Six Nations preview: Italy
The Azzurri are going with youth as they seek their first Six Nations win since 2015
Jamie Lyall
05 Feb, 11:36
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One uncapped player included as Italy make six changes for opener against France
Beaten last time out by Wales a Llanelli, Italy have opted to change six of their XV for this Saturday's Six Nations clash with Fr…
Liam Heagney
04 Feb, 10:34
'Tired' Minozzi the headline omission in Italy's 32-man Six Nations squad
Franco Smith has named a squad largely similar to the group selected for the autumn international window, with the addition of six…
Online Editors
25 Jan, 10:13
19-year-old Welshman to make his first Italy start this weekend... against Wales
Wales-born Stephen Varney made appearances off the Italy bench in Nations Cup games against Scotland and France last month.
PA
03 Dec, 13:23
Italy make just 1 change for Saturday's Six Nations visit by England
Italy are on a horrible losing streak in the Six Nations and things won't get any easier with title-chasing England in Rome on Sat…
Online Editors
29 Oct, 13:05
Rookies help Ireland to bonus-point win but soft Italian tries leaves title door open for England
Ireland began the Six Nations restart with a 50-17 win over Italy, but they will fear they have left title door open for England t…
Liam Heagney
24 Oct, 12:48
All 12 team line-ups for this weekend's Guinness PRO14 restart fixtures
Matches haven't been played in the Guinness PRO14 since March 1 but it roars back into action with six games this weekend... here …
Online Editors
21 Aug, 8:31
Italy name their team to face Scotland
Buoyed by their resilience in the 22-35 round two defeat to France in Paris, interim head coach Franco Smith has kept the faith wi…
Online Editors
20 Feb, 9:59
Italy name team to face France
New Azzurri boss Franco Smith has opted not to make wholesale changes following last weekend 42-0 beating at Wales.
Online Editors
07 Feb, 10:35
Italy name team to face Wales
Interim Azzurri boss Franco Smith has pulled a surprise by including an uncapped lock who has featured in the local Italian league…
Online Editors
30 Jan, 9:30
Benetton exact revenge on Lyon at home
Benetton came from behind to edge out Lyon 25-22 and record their first Heineken Champions Cup victory of the campaign.
Online Editors
14 Dec, 10:38
It's happened again... a three-week lay-off is once more the punishment for a red card
The established pattern for World Cup red card suspensions - a six-week entry point reduced to three weeks through mitigation - ha…
Online Editors
31 Oct, 8:00
World Cup's pattern of red card punishments filters down into PRO14
The majority of the red card punishments handed out at the World Cup have resulted in three-week bans and the same sanction has be…
Online Editors
24 Oct, 7:45
2018 breakthrough star Mattteo Minozzi returns for Italy's warm-up fixtures
Three uncapped players have been included in Italy's squad for their warm-up matches against Ireland and Russia, alongside 2018's …
Online Editors
01 Aug, 22:40
O'Shea names 44 in Italy's World Cup training squad
Two days after Wales led the way with their World Cup training squad announcement, Conor O'Shea has followed suit by unveiling the…
Online Editors
02 May, 12:51
Six years after losing his eye Ian McKinley is going to play international rugby
Italy have named Ian McKinley in their squad for the November Tests despite losing sight in an eye six years ago.
Alex Fisher
11 Oct, 6:07
