Scotland (20) 30 / 29 (20) Italy (Final Score)

Scotland and Italy did battle in the Castle Lager Incoming Series at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria at 14:15 SA Time (13:15 BST, 12:15 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & SHD on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Scotland:

• Penalties – Greig Laidlaw (3)
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – Matt Scott (1), Sean Lamont (1), Alasdair Strokosch (1)
  
• Conversions – Greig Laidlaw (3)

Italy:

• Penalties – Alberto di Bernardo (5)
  
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – Leonardo Sarto (1), Penalty Try (1)
  
• Conversions – Alberto di Bernardo (2)

Teams:

Scotland: 15 Peter Murchie, 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Alex Dunbar, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Sean Lamont, 10 Tom Heathcote, 9 Greig Laidlaw (Captain), 8 Johnnie Beattie, 7 Alasdair Strokosch, 6 David Denton, 5 Alastair Kellock, 4 Tim Swinson, 3 Euan Murray, 2 Scott Lawson, 1 Alasdair Dickinson.
Replacements: 16 Fraser Brown, 17 Moray Low, 18 Jon Welsh, 19 Grant Gilchrist, 20 Robert Harley, 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Duncan Taylor, 23 Tim Visser.

Italy: 15 Andrea Masi, 14 Leonardo Sarto, 13 Luca Morisi, 12 Alberto Sgarbi, 11 Giovanbattista Venditti, 10 Alberto Di Bernardo, 9 Tobias Botes, 8 Sergio Parisse (Captain), 7 Robert Barbieri, 6 Joshua Furno, 5 Marco Bortolami, 4 Leandro Cedaro, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Davide Giazzon, 1 Matias Aguero.
Replacements: 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 17 Alberto De Marchi, 18 Lorenzo Cittadini, 19 Antonio Pavanello, 20 Alessandro Zanni, 21 Alberto Chillon, 22 Gonzalo Canale, 23 Luke McLean.

Date: Saturday 22 June 2013
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 14:15 SA Time (13:15 BST, 12:15 GMT)
Expected weather: Some great weather predicted for Pretoria, no rain.
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
TMO: Deon van Blommestein (South Africa)