Italy vs Scotland Women

Pre-match Live updates

A disappointing day ends

That was a sore one.

A fallow week to recover, and then this group host France at Hive Stadium.

We’ll be back for that one.

Held up

Yup, sounds about right. It’s held up and that might be Scotland’s last chance on a tough day.

Goal line dropout.

Try?

The maul reaches the line but the referee can’t see a grounding.

We’ll go to the TMO once more…

Mannini binned

The penalty is kicked to the right corner.

TMO intervenes again

Rachel Phillipps takes a high one from Mannini. This will be another yellow.

Penalty

Another chance for Scotland, we’ll throw in from Italy’s 22.

POOLMAN!

Molly Poolman with the break and then an unbelievable dummy and she’s under the posts! Nelson converts.

Italy 41-14 Scotland

HIA

Wassell replaced by Elis Martin. Play will restart with a Scotland scrum just inside our half.

Scrum-half change

Rianna Darroch coming on for Brebner-Holden.

Meanwhile, Italy get another penalty as there’s head-on-head contact with Wassell the perpetrator.

Italy's ruck work continues

We break up the right through McGhie and work through the phases to five metres short, but Pilani latches on to the ball at a ruck and wins the jackal penalty.

It finds touch on their 22.

Scrum pen

Good scrum and we exit to halfway, and will throw in from there.

Forward pass

Stefan is played at the ruck and Italy kick the ball to our 22, but after the lineout there’s a forward pass.

We’ll have the scrum on our 22.

Thrown to touch

Rollie finds some space on the left but her pass doesn’t find Campbell and drifts into touch.

Italy lineout on their 10.

Double change

Louise McMillan and Rachel Phillipps come on for Hollie Cunningham and Lucia Scott.

Italy over once more

Italy’s forwards up the middle phase by phase and Duca goes under the posts. Sillari converts.

Italy 41-7 Scotland

Side to side from Scotland with little penetration and Italy win the penalty at the ruck.

Italy kick to just inside their half.

Straight out

Scottish lineout on the Italy’s 10 as Minuzzi kicks it straight out.

Try!

We’re on the board!

The maul works this time and Skeldon scores it. Nelson converts.

Italy 34-7 Scotland

Another penalty

The maul stopped illegally and we’ll take another lineout five metres out.

Nope

Campbell was bundled into touch before she could ground it.

But we had penalty advantage from the maul, and it’s stuck into the right corner.

Try??

We’re going to the TMO, but Shona Campbell looks to have scored our opening try.

The maul on the right wing had gone close before the backs flung it out to the right.

Another yellow

Italy down to 13 as Giordano takes Becky Boyd high.

Scotland kick the penalty into Italy’s 22.

Madia sin binned

Yep, one look from the referee is enough and he reaches for the yellow.

Smith finds touch on halfway with the penalty.

TMO intervention

Madia sticks a leg out to fell Fran McGhie.

She’s going to the bin for a trip.

Prop swap

Leah Barlett on in the front row for Demi Swann.

Her first action will be an Italy scrum on their 10m line.

Italy in again

Scotland kick to touch but Italy come again from the maul and Vecchini is over.

Italy 34-0 Scotland

Another injury

Alex Stewart has to come off with an injury, and Holland Bogan replaces her.

Meanwhile, there was a knock on from Italy inches from the line. We’ll have the scrum five metres from our line.

High tackle; sub

Italy felled five metres short but there’s head contact in the tackle.

The hosts kicked the penalty into the left corner.

Rachel McLachlan replaced by Becky Boyd after the collision.

Back underway!

COME ON SCOTLAND!!!

Half time

Disappointing opening 40 in Parma.

Italy 29-0 Scotland

Fifth try

Muzzo with an excellent line through the middle and under the sticks first phase after the lineout. Sillari converts.

Italy 29-0 Scotland

Jackal penalty

Clarke loses her supporting players and is isolated on the floor, and Italy win the penalty.

It’s kicked to just outside our 22.

Another handling error

Clarke drops it just inside Italy’s half, then Stefan spills it at the base of the scrum.

Scotland scrum 49 metres out.

D'Inca gets her second

Stefan breaks through the middle but Rollie recovers well around five metres out. Madia flings it to D’Inca on the right and she’s in for her second. Sillari converts.

Italy 22-0 Scotland

Knock on

Scotland come forward but another handling error and Italy work back up to halfway before knocking on. Scottish scrum there.

Zanette over again

D’Inca tears down the right and Madia is stopped a metre short, then Zanette forces her way over again.

Italy 15-0 Scotland

Ball turned over

Elliann Clark loses it in contact and Italy clear. McGhie spills the loose ball and Italy will have the scrum just inside their half.

Another pen

The lineout is won and the maul draws another penalty.

Meryl Smith hoofs it into the left corner.

Ball stolen after the tackle

A good break down the left from a combination of Lucia Scott and Shona Campbell, and the ball is ripped from the latter after she’d been tackled.

Resulting penalty kicked to around 15m from Italy’s line.

Scrum penalty

An easy exit for Scotland from the scrum. Penalty kicked to touch around 25m from our line.

Good defence

Scotland’s forwards fighting hard on the floor and they cause a knock on at the back of a ruck.

Scotland scrum five metres from our line.

Offside

A few kicks apiece and Scotland don’t retreat.

Kicked to around seven metres from our line.

Second score for the hosts

The maul gets close and then Zanette thunders over.

Italy 10-0 Scotland

Italy pen

Scotland run from deep but Italy win it on the floor at the breakdown.

Penalty kicked to five metres out on Italy’s left.

Scotland's scrum

More early pressure from Italy but another knock on relieves Scotland’s worries.

We’ll scrum down deep in our 22.

Spilled

A Scottish knock on this time and Italy have the scrum just outside our 10.

First score Italy

Scotland run it from deep but Italy win it back and come forward, winning a penalty which is taken quickly.

It goes out to D’Inca on the right and she finishes in the corner.

Italy 5-0 Scotland

Knock on

Italy clear and then win it back on the floor.

But then it goes forward on the floor from D’inca and Scotland get the scrum in their own 22.

Kick in behind

Scotland with the ball but not going anywhere. Nelson spots space in behind and finds touch on Italy’s 22.

Underway!

COME ON SCOTLAND!!!

16:29

Kick off approaching

Anthems are done, and Helen Nelson will soon start this contest.

16:15

In the building

The team arrived earlier and are coming to the conclusion of their warm ups. Anthems to come soon!

15:55

Change to our team

A late change as Rachel Malcolm drops out through injury. Alex Stewart comes in to start at 7, and Rachel McLachlan moves to number 8.

Becky Boyd steps onto the bench.

15:50

Ciao!

It’s almost time for round three of the 2026 Guinness Six Nations, with Scotland in Parma to take on Italy.

After a win and a loss in the opening two rounds, a second victory today would be a massive step forward for Scotland in this year’s campaign.

Stay right here to see if they can do it!

Recent results

The recent history between these two sides has been tight, with the momentum swinging toward the Azzurre in the last twelve months. While Scotland enjoyed a period of dominance between 2022 and early 2024, Italy has since responded, including a high-scoring summer test last year.

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND – APRIL 13: Scotland’s Emma Orr in action during a Guinness Women’s Six Nations match between Scotland and Italy at The Hive Stadium, on April 13, 2025, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Ewan Bootman / SNS Group)

July 2025 (Summer Test): Italy 34 – 29 Scotland A resurgent second-half performance was not enough to turn around an early deficit in Viadana. Scotland were 15-0 down in just 21 minutes but gelled more as the game went on, scoring through Lana Skeldon, Elis Martin, and a brace from Evie Gallagher. They reached a position to win with the final play, but a forward pass ended the comeback. Match report

April 2025 (Six Nations): Scotland 17 – 25 Italy The Azzurre came out on top with a bonus point at Hive Stadium in a true nail-biter for over 5,000 fans. Chloe Rollie and Evie Gallagher provided scores to keep the hosts in the hunt, and a late Francesca McGhie try brought the side within three points. However, a final strike from Aura Muzzo with two minutes to play secured the win for the visitors. Match report

September 2024 (WXV 2): Italy 0 – 19 Scotland Scotland opened their WXV 2 defense with a clinical three-try win in the testing, rainy conditions of Cape Town. After a yellow card for Italy’s Aura Muzzo, Chloe Rollie danced across for the opening score, followed by a trademark Lana Skeldon maul try before the break. Coreen Grant added a third late in the second half to seal a dominant defensive performance. Match report

April 2024 (Six Nations): Italy 10 – 17 Scotland A five-minute, two-try flurry in the second half secured Scotland a historic first win on Italian soil. After going level at the break thanks to a Lana Skeldon maul try, Emma Orr pounced on a loose ball to take the lead before Chloe Rollie finished a remarkable 17-phase move. Despite a late Italian penalty and a red card for Rollie, the Scots held on to secure the victory in Parma. Match report

April 2023 (Six Nations): Scotland 29 – 21 Italy Scotland secured a battling bonus-point victory in front of 3,600 fans in Edinburgh. The home side’s set-piece was clinical, with Lana Skeldon and Leah Bartlett each bagging a brace from powerful driving mauls. Louise McMillan also crossed in the first half following a sharp offload from Rachel McLachlan to help seal the first win of that campaign. Match report

How to watch

For fans not travelling with the team, all Scotland matches throughout the Guinness Women’s Six Nations will have live coverage available across BBC digital platforms. Supporters can follow the action via the BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website, and the BBC Sport app. These platforms will provide a live stream of the full match, ensuring you can follow the team’s progress in their opening game of the campaign.