So how did Italy better Scotland? | Six Nations 2024

[@gus3635]

Italy were two decisions away from finishing second. Incredible!!!

[@Garethjames696]

5th feels incredibly harsh for them, but bar the no1 spot it was an incredibly competitive tournament by the end.

[@johnpollock7952]

And Scotland were one decision away from 2nd, one we all saw for ourselves

[@CinaedmacAilpin1874]

To sum up what Gareth and John said: France are the luckiest team in the world 😂 But yes, Italy probably deserved more, and it's great to see them compete. As a Scotland fan, I have slowly come to terms with the defeat over the last few days because this wasn't embarassing like it would have been in yesteryear, it was a defeat against a genuinely good team that could have won four of five matches

[@Garethjames696]

@@CinaedmacAilpin1874 Yeah well said. I’m an England fan and I know that our first Italy defeat is on the cards at some point soon

[@CinaedmacAilpin1874]

Aye, it will be a bad day for you, but it's exciting overall. We may finally have the potential for a 6N in a few years where every team could win it! Great for Rugby

[@Natedawg38]

Lets face it, this was italys 6 nations. They play great rugby, their games are never dull and their team is really charismatic. Congrats to the azzuri from Ireland 🇮🇪 👏

[@xxwales15xx33]

So proud for Italy and it's 2 huge middle fingers to everyone that kept asking them to get the boot.

[@shonunezekiel]

I don't think people are asking for them to get the boot, they were asking for a play off between the bottom placed team of the 6 nations vs the top placed team in the rugby europe championship... ie so there is a pathway for those teams to the top level.

[@masss1]

​@@shonunezekiel and are we sure they would ask Wales too?

[@shonunezekiel]

​@@masss1 if Italy/Wales/England or whoever comes last in the 6 nations cant beat the top placed team from the tier below, then they should not be in the next 6 nations, on merit... they can win the rugby europe championship and then win the playoff at the end of the next season to be promoted again.

[@BillOsano]

Nothing wrong with questioning

[@andreafranceschini3889]

I have to say your videos about Italian growth a couple of years ago were the only hope I had about my home team, and now I'm so glad to watch this and think that you were right

[@belliusfistalloni8169]

I believe the reason why Italy were so composed after being 2 tries down after 20 minutes was their the first half performance against France. Italy were sure they could get back in the game because their defence won't crumble and Scotland will struggle to keep crazy high tempo on attack. That first half against France made all the difference. (Fischetti also said something similar in a post game interview after the sco game)

[@L-po8rx]

Welcome Squidge brother. Different voice, same Squidge quality!

[@matthewyoung1091]

Nepo Squidge is great

[@beneddu]

Brex deserves player of the tournament for this performance alone, but then he went and backed it up against Wales!

[@juanmoncler2396]

BTW, he is Argentinean. Many Argentineans have double citizenship from their grand fathers who onmigrated to Argentina around to world wars.

[@valerioguglieri9248]

@@juanmoncler2396yeah and so what?

[@laelienriviere5735]

This aged well. Because goddamn it did they to anything to get that first half place, and, to quote you from a video a year ago, boy was it glorious! Absolutely delighted to see Italy be an absolute menace in that championship and their level rise every single game. My team may not have won, but this must have been one of the most entertaining rugby tournaments I've seen in my life. Not a single game was a write-off, and the tournament itself kept us on our toes down to the very last minute of the very last game. More. Please. Rugby teams all over the world. More of this.

[@epsilonbeta4877]

2027: So how did Italy win the World Cup?

[@WetSands]

2027: (and) so how did Ireland finally make it out of a quarter final? As long as that happens, then go Italy!

[@thatissmashing]

@@WetSandsmore chance of the Italy winning than this 😂

[@paulmdevenney]

@@WetSands I am here for both of those scenarios.

[@Garethjames696]

In terms of performances this 6N, I’d argue the order would be: 1. Ireland 2. Italy 3. England 4. France 5. Scotland 6. Wales I’m prepared to be torn to shreds for this

[@Karma-qt4ji]

In terms of playing to the level you are expected to play at, I would actually put Italy at number 1. The last two games for Ireland were pretty dismal by their standards.

[@Garethjames696]

@@Karma-qt4ji Yeah good point. To be honest Italy might be the only team who’ll be very chuffed by the end of the tournament, even more so had they deservedly won their game against France. We (England) are feeling more positive compared to the previous few 6N. Just wish we managed to close the game against France

[@Karma-qt4ji]

@Garethjames696 I'd be interested to see how you go against NZ. If you can get some forward dominance it you might do a lot better than some people imagine

[@Garethjames696]

@@Karma-qt4ji It’s gonna be interesting for sure, not sure when we’ll first see a taster of Razor’s ABs but I imagine it’s gonna be spicy

[@grantmcinnes1176]

Switch 4 and 5.

[@JoseRodriguez-dx7bf]

Amazing as always guys!! Also thanks for being so nice when we met in France after the Arg Eng game!!! A request... Cian Healey... A tribute He like many others is an unsung hero. As an England fan I have nothing but admiration for him... So... Why is Cian Healy a legend of Rugby...

[@Farzocalypse21]

Even in Ireland he doesn't get the recognition of say Sexton or O'Mahoney. He was bloody unlucky with injury preventing him being a lion; but you can make a fairly strong argument that he's one of Ireland's greatest ever players

[@glenallen196]

Irish here and readily admit italy's last three games were the highlight of the tournament. Really hope something special is brewing in that camp

[@EmanueleC_BR]

The most important aspect of this 6n is it brings Italy into the seeded teams for the World Cup. If they can maintain this momentum maybe they'll get into a group without NZ 😅

[@valerioguglieri9248]

it's not a RWC if Italy is not in the same pool as the future RWC finalist

[@NoName-hg6cc]

@@valerioguglieri9248 LOL

[@StanWilks]

Really strong DEY-BOO in front of the mic, Will. Top work!

[@fabioronchietto]

If only there was a 'love' button. You nailed it once again Squidge. Can't wait to see Italy finally make it to the quarter finals in the next world cup.

[@epsilonbeta4877]

Perhaps making the semifinal before Ireland, that would be hilarious

[@TheSandersh]

The average age of the Italian team is scary, they now have great depth in the front row, multiple half backs who are genuinely test quality, game breakers like Ioane, Menocello and Capuzzo….yet so many of team aren’t even 23 yet! This World Cup cycle I am genuinely excited to see what they manage to achieve

[@knoll9812]

They now have confidence. They didn't scrape the win they won the game

[@harrybrown1513]

After years of hammerings, along with slight showings of promise (2007, 2013) a losing streak of near fifty games, and once resorting to playing a flanker at scrum half, Italian rugby looks to finally be coming of age. I wont lie when I was younger I did enjoy the near annual thumping of Italy but as I've grown older (and been on the side of batterings in my local team myself) I couldn't be happier for them. The day Italy win a six nations which could be in the next decade or so, I will be celebrating with them.

[@michelefavaretto627]

To be fair, there have been 36 games before Italy won again...I say this because I'm italian and I don't want to minimise the facts but exaggerate them neither. I'm glad you have a soft spot for Italy, can I ask where are you come from? It has always been hard to support Italy over the years, but this seems like a real turning point for us now. Recently, after the world cup, I had lost all of my hopes...now I can smile thinking about what Italy have achieved within the last Six Nations!

[@harrybrown1513]

@@michelefavaretto627 I thought it was 46 games my mistake, I'm from England , I believe the only six nations side italy have yet to beat

[@michelefavaretto627]

@@harrybrown1513 yeah, Italy have never beaten England but I suppose it makes sense, rugby was invented there 🙂

[@harrybrown1513]

@@michelefavaretto627 you nearly had us this year, cant imagine it'll take too much longer, if by 2030 you still haven't beaten us ill be very surprised

[@michelefavaretto627]

@@harrybrown1513 We shall see, in the meantime we are recruiting good english players with italian heritage, ahahah, right for the purpose!

[@stuartgrady3863]

Good work on the tactical detail. Was at the Game and Italy fed off the intensity of the crowd especially when Horne's try was disallowed. There is much talk in sport of how momentum can be difficult to get back when it shifts against you - this was an absolute lesson in this aspect and is a factor that can't be underestimated in this game. Well played Italy. When assessing the Italian nearly win against France, if you are being objective, they played 40 minutes against 14 men and couldn't get the job done. Italy are going in the right direction undeniably and should be ambitious for performances in 2025 given the talent they have but may still struggle in arm wrestles against the big boys (as evidenced by Ireland result).

[@deeps2169]

Hit the notification quicker than a Scotland fan deleting their “it’s our year!” predictions

[@devanman7920]

Haha poor Scotland

[@iteamy]

At this point I think when we post that we're at least 75% taking the piss tho

[@Malky24]

Do people think anyone actually means that?

[@Zomo1553]

​​@@Malky24it is kinda depressing tho because this really was the closest were gonna get to a chance. France were bad England and Wales rebuilding. Just had to not lose to italy and try get hyped up for ireland. despite being inconsistent , which is the most consistent thing about us, really should have won the first 3. But we wernt good enough and blew our shot. Dupont and france will be back next year. England and Wales both look promising. Last couple years itsly have showed they can be as good as the rest, just had to learn to win. All starts with benneton getting good

[@joeboonmusic4004]

@@Zomo1553 Agree with all of that bar Wales... I don't see much promise in that Welsh side aside from a lot of heart. I imagine this could be a low point for them, so many good players have retired and there are very few to replace them. Rio Dyer looks exciting but most of that is just because he's playing in such a poor squad. Not sure how many of them will make it in to the Lions.

[@andrewcarter7503]

Well done. You really deserve that 239k subscribers!

[@shift_reset]

This is one of the most times both Scotland has featured in squidge 6 nations coverage and boy did it have to be this year. (Well done Italy)

[@DeanJames-tr3yq]

Love his first solo vid, would love to see more

[@montybrewster7]

Great job will, very well done sir.

[@johnlawrence3781]

The voice is like a mixture of Squidge and Wibble Rugby.

[@alessandroscotto4126]

As an italian i can say that rugby is more and more popoular in our country. Many italian boys wanna play rugby!

[@willbishop5754]

Nice work with the video, it’s not the same as the normal videos but it still gets what we love about the channel

[@rabbid-runner8626]

Squidge you really are the goat

[@Orsino8221]

Fully thought Will was going to say Squarespace instead of Brex at 04:55!

[@The_Fresh_Mr_Breed]

Very well done Will!! Enjoyed the video immensely!

[@TheSami199]

Greta video! Thanks for the spotlight on Italian rugby!

[@paulmdevenney]

5th feels insanely harsh for an excellent Italian team. With a few different rolls of the dice, they could genuinely have finished second. They've never been in a position like this before. 3rd/4th would have been a fair reflection on their tournament. I look forward to next year with interest!

[@robpratt9009]

Great vid Will! Watch your back Squidge! 😅

[@mca312]

Can't wait for the deep dive on Italy. These wins mean so much to us.

[@logicforfirstgraders]

Took me 3 mins to realise it was the other brother. Great vid.

[@georgeowen2553]

Will's just as funny and detailed as Robbie. Excellent video.

[@ako8357]

Super proud of Italy! Looking forward to the deep dive on them ^^

[@craigkenny7728]

It's not fair that young squidge is just as good at narration as older squidge!

[@thenomad47]

Well done Italy! Looking forward to hopefully having some nice and competitive matches against y'all in the future! Keep up the good Work, and we'll hopefully see y'all in a Rugby World Cup Quarter, Semi, or maybe even a Final! 🇿🇦 🇿🇦

[@randomlyfactual1943]

I said it to you on X and I'll say it again now: you called this before anyone else did.

[@FennessyMusic]

Am I allowed to say I prefer squidge brother? He speaks .01% slower which makes him easier to understand! Take notes original squidge!

[@lupo1thewolf]

The thing you should understand is that rugby in Italy is such a neglected sport that results like this are just incredible.. much love from Italy.. this was the first 6nations I was able to watch with joy

[@MrCravendish]

Forza regazzi! Forza Italia! So exciting how the six nations is really opening up now, great narration Will, I am enjoying the Quesda, Gonzalo Quesda jokes.

[@michelefavaretto627]

Squidge, dear, in the presentation of the video you wrote "Azzuri" but it is "Azzurri" with double R!

[@davidupton-v4u]

Love your stuff and style biys...keep it up....super stuff😊😊

[@charlottescott7150]

Brilliant work Will and Robbie

[@stephenlouwbiokineticist4127]

Wonderful for Italy and the beautiful game.

[@JimmyBuchan-b1i]

"Arancini over Aberdeen" - lovely bit of business there.

[@headintheclouds6935]

3:47 "Rugby's answer to James Bond" mate c'mon that's Gareth Southgate's evil twin

[@wazazaby]

Brex was incredible in defense during the tournament

[@alexanderzaman2216]

Great narration!

[@jacquie212]

Took me a couple of min to realize it’s not squidge!!! Good job squidges brother!

[@tuttyusbuttyus]

I didn't realize until this comment lol

[@hankb]

Your videos make me not feel dead inside!

[@bullish7352]

Enjoyed hearing King Blairhorn in there

[@mattbibbings]

The Squidge-power runs thick in the blood. Top video.

[@blackfrisbee6050]

It’s great to see Italian Rugby improving year on year

[@Dawgtor]

It just feel so good knowing that other teams are not ashamed to lose to us.

[@mattdavison3717]

Vincent will never escape the pizza jokes

[@solinvictus1234]

He's our delivery man. Glad to have him on our team

[@gabrielventer493]

hey man big fan of this one, great analysis and really well written - just would maybe lower the alliteration by like 5-10%!

[@brodericki4281]

“and a midfielder whos literal middle name is Gain-line” brilliant 8:47

[@Gruagain]

Great video!

[@jean-michel.a]

Are you going to cover the women VI Nations tournament?

[@BalrajTakhar-u7u]

This really shuts up those demanding Italy be thrown out of the 6N. Anyone who actually follows union closely and across the globe knew that their u20s were getting better and better. Players like Gritti, Gallorini, Odiase and Scalabrin are the next names to match those of Menoncello and Marin. If anything Georgia also need adding to the 6N. Their u20s are higher ranked than Wales and Scotland. Quesada is a great coach too. I can see some similarity to the emerging Pumas of the early 2000s for example in the kicking game and exit strategy.

[@RichLancs74]

10:10 - just noticed, Scotland took the ball back into their own half, so the 50/22 shouldn't have been given.

[@callumharley652]

FORZA ITALIA!!!!!!

[@nic-ci_66-77]

Well done. When 2 years ago you announced how the italians will be growing, not so many italians could beleeve it

[@jamesmobley3074]

Who's Johnny Sexton?

[@Malky24]

He usually goes by the name Jinglebells Sockdrawer.

[@jamesmobley3074]

Oh that fella! Thanks for clarifying

[@Karma-qt4ji]

@@jamesmobley3074 I was asking the same question 🤣🤣

[@alistairhowes9805]

Loved that mate

[@crazycjk]

For a while their U20 performances have been really making moves, and I am so glad to see it transferring into the senior side. Could Italy get their first 6N victory by 2030!?

[@leospoe5910]

Great video

[@benediktbilland4143]

Where was the Squarespace ad?

[@santiagoremedi7385]

You can say Gonzalo's surname as Kesada. That's the actual pronunciation in his mother tongue, Spanish

[@SeventyTons]

Nice video.

[@filippofollegot4504]

chills...

[@clairegresswell]

"Paolo Garbisi over Paolo Nutini" 🤣 Brilliant!

[@matthewdobson100]

Interesting the number of times you identified Italy winning breakdowns with just one player. I don't understand Watson and Ritchie absence from this squad and don't think it's a coincidence that Scotland aren't competing at the breakdown as much now (this is just an impression from watching the games, no idea if stats back it up). I'm not convinced by Christie, Dempsey or Darge. Scotland have moved on or lost a number of players over the last few years who had real leadership and experience (Ritchie, Watson, J.Gray, Harris, Hogg, Brown, McInally, Price) and I think they're lacking a bit of that now. There was an article on the BBC about scotland rugby floating the notion that the attack is the problem and Russel might not be the best option at 10, which is frankly riduclous, like arguing Haaland is a problem for Man City, or Phil Foden shouldn't play for England. Scotlands real issue is in the forwards. They have an undersized pack, poor second rows now especially compared to the other nations, forwards not carrying well enough (much like Englands before the last couple of games), an unreliable set piece, lack of depth at prop in particular and an unconvincing back row. Their pack is arguably the worst in the 6 nations, I don't think any of them get in any of the other sides, maybe Turner in at hooker for Italy.

[@malteserwfj]

Was his homework to come up with as many alliterations as possible lol?

[@Josh-lo6ws]

"da Vinci over Di Rollo, Paolo Garbisi over Paolo Nutini" Astounding writing!!

[@galimbertino4939]

Thanks Squidge, on spot as ususal.

[@heyhey5712]

Delighted for Italy 💪💪💪

[@jean-michel.a]

Merci ❤

[@nicoferri94]

You gett to the point where you watch the matches only because squidge is going to make a video about it😂

[@horatiohuskisson5471]

Wish we got a World Cup hosted by either Italy or Argentina

[@topdecksupreme]

He said his name!

[@lsdesignweb]

How I wish Quesada was our Pumas Head Coach

[@reneuberlandia]

Robbie, i'm really sorry to be like this. But i am. It's pronounced Kesada, the "u" it's silent. Love you both

[@chiraghosdurga443]

You got a new mic fella?

[@LJW1912]

And yet finished below them in the table somehow

[@oisinfitzgerald5401]

Holy crap. He said Sexton

[@barryoffeastenders]

Prefer it when it’s Squidge narrating these videos. Not the same

[@lafamillecarrington]

If only Parise was at his prime now!

[@solinvictus1234]

I think that with tis Lorenzo Cannone and this Ross Vintcent he would have done a lot of bench.

[@shaineismail9946]

well done will

[@tdubs9726tw]

*Zilocchi 7:24

[@quattro4784]

Menoncello is unbelievable 21 yo absolutely smashed VDM a couple of times

[@anthonymurray9350]

Brilliant

[@RUGBYCOACHOTTO]

Forza ITALIA ❤

[@ndartizt3000]

Click on this faster than Ross Vincent's defensive read

[@regulus6936]

(Not to an highlight an error, but help) It's "AzzuRRi", not "AzzuRi".

[@alastairross9169]

Yasssss so happy ive got your notification for once !

[@opheliedebroise9446]

This aged well

[@gaspardef9973]

I'm sorry, who's this Johnny Sexton you mentioned?