By BRENDAN GALLAGHER

ITALY
Coach: Kieran Crowley
Captain: Michele Lamaro
Resurgent Italy may have landed the toughest of groups but they have nothing to lose in France and everything to gain.
Of course nobody, except the Italian squad themselves, is expecting a win over France or the All Blacks but rest assured neither will be taking the Azzurri lightly. Michele Lamaro’s team can get hot for spells during games and if they ever put an 80-minute performance together they could take one of those powerhouse nations deep into the game.
The feel-good factor surrounding Italy is, to be frank,...