Late collapse hands Italy win

28 February 2015Mark Bennett's intercept try and 11 points from skipper Greig Laidlaw's boot looked to have put the hosts in command early on.

But scores from Joshua Furno and Giovanbattista Venditti, plus five points from kicker Kelly Haimona, allowed the Italians back into it just before the break.

Laidlaw added another penalty after half-time but his side could not hold off a late surge from the Azzurri and left referee George Clancy - who had proved hard to please all afternoon - no option but to hand the visitors a last-gasp penalty try, converted by Tommy Allan.

It wa…