Italy 20 Scotland 36 player ratings: Greig Laidlaw and John Barclay steal the show for Scotland

Man-for-man marking from Scotland's 36-20 win over Italy in the 2016 Six Nations.

Nick Clarke
Saturday 27 February 2016 20:46 GMT
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John Barclay slides over the line for his try.
John Barclay slides over the line for his try. (GETTY IMAGES)

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Scotland got their first win of the 2016 Six Nations today with a 36-20 win over Italy in Rome.

Vern Cotter's men got to business straight from the off, scoring two tries through John Barclay and John Hardie within the opening 20 minutes.

In the second half Italy came back into the game through tries from Leonardo Ghiraldini and Marco Fuser, but Scotland had the last laugh as Tommy Seymour scored the final try in the last few minutes of action.

Have a look through the gallery below to find out how the players fared...

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