28 mins. This is a brilliant try from Italy. Garbisi runs a lovely pattern on the second phase attacking line that puts Zanon in the open as he breaks two Scottish tackles. The centre gets the ball away to Bellini who offloads to Minozzi in support who scores. That was a full 60 metres through about 5 pairs of hands with support available each time. Lovely stuff.

Garbisi misses the extras.

25 mins. A solid possession is won from the lineout and as the ball is moved right to left van der Merwe comes off his wing on a lovely inside arc to take the ball short and crash over from five metres.

Weir converts.

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