Scotland vs Italy live stream FREE: How to watch Six Nations clash today
SCOTLAND and Italy don’t share much similarities but what the pair do have in common is a underdog status at the Six Nations – the two sides to never have won one.
The Scots have never finished higher than third in the standings while their Italian counterparts have held the Wooden Spoon an astonishing 18 times.
That being said, there’s a quiet optimism the both sides carry into this year’s Six Nation.
Scotland fluctuated last time out in the championships – finished fourth with two wins – yet all of their games were decided by single-figure scores.
There’s been a a more pragmatic approach adopted from the flair driven style of rugby that perceives them under Gregor Townsend which has yielded results.
As for Italy, the buoyancy that they left last Nations campaign with hasn’t burned out yet.
The Azzurri are headlined by the youthful innovation of Ange Capuozzo and Tommaso Menoncello and pose the type of rugby style that is befitting of surprise package.
Scotland vs Italy lineups
Gregor Townsend was given a selection headache just days before his first Six Nations match of 2025, with captain Sione Tuipulotu injured for the entire tournament.
Stafford McDowall comes in to partner Huw Jones at centre.
SCOTLAND: 15. Kinghorn, 14. Graham, 13. Jones, 12. McDowall, 11. van der Merwe, 10. Russell (C), 9. White; 1. Schoeman, 2. Cherry, 3. Z Fagerson, 4. Gray, 5. Gilchrist, 6. Ritchie, 7. Darge (C) 8. M Fagerson.
Replacements: 16. Ashman, 17. Sutherland, 18. Hurd, 19. Brown, 20. Dempsey, 21. Horne, 22. Jordan, 23. Rowe
Italy used to be a team the other five would rest their players against, but Gonzalo Quesada has put together a really competitive Italian team.
ITALY: 15. Allan, 14. Capuozzo, 13. Brex, 12. Menoncello, 11. Ioane, 10. P Garbisi, 9. Page-Relo; 1. Fischetti, 2. Nicotera, 3. Ferrari, 4. Lamb, 5. Ruzza, 6. Negri, 7. Lamaro (C), 8. L Cannone
Replacements: 16. Lucchesi, 17. Rizzoli, 18. Riccioni, 19. N Cannone, 20. Zuliani, 21. Vintcent, 22. A Garbisi, 23. Gesi
How to watch Scotland vs Italy?
- The Six Nations clash will be shown live on BBC Sport in the UK for FREE.
- Fans will also have the option to stream all entire action on BBC Sport iPlayer which is available to download via any compatible mobile device or tablet.
- Kick-off for the huge match is scheduled to get underway at 2.15pm GMT on Saturday, February 1.