THEY may have just missed meeting on the fateful ides of March, but two groups of modern gladiators will take to the field of battle in Rome this afternoon.
In terms of the glory on offer for the combatants, though, it is the most meaningless competitive clash a Scotland rugby team has contested.
Both the Scots and hosts Italy had hoped it might be a breakthrough season but, instead, the worst sides in the RBS 6 Nations meet to decide which finishes bottom of the table, whitewashed by the rest.
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