Scotland overwhelm Italy with six-try haul in World Cup warm-up

Sean Lamont and Tim Visser score two tries each in convincing victory

Scotland ran in six tries to overwhelm Italy 48-7 in a one-sided World Cup warm-up game at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Wingers Sean Lamont and Tim Visser crossed the line twice each for the hosts, who looked far more convincing than they did in their 16-12 win over the Italians in Turin last week.

Flanker John Barclay and centre Mark Bennett were the other Scottish try-scorers.

Captain Greig Laidlaw, recalled to the side, slotted over two conversions and four penalties and Finn Russell kicked a late conversion for the Scots who led 23-7 at halftime.

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Centre Michele Campagnaro grabbed Italy's consolation try before the interval. Uruguay Uruguay named their World Cup squad on Sunday, confirming the 31 players who have lost a two-Test warm-up series 2-0 in Japan.

The Japanese crushed the Teros 40-0 in Tokyo on Saturday having beaten them 30-8 in the first test in Fukuoka the previous weekend.

Lock Santiago Vilaseca will captain the team in which 26-year-old back-row forward Diego Magno is the most-capped player with 48 international appearances.

There are four professionals in the squad. Flyhalf Felipe Berchesi, scrumhalf Agustin Ormaechea and prop Mario Sagario all play for clubs in the French Pro2 division, while Gaston Mieres is with Valpolicella in Italy’s Serie A.

Prop Alejo Corral also plays abroad for Argentina’s San Isidro Club in the Buenos Aires amateur first division.

All 31 players are going to their first World Cup but coach Pablo Lemoine, a former Stade Francais prop, played for the Teros at the 1999 and 2003 tournaments.

Uruguay are in World Cup Pool A with hosts England, Australia, Wales and Fiji. Scorers: – Scotland: Tries: Sean Lamont (8, 62), John Barclay (38),Tim Visser (47, 73), Mark Bennett (79) cons: Greig Laidlaw (9, 39), Finn Russell (74), pens: Greig Laidlaw (4, 22, 26), drop goal: Greig Laidlaw (56). Italy: Try: Michele Campagnaro (29), con: Tommaso Allan (30) URUGUAY: Forwards: Alejo Corral, Carlos Arboleya, Oscar Duran, Mateo Sanguinetti, Mario Sagario, Nicolas Klappenbach, German Kessler, Mathias Palomeque, Santiago Vilaseca, Franco Lamanna, Jorge Zerbino, Agustin Alonso, Fernando Bascou, Matias Beer, Juan Manuel Gaminara, Alejandro Nieto, Juan de Freitas, Diego Magno. Backs: Agustin Ormaechea, Alejo Duran, Felipe Berchesi, Manuel Blengio, Andres Vilaseca, Joaquin Prada, Alberto Roman, Francisco Bulanti, Santiago Gibernau, Leandro Leivas, Rodrigo Silva, Gaston Mieres, Jeronimo Etcheverry.