RUGBY SHORTS SARACENS have signed Italy prop Marco Riccioni from PRO14 side Benetton.The 23-year-old tighthead has 12 Test caps and started the Azzurri’s first two Six […]
After Conor O’Shea said Italy should be allowed time to develop young stars like Stephen Varney and Paolo Garbisi, their former head coach says relegation should now be adopted
Dominant: England win another Six Nations title ONCE international rugby became established in the Women’s game it was inevitable that the equivalent of the Men’s […]
THE comment from Colin Boag – ‘kick out Italy to make tournament fairer’ – will never materialise unless a replacement is found and the performance […]
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Power play: Zander Fagerson crashes over for Scotland PICTURES: Getty Images THE Scotland bandwagon continued to gather pace with a fifth consecutive […]
DANIEL GALLAN talks to Franco Smith the coach charged with making Italy competitive again Moment of hope: Jake Polledri scores against England A butterfly flapping […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT Inspiration: Jake Polledri has been outstanding for Italy PICTURE: Getty Images IN many ways I feel for Italian rugby. I understand the pain […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT My pick to replace Manu Tuilagi: Ollie Lawrence of Worcester Warriors scores against London Irish PICTURE: Getty Images IT sounds as if there […]
GLLUCESTER’S uncapped Italy scrum-half Stephen Varney is isolating having tested positive for Covid-19. Welsh-born Varney, 19, who is asymptomatic, joined the 34-man squad in Rome […]
KYRAN BRACKEN GUEST COLUMNIST FROM WORLD CUP WINNER Best in England: Bath scrum-half Ben Spencer. Inset: Ben Youngs PICTURE: Getty Images WHAT would I do […]
IRELAND’S Six Nations game against Italy in Dublin on March 8 has been postponed because of coronavirus – but the Italian Rugby Federation have not […]
Brendan Gallagher says Italy are plotting victory over the Six Nations team they know they can beat Welcome to Rome: Giovanbattista Venditti scores in Itay’s […]
Hat-trick: Josh Adams scores his third try for Wales against Italy PICTURE: Getty Images TRY hat-tricks in the Six Nations are still relatively few and […]
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Enforced change: Arthur Vincent BEFORE the 2020 Six Nations began there was widespread speculation that Fabian Galthie would start almost all of […]
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Precedent: George North playing centre for Wales against South Africa PICTURE: Getty Images My 2020 Wales Six Nations squad: […]
Pain: Michele Campagnaro MICHELE Campagnaro is out of Italy’s 2020 Six Nations campaign. The Azzurri centre injured his knee during Harlequins’ draw with Leicester Tigers […]
From ADAM HATHAWAY Quick feet: Cheslin Kolbe gets past Michele Campagnaro on his way to scoring South Africa’s third try SOUTH Africa head coach Rassie […]