Match Day Programme: Italy vs Scotland

Fixture: Italy vs Scotland

Venue: Stade Olimpico, Rome 

Kick-off: 15:00 (GMT)

Referee: Angus Gardner

Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson (Eng) and Adam Leal (Eng)

TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SA)

Head-to-head Played:

Played:36 

Italy Wins: 8 

Scotland Wins: 28

Draws: 0

Points for:

Italy: 538

Scotland: 930

Last Meeting: 29 July, 2023 - Scotland 25-23 Italy (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)

2024 6Nations Results

Italy

L 24-27 (h) v England

L 36-0 (a) v Ireland

D 13-13 (a) v France

Scotland

W 26-27 (a) v Wales

L 20-16 (h) v France

W 30-21 (h) v England

Team News:

Italy: There is a new back three with Ange Capuozzo, Monty Ioane and Louis Lynagh making his debut with the national team. Tommaso Menoncello will join Juan Ignacio Brex in the centres while Paolo Garbisi and Martin Page-Relo will form the half-back pairing once again.

Scotland: Gregor Townsend will name his starting XV on Thursday morning. Sione Tuipulotu, Alex Craig and WP Nel have dropped out of the squad. Rory Sutherland, Javan Sebastian, Marshall Sykes and Jamie Dobie have been drafted in. 

Trivia

• Scotland are the team Italy have defeated most in their Six Nations history, but the most recent of those seven wins came in 2015 in Murrayfield, and their last win in Rome over the Scots dates back to 2012.

• Scotland's largest points total was 52 on March 20, 2021, while Italy's largest score was 37 on February 24, 2007.

• Scotland's largest winning margin was 42 points on March 20, 2021, while Italy won by 20 points on February 24, 2007.

• The winners of the match will be presented with the Cuttitta Cup, named after former Italian captain and Scotland scrum coach Massimo Cuttitta.