Parisse parties as Scotland self-destruct

The temptation was to observe the train-wreck that was the Scotland team - the despair, the shock, the anger at the end of a second-rate Test match.


But rather than dwell on Scottish misery, the eye was drawn to Italian jubilation and to Sergio Parisse - their totem and the embodiment of the game's warrior spirit - delighting in a first-class moment in the history of Italian rugby.


This

22-19 success at Murrayfield

was Parisse's 111th cap for Italy and only his 31st victory.


He's been playing in this championship for 13 years and you don't need all of the …

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