Blair Kinghorn 

EDINBURGH, AFP: Blair Kinghorn scored a hat-trick of tries as Scotland defeated Italy 26-14 at Murrayfield on Saturday after surviving an Azzurri fightback.

Victory on the last day of the tournament all but assured Scotland of a third-place finish after wins over England and Wales were followed by losses to title contenders France and Ireland.

Defeat meant a luckless Italy had lost all five of their matches this Six Nations, with the Azzurri having now won just one of their last 42 fixtures in the Championship.

France beat Wales to keep Six Nations hopes alive