Italy v Scotland, 10 June

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ITALY v SCOTLAND
10 June 2017
KO: 20:00 SGT (UTC+08)
National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore

Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Touch judges: TBC
TMO: TBC

Live on BBC1

A. Head to Head

27 Played 27
8 Won 19
0 Drawn 0
19 Lost 8
455 Points 653

B. Recent Form

18 March 2017
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
29 – 0 to Scotland

27 February 2016
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
20 – 36 to Scotland

29 August 2015
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
48 – 7 to Scotland

22 August 2015
Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Turin
12 – 16 to Scotland

28 February 2015
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
19 – 22 to Italy

22 February 2014
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
20 – 21 to Scotland

C. Teams

ITALY 

E Padovani, A Esposito, M Campagnaro, T Boni, L Sarto, T Allan, E Gori (capt); A Lovotti, L Bigi, S Ferrari, M Fuser, D Budd, F Minto, M Mbanda, R Barbieri.

Replacements: O Gega, F Zani, P Ceccarelli, A Van Schalkwyk, A Steyn, M Violi, C Canna, T Benvenuti.

SCOTLAND

D Taylor, D Hoyland, M Scott, A Dunbar, T Visser, F Russell, A Price; A Dell, R Ford, WP Nel, T Swinson, B Toolis, J Barclay (capt), R Wilson, J Strauss.

Replacements: F Brown, G Reid, Z Fagerson, R Harley, M Bradbury, H Pyrgos, P Horne.

RuggerRadge2611 wrote:

RuggerRadge2611 wrote:

nickj wrote:

RDW_Scotland wrote:

nickj wrote:Really. They fixed the feed? I missed the second half then Dan Biggar!

Here's the Nairn try http://www.worldrugby.org/video/254800

I hope they show the unbelievably bad try balls up he did earlier - it is one of the worst you could see!

He did finish this one fantastically well though and looks like a big strong lad.  

Once again questions why Edinburgh felt the need to sign Jason Harries...

Nairn's gone to Glasgow, hasn't he?

I hope so the boy looks like a real talent. Sorry for the spam but NickJ's choice phrase has blocked this thread at my work so I'm spamming it to get it onto page 3.

The quick fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Right enough - you're there now!

You could have just asked me to remove the word...!

p.s. your work IT sucks.

Huzzah page 3 and the thread is open again from my desk!

RuggerRadge2611 wrote:

RuggerRadge2611 wrote:

RuggerRadge2611 wrote:

RuggerRadge2611 wrote:

RuggerRadge2611 wrote: The quick fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick fox jumps over the lazy dog.

It's the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Sorry. I have tourette's which is brought on and exacerbated by Sky's refusal to allow to me to stream rugby that they can't be f&*ked to f*&^ing show. Murdoch may not own it (yet), but its still his baby.

nickj wrote:How did you watch it Jimbo? I couldnt find it on sky

Quite fancy trying to see the Irish / Baby Blacks game

Hola, amigo. But be Canadian.

jimbopip wrote:

nickj wrote:How did you watch it Jimbo? I couldnt find it on sky

Quite fancy trying to see the Irish / Baby Blacks game

Hola, amigo. But be Canadian.

What the hell is going on with the random gibberish today?

RDW_Scotland wrote:Right enough - you're there now!

You could have just asked me to remove the word...!

p.s. your work IT sucks.

I could, but then that would involve disturbing you Lando Calrissian, Administrator of this facility, to sort out problems I could deal with internally.

Or people could just stop using pottymouthed expressions... I'm looking at you NickJ

That's not random gibberish: it's a subtle plug for something or other.

OR

Too much sugar too early in the day. Just say no, kids.

I've just voted, although it did feel like having to choose between Rob Moffatt, Michael Bradley or Alan Solomons to coach your rugby team.

Oh no FES, we voted for them to coach the Luvvies ages ago: how else do you think they got the job?

Could always replace Bu99er with Biggar...

Sorry Radge if your IT takes umbrage to that and you need to spam another 40 times!!

My new work IT is also not as forgiving as the old one. It thinks that youtube is "potentially adult" (isn't any website?) and won't let you on anything with alcohol paraphernalia. Twitter is blocked, but Facebook is ok as long as you don't want to see any pictures and aren't too bothered about the page layout/format!

Was it "dan biggar" or "baby blacks" that broke Rugger's IT?

Maybe his IT system is ok with Sodomy but is highly sensitive to potential racist remarks?

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Don't start that again!

Sorry chief, I couldn't help myself

jimbopip wrote:Oh no FES, we voted for them to coach the Luvvies ages ago: how else do you think they got the job?

I could quite believe that the SRU have entrusted the Weegie supporters to select the Edinburgh coaches. It would certainly explain Duncan Hodge.

Do you guys also get to vote for which players get signed for Glasgow (e.g. Matawalu, Nakawara, Strauss, Favaro, Jones and Maitland) and Edinburgh (e.g. Coman, Leck, Penn, Atiga, Leonardi and Harries).

It all becomes clear.

Please change tatties post. Please use Dan Biggar from now on.

Done.

RDW_Scotland wrote:Done.

The Quick Brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Oh Biggar..................

it just doesn't have the same ring to it!

As expected Lewis Carmichael has joined up with the Scotland squad for training - looks like for his own experience as much as anything.

The stadium in Singapore looks incredible - retractable roof and sides and fully air conditioned!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHCH9DvNjlM&feature=em-uploademail

RDW_Scotland wrote:The stadium in Singapore looks incredible - retractable roof and sides and fully air conditioned!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHCH9DvNjlM&feature=em-uploademail

Looks good, but I don't think it'll have the same atmosphere as Myreside......

funnyExiledScot wrote:

RDW_Scotland wrote:The stadium in Singapore looks incredible - retractable roof and sides and fully air conditioned!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHCH9DvNjlM&feature=em-uploademail

Looks good, but I don't think it'll have the same atmosphere as Myreside......

You never know - how many people in Singapore will be interested in a rugby game involving Scotland and Italy??

Quite looking forward to this match. Powerful pack and a pacey backline.

Looking forward to seeing what the fastest tempo in world rugby looks like too!

Hardie out after the warm up, leg injury again. Wilson starts and Hughes onto the bench.

Hardie really having no luck.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-union/40218027

Good start Scotland!

Losing Hardie is a blow, if we're wanting to play a super quick game we need a proper 7 on the pitch!

Fairly lateral from Scotland - looks like the conditions are very draining too.

Lovely strike move shame Russell forced it!

Bit of a stuttering start....

Sadly Visser looks like he's back to his flappy best for high ball takes

Toolis looks very comfortable at International level. We probably all already guessed that though.

Line-out has been a bit dodgy of late though.

After a good start it has all been a bit meh since!

Surely a card coming now?

Is this an end of season hangover?

If this is because of the humidity then all the games at the next World Cup better be played in the north of the country

Toolis and Ford putting in big shifts. Wilson and Strauss have done hee haw

Much better now. The decision not to take Finn Russel on the Lions tour is looking more absurd as the game goes on

Great try!

Good first 5 mins. Great last 5. Other 30 mins were mince

Fast and loose seems to be the way to do it

Fantastic try by Scotland.

Duncan Taylor can do anything, he might aswell pack down at tighthead second half.

FR got clattered after he put the chip in, that might be his game over.

Is there anything Duncan Taylor can't do though?

So many cheap shots on Russell

BigGee wrote:FR got clattered after he put the chip in, that might be his game over.

Is there anything Duncan Taylor can't do though?

Brush his hair?

Finn Russell comes back on with a good looking Shinner

Taylor has been immense too

Is the ref making the rule up about subs not allowed to kick?