6 Nations 2018: France 34 v 17 Italy

Follow @RedefinedRugby France claimed their first win of the 2018 Six Nations, defeating Italy 34-17 at the Orange Vélodrome on Friday night. Les Bleus squandered several chances in the first half. However, after going into the break with a narrow 11-7 advantage, they wore Italy down and eventually put some daylight between themselves

2018 Six Nations Preview: France v Italy {23-2-18}

Follow @RedefinedRugby Both France and Italy will be hoping to gain their first victory of this year's Six Nations when they do battle in Marseille on Friday night. For les Bleus, this will be a tricky assignment as they head into this fixture minus the services of eight of their players – Anthony

Italy change three for France game

Follow @RedefinedRugby Italy head coach Conor O’Shea has made three changes to his team for their Six Nations clash with France on Friday night. All are in the pack with Andrea Lovotti and Leonardo Ghiraldini coming into the front-row, while Maxime Mbanda is introduced at openside flanker. Mbanda, meanwhile, is promoted from the

France make five changes for Italy

Follow @RedefinedRugby France have made five changes to their starting XV to face Italy at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille on Friday night in Round Three of the Six Nations. Mathieu Bastareaud returns in the midfield, where he will partner Geoffrey Doumayrou, while it is also all change in the back three. Hugo

6 Nations 2018: Ireland 56 v 19 Italy

Follow @RedefinedRugby Ireland made it two wins out of two in this year's Six Nations when they claimed a deserved 56-19 win over Italy in Dublin on Saturday. Joe Schmidt's men were ruthless in the first half and went into the break leading 28-0. Despite a few defensive errors in the second,

6 Nations 2018: Italy 15 v 46 England

Follow @RedefinedRugby England got their Six Nations campaign off to a winning start when they claimed a 46-15 victory over Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Sunday. In a fast-paced and entertaining game, both sides gave the ball plenty of air but in the end England proved too strong

2018 Six Nations Preview: Italy

Follow @RedefinedRugby First in our set of previews ahead of the Six Nations we examine the prospects of last year’s sixth placed finishers, Conor O’Shea’s Italy. Measuring the success and progress of Italian rugby seems as challenging as coaching them at times with the Azzurri set to prop up the table once