Moments of brilliance by a backline shorn of its best player spared Scotland from a second straight humbling by Italy in Six Nations rugby on Saturday. Scotland won 31-19 at Murrayfield thanks to two tries by center Huw Jones after Italy rallied to tie the score at 19-19 going into the last quarter.

Scotland have hope of mounting a Six Nations title challenge as they embark on a fresh campaign against Italy.

Centre Huw Jones scored a hat trick to help Scotland get their Six Nations campaign off to a winning start with a 31-19 bonus-point victory over Italy.