Italy rugby team
Italy smell blood against Scotland in Six Nations
Both teams are looking for their first win of the tournament after two defeats apiece, with the loser likely to end up with the wooden spoon this campaign.
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Six Nations round 1 - what we learned
A thumping win for defending Grand Slam champions Wales over Italy, Ireland grinding out a victory over Scotland, and France pulling the punches in defeating England.
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Typhoon danger hits Rugby World Cup, Grand Prix
The threat of extreme weather ahead of Typhoon Hagibis has led to the cancellation of two weekend games at the Rugby World Cup.
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Kolbe stars as Boks thrash 14-man Italy
South Africa kept their hopes moving into the next round of the Rugby World Cup well in hand with a 49-3 win over Italy.
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Bok defence coach Nienaber wary of Italian threat
The Springboks and Italy have played each other 14 times over the years with the Italians winning just once. That win came in 2016 when the Boks went down 20-18 in Florence.
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Boks will face mighty forward challenge against Italy – Proudfoot
Springboks forwards coach Matt Proudfoot says the team has got a massive job on the weekend when they take on Italy at the Rugby World Cup in Japan.
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Scoring burst helps Italy to win against Namibia
The Italians had dominated much of the play in the first half with their forwards providing a stable base to attack and create space.
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O'Shea targets Springboks upset after naming Italy squad
The Italians have been drawn with world champions New Zealand, twice former champions the Springboks, Namibia and Canada for the opening stage of the 20 September 2 November tournament.
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Boks confident of Etzebeth recovery for Italy test
Giant lock Eben Etzebeth was forced off in the final stages of Saturday’s victory over France in Paris after receiving a blow to his lower leg.
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Italy leaves out Sergio Parisse for summer tour
Italy coach Conor O’Shea announced on Tuesday he was leaving captain Sergio Parisse out of a 31-man squad for this year’s summer tour.
