[2025 Six Nations] Scotland vs Italy - 01/02/25

[TRF_Olyy]

 

[OldSchoolRugga]

Italy might cause an upset. I would put money on them, if I was betting on the game.

 

[Reiser99]

Really hope they can. Would really blow the tournament wide open.

 

[dirty harry]

Italy have their best squad for a long time, some muscle up front, an actual back row until, and that centre pairing with line breakers and ball players out wide.

Whether that's enough to turn over a strong established team in Edinburgh I'm not sure, but they will be competitive.

 

[The Seeker]

Scotland will win, but Italy will put up a good fight.

 

[Rinkadink]

If Italy were at home I might be inclined to say they could sneak it.

I can't imagine it'll happen at a noisy Murrayfield but weirder things have happened.

 

[IT157]

Scotland with a comfortable win at home.

 

[OllyM97]

I'd love Italy to win this and put a spanner in the organisers' obvious attempts to help Scotland this year. They get two home games first and their hardest game is left until the last week whereas England are facing an uphill struggle to not be out of it after two rounds. The Jocks get an easier fixture schedule than everyone else every year.

 

[AlRums]

I'd love Italy to win this and put a spanner in the organisers' obvious attempts to help Scotland this year. They get two home games first and their hardest game is left until the last week whereas England are facing an uphill struggle to not be out of it after two rounds. The Jocks get an easier fixture schedule than everyone else every year.

So, you are saying that two years ago England away was the easy game?

2022 was the last time Scotland started their campaign at home strangely it was those easy English. Funnily enough the same as 2021 those easy English at Twickenham.

 

[OllyM97]

So, you are saying that two years ago England away was the easy game?

2022 was the last time Scotland started their campaign at home strangely it was those easy English. Funnily enough the same as 2021 those easy English at Twickenham.

Can I delete my last post please?. Looking back on the last few years, we've had easier opening games than the Scots have had!!.

If you would have said 10 years ago that Scotland v Italy would be a more interesting game than either France/Wales or Ireland/England then people would have been laughed at but out of the three games this weekend, I think this one is the most appealing game on paper. Form wouldn't suggest it, but I've got a nagging feeling that Italy are going to turn Scotland over here.