Scotland Can secure 3rd place in 2023 Six Nations win if they secure bonus points Italy At the home of BT Murrayfield.
The Scottish Championship continues its dominance in the recent Calcutta Cup against England, then finishes a struggle with Wales and heads into its first week of rest with Grand Slam aspirations still alive. I started with high hopes.
Gregor Townsend He then saw his army suffer consecutive defeats to France and Ireland despite decent performances in both games. A win over Italy would send a solid Six Nations into a tough group at the World Cup, but a shocking loss would undermine much of the effort they’ve made so far.
The Azzurri showed many positive signs in the first three games of this championship, but suffered a limping and frustrating defeat in a potentially victorious match against upset Wales, ending their Six Nations campaign. gave you only one more chance to save .
Everything you need to know about fixtures is here.
When is Scotland v Italy on and what TV channel is it on?
The match kicks off at 12:30 PM on Saturday, March 18th. It will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Any news on the team?
Scotland made four changes to the first XV, including Ollie Smith and Blair Kinghorn. For Injured Stuart Hogg and Finn Russell.
They join an otherwise unchanged back line-up that includes top try scorer Hugh Jones at Tournament Center. At forward, Sam Skinner and Hamish Watson are out, Matt Fegerson has been dropped to the bench, and Richie Gray has been injured.
Italy will also make four changes to their starting line-up. Exciting young flyer Simone Gesi is on the wing, Edoardo Padovani is out from Matchday 23, Alessandro Fusco is in the scrum-half and Steven Barney is out.
At forward, Marco Riccioni started on the prop, Edoardo Iacizzi on the lock and Niccolò Cannone was dropped to the bench.
Scotland vs Italy line-up
Scotland: Ollie Smith; Kyle Stein, Hugh Jones, Sione Tuiprotu, Duhan van der Merwe. Blair Kinghorn, Ben White. Pierre Schumann, George Turner, Xander Fegerson, Sam Skinner, Johnny Gray, Jamie Ritchie, Hamish Watson, Jack Dempsey.
Replacement: Ewan Ashman, Rory Sutherland, WP Nell, Scott Cummings, Matt Fegerson, Ali Price, Ben Healy, Cameron Redpus
Italy: Tommaso Allan; Pierre Bruno, Juan Ignacio Brex, Tommaso Menoncello, Simone Gesi. Paolo Garbisi, Alessandro Fusco.Danilo Fischetti, Giacomo Nicotera, Marco Riccioni, Edoardo Iaccizzi, Federico Luzza, Sebastian Negri, Michele Ramaro, Lorenzo Cannone
Replacement: Marco Manifredi, Federico Zani, Pietro Ceccarelli, Niccolo Cannone, Giovanni Pettinelli, Manuel Zuliani, Alessandro Garbisi, Luca Morrisi.
odds
Scotland – 1/10
Draw – 45/1
Italy – 6/1
