| Home team | Italy U20 |
| Away team | Scotland U20 |
| Venue | AIA Stadium |
| Competition | Junior World Championship |
| Kick off time | 10am (UK and Ireland) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Premier Sports and Rugby Pass TV |
Italy vs Scotland U20 preview as the sides meet in the first game of the Junior World Championship.
These two teams were the bottom two sides in the U20 Six Nations this year, winning one match each and Italy finishing just above the Scots with an extra bonus point.
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Italy U20 vs Scotland U20 confirmed lineups
| Italy U20 | Scotland U20 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Brasini | 1 | Stewart | |||
| Pelli | 2 | Roberts | |||
| Meroi | 3 | Blyth-Lafferty | |||
| Fardin | 4 | Blackett | |||
| Opoku-Gyamfi | 5 | Halkon | |||
| Miranda | 6 | Lindsay | |||
| Wilson | 7 | Utterson | |||
| Sette | 8 | Jackaman | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Varotto | 9 | Fick | |||
| Braga | 10 | Dalziel | |||
| Luisato | 11 | Moncrieff | |||
| Casarin | 12 | Wolfenden | |||
| Novellis | 13 | Kesterton | |||
| Rossi | 14 | Kelly | |||
| Ragusi | 15 | McHaffie | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Dinarte | 16 | McAughtrie | |||
| Mastropasqua | 17 | Pearce | |||
| Trevisan | 18 | Rennie | |||
| Spreafichi | 19 | Byrd | |||
| Bianchi | 20 | Preston | |||
| Andretti | 21 | Finlayson-Russell | |||
| Fasti | 22 | Stewart-Harris | |||
| Falchetto | 23 | Bryden | |||
Recent Form:
Italy U20 (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 15th March 2026 | U20 Six Nations | Wales U20 | 13-20 |
| Loss | 6th March 2026 | U20 Six Nations | England U20 | 17-37 |
| Loss | 21st February 2026 | U20 Six Nations | France U20 | 32-17 |
| Loss | 13th February 2026 | U20 Six Nations | Ireland U20 | 30-27 |
| Loss | 6th February 2026 | U20 Six Nations | Scotland U20 | 10-36 |
Italy finished the U20 Six Nations with a win over Wales, giving them a positive finish to the Six Nations. Throughout the campaign, they put in good performances, only losing to Ireland by three points and didn’t concede more than 37 points in a game, but scored at least 10 points in each game throughout the tournament.
Scotland U20 (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 15th March 2026 | U20 Six Nations | Ireland U20 | 47-14 |
| Loss | 6th March 2026 | U20 Six Nations | France U20 | 26-45 |
| Loss | 20th February 2026 | U20 Six Nations | Wales U20 | 31-21 |
| Loss | 13th February 2026 | U20 Six Nations | England U20 | 17-33 |
| Won | 6th February 2026 | U20 Six Nations | Italy U20 | 10-36 |
Scotland finished rock bottom of the U20 Six Nations this year, despite opening the tournament with a win over Italy. They went on to lose the rest of the games in the tournament and didn’t come closer than 10 points in any of these matches.
Italy U20 vs Scotland U20 head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 6th February 2026 | U20 Six Nations | Scotland U20 | 10-36 |
| 31st January 2025 | U20 Six Nations | Italy U20 | 10-22 |
| 8th March 2024 | U20 Six Nations | Italy U20 | 47-14 |
| 19th March 2023 | U20 Six Nations | Italy U20 | 17-40 |
| 30th June 2022 | U20 Six Nations Summer Series | Italy U20 | 14-34 |
Scotland won the match between these teams this year, but before that, Italy had won six under-20 meetings in a row. The meetings between these teams haven’t been close and 12 points is the closest margin since 2020.
