Scotland U20

10 - 22

Full Time

Italy U20

Italy U20 vs Scotland U20

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

80'

Giacomo Ndoumbe Lobe comes on.

78'

Federico Zanandrea comes off.

78'

Ryan Whitefield comes on.

78'

Ollie Blyth-Lafferty comes off.

78'

Penalty Goal

Roberto Fasti kicks the penalty.

78'

Ross Wolfenden comes on.

76'

Matthew Urwin comes off.

76'

A gap opened in the defence and Malik Faissal took full advantage.

74'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Christian Brasini getting some game time.

74'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Bruno Vallesi being replaced.

74'

A gap opened in the defence and Seb Stephen took full advantage.

73'

Matthew Urwin curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

72'

Try

Ollie Duncan scores the try from close range.

71'

Italy U20 make a substitution with Nicola Bolognini coming on.

68'

Italy U20 make a substitution with Sergio Pelliccioli coming off.

68'

Italy U20 make a substitution with Giacomo Casiraghi coming on.

68'

Italy U20 make a substitution with Alessio Caiolo-Serra coming off.

68'

A gap opened in the defence and Jack Brown took full advantage.

68'

Italy U20 make a substitution with Matteo Bellotto coming on.

65'

Italy U20 make a substitution with Niccolo Beni coming off.

65'

The defensive line has been broken as Guy Rogers goes through the gap.

64'

The defensive line has been broken as Nairn Moncrieff goes through the gap.

64'

Scotland U20 sub Nairn Moncrieff comes onto the field.

64'

Fergus Watson departs for Scotland U20.

64'

Italy U20 sub Carlo Antonio Bianchi comes onto the field.

63'

Nelson Casartelli departs for Italy U20.

63'

Conversion

The Italy U20 supporters go wild as Roberto Fasti successfully kicks the conversion.

62'

Scotland U20 sub Seb Stephen comes onto the field.

61'

Joe Roberts departs for Scotland U20.

61'

Try

Great hands by Italy U20 leads to a try for Edoardo Todaro

61'

Spellbinding play by Roberto Fasti is finished off with a try.

61'

Jake Shearer comes on for Scotland U20.

58'

Oliver McKenna leaves the field.

58'

Roberto Fasti steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

55'

What a run here by Malik Faissal as they get over the gainline!

52'

Pietro Melegari comes on.

50'

Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi comes off.

50'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Pietro Celi getting some game time.

49'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Gianmarco Pietramala being replaced.

49'

Scotland U20 decide to make a substitution, with Ollie Duncan getting some game time.

49'

Scotland U20 decide to make a substitution, with Christian Lindsay being replaced.

49'

Scotland U20 decide to make a substitution, with Hector Patterson getting some game time.

49'

Scotland U20 decide to make a substitution, with Noah Cowan being replaced.

49'

Scotland U20 decide to make a substitution, with Bart Godsell getting some game time.

49'

Scotland U20 decide to make a substitution, with Charlie Moss being replaced.

49'

Roberto Fasti has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

46'

Try

Slick passing by Italy U20 leads to a try for Niccolo Beni.

45'

Spellbinding play by Antony Italo Miranda is finished off with a try.

45'

Jules Ducros makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

44'

Gianmarco Pietramala makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

44'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Fabulous play by Italy U20 has led to Malik Faissal being able to wriggle through a gap.

39'

Conversion

Roberto Fasti does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

30'

Try

Federico Zanandrea picks off the interception for an easy score.

29'

Trouble here as Federico Zanandrea breaches the defence.

29'

This is dangerous for the defence as Edoardo Todaro bursts through to advance the Italy U20 attack.

19'

Matthew Urwin curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

16'

Try

Billy Allen scores the try from close range.

15'

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Scotland U20 v Italy U20 
  
 Round 1 
  
 Fri 31st January 2025, 11:15am PST 
  
 Hive Stadium 
  
 Sara Cox

Points Flow Chart

Italy U20 win +12

Time in lead

Mins in lead

18%

% Of Game In Lead

65%

75%

Possession Last 10 min

25%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Fasti

78'

10 - 22

Duncan

10 - 19

71'

Fasti

62'

5 - 19

Todaro

61'

5 - 17

Beni

45'

5 - 12

Half Time

Fasti

30'

5 - 7

Zanandrea

29'

5 - 5

Allen

5 - 0

15'

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.5

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.7

Entries

Attack Profile

Scotland U20

Italy U20

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Defence Profile

Scotland U20

Italy U20

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

57%

49%

3-6 secs

30%

37%

6+ secs

13%

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

63'

69'

70'

77'

79'

Scotland U20

Italy U20

Scotland U20 vs Italy U20 Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Scotland U20 face off against Italy U20 in U20 Six Nations Round 1 on Fri 31st January 2025 at Hive Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:15 and is broadcast on BBC iPlayer. In South Africa it’s at 21:15 SAST, 08:15 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 06:15 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 11:15 EST in the US.

Italy U20 won the last encounter but Italy U20 are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Italy U20 in 4th and Scotland U20 in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Scotland U20 vs Italy U20 Squads

The official squads for Scotland U20 vs Italy U20 will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.