Scotland secured a thrilling bonus-point victory over Italy

Scotland secured a thrilling bonus-point victory over Italy at Murrayfield, with Huw Jones stealing the show with a sensational hat-trick.

Scotland raced to an early lead with two tries in the first ten minutes, adding a third before halftime to go 19-6 ahead. But Italy, led by Tommaso Allan’s pinpoint kicking and an interception try from Juan Ignacio Brex, fought back to level the game at 19-19.

With the match hanging in the balance, Jones and Darcy Graham turned the tide. Graham set up two quick tries for Jones, before the centre powered through three defenders to complete his hat-trick and seal a 31-19 win for Scotland.

Scotland v Italy – Match Stats

Scotland (19) 31

Try: Darge (4′), Jones (9′, 61′, 66′), White (29′)
Conversion: Russell (5′, 10′, 62′)

Italy (9) 19

Try: Brex (46′)
Conversion: Allan (47′)
Penalty: Allan (21′, 24′, 39′, 44′)

Man of the match: Huw Jones (Scotland)

Referee: Karl Dickson (England)

Scotland Team Line-up

Forwards

Pierre Schoeman, Dave Cherry, Zander Fagerson, Jonny Gray, Grant Gilchrist, Jamie Ritchie, Rory Darge (Co-captain), Matt Fagerson

Backs

Ben White, Finn Russell (Co-captain), Duhan van der Merwe, Stafford McDowall, Huw Jones, Darcy Graham, Blair Kinghorn

Replacements

Ewan Ashman, Rory Sutherland, Will Hurd, Gregor Brown, Jack Dempsey, George Horne, Tom Jordan, Kyle Rowe

Italy Team Line-up

Forwards

Danilo Fischetti, Giacomo Nicotera, Simone Ferrari, Dino Lamb, Federico Ruzza, Sebastian Negri, Michele Lamaro (Captain), Lorenzo Cannone

Backs

Martin Page-Relo, Paolo Garbisi, Monty Ioane, Tommaso Menoncello, Juan Ignacio Brex, Ange Capuozzo, Tommaso Allan

Replacements

Gianmarco Lucchesi, Luca Rizzoli, Marco Riccioni, Niccolò Cannone, Manuel Zuliani, Ross Vintcent, Alessandro Garbisi, Simone Gesi

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