Scotland have an outside chance of claiming their first Six Nations title in a quarter of a century as they face improved Italy in Rome on Saturday.
The Scots’ last championship triumph came in 1999, the last year of the old Five Nations before Italy joined the tournament.
As such, Scotland trail Ireland, who are at Twickenham on Saturday and are chasing the first double Grand Slam since France’s in 1998, by six points. The Azzurri’s performances under new coach Gonzalo Quesada have merited more than the three points they have collected from their three matches.
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