Six Nations 2017: Scotland v Italy player ratings from Murrayfield

RUCK runs the rule over the Scotland and Italy teams after Saturday’s Six Nations clash at Murrayfield Stadium.

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Scotland player ratings v Italy

15 Stuart Hogg: He was back to his best, carrying strongly and making metres throughout. A try-saving tackle and wonderful chip through for Tim Visser’s try in the second half summed up his all-around superb display. 9.5/10

Italian winger runs at nearly 90 degrees to touch line to find contact. Poor stuff. #scovita pic.twitter.com/RGiMTbPyzZ

— rugby (@theblitzdefence) March 18, 2017

14 Tommy Seymour: Dealt impressively with the high ball in the first half before finishing off a great try in the second  7/10

13 Huw Jones: Started the game brightly but went off with an ankle injury early on 5/10

12 Alex Dunbar: Stood up to the brutal Italian surges as he defended with gritted teeth. Carried well too. He’s probably been the Scots most consistent performer. 8.5/10

11 Tim Visser: Took his try well and worked hard for 80 minutes. 7/10

10 Finn Russell: Controlled the game expertly, scored a great try and kicked well. 8.5/10

9 Ali Price: Greig Laidlaw’s scrum-half understudy did brilliantly, giving his backs a lot of quick ball they thrive on. 7.5/10

8 Ryan Wilson: Relished taking on Sergio Parisse and more than held his own. 7.5/10

7 Hamish Watson: A player who’s really enhanced his reputation during the 2017 Six Nations. Fantastic again. 8/10

6 John Barclay (c): A true captain’s display from the stand-in skipper as he put a tireless shift. His yellow card nevertheless put the Scots under pressure in the second half 7/10

5 Jonny Gray: Another geat performance. He was the master in the lineout and busy all day in the engine room. 8/10

4 Grant Gilchrist: Late replacement for Richie Gray but was well prepared and put in a solid display. 7/10

3 Zander Fagerson: The youngest player at the 2017 tournament has stepped into WP Nel’s shirt and been exceptional throughout. 8/10

2 Ross Ford: Lineout was shaky early on but the hooker scrummaged well and dominated the breakdown on his 107th cap 7/10

1 Gordon Reid: He scrummaged well and his tackling was aggressive and hard-hitting. 7/10

Replacements: 16 Fraser Brown 6/10, 17 Allan Dell 6/10, 18 Simon Berghan, 19 Tim Swinson 5/10, 20 Cornell Du Preez 6/10, 21 Henry Pyrgos 6/10, 22 Duncan Weir 6/10, 23 Matt Scott 7/10

Italy player ratings v Scotland 

Italy: 15 Edoardo Padovani 6.5/10, 14 Angelo Esposito 5/10, 13 Tommaso Benvenuti 6/10, 12 Luke McLean 5/10, 11 Giovanbattista Venditti 5/10, 10 Carlo Canna 4/10, 9 Edoardo Gori 7/10, 8 Sergio Parisse (c) 8/10, 7 Abraham Steyn 6/10, 6 Maxime Mata Mbanda’ 7/10, 5 George Biagi 6/10, 4 Marco Fuser 6/10, 3 Lorenzo Cittadini 5/10, 2 Ornel Gega 5/10, 1 Andrea Lovotti 5/10
Replacements: 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 17 Sami Panico, 18 Dario Chistolini, 19 Andries Van Schalkwyk, 20 Federico Ruzza, 21 Francesco Minto, 22 Marcello Violi, 23 Luca Sperandio