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Italy face off against Scotland in Six Nations Round 1 on Sat 7th February 2026 at Stadio Olimpico. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:10. In South Africa it’s at 16:10 SAST, 03:10 NZST in New Zealand, 01:10 AEST in Australia and 06:10 EST in the US.
Scotland won the last encounter but Scotland are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 places in the rankings with Scotland in position 9 and Italy in position 10, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Italy vs Scotland will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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