Italy

Springboks demolish Italy

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Jaw-dropping tactics help seven-try Springboks demolish Italy despite Jasper Wiese red card Seven-try South Africa sealed a 2-0 Test series victory over Italy with a 45-0 win in Gqeberha after innovation from Rassie Erasmus made light work of the numerical disadvantage of the 21st-minute permanent red card shown to Jasper Wiese

Springboks v Italy preview

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Date: Saturday, July 5 Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Kick-off: 17:10 (local), 16:10 (UK) Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU) Assistants: Matthew Carley (RFU), Andrew Brace (IRFU) TMO: Andrew Jackson (RFU) FPRO: Tual Trainini (FFR) The Springboks’ season finally gets underway at Loftus Versfeld as Rassie Erasmus’ men tackle Italy in Pretoria. Erasmus’ charges made light work of the Barbarians in Cape Town last week, powering to a

Italy punish Welsh ill-discipline to win in Rome

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Italy punished Welsh ill-discipline to make it back-to-back wins against the men in red for the first time, and extended Warren Gatland's team's losing streak to 14 matches. As they had done in Paris, Wales started brightly enough. Deep in Italian territory, scrum-half Tomos Williams kicked across for Josh Adams to

MATCH PREVIEW: Italy v Wales

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Italy v Wales preview: 14 successive defeats await ‘desperate’ Warren Gatland as the Azzurri clinch another famous Six Nations victory As the 2025 Guinness Men's Six Nations enters its second round, Italy are set to host Wales at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome this weekend. Dubbed Wales’ biggest game in 20 years

MATCH PREVIEW: Scotland v Italy

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Scotland and Italy are set to face off in what promises to be a fascinating clash in the 2025 Guinness Men’s Six Nations. Both teams enter this contest with plenty to prove, making this encounter pivotal in the context of the Championship. Head-to-head In 37 encounters between the two teams, Scotland have prevailed

PREVIEW: WALES V ITALY

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Italy travel to Cardiff with history on their minds, knowing that victory over Wales could secure their best-ever Guinness Men’s Six Nations finish. The Azzurri got the better of Scotland in Rome last weekend to end an 11-year wait for a home win in the Championship and now look for more

ITALY SEAL DRAMATIC WIN OVER SCOTLAND

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Italy earned their first Guinness Men’s Six Nations victory in two years with an electric 31-29 victory over Scotland in Rome. Second-half tries from Louis Lynagh and Stephen Varney proved pivotal for the Azzurri, as a stellar showing after the break helped overhaul a six-point deficit at the half time. Scotland looked

PREVIEW: ITALY V SCOTLAND

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PREVIEW: ITALY V SCOTLAND Scotland know only maximum points will do to keep the pressure on Ireland at the top of the Guinness Men’s Six Nations table when they visit Rome on Saturday. Gregor Townsend’s side need to care of business and beat Italy, ideally with a bonus point, and then hope

ENGLAND BATTLE PAST ITALY IN ROME

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A rallying second-half performance helped England to a battling 27-24 victory away at Italy in the opening round of the 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations. A lacklustre start from the visitors paired with a dynamic first-half showing from the hosts saw the Azzurri head into the break 17-14 to the good. Tries