Canadian eyes will be fixated on Osaka as Italy take on Namibia in their opening round Pool B match on Sunday at the Rugby World Cup. With New Zealand and South Africa heavy favorites to emerge as the top two sides, it’s a three-team race for third place, and with
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Preview: England v Italy {09/03/19}
England will look to maintain their impeccable record against Italy and keep their 2019 Guinness Six Nations title hopes on track at Twickenham on Saturday afternoon. England have never lost to the Azzurri but the visitors’ innovative ‘Fox’ tactics of not allowing a ruck to form in the tackle area gave
Six Nations 2019 Report: Italy 16 v 26 Ireland
Ireland's 26-16 victory has moved themselves right back into contention for the 2019 Guinness Six Nations after fighting back to see off a stubborn Italy and set up a mouth-watering final two rounds. Keith Earls and Conor Murray scored second-half tries as Joe Schmidt’s men, far from their best once more,
Preview: Italy v Wales {09/02/19}
Italy face another daunting task when they take on Wales in their Round Two Six Nations encounter at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Saturday. The Azzurri head into this match low on confidence after suffering a 33-20 defeat to Scotland in their tournament opener at Murrayfield last weekend. The Italians have
Kinghorn HAT-TRICK fires Scotland past Italy
Blair Kinghorn scored a hat-trick as Scotland opened their Six Nations campaign with a comfortable 33-20 triumph over Italy at Murrayfield. Gregor Townsend’s men created a number of chances in the first-half but could only convert two of them as Kinghorn crossed the whitewash twice. Tommaso Allan had given the Azzurri the
Preview: Scotland v Italy {02/02/19}
Six Nations "LIVE" [powered by TRIBE] Click here for LIVE play-by-play commentary. Scotland will hope to hit the ground running when they get their 2019 Six Nations campaign underway against Italy at Murrayfield on Saturday. That will be easier said than done as Italy will also be determined to make a positive start
Result: Japan 22 v 25 Italy (16-06-18)
Follow @RedefinedRugby Italy claimed their first victory of the year when they beat Japan 25-22 in their June international at the Noevir Stadium in Kobe on Saturday. The Azzurri dominated the early stages before Japan fought back in the second-half and both sides eventually scored three tries apiece. The result also means that Italy
Preview: Japan v Italy (16-06-18)
Follow @RedefinedRugby Michael Leitch will lead a Japan side that shows just one change and one positional switch for the second Test with Italy in Kobe on Saturday. Following last week’s 34-17 win over the Azzurri in Oita, head coach Jamie Joseph has stuck with the same 23 players. However, he has opted to
Result: Japan 34 v 17 Italy (09-06-18)
Follow @RedefinedRugby Japan produced a polished all-round performance to see of Italy 34-17 at Oita Bank Dome in Oita in their first Test of the year on Saturday. Tries from Amanaki Mafi, Kenki Fukuoka, Loamno Lemeki and Kotaro Matsushima proved too much for Italy, who scored through Tizano Pasquali and Braam Steyn. Italy