Dominant Scots ease past Italy in Singapore

Singapore (Reuters): Scotland helped new coach Gregor Townsend get off to a perfect start by easing to a comprehensive 34-13 victory over an inexperienced Italy side in the first test of their June tour at the Singapore National Stadium on Saturday.

The Scots made light of losing three experienced players to British and Irish Lions duty in New Zealand with hooker Ross Ford leading the way with a brace of tries after the break as Singapore hosted a Tier One test match for the first time.

Both sides will complete their tours with matches away to Australia and Fiji in the next two weeks.