoying a brilliant Scotland

:27:59. > :28:05.victory. 21-20.