RITCHIE DEMANDS THE ‘COMPLETE’ PERFORMANCE

JAMIE RITCHIE believes a strong display today against Italy and a third-place finish behind the top two sides in the world would seal a positive Six Nations campaign for Scotland. Gregor Townsend’s men bid to make it three wins out of five and finish third for the first time since 2018. ‘I outlined our goal of five good performances and we’re at three-and-a-half now,’ said captain Ritchie. ‘To get it up to four-and-a-half would be good, so we’re looking for a strong performance. To secure third place would be a positive. ‘It’s about maintaining the same standards. I don’t think we’ve put out that complete 80-minute performance yet so this is the day, hopefully.’