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Along with Jack Dempsey, made most carries - 13 - of any Scotland player. Lung-busting effort before making way for Rory Sutherland on 59 minutes. 7Along with Jack Dempsey, made most carries - 13 - of any Scotland player. Lung-busting effort before making way for Rory Sutherland on 59 minutes. 7
Along with Jack Dempsey, made most carries - 13 - of any Scotland player. Lung-busting effort before making way for Rory Sutherland on 59 minutes. 7

Six Nations: How the Scotland players rated against Italy - two stand-out players in victory

Blair Kinghorn rose to the challenge of replacing Finn Russell at stand-off as he scored a hat-trick of tries to help Scotland end their Guinness Six Nations campaign with a bonus-point 26-14 victory over spirited Italy.
Graham Bean
By Graham Bean
Published 18th Mar 2023, 19:55 BST
Updated 18th Mar 2023, 20:13 BST

The versatile Edinburgh back went over the line either side of half-time to add to an earlier touchdown by Duhan Van Der Merwe. And he then completed the scoring in the last moment of a hard-fought game as the Scots fended off an Azzurri fightback to ensure they ended the championship with three wins out of five for the first time since 2018.

We give each player in the Scotland XV a mark out of ten for their performance at BT Murrayfield.

No Grant Gilchrist and Richie Gray meant he had to take on lineout responsibilities and did so. Impressive tackle stats as usual, making 14. 6

5. Jonny Gray

No Grant Gilchrist and Richie Gray meant he had to take on lineout responsibilities and did so. Impressive tackle stats as usual, making 14. 6 Photo: Ross MacDonald - SNS Group / SRU

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Led well during difficult finale when he had to tread a fine line with referee Angus Gardner. Should be applauded for late decision to run final scrum. 7

6. Jamie Ritchie

Led well during difficult finale when he had to tread a fine line with referee Angus Gardner. Should be applauded for late decision to run final scrum. 7 Photo: Craig Williamson - SNS Group / S

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Never fully unleashed in an attacking sense but abrasive in defence in his 51 minutes on the field. 6

7. Hamish Watson

Never fully unleashed in an attacking sense but abrasive in defence in his 51 minutes on the field. 6 Photo: Craig Williamson - SNS Group / S

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Huge shift from the Glasgow No 8 who made 23 tackles and was a deserved player of the match. 8

8. Jack Dempsey

Huge shift from the Glasgow No 8 who made 23 tackles and was a deserved player of the match. 8 Photo: Craig Williamson - SNS Group / S

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