And Scotland take the lead in the opening minutes!

Scotland awarded a penalty at scrum time. Early chance for Weir to get some points on the board.

who replaced Hamilton on the bench?

Early mistake by Italy as they knock on the kick-off. Scotland put in to the scrum.

Weir gets us underway for the first half.

Late change for Scotland as Gilchrist is replaced by Hamilton. Strokosch takes over as captain.

Good evening and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's live coverage of today's International Friendly as Italy welcome Scotland to the Olympic Stadium. The last time these two sides met was in the 6 Nations, when Italy shocked everyone to claim victory against the Scots at Murrayfield 17-22. This is an essential game for both sides as they prepare for the Rugby World Cup, just less than a month away. Stay tuned for live updates as we await kick off at 19:00.

Won't happen again today