Italy claimed a first home Six Nations win in 11 years with a thrilling 31-29 victory over Scotland
Two teams with an appetite to run it from deep. A packed out Stadio Olimpico for the first time in agame since 2016. Beautiful Roman sunshine washing over a pristine carpet of green. This sport is often a slog in the mud but sometimes, as it was here, it is a thing of beauty. Whirring limbs and dancing feet and silky touches and delicate kicks. Italy edged it with a thrilling victory, but Scotland played their part in the show.
Then Scotland got going. It was as if they had instruction to pass the ball only once they could smell the breath of the defenders. Runners cut in against the grain and stepped off either flank to challenge both sides of the ruck. It was sustained pressure and the build up of 18 phases allowed Zander Fagerson to burrow over from close range for the first of seven tries in the match.
Scotland thought they had their bonus-point shortly after the restart when Huw Jones dummied and unleashed Horne on the support line. But Schoeman was rightly penalised for taking out Ross Vintcent off the ball.
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