Mission accomplished in Rome, but this was not a particularly convincing performance by the visitors. They scored five well-constructed tries but conceded three against a team who had crossed the whitewash once in their three previous Six Nations matches.
Scotland now head to Dublin for their final outing of the campaign with a valuable win, but they will be in no doubt of the need to be an awful lot better next Saturday if they are going to keep it respectable. There was little evidence here to suggest they can play at or near the intensity level that will be required if they are to topple Ireland.
