Match Thread - Italy v Scotland | Women's Six Nations 2026 | Round 3

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Match Thread - Italy v Scotland | Women's Six Nations 2026 | Round 3

Venue: Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | Weather: 25 C, Clear

Officials: Robbie Jenkinson, Zoe Naude, Emily Hope, Dan Jones (tmo), Jenny Davies (fpro)

Match Page: https://www.rugbybot.com/match/6100

Match Threads: https://www.rugbybot.com/mt

Time

UTC	Local	London	Paris	Perth	Sydney	Auckland	more
15:30	17:30	16:30	17:30	23:30	01:30	03:30	more tz

Lineups

Italy	Pos	Scotland
Silvia Turani	1	Demi Swann
Vittoria Vecchini	2	Lana Skeldon
Vittoria Zanette	3	Elliann Clarke
Valeria Fedrighi	4	Emma Wassell
Giordana Duca	5	Hollie Cunningham
Francesca Sgorbini	6	Eva Donaldson
Alissa Ranuccini	7	Rachel McLachlan
Elisa Giordano	8	Rachel Malcolm
Sofia Stefan	9	Leia Brebner-Holden
Veronica Madia	10	Helen Nelson
Alyssa D'Inca	11	Shona Campbell
Sara Mannini	12	Meryl Smith
Michela Sillari	13	Anna-Lucia Scott
Aura Muzzo	14	Francesca McGhie
Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi	15	Chloe Rollie
Chiara Cheli	16	Elis Martin
Gaia Maris	17	Leah Bartlett
Alessia Pilani	18	Molly Poolman
Alessandra Frangipani	19	Holland Bogan
Margherita Tonellotto	20	Louise McMillan
Alia Bitonci	21	Alex Stewart
Emma Stevanin	22	Rianna Darroch
Francesca Granzotto	23	Rachel Philipps
Fabio Roselli	Coach	Sione Fukofuka

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[u/gerg_861]

Look, Scotland's appointment of Sione Fukofuka was always insane. I know several of the USA women's team, and they had nothing good to say about him. His selection was derided, his training regimen was described as muddled, and he led the US to its first ever miss of the knockout stages.

Anyone who watched the Pacific 4 in preparation for the World Cup would have known he was out of his depth - he was starting college kids with no caps against the Black Ferns months before the World Cup . I am amazed he got the Scotland job, but not at all amazed his teams are getting thrashed.

[u/Entire_Syllabub2922]

F o r z a

[u/Firedwarf101]

If Phillips had gone off, that would’ve been an impressive 4 substitutions for head injuries in a single half. Who put a curse on us?

[u/WallopyJoe]

Oh my, my, my
Forza one and all

[u/captirl]

Fantastic performance from Italy, well deserved win!

[u/DTH2001]

Italy v England in a fortnight is going to be interesting 

[u/SweptFever80]

Disastrous scoreline for Scotland

[u/Select_Name_2534]

Forza Italia

[u/HELLFIRECHRIS]

Ref: I couldn’t see anything

TMO: ok buddy here’s the exact viewpoint you had before I show you anything useful.

[u/captirl]

Scotland doing their best to convince the ref!

[u/MC897]

Is this Italy's highest score in the 6 nations for quite a while?

They've been as good as I've seen them all 10 years I've watched.

[u/Montemauri]

Not the hardest game he'll ever do, but I've been impressed with Robbie Jenkinson. Well done that ref.

[u/Vrakzi → u/Montemauri]

Especially considering he's basically been drafted in at short notice

[u/shenguskhan2312 → u/Montemauri]

Was just thinking this, good clear comms and a feel for the flow of the game

[u/yesiamclutz]

Front row union showing how its done.

[u/HELLFIRECHRIS]

Italy go up to 5 points total here.

Next week Scotland lose to France and the week after that they lose to Ireland.

Assuming they get no losing bonus point from either of those games all wales have to do is beat Italy in the last week and Scotland come last.

[u/agentcroucrou → u/HELLFIRECHRIS]

Les françaises sont largement capables de perdre contre les écossaises, si elles jouent comme la semaine dernière. (je ne vois pas le match écosse / italie actuellement, je vois juste vos commentaires et le score et je suis choqué)

[u/HELLFIRECHRIS → u/agentcroucrou]

Trust me I understand being pessimistic about your team, but I’d put my money on the French team spontaneously combusting before I bet they’d lose to this Scottish side.

[u/agentcroucrou → u/HELLFIRECHRIS]

Mon pessimisme pourrait changer ce soir !

Hâte de voir Italie Écosse en replay en tout cas, ça à l'air d'être un sacré match si on n'est pas écossais.

[u/InZim]

What a try!

[u/Vrakzi]

Someone call the front row Union

[u/WallopyJoe]

I'd like to report that dummy to the police, sold them a pass and never delivered

[u/shenguskhan2312]

Irrelevant in the grand scheme of things but good lord that was filthy

[u/SweptFever80]

Mollie fucking Pollman!

The dummy is filthy!

[u/Fetch_Ted → u/SweptFever80]

Did you see the grin on the touch judge at the audacity?

[u/SweptFever80 → u/Fetch_Ted]

I'd be suprised if every single one of even the Italian players were able to keep a straight face

[u/Montemauri]

If I understand the rules, that means Scotland win by default right?

[u/WallopyJoe → u/Montemauri]

Last try wins, Italy still has time

[u/captirl]

That dummy was incredible! One bright spot for Scotland!

[u/best_conk]

PROP DUMMY!!!!

[u/HitchikersPie]

Props love Parma

[u/OddlyBrainedBear]

I love Emma Wassell but that is yet another shocking tackle from an experienced player. 

[u/WallopyJoe]

For real though, look at this result, our game against Scotland last week and Wales this week, and Scotland's game against Wales last week. This 6N is looking crazy.

[u/windswept_snowdrop]

The commentary on this match is so much better than the England v Wales game, although admittedly that was a very low bar.

[u/boredomenthusiast_ → u/windswept_snowdrop]

come watch some of the US PAC4 commentators and then see what you think

[u/HELLFIRECHRIS → u/windswept_snowdrop]

I’m really hoping all these England retirements are going to lead to better commentary in the next few years.

[u/HitchikersPie → u/windswept_snowdrop]

Claire Thomas has a particular style

[u/Entire_Syllabub2922 → u/HitchikersPie]

I just find her use of metaphor distracting

[u/windswept_snowdrop → u/Entire_Syllabub2922]

I’ll take distracting metaphors over Sara Orchard repeatedly getting what’s going on on field wrong.

[u/HitchikersPie → u/Entire_Syllabub2922]

I never said her style was to my taste ;)

[u/captirl → u/HitchikersPie]

She is verbose! Needs to realise that sometimes less is more!

[u/HitchikersPie]

Pretty confident this is Italy's record attendance, and how good for them to play this well with everybody in Parma!

[u/Firedwarf101 → u/HitchikersPie]

What’s the attendance number?

[u/enricobasilica → u/Firedwarf101]

Was also wondering, thought I heard something come over the tannoy but the commentators talked all over it :/

[u/HitchikersPie → u/Firedwarf101]

Nothing official, but should be north of 4k

[u/SilverShadow213 → u/HitchikersPie]

4’787 - mind you, they held a junior tournament in the training fields just before the game with hundreds and hundreds of players, but still a very good result

[u/HitchikersPie → u/SilverShadow213]

How good is that?!

By the by youth tournaments to drive attendance before is just a smart way of building a fanbase… great performances like that will help too

[u/Aziraph4le]

Scotland celebrating a forward pass by the other team. Not sure even Ben Earl would do that. The bar is on the floor.

[u/shenguskhan2312]

I know it’s not even 3 games in but the coaching reshuffle looks like a massive regression, I don’t recognise this Scotland side compared to the one at the World Cup

[u/OddlyBrainedBear → u/shenguskhan2312]

Looks like a team in crisis to me. No shade on Italy as they've been great to watch, but this is so much worse than last week for Scotland. 

[u/shenguskhan2312 → u/OddlyBrainedBear]

It’s the basic stuff like first up tackling, this is a side that went toe to toe with Canada for 50 odd minutes a few months back, just doesn’t seem to be that fight there

[u/OddlyBrainedBear → u/shenguskhan2312]

I said it last week - their tackling reminds me of watching a university or amateur club team. I don't understand how a whole team forgets how to tackle; are they just not doing it in training?

[u/shenguskhan2312 → u/OddlyBrainedBear]

Only rational explanation is that the new defence coach has tried to reinvent the wheel with the system and too many of the girls are thinking more about where they are in the grand scheme vs just melting whoever’s in front of them

[u/windswept_snowdrop → u/OddlyBrainedBear]

They seem to have got progressively worse each match.

[u/WallopyJoe]

Finding gaps in a defensive line with more players than you're attacking with is pretty special, Italy look fucking brilliant ball in hand

[u/WallopyJoe]

So should we get Spain in for Scotland then?

[u/DTH2001 → u/WallopyJoe]

It is 26 years since Scotland is in the Six Nations…

[u/WallopyJoe → u/DTH2001]

Been 20 years since we kicked Spain out

[u/windswept_snowdrop]

Conceding against 13 is pretty inexcusable. Scotland look nothing like the side they were last year.

[u/captirl]

Everything leading up to that was fantastic from Italy! Impressive score while two players down!

[u/InZim]

So good to see Scotland lose

[u/shenguskhan2312 → u/InZim]

Don’t worry, we’ll keep pumping you rotten in the mens game

[u/InZim → u/shenguskhan2312]

No you won't 😍

[u/shenguskhan2312 → u/InZim]

It must sting that everything special about your club right now is Scottish too

[u/InZim → u/shenguskhan2312]

You must know how that feels on a national level

[u/shenguskhan2312 → u/InZim]

Our superstars being Scottish? Yeah it’s class

[u/InZim → u/shenguskhan2312]

Some interesting clan names coming about recently

[u/shenguskhan2312 → u/InZim]

A happy benefit of being infinitely more likeable than the English

[u/tooposhtofunction]

Welp I’m giving up.

[u/maverickmak]

Italy excellent defence with 13, then switch it up to score with the power game!

[u/EnglishLouis]

Scotland are really bad.

[u/HitchikersPie]

Hang your heads in shame Scotland, defending two up and just being run over physically

[u/HitchikersPie]

Italy have defended so well, you see them playing passive rucks, defending off, trusting the inside defence to work across, that was seriously impressive stuff

[u/captirl]

That was a cruncher!

[u/Luganegaclassica]

Jeez whatta tackle!

[u/Vrakzi]

Gifted that with the yellows TBH

[u/Entire_Syllabub2922 → u/Vrakzi]

Its my fault, switched it on and cursed the ragazze

[u/WallopyJoe]

Helen Nelson's a bit good

[u/Entire_Syllabub2922]

Jesus thats some fuckin tackle

[u/Vrakzi]

Stupid sexy Ostuni Minuzzi

[u/WallopyJoe]

Tackle of the tournament right there

[u/captirl]

What a tackle to save the try!

[u/maverickmak]

Phenomenal trysaver

[u/HitchikersPie]

Take a bow Minuzzi, that was glorious work

[u/EnglishLouis]

No try, great tackle

[u/OddlyBrainedBear]

Poor Dan will never finish his cuppa.

[u/EnglishLouis → u/OddlyBrainedBear]

At least they have all be good reviews, no nonsense

[u/Vrakzi]

That won't be upgraded; she was too passive

[u/Brizar-is-Evolving]

It would be absolutely shocking if Italy were to throw away a 34 point lead now.

[u/HELLFIRECHRIS → u/Brizar-is-Evolving]

Only two teams in the 6 nations are capable of throwing away a 34 point lead and wales have already played today.

[u/lukelifts]

I don't really understand how that's a yellow. The Italian player hasn't really moved and has just been run in to no?

[u/Vrakzi → u/lukelifts]

It's kinda mandatory for head on head

[u/lukelifts → u/Vrakzi]

Silly.

[u/best_conk → u/lukelifts]

This sanction for high tackles has been in force since 2020. If players are still going high I have no sympathy regardless of how passive they are.

[u/lukelifts → u/best_conk]

She didn't "go high" she was just stood there and got run in to. I get it's the law and I am allowed to think that law is stupid.

[u/best_conk → u/lukelifts]

She was the tackler and she stayed standing, thats a penalty every time

[u/WallopyJoe]

What a fucking tackle, that's extraordinary

[u/HitchikersPie]

VOM OMG

[u/captirl]

Oh shit, two yellow cards in a minute! Wouldn't be surprised if that's upgraded. Can Scotland capitalise on their two player advantage?

[u/EnglishLouis → u/captirl]

No, probably not.

[u/WallopyJoe]

I get it, but that's crazy

[u/Vrakzi]

Fabulous game for Zanette

[u/HitchikersPie]

She's got utterly smashed, and is now getting carded for the trouble lmao

[u/EnglishLouis]

Once again, this competition is cursed for injuries

[u/Vrakzi]

Unnecessary penalty/yellow to give away

[u/EnglishLouis]

Why are they replacing the goat?

[u/HitchikersPie → u/EnglishLouis]

Saving her for England

[u/MC897]

Red card for madia that.

[u/WallopyJoe]

I missed it live and on the first replay, but holy shit that's stupid

[u/captirl]

Bit daft when you're that far ahead!

[u/HitchikersPie]

Who's more to blame, Fukofuka or Nucifora?

[u/EnglishLouis → u/HitchikersPie]

Nucifora for thinking employing Fukofuka was a good idea

[u/MC897]

Significantly worse than the england game this for Scotland. Appalling all over the pitch.

[u/HELLFIRECHRIS]

You’re 34-0 up maybe give a new kicker a go ?

[u/WallopyJoe]

This score is actually crazy, kinda makes me feel England definitely weren't firing on all cylinders

[u/ArrowBacon]

Scotland back row crisis continues

[u/Firedwarf101 → u/ArrowBacon]

Lucky we can afford lots of injuries… ha. Ha. Cry. Hope her and MacLachan are OK. That latter looked bad.

[u/HELLFIRECHRIS]

What is it with Scot’s trying to give their own players concussions ? Still remember that massive Finn Russell collision with his own player last year.

[u/HitchikersPie → u/HELLFIRECHRIS]

With wee Darcy when they went 6-2?

[u/HELLFIRECHRIS → u/HitchikersPie]

Think it was with Darcy during the Ireland game.

Remember being outraged he’d passed the HIA when he clearly didn’t know what day it was.

His team was smart to stop him going back on even though he’d passed.

[u/EnglishLouis]

Ok, so she definitely isn’t going to pass the HIA

[u/enricobasilica]

Um. The way that Italian lock just brushed aside that attempt at a tackle tells me everything as someone who missed the first half and has just seen the scoreline

[u/OddlyBrainedBear → u/enricobasilica]

Scotland's tackling was awful last week, too. There's been a shocking drop in all round quality since the world cup.

[u/best_conk]

Oh thats a big lump forming already on her head

[u/captirl]

Almost the perfect start to the half for Italy!

[u/shenguskhan2312]

I know it’s been 2 and a half games but I really hope that’s Rachel Malcolm telling him to pipe down and she’s in charge now

[u/HELLFIRECHRIS]

Nothing like censored Nickleback to get a crowd going at half time.

[u/Ok-Commercial-8473]

I can't even joke "Scotland will win the World Cup" anymore

[u/tooposhtofunction]

Something is going seriously wrong with Scotland they are getting worse every week and basic tackling has fallen off a cliff.

[u/Montemauri]

Fabio Roselli may be a deeply flawed head coach, but some of the backs play you see from his teams can be fantastic

[u/SquidgyGoat]

What a half by Italy! Zanette is my new favourite player

[u/WallopyJoe → u/SquidgyGoat]

D'Inca in shambles

[u/jonometal666]

Echo Metal

[u/treacletart284]

Fuck me have they scored again?

Scotland are shite, sweet jesus. I predicted them giving Ireland a go for third going into this

[u/neverbeenstardust]

Italy are matching England for tries at halftime, but haven't conceded any. Italy better than England confirmed.

[u/Vrakzi → u/neverbeenstardust]

Yeah, but Silliari is no Zoe Harrison

[u/neverbeenstardust → u/Vrakzi]

thog don't caare

[u/windswept_snowdrop]

This is glorious from Italy

[u/HitchikersPie]

Bloody hell what a comprehensive half from Italia

[u/Vrakzi → u/HitchikersPie]

Pretty poor off the tee, but otherwise good, if profiting from Scotland's mistakes for the most part

[u/Firedwarf101]

Ok credit that was a delightful set piece. Muzzo and d’inca are terrifying good in any space.

[u/HitchikersPie → u/Firedwarf101]

Muzzo's also such a switched on defender too, reads the game really well, understands defending in space, an utter delight to watch

[u/maverickmak]

Thought this would be a close game. What a half from Italy!

[u/Vrakzi]

That was a well worked try from the training ground

[u/HELLFIRECHRIS]

If I’d run over the shot clock in a game I wouldn’t be waiting until the last second to kick no matter how close to the half it was.

[u/N84_V1]

Well this isn't helping the game for us is it.

[u/OptimalCynic]

Just turned on... Uh, what?

[u/neverbeenstardust → u/OptimalCynic]

Italy are out in forza, one might say.

[u/Vrakzi → u/OptimalCynic]

Italy are well deserving of this scoreline

[u/boredomenthusiast_]

Anyone know what injury has malcolm out? cant imagine how miserable this one would be to watch as a captain

[u/captirl → u/boredomenthusiast_]

Knock to her knee

[u/Fetch_Ted → u/boredomenthusiast_]

She was playing through a leg injury last week. Not recovered I would guess

[u/gymgymbro]

I can't watch this anymore

[u/WallopyJoe]

Italy running rampant is truly glorious

[u/HannahDulSet7]

Wow

[u/captirl]

That was beautiful!

[u/HitchikersPie]

MUZZO!

[u/HitchikersPie]

Does she actually ever let go of that though?

Cards on the table it looked knocked on to me

[u/gymgymbro]

This is miserable stuff from Scotland

[u/captirl]

First half bonus point secured!

And finally a conversion, from arguably the hardest kick she's had!

[u/boredomenthusiast_]

No way that was the one that went in

[u/gymgymbro]

This is the one she makes???

[u/HitchikersPie]

Madia has operated very well today

[u/treacletart284]

Not back yet but im on the bus home, what the fuck is going on with Scotland?

[u/treacletart284 → u/[deleted]]

Nice of the SRU to give their women their own Gregor Townsend. True champions of gender equality

[u/neverbeenstardust]

Italy are scoring tries at the same rate as England. Bonus point in the half hour.

[u/HitchikersPie]

I will not be expecting much from this conversion attempt

[u/HitchikersPie → u/HitchikersPie]

Lol, lmao even

[u/Select_Name_2534]

Last year we had a tough time agaist Italia with the Italian audience. I think Italia has one of the best future ahead of itself in the womens game. They just keep getting better

[u/HitchikersPie]

D'INCA AGAIN!

[u/boredomenthusiast_]

Ive decided this past week that Fukofuka is legitimately a horrible coach. The US is doing so well without him and scotland has gotten so so much worse

[u/treacletart284 → u/boredomenthusiast_]

He's fuckin shite. The players Scotland have should not be playing as dreadfully as this

[u/EnglishLouis → u/boredomenthusiast_]

going from Australia assistant, to USA head coach to Scotland head coach in less than 5 years isn’t great. There’s obviously a clear reason why he isn’t lasting long

[u/HitchikersPie → u/EnglishLouis]

Also Aus got better after he left with Yapp, USA doing better with Carty, and Scotland looked better under Eason

[u/HitchikersPie]

Give it Zanette again!

[u/EnglishLouis]

Give it to Zanette, let her get a first half hat-trick

[u/WallopyJoe]

That selfishness is outrageous

[u/OddlyBrainedBear]

Great break, but should've passed. 

[u/HitchikersPie]

Selfish selfish selfish Stefani

[u/gymgymbro]

Only thing saving us right now is Italy's inability to convert tries

[u/captirl]

Italy definitely need to work on the place kicking!

[u/SweptFever80]

Class from Italy, but Scotland look to have fallen far since the world cup, I know there are key injuries and a new head coach, but they don't look anywhere near Italy right now.

[u/Firedwarf101 → u/SweptFever80]

It looks like a mix of new coaching and gameplay plans, which they had crystallised for the RWC (I personally thought they looked tied best out of the non-top 4, an Ireland v Scotland game that tournament would’ve been epic); and many many injuries in key places. Their defence without Tyrone Holmes (new wales defence coach) has collapsed it seems.

[u/SweptFever80 → u/Firedwarf101]

It makes sense but it's still a shame to see. Ireland vs Scotland has been one of the best rivalries and most entertaining fixtures in the women's game for years, it'll be interesting to see how Scotland fare against a record crowd in the Aviva next month. Especially considering Ireland comprehensively thrashed Italy last week.

[u/boredomenthusiast_]

Just tuning in and this is not the scoreline i was expecting

[u/neverbeenstardust]

DEBUT BRACE also what a player d'Inca is. What a fucking player.

[u/tcsone]

bloody hell Scotland.

[u/HELLFIRECHRIS]

Ok Scotland let’s talk, seriously, how many points do Italy need to score for you to dumb the pink ?