Scotland coach Vern Cotter has said that he expects an extremely physical encounter when his Scotland side face Italy in the Six Nations this afternoon.
The two nations go into the encounter having both lost their first two matches of the tournament.
He told BBC Sport: "We expect a very physical game. The rain's held off until now and hopefully it will until the end of the match, so we can put some speed and intensity into our moves. We expect it to be a very tough game.
"It's a great opportunity for Peter Horne today at fly-half, if we can get him fast ball, he'll be able to set those guys outside of him alive."
Scotland are the only team to have ever lost at home to Italy in the Six Nations, having been beaten 37-17 in 2007.
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Matthew Smith
Matthew Smith
