Scotland's difficult preparation for the Women's Rugby World Cup continue with a warm-up defeat by Italy in Parma.

Italy did not pose any real sustained attacking threat but, with Tomasso Allan flawless off the tee, they were always in contention until Scotland’s late rally finally blew them away.

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Watch BBC Alba coverage of Italy v Scotland as Bryan Easson's side play their penultimate Women's Rugby World Cup warm-up match ...

PENALTY! Scotland 19-9 Italy (Tommaso Allan, 39 mins) 14:57 , Luke Baker It’s 44m away, out to the left this time but no problem for Tommaso Allan. Another lovely kick and Italy have taken every ...

Italy in blue, Scotland in white - the penultimate weekend of the 2024 men’s Six Nations is about to begin. Angus Gardner has the whistle, Paolo Garbisi has the ball.

Kate Orson, 45, who is originally from Hampshire, lives in the rural town of Greve south of Florence, in the mountainous ...

Scotland 12-6 Italy, 43 minutes 13:19 , Harry Latham-Coyle A try-saving intervening hand from Simone Gesi! We’ve seen so little of the debutant so far but that’s a vital moment in the first ...

Scotland's Rory Darge scores the opening try during the Six Nations rugby union match between Scotland and Italy, at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Saturday Feb. 1, 2025.

Scotland's opening Summer Test match against Italy on Friday - part of their preparations for next month's women's Rugby ...

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Italy’s accuracy again lets them down, though, and Scotland pour through, driving Italy back. That’s not a good sight, either - Danilo Fischetti is staggering about with an apparent injury.