Coach Gregor Townsend dismissed any notion of resigning after Scotland's latest Six Nations hopes were washed away in rainy Rome on Saturday and he insisted he's still the right man for the job. The set-pieces malfunctioned and Scotland didn't adapt to the soggy conditions until the very end when it backed Italy into its 22 and was stopped after 30 phases within sight of the tryline.

ROME (AP) — Italy stopped Scotland's last-gasp charge to hang on for a precious Six Nations win by 18-15 at a rain-soaked Stadio Olimpico on Saturday. Scotland used its last scoring chance, two minutes after the fulltime hooter,

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Scotland's rugby team, coached by Gregor Townsend, faced a setback with an 18-15 loss to Italy in the Six Nations match. Despite challenging weather conditions and solid efforts, the defeat once again draws scrutiny towards Townsend,

Scotland 15 (Jack Dempsey, George Horne tries; Finn Russell conversion, penalty). HT: 15-7 Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

An injury-hampered Italy have been forced to reshuffle their side for their Six Nations opener against Scotland on Saturday, but will still have a trio of players earn their 50th caps.

Kinghorn and Duhan van der Merwe have been left out of the matchday squad entirely, with Darcy Graham on the bench

The conditions in Rome were apocalyptic and the mood around the Scotland side now cannot be much brighter: an opening-weekend defeat by Italy, doubts swirling about the future of head coach Gregor Townsend,