Scotland blown away as inspired Italy earn first win

TL;DR

Italy secured their first win in the Women's Six Nations by defeating Scotland 41-14, with standout performances including two tries each from D'Inca and Zanette.

Key points

Italy won their first match of the Women's Six Nations
Final score: Italy 41, Scotland 14
D'Inca and Zanette each scored two tries for Italy

ItalyScotlandWomen's Six Nations

Women's Six Nations

Italy (29) 41

Tries: D'Inca 2, Zanette 2, Muzzo, Vecchini, Duca, Cons: Sillari 3

Scotland (0) 14

Tries: Skeldon, Poolman Cons: Nelson 2

Scotland's hopes of a top-three finish in the Women's Six Nations suffered a significant setback as they were blown away by an inspired Italy side who registered their first win of the tournament in Parma.

The Scots were looking to bounce back after last weekend's thrashing against England at Murrayfield, but were second best throughout as the Azzurri repeated last season's victory in Edinburgh on home soil.

First-half doubles from Alyssa D'Inca and Vittoria Zanette and a try from Aura Muzzo put the home side in complete control with a 29-0 lead at the break.

Vittoria Vecchini and Giordana Duca added further Italian scores, while Lana Skeldon and Molly Poolman responded for the Scots.

Italy host England next on Saturday 9 May, with Scotland at home to France on the same day.

The Azzurri started at a high tempo and hit the front when they caught the Scots napping with a quick tap penalty.

Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi made good inroads before the ball was whipped wide to D'Inca, who added another try against Scotland having scored in Italy's victory in Edinburgh last season.

The loss of captain Rachel Malcolm to injury shortly before kick-off may have played on the minds of the Scottish players as they failed to come out the blocks.

Italy were not in the mood to wait around and prop Zanette crashed over on her first Test start to stretch the home side's lead.

It took 25 minutes for the Scots to muster an entry into the Italian 22, only to be turned over as they worked their way towards the try line.

Q&A

What was the final score of the Italy vs Scotland Women's Six Nations match?

Italy won the match against Scotland with a final score of 41-14.

Who scored the tries for Italy in their victory over Scotland?

Italy's tries were scored by D'Inca (2), Zanette (2), Muzzo, Vecchini, and Duca.

How many points did Scotland score in their match against Italy?

Scotland scored a total of 14 points in their match against Italy.