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ITA vs SCO
Six Nations
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Italy
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Scotland
31
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29
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Full-Time: 31 - 29
That's all we have for this one. Stay with Tribe for the clash between England and Ireland which gets underway shortly at Twickenham. This is Anthony Morgan signing off.
Italy will head to Cardiff for their final round clash with Wales next Saturday afternoon. Scotland are also on the road where they will meet ladder leaders Ireland in Dublin.
Scotland will be disappointed to let this one slip after they appeared to be in cruise control for much of the first half where they led by 12 points at one stage. Their high tempo attack was a feature of their first half performance but in the second it was almost non-existent after they were forced into plenty of errors. Scotland came away with two bonus points for the tight defeat and will remain in second spot for the time being with England a chance of leapfrogging them in today's later clash.
Midfielders Ignacio Brex and Tommaso Menoncello were standouts for Italy with several strong runs. Brex scored an important try midway through the first half while Louis Lynagh struck a big blow early in the second half, with both tries coming from deft kicks in behind the line by Martin Page-Relo and Paolo Garbisi. The win lifts the Azzurri up to fourth spot and they'll take real confidence into their clash with Wales next weekend.
Italy defended stoutly in the final stages to hold off Scotland 31-29 to notch their first win of this year's Six Nations Championship. The momentum of the contest swung wildly early in the second half as Huw Jones sliced through to set up George Horne in the 42nd minute. A TMO intervention ruled out that try, which would have put Scotland up by 13 points, for obstruction before Italy struck two minutes later. Paolo Garbisi's pinpoint grubber in behind the line sat up perfectly for Louis Lynagh to streak away and score on debut. A burrowing effort by Stephen Varney gave Italy the lead with 23 minutes to play before a Garbisi penalty edged them nine points clear with seven left. A barge over try to Sam Skinner gave Scotland hope but despite a patient 25-phase sequence of sustained attack they just couldn't crack through a determined Azzurri defensive line.
80+3'
The patience continues from Scotland as they work through a few direct carries as they reach 25 phases. An error in contact follows and the referee blows for fulltime. Italy hold on in a high scoring epic in Rome!
80+2'
Scotland work it inside 40m before Redpath dishes it wide to Dempsey who is stopped. Russell fires it wide on the 18th phase before Redpath keeps it alive on the left.
80+1'
Scotland reach 11 phases before Van der Merwe is driven back in the middle. Russell then takes the line on before Steyn keeps it alive near the touchline.
80'
Scotland keep it in hand as Kinghorn takes a carry outside his 22m. Russell puts in a deft cross field chip that is regathered by Steyn who zips up to halfway.