Italy v Scotland, 22 February

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Italy  v Scotland 

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Saturday 22 February 2014
KO 14:30

Referee: Steve Walsh (ARU)
First Assistant: Jérôme Garces (FFR)
Second Assistant: Luke Pearce (RFU)
TMO: Geoff Warren (RFU)

A. Squads

1. Italy

Forwards: Martin Castrogiovanni (Toulon/FRA), Lorenzo Cittadini (Treviso), Alberto De Marchi (Treviso), Leonardo Ghiraldini (Treviso), Davide Giazzon (Zebre), Marco Bortolami (Zebre), Francesco Minto (Treviso), Quintin Geldenhuys (Zebre), Antonio Pavanello (Treviso), Robert Barbieri (Treviso), Mauro Bergamasco (Zebre), Paul Derbyshire (Treviso), Joshua Furno (Biarritz/FRA), Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais/FRA), Alessandro Zanni (Treviso)

Backs: Tobias Botes (Treviso), Edoardo Gori (Treviso), Tommaso Allan (Perpignan/FRA), Luciano Orquera (Zebre), Tommaso Benvenuti (Perpignan/FRA), Michele Campagnaro (Treviso), Gonzalo Garcia (Zebre), Alberto Sgarbi (Treviso), Mirco Bergamasco (Rovigo), Angelo Esposito (Treviso), Tommaso Iannone (Zebre), Luke McLean (Treviso), Guglielmo Palazzani (Zebre), Leonardo Sarto (Zebre)

2. Scotland

Forwards: John Beattie (Montpellier), Kelly Brown (Saracens), Geoff Cross, David Denton, Alasdair Dickinson, Ross Ford (all Edinburgh Rugby), Chris Fusaro (Glasgow Warriors), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby), Ryan Grant, Jonny Gray (both Glasgow Warriors), Richie Gray (Castres), Jim Hamilton (Montpellier), Robert Harley (Glasgow Warriors), Scott Lawson (Newcastle Falcons), Kieran Low (London Irish), Moray Low, Pat MacArthur (both Glasgow Warriors), Ross Rennie (Edinburgh Rugby) Alasdair Strokosch (Perpignan), Tim Swinson and Ryan Wilson (both Glasgow Warriors).

Backs: Chris Cusiter (Glasgow Warriors), Nick De Luca (Edinburgh Rugby), Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors), Max Evans (Castres), Dougie Fife (Edinburgh Rugby), Stuart Hogg, Ruaridh Jackson, Sean Lamont (all Glasgow Warriors), Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh Rugby), Sean Maitland (Glasgow Warriors), Matt Scott (Edinburgh Rugby), Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors), Duncan Taylor (Saracens), Greig Tonks (Edinburgh Rugby) and Duncan Weir (Glasgow Warriors).
 
B. Previous Form

9 February 2013: Scotland 34-10 Italy

17 March 2012: Italy 13-6 Scotland

19 March 2011: Scotland 21-8 Italy

C. Teams

1. Italy

15 Luke MCLEAN (Benetton Treviso, 54 caps)
14 Angelo ESPOSITO (Benetton Treviso, 1 cap)
13 Michele CAMPAGNARO (Benetton Treviso, 4 caps)
12 Gonzalo GARCIA (Zebre Rugby, 30 caps)
11 Leonardo SARTO (Zebre Rugby, 4 caps)
10 Tommaso ALLAN (Perpignan, 5 caps)
9 Edoardo GORI (Benetton Treviso, 31 caps)

8 Sergio PARISSE (Stade Francais, 103 caps)(c)
7 Robert BARBIERI (Benetton Treviso, 32 caps)
6 Alessandro ZANNI (Benetton Treviso, 82 caps)
5 Joshua FURNO (Biarritz Olympique, 15 caps)
4 Quintin GELDENHUYS (Zebre Rugby, 43 caps)
3 Martin CASTROGIOVANNI (Toulon RC, 103 caps)
2 Leonardo GHIRALDINI (Benetton Treviso, 61 caps)
1 Alberto DE MARCHI (Benetton Treviso, 14 caps)

Substitutes:

16 Davide GIAZZON (Zebre Rugby, 17 caps)
17 Matias AGUERO (Zebre Rugby, 22 caps)
18 Lorenzo CITTADINI (Benetton Treviso, 29 caps)
19 Marco BORTOLAMI (Zebre Rugby, 101 caps)
20 Paul DERBYSHIRE (Benetton Treviso, 20 caps)
21 Tobias Weitz BOTES (Benetton Treviso, 21 caps)
22 Luciano ORQUERA (Zebre Rugby, 38 caps)
23 Tommaso IANNONE (Zebre, 8 caps)

2. Scotland

15 Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors)
14 Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors)
13 Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors)
12 Matt Scott (Edinburgh Rugby)
11 Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors)
10 Duncan Weir (Glasgow Warriors)
9 Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh Rugby) capitano

8 Johnnie Beattie (Montpellier)
7 Chris Fusaro (Glasgow Warriors)
6 Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors)
5 Jim Hamilton (Montpellier)
4 Richie Gray (Castres)
3 Moray Low (Glasgow Warriors)
2 Scott Lawson (Newcastle Falcons)
1 Ryan Grant (Glasgow Warriors)

Substitutes

16 Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby)
17 Alasdair Dickinson (Edinburgh Rugby)
18 Geoff Cross (Edinburgh Rugby)
19 Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors
20 David Denton (Edinburgh Rugby)
21 Chris Cusiter (Glasgow Warriors) 

22 Duncan Taylor (Saracens)
23 Max Evans (Castres)

Italy have been desperate since they scored their try. Really bad.

I'm so delighted for Scotland, delighted.

apologies it took a while for my laidlaw comment to post - poor internet connection! GO ON DUNBAR

Brilliant try!

Yes!

See you lot that moan about Sean lamont. Shut it   

Well done Scotland Lamont having a big game this half

LOL i just noticed the OP's Pics.

 

Well that woke Italy up  

Nooooooo

 

Great Try!!

Ooooh great score!! Great score for Italy!

This game was dire for about 50 minutes, now its exploding!

Good play from Italy

There's time...

Great try by Italy anybodys game, Italy Fav?

Couple of great tries...

Pressure conversion landed. Enjoying this.

come on Scotland- just get them 3 points and grind it out

Was an atrocious restart from us

Italy loosing composure here but Scotland need to keep theirs.

Gray on the wing again letting others to do his job.

Stressful

Weir has been really poor for you Scots today. Really hope McHeathcote moves in the summer and gets some game time.

This is it then, Scrum win and DG time.

Tight finish

come on Drop goal

Well well, was not certain Weir could kick that but well done him and Scotland.

GREAT DROP GOAL!! GREAT DROP GOAL DUNCAN WEIR!!

Well done wee duncy

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

B91212 wrote:Weir has been really poor for you Scots today. Really hope McHeathcote moves in the summer and gets some game time.

He just won the game for the Scots

B91212 wrote:Weir has been really poor for you Scots today. Really hope McHeathcote moves in the summer and gets some game time.

Happy to eat my words (he's still been crap for 79 minutes though)

YEAHHH

Well done Scotland! My prediction record still at 100%!

Good for you Scotland. Great to see what it means to the players.

AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

My Motm is Lamont

Quality second half....

Love it

Well done Scotland!!!!
How tense was that?
Chuffed to bits for you!

maestegmafia wrote:

B91212 wrote:Weir has been really poor for you Scots today. Really hope McHeathcote moves in the summer and gets some game time.

He just won the game for the Scots

He put the winning kick over but the forwards put him there.

He didn't have that good a game.

Who was the MoTM? I would give it to Lamont myself, thought he was great in attack and defence.

I'm going for a lie down.

It's hard not to feel gutted for Italy- but just delighted for all the Scottish posters on here. But more than anything the last 30 mins made it a great game, when it's normally a wee bit more like the first 50.

Great finish.

congrats scots.

Drop goal of the season! Well done Weir...you won't need to buy a drink later.    Congratulations Scotland, you needed that!   

glamorganalun wrote:My Motm is Lamont

Plus 1

Wasn't there a knock on right before the kick?

Well done Scotland! Bloody tense finish and hopefully thisll get you up for the next two games.

Yessssss! Weir Love sacks the size of suns!!!!! What a legend. Love you meatball

me have Gabby Logan love

There are better lineouts in the AIL than one Italy have. They have no maul or platform from it and it cost them at the end there with Scotland stealing one at the end.