McInally points to Garbisi threat ahead of Italy clash

Italy might still be searching for a first Guinness Six Nations win in seven years but Stuart McInally has singled out Paolo Garbisi as the main threat to end that quest this weekend. In fact, McInally believes that the 21-year-old Azzurri fly-half is the match of any ten in the entire Championship, a ringing endorsement when you look at the players pulling the strings for their respective sides. Ad/> From the mercurial Finn Russell to international skippers Dan Biggar and Johnny Sexton, not to mention rising stars Romain Ntamack and Marcus Smith, fly-half is arguably the strongest position in the entire competition.

RugbyMcInally relishing Guinness Six Nations test against Ireland2 HOURS AGO But Garbisi, who is keeping World Cup winner Handre Pollard out of the No.10 jersey at club side Montpellier, has thrived since getting his chance on the international stage in 2020. And Scotland hooker McInally knows that his team will have to keep a close eye on Garbisi in Rome on Saturday. He said: «I feel they have got some good individuals.

Garbisi at ten is as good a ten as you'll find in the Championship. So they have got players to cause us problems. But we will go there with our own game plan and full of belief that we can get our best game out there and we believe if we do that, we'll get the right result.

»I think Italy seem to be playing with a bit more structure. As ever, they focus a lot on their set-piece. They have got a good scrum.