Huw Jones has called on Scotland to prove they have developed into genuine title contenders by finally landing an elusive win over Ireland next Sunday. The experienced centre scored a hat-trick as the Scots kicked off their Guinness Six Nations campaign by defeating spirited Italy at Murrayfield on Saturday. I feel like I say the same thing every year. This is the one we want. Scotland held and leads against Italy following first-half tries by Rory Darge , Jones and Ben White but they were pegged back to early in the second half after some flawless long-distance goal-kicking by Tommaso Allan and a breakaway try by Juan Ignacio Brex.
Jones got himself two simple finishes after keeping pace with jet-heeled wings Duhan van der Merwe and Darcy Graham before completing his first Scotland hat-trick with a magnificent solo effort.
And then the other one, I had to do a little bit more work for it. Scotland eventally pushed past Italy in their Six Nations opener at Murrayfield. Here are four talking points following the win. News, stats, live rugby and more! The all-consuming demands of the Top 14 may actually harm the 'golden generation' and their quest to lift the Webb Ellis Cup.
The addition of six Wallabies including Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has raised expectations for last year's basement dwellers. Jonah Lomu brought the advent of the behemoth on the wing but a new raft of jet-heeled, smaller wings has taken hold. I'm a huge fan of SH rugby. He has the strength of a flanker, he's a natural leader, he's utterly composed, he has the speed and ability to make breaks of a centre and playmaking abilities to match anyone. I've never seen such a complete player in all my years watching rugby.
Carter and SBW were the best backs in the world for a long time, but right now, it's Dupont. Only blatant thing about that is that he apologised, for what you don't know.
