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Scotland will meet Wales in a Wooden Spoon decider on Saturday after being overpowered 41-20 by the Italians in this Six Nations Group A game at Scotstoun yesterday. The visitors, who scored seven tries to two, go through to a third-place play-off against Group B runners-up Ireland.
France, who defeated the Irish 56-15 in yesterday’s early match, will play England in the final, also next Saturday.
Scotland were a dozen points down before they really got into the game.
Beatrice Rigoni got the Italians’ first try with a powerful run, and Michela Sillari converted. A lost lineout then led to a second try – unconverted this time – for captain Manuela Furlan.
Midway through the half, hooker Lana Skeldon grabbed a try back from a lineout maul. Captain Helen Nelson converted, then added a penalty to make it 10-12.
However, a fumbled restart gave away possession, and blindside flanker Ilaria Arrighetti burst through to touch down and give Sillari an easy conversion making it 10-19 at the break.
Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi put the visitors further ahead before Nelson got a second penalty. A second try for Furlan stretched the lead before Rigoni got her own second.
Emma Wassell scored from a lineout and Nelson converted. But the Italians had the last word as Furlan completed her hat-trick.