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Scotland
26 - 14
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Italy
Italy vs Scotland
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Match Information
Scotland v Italy 
Six Nations - Round 5 
Sat 18th March 2023, 05:30am PDT 
Scottish Gas Murrayfield 
Angus Gardner Head to Head
Wins
3 Wins
2 Average Points scored
First try wins
80%
Home team wins
80%
Team Form
Last 5 Games
17-33
42-28
38-47
43-21
50-40
57-10
47-17
27-10
31-17
23-18
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Scotland v Italy Six Nations - Round 5 Sat 18th March 2023, 05:30am PDT Scottish Gas Murrayfield Angus Gardner Points Flow Chart
56
Mins in lead
19
67%
% Of Game In Lead
23%
25%
Possession Last 10 min
75%
7
Points Last 10 min
0
Key Events
Full Time
Kinghorn
26-14 81'
Kinghorn
24-14 80'
Garbisi
65' 19-14
Allan
19-11 61'
22m Entries
Avg. Points Scored
2.4
22m Entries
11
Avg. Points Scored
0.8
22m Entries
10
Attack Profile
Defence Profile
Last 5 Penalties
69' 73' 75' 76' 77' Key Players
21
Points 
Blair Kinghorn 3
Tries Blair Kinghorn 15
Carries 
Jack Dempsey 20
Tackles Completed Jack Dempsey 2
Line Breaks 
Duhan van der Merwe 3
Turnovers Won 
Manuel Zuliani 5
Defenders Beaten Duhan van der Merwe 71
Successful Passes 
Ben White Live Updates
That's full time
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The second half ends
80'
Conversion
Blair Kinghorn has scored the conversion 80'
Try
Blair Kinghorn has scored a try 80'
Marco Riccioni comes on for Italy and Pietro Ceccarelli comes off
78'
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Scotland vs Italy Kick Off Times & TV Channel
Scotland face off against Italy in Six Nations Round 5 on Sat 18th March 2023 at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 12:30. In South Africa it’s at 14:30 SAST, 01:30 NZST in New Zealand, 23:30 AEST in Australia and 05:30 EST in the US.
Italy won the last encounter but Scotland are in the best form of their last 5 games.
World Rankings
Heading into the fixture, Scotland sits at 6 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Italy holds 12.
The two sides are separated by 6 places in the rankings with Scotland in position 6 and Italy in position 12 as such Scotland are favourites on paper.
Scotland vs Italy Squads
The official squads for Scotland vs Italy 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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