Scotland v Italy, Six Nations 2023: What time is kick-off and on which TV channels?
Scotland will host Italy in the first of three matches. 2023 Six Nations Final Day It’s called “Super Saturday”.Scotland is far from a contest for honorbut with the goal of retaining third place ahead of rivals England.
Italy, meanwhile, are aiming to claim their first victory in the 2023 tournament and overtake hosts Wales, France.
When and where is Scotland v Italy?
The weekend’s opener will take place at Edinburgh’s BT Murrayfield, kicking off at 12:30pm GMT on Saturday 18th March.
Other games in the fifth and final round of the Six Nations campaign are: France v Wales 2:45 p.m. ireland v england 5 pm
What TV channel is Scotland v Italy on?
Scotland v Italy will be broadcast on BBC One with coverage beginning at noon.
who is the referee?
Australia’s Angus Gardner, 2018 World Ruby Referee of the Year, will be in charge of the match. Here is the official line-up:
Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Curley (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU)
TMOs: Brett Cronan (RA)
latest team news
Scotland
Finn Russell, Stuart Hogg and Richie Gray are all out with injuries, but Gregor Townsend has named the squad for Sunday’s game.
15th of Scotland: Back – Ollie Smith, Kyle Steyn, Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van der Merwe, Blair Kinghorn, Ben White,
Forwards – Pierre Schemann, 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
On the other hand, there are four changes on the Italian side. Winger Simone Gesi and hooker Marco Manfredi will make their international debuts.
Italy XV: Bucks – Tommaso Allan, Pierre Bruno, Juan Ignacio Brex, Tommaso Menoncello, Simone Gesi, Paolo Garbisi, Alessandro Fusco
Forwards – Danilo Fischetti, Giacomo Nicotera, Marco Riccione, Edoardo Iaccizzi, Federico Luzza, Sebastian Negri, Michele Ramaro, Lorenzo Cannone
Replacement: Marco Manfredi, Federico Zani, Pietro Ceccarelli, Niccolo Cannone, Giovanni Pettinelli, Manuel Zuliani, Alessandro Garbisi, Luca Morrisi
What happened with this fixture in 2022?
At last year’s Stadio Olimpico, Italy were well ahead of Scotland, losing 22-33 by 11 points. The home side had 3 tries and Scotland had a total of 5 tries, giving them a bonus point victory and finishing in 4th place.
