Still, a winning start will be considered a must by Townsend after defeat in Rome last year to an Italian team that made ... you need to know. Scotland vs Italy is due to kick off at 2.15pm ...

Scotland have hope of ... into a first battle with a visiting team that enjoyed a tournament to remember in 2024. Two wins and a draw last year marked Italy’s best performance in 25 years ...

Scotland vs Italy is set for a 2:15pm ... done - few players anywhere in the Six Nations are as important to their team’s cause. The mounting fitness setbacks will be of increasing concern ...

The fitness issues are really biting now for Scotland and are rather serving to dampen enthusiasm around what was expected to be a highly-competitive campaign from Gregor Townsend’s talented team ...

Scotland host Italy at Murrayfield as Gregor Townsend’s side look to overcome some wretched injury luck to mount a Six Nations challenge. Having come close on several occasions over the last few years ...