Scotland v Italy (pre/during/post thread)

juvenal · 27-02-2009 7:39pm #1

Scotland v Italy
Saturday 28th Febuary 2009, 3.00pm (Irish)
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Live on RTÉ2, RTÉ.ie, RTÉ Radio 1; BBC1, BBC Radio 5 Live

Scotland|No.|Italy
Hugo Southwell|15|Andrea Marcato
Simon Danielli|14|Mirco Bergamasco
Max Evans|13|Gonzalo Javier Canale
Graeme Morrison|12|Gonzalo Garcia
Thom Evans|11|Matteo Pratichetti
Phil Godman|10|Luke McLean
Mike Blair|9|Paul Griffen
Allan Jacobsen|1|Salvatore Perugini
Ross Ford|2|Leonardo Ghiraldini
Euan Murray|3|Martin Castrogiovanni
Jason White|4|Santiago Dellape
Alastair Kellock|5|Marco Bortolami
Alasdair Strokosch|6|Alessandro Zanni
Simon Taylor|7|Mauro Bergamasco
John Barclay|8|Sergio Parisse

Scotland replacements: Dougie Hall, Alasdair Dickinson, Kelly Brown, Scott Gray, Chris Cusiter, Chris Paterson, Nick De Luca.

Italy replacements: Ongaro, Nieto, del Fava, Canavosio, Sole, Bacchetti, Rubini.

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland), Romain Poite (France)
TMO: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Stev_o · 27-02-2009 7:47pm

This will be a blood bath i feel, won't be any love lost between these two sides! Should be extremely physical, here's hoping it ll be a great game. Come on Italy

Tristram · 27-02-2009 7:51pm

Forza Italia!

juvenal · 27-02-2009 8:38pm

Think there will be a real contest up front, but the Scots have the upper hand in the backline, and that's where the difference will be.

They played well in phases in Paris, and have a bit more firepower in the back division than the Italians. The Italians will need to really dominate the forwards and the set pieces to have a chance of winning here. Unfortunately I can't see them doing enough to beat the Scots in Murrayfield, and they'll be wooden spooners this year.

Scots by 10 or so.

ScholesyIsGod · 28-02-2009 2:04am

Ya the Scots definitely have the better backline the Evans brothers look deadly when they get the ball in space, Godman as well i thought he had a fine game against France he ran it anytime he saw a gap. Probably not going to be a great game but Scots should have enough to win it.

cruiserweight · 28-02-2009 9:21am

Hoping for a scots win, as others have said they have a few players in the back line who can actually score tries and that should be the difference

Sherifu · 28-02-2009 4:10pm

Italians are looking lively.

Sherifu · 28-02-2009 4:24pm

Nice drop goal from Parisse.

dreamer_ire · 28-02-2009 4:27pm

Sherifu wrote: »

Nice drop goal from Parisse.

Think I'd say good rather than nice

Crash · 28-02-2009 4:29pm

Hehehe yeah possibly not the smoothest kicking form i've ever seen, but it did the job

NickNolte · 28-02-2009 4:30pm

Italy putting up a fight but Scotland, while unconvincing, look like they're going to have the upper hand for most of this game.

Nappy · 28-02-2009 4:31pm

id put house on italia...

Sherifu · 28-02-2009 4:41pm

Finally something decent from the Scots.

dreamer_ire · 28-02-2009 4:41pm

Here's hoping he's not the only Ulster man to score today!

BOHSBOHS · 28-02-2009 4:57pm

was that try-scoring pass to danielli a touch forward?

Sherifu · 28-02-2009 5:01pm

BOHSBOHS wrote: »

was that try-scoring pass to danielli a touch forward?

Flat at best i'd say.

dreamer_ire · 28-02-2009 5:23pm

God this match has cured any pre-match nerves I had for our game.... just bored now

Sherifu · 28-02-2009 5:25pm

Latest effort looks in touch to me.

dreamer_ire · 28-02-2009 5:26pm

Yeah, and if he wasn't he dropped the ball. No try

Sherifu · 28-02-2009 5:30pm

Two very bad teams. Brutal game.

dreamer_ire · 28-02-2009 5:35pm

Can't see Scotland posing us too many problems in a couple of weeks. Without Parisse I think Italy wouldn't compete. One or two of the others are ok today (good generally) but Parisse is without doubt their best player today.

Sherifu · 28-02-2009 5:40pm

Parisse has been their best player by a ways for at least the last two years. Very talented athlete.

leeroybrown · 28-02-2009 5:49pm

I want my two hours back. At least they can only ruin one game between them this weekend!

Stev_o · 28-02-2009 5:49pm

Highlight of the match had to be the interview with Danelli

Interviewer. "Is it because your enjoying a new lease of life with Glasgow?"

Simon "No it's Ulster actually"

dreamer_ire · 28-02-2009 5:50pm

Stev_o wrote: »

Highlight of the match had to be the interview with Danelli

Interviewer. "Is it because your enjoying a new lease of life with Glasgow?"

Simon "No it's Ulster actually"

Made better by her saying she'd gotten ahead of herself and that he was on his way to Glasgow!

connundrum · 28-02-2009 6:06pm

Worst game I've seen in a while, but I was warned so..

Crash Bang Wall · 28-02-2009 7:05pm

Who was RBS man of the match in this?

Sherifu · 28-02-2009 7:12pm

Crash Bang Wall wrote: »

Who was RBS man of the match in this?

Danielli I think.

Crash Bang Wall · 28-02-2009 7:18pm

Thanks man

Tirabaralla · 01-03-2009 10:02pm

I couldn't watch the match but...sigh

Scotland v Italy (pre/during/post thread)

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