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behind the Italian jumper and played him in the air, which is why that

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fence occurred. Language, apologies. What's happening? Nigel and myself

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saw, it's a penalty. Pascal Gauzere just saying penalty. Everyone keep

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calm. And carry on. Gilchrist had a good first half. He

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had fallen out of favour, wasn't even going to get picked of

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Edinburgh a few weeks ago, but he has carried well, defended well. He

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was going to be Vern Cotter's captain a couple of years ago, then

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he broke his arm, so he has been cursed a little bit. Toulon were

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making noises last year. And again, Italy with this line-out and a

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chance to start the second half well. Rock-solid to the middle

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again, Biaggi takes it down, and now towards the try line, Scotland

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desperately trying to defend, but they can't. Goes to ground, Italy

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two metres short. The forwards might carry themselves. And you can hear

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the Italian supporters towards the line, and just short. Italy

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desperately searching for something to lift them in the start of the

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second half, still just short, and carried in by Chistolini. Still they

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throw themselves at the Scottish line-out. Biagi. Gori flings it out

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wide, a chance for the backs, and the try for Italy is coming? Oh, he

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can't get it down, Esposito held up. They might still have the penalty

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advantage, but how did Italy Butcher that try scoring opportunity? What a

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tackle by Stuart Hogg. That almost sums up Italy so far, it was all

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forward power, but when it had to be a try, they didn't have the pace and

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accuracy in the past. Fair play to Stuart Hogg for holding it up. And

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he cradles the ball like a newborn child! Look at this. Esposito, dear

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oh dear. The workrate of Stuart Hogg to get to that tackle. It wasn't all

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Esposito's fault, he was given the ball at a poor angle. He has got a

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tough job Alberto, we know that, but I have to say, if you go back to the

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first ball, it was going so quickly, and when it went down, I thought a

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penalty try might be awarded, because we have seen it a lot

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recently, if you get momentum, you can see the end, a big loopy pass,

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and again, a good winner will finish that, but that was a good defence

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from Scotland to stop it. That is incredulity. England have taken a

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replacement, Dupre is is an. -- Du Preez is on. So, who will get the

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card for Scotland? The captain is being called forward. And it is John

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Barclay who is off for ten minutes, so Scotland are really up against it

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at the start of this second-half. While we are watching the replay is,

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Pascal Gauzere said to John Barclay, the next infringement will be a

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card. It is the cumulative effect of a number of penalties. Scotland is

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now really have to dig deep to defend this. You don't often see

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this setup, they know they have an advantage, it would appear. John

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Barclay is tackling the man when it is a maul, and you can't do that.

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I'm sure Scotland's didn't believe that they had this game won at

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half-time, but it has been a sluggish start to the second half. I

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was thinking to myself that if they get the first score of the second

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half, the game would be won. This will be a tough ten minutes, if

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Italy can get the try here, it really will be game on, with

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Scotland's captain of the ten minutes. This is taking the game

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back to 20 years ago, seeing the maul set up from the penalty. Great

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tactic from Italy. Luke McLean is going to send it into touch.

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I don't think Ryan Wilson recovered from that injury he got early on, I

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think he was carrying the whole time. If you have someone like Du

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Preez, he is impacting the game. If Italy are going to come back into

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this game, they have to score now, and penalty again, Scotland taking

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out the man in the air. And Marco Fuser has little wonder, only

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sideways and a little chip, the advantage is there. McLean gathered

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anyway for Italy. And they come back for that advantage, and Scotland are

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conceding a penalty after penalty. Gilchrist again, not allowed to play

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the man, the jumper in the air, and granted wrapping his arms around the

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Italian jumper and dragging him to ground. That is two penalties in the

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last five metres for the same offence, if you try at the first

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time and don't get away with it, you can't do it again, you just have to

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wait until the player gets down, and then you can play him. There is the

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contact, that is a clear penalty, you must learn from that and not

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give away a soft one here. Same again, taken down by Biagi this

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time. They finally have something, Italy, they are marching towards

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that line, he is back on his feet and still going, just inches short

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of the line. Gori looks, and the forwards will pick and go. Steyn is

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there. Set back once more for Italy. Scotland again in the defensive

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position of the try line. Gori is going to have it wide once more, and

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then Parisse, Scotland trying to hold them up through Scott. Gori

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again gives it out, and once more underneath the posts. Then wide it

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goes, the looping pass, and Esposito this time send it in, and he cannot

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score! The work of the Scottish forwards is phenomenal. You are now

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seeing what a team Scotland are, working hard for each other, getting

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up off the floor, to defend that close to the line is sensational.

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You can hear what the crowd think of that, and you can also see the

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bluntness of the Italian attack. Sometimes it is not the try scoring

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but gets the crowd up, it is the defensive effort as well. Huge

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effort, as Andy said, from the forwards. You can see it goes out

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wide again, as positive will think he is in for another one, and you

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could write a book on how not to score a try here from Italy. The two

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men just waiting inside for that ball as well, and then Padovani, and

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Hogg celebrates the resistance of that try as much as scoring his own.

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Changes being made now. I see Italy are bringing an van Schalkwyk. And

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Francesco Minto is an, he is a back row, so you can see him coming on,

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the Zebre player. So, Scotland still a man down, their

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cap Tim is off for another six and a half minutes. I'm sure Reid will be

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delighted on that influence coming through his left leg(!) the right

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decision from Dunbar. Pascal Gauzere asks for stability.

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And down it goes, and the pick-up and go by Du Preez, and just a yard

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or two bought. Scotland would like a few more yards, Hamish Watson tries

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to borrow his way out. But now the kickers wait.

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Hogg's big boot. That is deep inside the area, almost up to the ten

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metres line. The scrum stability that they got there, allowing Hogg

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to be able to put the kick as far as he did. Ali Price going off in

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favour of Henry Pyrgos. He has come in and answered a lot of questions.

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There is an alternative to Greg Laidlaw, Ali Price is the future,

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and once Greg comes back, I'm sure there will be competition for a year

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or so, Ali Price should be able to hold his head up very well, he has

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had a good championship. Taken down by brown stain

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-- taken down by Steyn for Italy. Scotland struggling, this is picked

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up by Esposito, and Esposito to Fagerson.

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Scotland are still a man down, Barclay off for another for half

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minutes. And Italy making good ground again. Canna almost ghosted

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his way through. Cornell du Preez nearly gave it through. The chip

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forward is fine says the referee, it was in play and then out it goes,

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that worked quite nicely for Tim Visser. Watching here, Dunbar

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getting back to his feet so quickly, being able to strip it. Canna has

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been injured in the end of that. This is the end of it to Tim Visser,

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the touch judge has got to take him down.

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Again, he has taken his opportunities well, Tim Visser,

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since the injury to Sean Maitland. Sean Maitland can't get back into

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the side because Visser has been so strong. This week, Scotland have got

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into the game, he has been carrying hard and working hard off his wing.

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They were exactly right to get him in the game and he looks really

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confident. Allan Dell coming on for Scotland. The leading try scorer at

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Twickenham last week. Gordon Reid has helped the Scottish scrum over

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the course of the Six Nations. It has been a roller-coaster for the

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scrum. They were in a terrible position against Ireland, and then

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France's struggle has got better. The tries that Italy cannot score,

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that was one that was a couple of poor passes, good defence again from

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Stuart Hogg. Just a catalogue of errors. You can see how much that

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could inspire the defending side when you hold them out. A real boost

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for Hogg Buswell, who if he has one part of his game that is sometimes

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criticised, that is his defence. And Scotland still with that line up at

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the end, Hamish Watson powers on, bouncing off bigger men. The 14 men

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of Scotland attack, and a penalty advantage. Benvenuti was offside.

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This sums up Italy's season, they have been really close to the line,

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they have put pressure, they have had the territory, they can't score.

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And the first opportunity they get in their own half, they give a silly

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penalty away. Look at the action areas in the second half, nothing in

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the Italian 22. A good kick now could change that. Tommy Seymour

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came in with the defence. I have not even seen him, we haven't mentioned

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him yet, and what a kick that was. That was a great kick, as Tim

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Swinson comes into the second row for Grant Gilchrist, Scotland will

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have a five metre line-out. Italy waiting for it already, here is

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Gilchrist. Well done, Grant Gilchrist, to come back in and play

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as well as he did, credit to him. A step into Richie Gray. Here is

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Scotland's first opportunity, no scoring in the first 17 minutes

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after the break, two minutes of the sin-bin of John Barclay remaining.

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Jonny Gray takes it down, and Scotland now trying to get forward.

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Going nowhere, soap Pyrgos looks at other options. It goes to Swinson,

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fresh on the field. And the pass was loose and the spill is there, and

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Italy now fancying a counter. As Scotland were so accurate and the

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first half, and to turn the ball over like that was disappointing.

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Violi, the replacement scrum-half, send it on.

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Fagerson again does well from a standing start. And Russell gives it

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height. Seymour bearing down on this one, Venditti as well. A fine

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challenge, says the referee, going for the ball. So, the Italian

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forwards, now through Dreesen van Schalkwyk, and Russell waiting for

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this. He steps his way around the giant Venditti with ease, and then

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gives it to Seymour. Venditti trying to pretend to get himself out of the

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way. Cornell du Preez. And Russell on to Watson.

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Scotland into the Italian half once again. And Scotland attacking with a

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bit more purpose now. After the next breakdown, Barclay will be on. Scott

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tries to step around his man. Russell just delays and then chips,

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and it hobbles into touch with his last bounce, and Scott Barclay will

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be back on. They showed a lot of character there, they managed well

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without him. Scotland have much more variety in the attack. Runners and

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different angles, different length of passes in. I can't see who the

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Italian man down on the far side is, receiving treatment into the final

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quarter of this match. It has been the lowest of low scoring third

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quarters, zero points. That is George Biagi. I was born in the same

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hospital as him. Does he say the same? A few days apart!

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I think this last quarter is very important for Scotland. The progress

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they have made, if they can finish that bonus point, they can get two

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tries in the last 20 minutes, I think that would finish the Six

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Nations in the right note, because if it just peters out, it would be a

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shame, because I think they deserve better, Vern Cotter deserves better

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than that in this last 20 minutes. There he is, beneath the stern and

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gruff exterior lies an equally stern and gruff interior! But he will be

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happy with the first half. John Humphrys in front, heading off to

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join the team at Glasgow, and Dave Rennie is the new coach in Glasgow.

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The former Chiefs coach. Parisse takes it down comfortably enough.

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That is a very recent touch line-up from Violi. Seeing the two tries in

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the first half, many fancy that Scotland would start to, as other

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sides have against Italy, cut loose in the second half. They haven't had

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the field position, this is the first attacking opportunity they

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have really had. They have made a number of changes, so the

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replacements coming on, they have to find their time. The line-out patted

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back by Cornell du Preez, and it goes on to Dunbar. Good ground made.

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Claire Barclay feeds it to Russell, a little chip for Hogg, how will it

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bounce? Tim Visser bearing down on it, and is it a try? Visser

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celebrates. We will examine it, but Tim Visser feels he has scored. But

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the decision will go to Marius Jonker. I think you go by the

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reaction of players, and he thinks he has got this. That is the key

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question, any reason that they cannot award the try? Has some

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offence taken place? I think we know the ball has been touched down.

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Whose hands did it come that? The crowd watching that, but you need to

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see a little bit earlier. Russell, definitely his hand is there or

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thereabouts as well. Visser got there. Behind the kicker. That is a

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smart kick from Stuart Hogg to turn the defence as he does. Try time. It

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does look like it went to it. The key point here is, who knocks this

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back? That is absolutely fine, to me. That's a try. It will be a try

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for Visser. WHISTLE

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CHEERING How deflating is that her Italy?

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They had all that fresh after 15 minutes, they couldn't score,

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Scotland get up the other end and score. Pascal Gauzere said try, and

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Tim Visser has another one, and Scotland have a third. It is

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becoming a theme, it used to be a thing that they couldn't do, finish

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opportunities, but so little of the play in the second half, but they

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have the try, and Russell with the conversion attempt.

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And again, he hits his mark, and Scotland 22-0 Italy with 18 minutes

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to go, and now they will go hunting for the fourth try. This has been

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Italy's problem throughout the whole Six Nations. They have had

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opportunities, they have not been able to score. You can see this

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great chip from Stuart Hogg, and great support work from Visser. When

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they get into their own half they concede so cheaply. Italy making

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changes now. On comes Panico for Lovotti.

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And is there another change as well? Lucas Browne -- Sperandio coming on

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for the back line. And in the bright sunshine now at Murrayfield, it is

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sent to touch. Little explosions of noise, and then

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it falls silent at Murrayfield again. Sperandio has come on for

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Canna, who has had a dreadful afternoon.

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Sperandio out on the wing, so they have shuffled another player into

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fly half, Italy. It might be McLean. There he is now.

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It was. So, it is sad to see Italy playing like this as well, because

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they have had a wretched time in this Six Nations, and so much

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chatter against them. They have a new coaching team that have come in,

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just putting systems in place, trying to bring through young

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players. It is a young -ish Italian side on the field, the fitness is

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not good enough and they have to work harder on their skills, and

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that is going to take time. Conor O'Shea has a really good coaching

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team with him. He will be frustrated with what happened in that first 15

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minutes of the second half, that they didn't score. You have seen

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enough from Italy, there is enough there, they just have to back

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themselves for the whole 80 minutes. So, ready to go again, looking for

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that bonus point try. Three tries against Ireland, three against

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England, a couple against France. But they would expect in the final

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16 minutes another try against Italy.

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As Andy was saying, we don't want the game to Peter out, and there is

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a wave going around Murrayfield, always a sign that the crowd is

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getting a little... Not bored of proceedings, but they want more from

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the Scotland side. Do you like Texaco and waves or not? It is a

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difficult one. -- Mexican waves. Everyone is enjoying themselves, no

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doubt about that. But they do want another try from Scotland. The

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Scottish scrum moving forward, and Italy in a bit of disarray now.

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Going back to the atmosphere here in Murrayfield, all three games

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Soledad, a good atmosphere around the place, and an expectation now

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that Scotland are going to play and they are going to score tries, and

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that has been proven again today. 14 tries so far in the Six Nations, and

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that is a fantastic return, because it isn't that long ago that Scotland

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didn't know where the try was going to come from. Fraser Brown will come

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on for Ross Ford, and Simon Berghan is going to come on at tight head.

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He will come on for Fagerson. 107 caps for Ross Ford now. And how

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hard has Fagerson worked? If he keeps going, he could easily get to

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107 caps. He has worked so hard, not just today but in the whole Six

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Nations, and he is being given a rest here today. Tight head is our

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scarce on the ground, good tight head is, in Scotland. Cornell du

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Preez is the link. Hamish Watson always does so well. And Scotland

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once more menacing the 22 Italy. Russell, the pass for Anbar, and

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Dunbar now barging his way up through Esposito. Scotland getting a

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bit of confidence. Pyrgos, and then Jonny Gray. Scotland making good

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ground now. Flat pass, says the referee, fine. Once more, Scotland

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to within five metres, and Tim Swinson is there. Still Scottish

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ball, Italy get an opportunity to set the defence. Out wide it goes, a

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little juggle, and Dunbar has to come from a bit further behind,

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gives the kick forward, and penalty is given for that collar high hit.

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There is a vibrancy about the attack, everyone is tuned into what

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they are trying to do, there is options all the time, good pace and

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running. Alex Dunbar has had a good game today, that is a high tackle by

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Biagi, it is accidental, but it is a penalty. Scotland are really

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desperate just get that fourth try, and I think will get it falls blue

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there is a real bounce about their carry, they have been carrying

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through the Italian defence, which has given them the speed of ball.

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So, Fraser Brown, newly on the field to this five metre line-out, and

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Jonny Gray takes it, then the Italian defence hits in hard, and

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rocks Scotland back. So now from about ten metres they will try to

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come again. Pyrgos is waiting, and he feeds

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Jonny Gray onto Hamish Watson. Watson held by McLean.

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Cornell du Preez takes it, and it goes on down, they were not

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expecting it. Lovely passage of play from Scotland. A wasted opportunity,

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and now Italy, McLean just shovels it on, but then it is spilled. They

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are still playing that advantage, so scrum to Italy. Hamish Watson has

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had a really good match today, and the Six Nations, he has really shone

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out. Look at that pass on there, not expecting it. Simon Berghan's

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knock-on, the Brazilian born player. Family from sterling.

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Going back to Zander Fagerson, everybody is desperate with the

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injury, but it's given a young play an opportunity and it's great to see

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how Fagerson has grown through the tournament. The dark days of Paris

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and Ireland, six scrum penalties, he's come a long way and they've

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collectively, long way. All players go through that. It's giving the

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young player and opportunity to see how he grows. He made a few mistakes

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in the first game, but see how he's learned. He's smart and he's really

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good around the field. The work he puts in, the tackles he puts in, his

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post-tackle work. He is exceptional and he will get better and better.

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Looking at losing streaks in this championship going back to the Five

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Nations. Italy would be on 12 if they lost this one. But look at

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France in the 1910s and 1920s. Seven in a row. When people say Italy

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should be relegated, France were dreadful for a couple of decades

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when they first entered the championship. Different days

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entirely, but I'm always a bit wary when people say they diminish the

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championship. I'm not an advocate of that. But I do advocate giving an

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opportunity to somebody like Georgia. Whoever is bottom of the

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Six Nations, a play-off against whoever is top of the second tier.

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Scotland with ten minutes to find their bonus point try. Rolling up

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towards the 22. Biagi thinking about tumbling over.

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Swinson got a hold of him. Barclay takes it in again. Hogg had to be

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quick. Scott keeps player live by coming infield. -- keeps play alive.

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Carried by Alan Bell. Swinson therefore Scotland and they are

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making ground now. Nobody there. Picked up by Russell. He tries to

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hand off one tackle and goes to ground. Eight phases and 15 metres

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from the Italian try line. Direct approach from the forwards.

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One small lifting the crowd noise. -- once more.

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Fraser Brown tries to free himself, but held by Minto. 14 phases. Eight

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metres from the line. Patient but slow play from Scotland now.

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A good hit by Luke McLean. Scotland looking for the breakthrough.

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Venditti gave Dunbar plenty of attention. A try for Tommy Seymour!

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Four for Scotland, bonus point for Scotland and Murrayfield erupts

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again. That's a brilliant team try. Patient build up play. They just

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waited for the extra numbers in attack and then they have the skills

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and the execution to go over for what looked like a simple try, but a

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lot of hard work went into that. Fantastic drive. That sums up the

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improvement Vern Cotter has made. The balance they've had, the ability

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to use the forwards and then to strike out wide as they did there

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with a great pass from the De to see more. They understand what they are

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doing and the play from the half-backs was exceptional. Padovani

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had no chance as Hogg committed him. Seymour, 16 tries in 36 caps. A

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bonus point try for Vern Cotter's Scotland. 27 points for Scotland and

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zero for Italy. A sorry day at Murrayfield for the Italians.

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Another one sales through. 29 points to Scotland and they are finishing

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on a high at Murrayfield in the sunshine. When all that was

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happening, Matt Scott went off injured. Duncan Weir has come on.

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More disruption in the backline for Scotland, but when you are 29-0 up,

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you can cope. Italy have brought on Federico Ruzza for his debut, a very

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talented young lock or back row player. A little knock-on at the

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restart. There is Duncan Weir. Duncan will run at ten, Finn at 12?

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Dunbar at 13? Russell to 12. Dunbar 13. This is an important set for

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Scotland. Important defensive set. If there's a big present they can to

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Vern Cotter, it's to give away no points in this match. 61 points last

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week, zero this week. That's what you call a reaction. That's what

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Matt Taylor would have been looking for. You might save the Italian

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attack is not quite as sharp as that of England! Penalty to Italy.

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We are all mulling over man of the match. Your thoughts on the Vern

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Cotter era as it draws to a close. He's leaving Scotland and a much

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better placed than he inherited so he's done a great job. The stadium

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is full, there is vibrancy about the place, Scotland are playing

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attacking rugby. There is a good age demographic. Normally a coach leaves

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at the end of a tenure, but he's leaving on a high and he deserves

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great credit. He's a quality man, quality rugby man who understands

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the key values of the game and that's what he's brought to

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Scotland. Scotland will be keen to avoid an Italian score. Italy look

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for the driving maul again. Great defence from Scotland in the

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maul. What I like about Vern Cotter is his relationship and partnership

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with his captain. The work is done with Greig Laidlaw. Greig Laidlaw

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has been able to translate the vision into their performances on

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the field. He's marshalled the team very well on the field and that

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coach captain relationship has been exceptional. We saw the smile across

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the face of Vern Cotter and a cheerful Greig Laidlaw as he's shown

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on the big screen. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.

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He'll be back. Three minutes to go. Henry Pyrgos

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waiting to feed. Scotland, even from deep inside their own 22, looking

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for a bit more... Scotland will leap into second place in the table after

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this and may well finish there. They could still finish fourth. I'm

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quickly doing some maths, which is not my strong point.

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Duncan Weir with a decent thump away. More than decent. Very, very

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good kick from the stocky figure of Duncan Weir. Man of the match?

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There's been a lot of good performances for Scotland. Watson

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has done what he's done, Gray. For his control and the way he's

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controlled things for Scotland, he's scored a try, kicked almost

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impeccably, he's deserving. Finn Russell is my Six Nations man of the

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match. Met with a claim inside Murrayfield.

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Always the glamour boys! Ghiraldini hits his mark. Heading towards the

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final minute of this match. Italy again making some good ground in the

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maul. Parisse leads the breakaway. Ruzza

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with his hands on the ball, the youngster. Italy looking for

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something from this match. Federico Ruzza, 22 years old. Pfister with

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plenty of time, but he watches it into touch. -- Visser. The match

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will finish near Scotland's try line. A good decision if you're

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leading 29-0, but not if you're chasing. Italy have a long way to

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go. By and large are very, very good performance for Scotland. At times

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they've had to absorb a lot of pressure, but they've been clinical

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when they've needed to be. They've had about five chances and taken

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four tries and that tells you everything about the potency of

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their attack and their decision-making. A good performance

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for Scotland. He leads the Scottish Nationalists I'd in the talented

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hands of Gregor Townsend, and a good place as well. -- he leads the

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Scottish national side. Italy a bit deeper and then a

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knock-on. That will be it. A fitting but sad end to the championship for

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Italy. Scotland, three home games, three victories. Three wins in this

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championship for the first time in over ten years. Second place in the

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table for now. Fifth place in the world racking is. Vern Cotter takes

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his lead and progress has been made. The Scotland fans and players will

:43:13.:43:27.

say that's a bit more like it. Last week 's performance against England

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was the moralising and depressing after the progress that had been

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made, but Scotland finish with 147 points, beaten their all-time

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record, which was set last season. Tangible progress. Second in the

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table. A fitting way for Scotland to say goodbye to Vern Cotter and the

:43:46.:43:50.

legacy he is clearly left. Absolutely. The tries they scored,

:43:51.:43:54.

the calmness they showed in difficult conditions in the first

:43:55.:43:56.

half and coming away with a bonus point. Most importantly for the

:43:57.:44:04.

defence coach, Matt Taylor, after conceding 61 points last weekend,

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they kept the Italy scoreboard at zero. The crowd appreciated that

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attritional ten minutes when Scotland had to defend, summed up by

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that Stuart Hogg moment which was just pure strength from Scotland.

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John Barclay was yellow carded for persistent infringements. At that

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point Scotland were up 15-0. If it'll and -- if Italy had scored, it

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could have come back to 15-7 and it becomes a different ball game. The

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resilience, the work rate, the collective nurse was fantastic.

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Let's hear from the man of the match, Finn Russell.

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Big smiles. What above form month by the boys today, not only scoring the

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tries, but keeping the Italians from scoring. Great performance from the

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boys. We knew we had to try to get a bonus point to finish high in the

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table. Great to get a fourth try and to keep them to zero helps us for

:45:05.:45:09.

the points deficit. Another great performance from yourself and a

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great try. You are trying to get your hand on Tim Visser's ball as

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well. Hopefully he'll get me a drink tonight. In terms of this

:45:19.:45:22.

performance after last week, how important was it for self to in the

:45:23.:45:27.

team and to give and got a fitting farewell? We were really

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disappointed after last week. We knew how big this game would be.

:45:32.:45:36.

Vern Cotter's last game and the last time we would be together as a team,

:45:37.:45:41.

but great to win a bonus point. Congratulations, you are the man of

:45:42.:45:43.

the match. The last time delay failed to score

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in a match was 2004, that does feel the low point of a low spring. --

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the last time Italy failed to score. Yes, the second half, the key

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moment, failing to score after the yellow card. It is tough, tough day.

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So much to take from this, from the reign of Vern Cotter, at the moment

:46:15.:46:18.

Scotland are second in the table and that bonus point could be the

:46:19.:46:22.

difference. It is key and they did all they could, it is out of our

:46:23.:46:29.

hands. Their best performance in years, finishing second, potentially

:46:30.:46:32.

third, they have done fantastically well. Vern Cotter four play making

:46:33.:46:44.

his way towards Lee McKenzie, but we do have Johnny Barclay. What an

:46:45.:46:49.

incredible performance, you can see how much it means to everyone. Yes,

:46:50.:46:55.

we want to finish on a high especially after last week. We said

:46:56.:47:00.

three wins would be fantastic, after last week, we did wanted to give the

:47:01.:47:07.

coaching team a good sendoff. How tough was it to move on from last

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It is always a cracker, enjoy it. Goodbye.

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