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.

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

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.

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 ...

Watch and follow text updates from Virgin Media Park in Cork as Ireland face Scotland in a Women's Rugby World Cup warm-up ...

Ireland recover from a slow start to beat Scotland and begin their Women's Rugby World Cup preparations in impressive fashion ...

Scotland head coach Bryan Easson has predicted "a huge future" for Hannah Ramsay after handing the 21-year-old a first ...

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.

Italy celebrated a rare Six Nations success in Rome with a 31-29 win over Scotland on Saturday but unlike previous false dawns, this could be the beginning of something special.

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.

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.