The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby · David Barnes & Peter Burns
Live from the Eternal City: Scotland-Italy 2026 preview
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Scotland's defence coach admits weather could turn the Italy match into a war of attrition.
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Rome-set rugby chat that makes the Scotland-Italy buildup feel immediate and lived in.
The Offside Line heads to the Stadio Olimpico for a Scotland-Italy preview, and its appeal is the sense of being there: sunshine on the pitch, rain approaching, lighter security than at Murrayfield, and two rugby voices thinking through the week's questions in real time.
Why you'd press play
You want the Rome-side read before Scotland-Italy, straight from Stadio Olimpico.
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