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Carty inspires Connacht to priceless win

Jack Carty returned to the Sportsground after his Irish debut in the Six Nations to guide them to a priceless victory in their quest for a knockout place and Champions Cup rugby next season.

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Youngs injury the only fallout for 7-try England

James Lowe is tackled by Giorgio Bronzini 2/12/2017

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James Lowe hits the heights on Leinster debut

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Andrew Trimble tries put Ulster on their way against Benetton

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Conor O’Shea laments Italy’s penalty count

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All Blacks outclass Conor O’Shea’s new-look Italy

Classy Joey Carbery gives fans a treat

Leinster 20, Treviso 8: It was a tale of two 10s in the RDS last night, as Leinster fans gave standing ovations for an old hero – and what looks like a new one.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2016

Burgeoning bunch needed to change ageing face of Italian rugby

You’ll know him as a full-back, but Luke McLean started life in Italian blue as a ten. The temptation is to ask, who hasn’t?

Sat, 03 Oct, 2015

Penney calls for punishment on Perpignan for ‘undue pressure’ on referee Doyle

Munster head coach Rob Penney has called for action to be taken against Perpignan for what he believes was “undue pressure” placed on Saturday’s referee JP Doyle ahead of the crunch Heineken Cup clash.

Mon, 16 Dec, 2013

Penney lauds Munster's 'courageous' win in Perpignan

Munster coach Rob Penney has described his team's performance in the Heineken Cup yesterday as "average but courageous".

Sun, 15 Dec, 2013

Munster perform another European miracle

Perpignan 17 Munster 18

Sat, 14 Dec, 2013

O’Driscoll lines out against Italians

Brian O’Driscoll has emerged for potentially his final RBS 6 Nations match as Ireland meet Italy at the Stadio Flaminio with his future beyond the summer undecided.

Sat, 16 Mar, 2013

Castrogiovanni out for Italy

Italy will be without prop Martin Castrogiovanni for their RBS 6 Nations clash with Ireland after he failed to recover from a thigh injury.

Thu, 14 Mar, 2013

England set up showdown

England 18 Italy 11

Mon, 11 Mar, 2013

Maitland’s memorable home debut as Scots bounce back

Scotland 34 Italy 10

Mon, 11 Feb, 2013

French falter as Italians come of age

Italy 23 France 18

Mon, 04 Feb, 2013

Ospreys repel Treviso fightback

Ospreys 38 Benetton Treviso 17

Sat, 13 Oct, 2012

Emphatic victory essential today

Ireland resumed their interrupted RBS 6 Nations campaign determined to avoid a third successive defeat at the Aviva Stadium.

Sat, 25 Feb, 2012

Kiss takes issue with Ireland’s ‘choke’ tag

It is less than four months since Ireland and Les Kiss were being hailed as innovators-in-chief at the Rugby World Cup for their ‘choke’ tackle tactics.

Fri, 24 Feb, 2012

Robshaw lauds Farrell in nerveless display

The 20-year-old landed four penalties and a tough conversion, following Charlie Hodgson’s second charge-down try in as many weeks, as England rallied from 15-6 down to claim their second win of the championship.

Mon, 13 Feb, 2012

England scrape past Italians in the snow

Italy 15 England 19

Sat, 11 Feb, 2012

Orquera kicks Aironi to victory

LUCIANO ORQUERA kicked all of Aironi’s points as they won their all-Italian meeting with Treviso in the RaboDirect PRO12.

Sat, 24 Dec, 2011

Ospreys scrape draw at Treviso

Treviso 26 Ospreys 26

Sat, 19 Nov, 2011

Mallett boasts Italy have beating of Ireland up front

Italy 27 USA 10

Wed, 28 Sep, 2011

Azzurri notch bonus-point win over Eagles

Italy 27 United States 10

Tue, 27 Sep, 2011

Parisse warns Italy must tighten up for Irish clash

ITALY captain Sergio Parisse saw his side run in nine tries in yesterday’s win against Russia in Nelson — but has warned them that they must improve defensively.

Wed, 21 Sep, 2011

Free-scoring Italy overcome dogged Russian side

Italy 53 Russia 17

Tue, 20 Sep, 2011

Italy set to ring changes for Russia clash

Italy will unveil a vastly-changed line-up when they take on Russia in Ireland's Group C of the Rugby World Cup tomorrow, with only three players retained from the 32-6 mauling at the hands of Australia.

Mon, 19 Sep, 2011

Scotland gain confidence against Italy

Scotland 23 Italy 12

Sat, 20 Aug, 2011

Scotland face Italy without Evans

Scotland were today aiming to avoid the RBS 6 Nations wooden spoon in their clash with Italy at Murrayfield.

Sat, 19 Mar, 2011

Benvenuti calls for Azzurri focus

Italy winger Tommaso Benvenuti believes his team must not get carried away by the euphoria surrounding their historic win over France as they prepare for their final RBS 6 Nations match of the year against Scotland on Saturday.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2011

Benvenuti clinches famous Treviso victory

AIRONI made their presence felt against Munster on their Magners League debut but Italian compatriots Benetton Treviso went one better as they scored a 34-28 win over the Scarlets.

Mon, 06 Sep, 2010

Late try gives Treviso win over Scarlets

Benetton Treviso 34 Scarlets 28

Sat, 04 Sep, 2010

Ireland U20s get campaign off to a flying start

IRELAND could hardly have asked for a better start to their U20 Six Nations campaign as they brushed Italy aside with ease at Dubarry Park in Athlone last night.

Sat, 06 Feb, 2010