The first of Saturday’s Six Nations matches comes from Rome where Italy are the underdogs for their clash with Scotland.
Italy v Scotland, Saturday 7th February, Rome, KO 16:10 (South African time)
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant Referees: James Doleman (NZR), Katsuki Furuse (JRFU)
TMO: Richard Kelly (NZR)
Weather Forecast – Rome
Italy:
In the Nations Series at the end of 2025 Italy beat Australia (26-19) but then lost to South Africa (32-14) before rounding off the year with a 34-19 win over Chile. In July Italy losts both tests in South Africa (42-24 and 45-0).
In the Six Nations last year Italy lost in Scotland (31-19) before beating Wales in a home fixture (22-15). They went on to lose at home to France (73-24), in England (47-24) and they went down 22-17 at home to Ireland.
In the Six Nations outright betting Hollywoodbets have Italy priced up as 150/1 outsiders alongside Wales
Results and Fixtures: R1 Scotland (h), R2 Ireland (a), R3 France (a), R4 England (h), R5 Wales (a)
Scotland:
In the Nations Series at the end of 2025 Scotland thrashed USA (85-0) but then lost to the All Blacks (25-17). They also went down at home to Argentina (33-24) and they finished with a 56-0 win over Tonga.
In July last year Scotland lost in Fiji (29-14) but won in Samoa (41-12).
In last years Six Nations Scotland finished down the field with 2 wins and 3 defeats. They started with a 31-19 home win over Italy before defeats at home to Ireland (32-18) and away to England (16-15). Their second win came at home to Wales (35-29) and they finished that tournament with a 35-16 loss in France
In the Six Nations outright betting Hollywoodbets have Scotland priced at 12/1 to win the title.
Results and Fixtures: R1 Italy (a), R2 England (h), R3 Wales (a), R4 France (h), R5 Ireland (a)
Recent Head to Head
Feb 2025 6N Edinburgh Scotland 31-19 Italy
Mar 2024 6N Rome Italy 31-29 Scotland
Jul 2023 INT Edinburgh Scotland 25-13 Italy
Feb 2023 6N Edinburgh Scotland 26-14 Italy
Mar 2022 6N Rome Italy 22-33 Scotland
Team News
Italy: tbc
Scotland: tbc
The Betting
Average early show, subject to change
Italy +9.5 points at 9/10
Scotland -9.5 points at 9/10
Note, odds quoted are available at the time of writing but are subject to change.
This Weeks Bets
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