2 hours ago Scotland avoid painful Italian deja vu to launch Six Nations title bid

Scotland 31-19 Italy: Scotland were stunned by the Azzurri last year and held off a fightback this time to claim a bonus-point win

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18 hours ago Warren Gatland admits Italy showdown now ‘pretty important’ for wounded Wales

Wales were thrashed 43-0 by France in their Six Nations opener as they suffered a 13th successive Test defeat.

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2 hours ago Huw Jones stars as late scores push Scotland past Italy in Six Nations opener

The Italians fought back before Scotland forged ahead.

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3 hours ago Scotland vs Italy LIVE: Six Nations score and latest updates as the Azzurri stunningly fight back to level

The Azzurri are looking to build on a breakthrough campaign last year as they come to Murrayfield

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5 hours ago Scotland vs Italy LIVE: Six Nations latest updates ahead of tasty clash in Edinburgh

The Azzurri are looking to build on a breakthrough campaign last year as they come to Murrayfield

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4 hours ago Scotland vs Italy LIVE: Six Nations score and latest updates as Scotland race into lead in Edinburgh

The Azzurri are looking to build on a breakthrough campaign last year as they come to Murrayfield

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10 hours ago Princess Anne explains why being a royal is harder for Kate than it ever was for her

The Princess Royal is beloved for her no-nonsense approach to her role and work - and she previously opened up about why royal life is so different for other members of the family

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11 hours ago How to watch Scotland vs Italy FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream for Six Nations rugby today

Hosts rocked by huge injury blow as 2025 campaign begins

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20 hours ago Finn Russell wants Scotland to find their voices in the absence of their chatty leader

Co-captain rallies squad ahead of Six Nations opener against Italy

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30 hours ago Talking points as Scotland begin their Six Nations challenge against Italy

The Scots are looking to win their opening fixture for the fifth successive campaign.

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31 hours ago What channel is Scotland v Italy on? TV, live stream and highlights details plus Six Nations team news

Full details ahead of Six Nations clash at Murrayfield

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31 hours ago Back to the future for Scotland and Italy in rerun of 2000 Six Nations opener

Twenty-five years on from the first Six Nations, Murrayfield hosts battle between two teams who have come a long way in a quarter of a centuryAnd so we head back to where it all began. The Six Nations is a quarter of a century old. Wednesday will mark 25 years since its opening fixture on 5 February 2000, but of more visceral significance will be Saturday afternoon’s encounter at Murrayfield between Scotland and Italy, a rerun of that first match, bathed in sunshine, when Italy, the new arrivals, announced themselves to the old championship with a shattering 34-20 win over the champions.Those not yet in middle age may balk at the phrase “champions Scotland”. But it is true. They were quite often champions back then. In 1999 they won the last Five Nations, outplaying the rest in what must still rank as the greatest championship of them all. England squeaked past them at Twickenham in round two, but Scotland had run rings round them all match, just as they would all-comers that year. ...

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33 hours ago Dumfries and Galloway rugby star to start Scotland's Six Nations opener against Italy

Stafford McDowall has been named in Gregor Townsend's 15 for Saturday's game with Italy at Scottish Gas Murrayfield.

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34 hours ago Who was Princess Anne's predecessor as Princess Royal who married a serial womaniser, who only proposed to her for a bet?

Nobody could accuse Princess Anne of having anything less than a rollicking love-life. From Captain Mark Phillips to the relationship with Andrew Parker Bowles.

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