Six Nations 2010: Scotland ready to tough it out in wooden spoon decider against Italy

By Alasdair Reid Published: 6:54PM GMT twenty-six February 2010

Determined: Andy Robinson knows Scotland will be tested by Italy Photo: PA

Italy undone the hold up out of England prior to losing 17-12 in their last diversion and that compare will probably have dominated the Scotland coach"s meditative rather than his own side"s agonising loss to Wales.

There is no disbelief that Robinson has been picking over the skeleton of Scotland"s 31-24 better in the Millennium Stadium a fortnight ago.

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And yet, the inquisition has been conducted in the believe that the Italian side they will face in the Stadio Flaminio in Rome on Saturday could perceptibly be some-more opposite from the Wales side they met in the last round.

The seventeen points Wales scored in the last five mins of that compare are some-more than Italy have managed in 9 of their last 10 championship matches.

Barry Irving, the former Glasgow and Scotland A fly-half who has outlayed the past 6 seasons personification in Italy, referred to not long ago that examination Nick Mallett"s Italy was similar to examination a football group personification for a scoreless pull afar from home. It did not receptive to advice similar to a compliment, but Irving"s difference would have stage loyal for any one who watched England onslaught opposite the Azzurri.

Certainly, Robinson is austere that his Scots will be descending in to a really dangerous trap if they think they can take on Italy in an arm-wrestling contest. But still, they have to be taken on.

"I see Italy as being a side similar to Argentina," pronounced Robinson after heading his side"s last precision session. "If you don"t settle a foothold up front afterwards you"ll struggle. It"s the ability of removing discerning spin and we"ve been operative at achieving that.

"Italy will have durations in the diversion where they are on top. We"ve got to get the hasten counterclaim right, not concede them to get their pushing mauls going, keep the fortify so we don"t give margin on all sides by penalties and additionally be correct in the behind 3 so that we don"t spin over spin by mistakes.

"If we work tough and we"re accurate, and if we get discerning spin and take the opportunities to amass points afterwards we"ll win."

That has been a frustratingly singular experience for Scotland in Rome down the years. Famously, the Italians noted their entrance in to the championship in 2000 by violence the Scots in their initial game, and they steady that in 2004 and 2008. But Mallett"s side were whitewashed in the contest last year, and Robinson is in no mood to take the wooden ladle behind off them.