Scotland vs Italy LIVE: Six Nations result and reaction as title-chasing hosts start with hard-fought win

Hat-trick hero and player of the match Huw Jones spoke to BBC after the win.

He said: “I'm pretty happy. It's not every day you manage to get on the end of three so thanks to the boys for setting me up.

“It was a big turning point [Jones' second try], there wasn't really anything on for him but Darcy [Graham] will find a gap when there isn't one. I just had to try and keep up with him.

“I don't want to say that our confidence is sky high, we're happy with the win today but our focus is on taking it week by week.”

Scotland win the turnover and that’s it! Far from the perfect performance and they looked wobbly at 19-19 but they were on top for most of the match and deservedly claimed a bonus-point win.

Things to take for Italy as well but in a must-win game for Scotland if they genuinely think they can win the title, the Scots come up trumps.

Can Italy earn a losing bonus point here? Five-metre lineout cleanly taken and Menoncello on the crash ball. Couple of carries for the big men up front.

Scrum holds for Scotland and Russell thumps the ball 40 metres up the pitch. A losing bonus point probably the best Italy can do now.

They get stuck around halfway but do then win a penalty. Around 50 seconds left.

Ruzza claims the lineout and Italy within five metres. Barrelling Negri carry followed by Niccolo Cannone but Scotland holding firm.

Eight phases and eventually Italy knock-on. There goes their chance you’d think.

Good clearance kick by Jordan off the back of a Scotland scrum in their own 22 that just about holds. Italy come again but they’re running out of time.

Scotland stray offside, so the Azzurri kick to the corner. They need to score here if they have any ambition of winning this game still

Kick to the corner and Italy edge towards the line with the maul. It stalls and they go wide right to Gesi but Darge and Van der Merwe scramble across.

Gesi then goes again and gets within inches of the line, Paolo Garbisi scoops and dives over but the ref calls a knock-on. So close!

Scotland will try to see this out with minimal fuss now. They resort to the kicking game to try and stay in control. Italy can build from halfway and debutant Rizzoli makes a good half-break.

Gesi moves them up to the 22 and then Menoncello darts down the right to get within 10 metres.

Zuliani carries tacklers and they're only inches away! Penalty advantage to the Azzurri but they keep it tight looking to get over the line. Eventually we come back for the penalty

It’s a Huw Jones hat-trick! His first two tries were handed to him on a plate but this was a superb finish by the centre.

He’s out on the right wing, beats Garbisi one on one and then powers between two more tacklers and stretches out for the try. Russell’s conversion misses but Scotland back in control here

Can Italy hit back again in this match? They’ve for some defending to do first as a delayed Russell pass frees Graham to drive deep into the Italian 22.