Italy is to play Scotland in a test
in Singapore Saturday, the debut for new Scottish coach Gregor
Townsend.
"The Azzurri upped their pace in the last Six Nations,"
Townsend said Wednesday.
He said Italy had shown an "excellent game" and had moved the
ball around a lot.
Italy finished last in the Six Nations having lost all their
matches while Scotland beat Italy 29-0 on their way to three
wins and a fourth-place finish, their best in years.
Saturday's test, the first ever in Singapore, starts at 20:00
local (14:00 in Italy).
Here is the Scotland team:
15. Duncan Taylor (Saracens) - 18 caps
14. Damien Hoyland (Edinburgh Rugby) - 2 caps
13. Matt Scott (Gloucester) - 37 caps
12. Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors) - 24 caps
11. Tim Visser (Harlequins) - 31 caps
10. Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors) - 27 caps
9. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) - 5 caps
1. Allan Dell (Edinburgh Rugby) - 8 caps
2. Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby) - 107 caps
3. Willem Nel (Edinburgh Rugby) - 15 caps
4. Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors) - 29 caps
5. Ben Toolis (Edinburgh Rugby) - 1 cap
6. John Barclay CAPTAIN (Scarlets) - 60 caps
7. John Hardie (Edinburgh Rugby) - 15 caps
8. Josh Strauss (Sale Sharks) - 11 caps
Substitutes
16. Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors) - 25 caps
17. Gordon Reid (London Irish) - 24 caps
18. Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) - 9 caps
19. Rob Harley (Glasgow Warriors) - 19 caps
20. Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh Rugby) - 1 cap
21. Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors) - 27 caps
22. Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors) - 21 caps
23. Pete Horne (Glasgow Warriors) - 23 caps
photo: Italy coach Conor O'Shea
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