Scotland 'have To Show We've Grown' Against Italy

It has been rather immoderate clip since Scotland had an easy time against nan Italians. Last play nan Scots had 1 of their trademark wobbles astatine Murrayfield, going from nan comfortableness of 14-0 up to 19-19. They gathered themselves that time to triumph by 12 points.

We cognize each astir Rome past clip around, and successful 2023 successful Edinburgh, Italy had a scrum successful nan protector of nan Scottish posts successful nan dying minutes while trailing by only 5 points.

The Scots escaped from that sticky spot too, turning nan shot complete and going nan region for a people successful nan last play to put immoderate gloss connected nan score.

The last effort was nan 3rd of a Blair Kinghorn hat-trick. In fact, he has bagged 3 tries connected 2 abstracted occasions against nan Azzurri, but that individual grounds did not prevention him from being axed from nan matchday 23 this clip around.

The established backmost 3 trio of Kinghorn, Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe person been usurped by nan good shape of Tom Jordan, Jamie Dobie and Kyle Steyn.

Some bold calls from caput coach Gregor Townsend, but it speaks to nan spot Scotland person successful that area that they are capable to time off 3 British and Irish Lions retired of nan starting XV. Only Graham will get nan chance to make an effect from nan bench.

"At slightest since I've been around, those 3 person been playing successful astir of nan games that I've played for Scotland truthful I deliberation it's going to beryllium a small spot different retired there," Tuipulotu said.

"But we've trained together complete nan past mates of weeks and I play Glasgow week in, week out. This clip Kyle and Dobie person been fixed nan opportunity to deterioration those positions, and Tommy Jordan.

"I'll backmost them arsenic overmuch arsenic I can, and I judge successful them wholeheartedly, and I cognize what they tin do successful large games, and this is simply a large crippled for america connected Saturday."