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Wales well on the road to recovery, says Warburton

SAM WARBURTON believes Wales are turning around their RBS 6 Nations campaign after the “doom and gloom” of an opening day defeat against Grand Slam-chasing England.

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Cueto words of caution for Ashton

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Cool Farrell inspires Sarries win

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Jacobsen ruled out for four months

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Ireland seeking to maintain Grand Slam hopes

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England duo ‘will be fine’

Wales impressive against Italy

Wales 47 Italy 8

Sat, 23 Feb, 2008

Bortolami back for Italy

Italy welcome back Gloucester lock Marco Bortolami for the RBS 6 Nations clash against Wales in Cardiff on February 23.

Wed, 13 Feb, 2008

Wilkinson lifts English spirits

JONNY WILKINSON clocked up 1,000 points for England as he guided the World Cup finalists through a hazardous Italian job and revived their RBS Six Nations campaign.

Mon, 11 Feb, 2008

Ireland make hard work of win over Italy

Ireland 16 Italy 11

Sat, 02 Feb, 2008

Biarritz pile the misery on hapless Viadana

BIARRITZ ensured hapless Viadana remained winless in Pool 4 of the Heineken Cup as they ran out 25-16 winners at the Parc des Sports Aguilera last night.

Sat, 19 Jan, 2008

Vahafolau snatches victory for Biarritz

BATTLING Glasgow were denied a Heineken Cup double over Biarritz after conceding two late tries last night.

Sat, 15 Dec, 2007

Italy get the boot as pitiless Paterson preserves perfect kicking record

Scotland 18 Italy 16

Mon, 01 Oct, 2007

Azzurri get campaign back on track with laboured victory

ITALY got their Rugby World Cup campaign back on track last night with a laboured victory over Pool C rivals Romania in Marseille.

Thu, 13 Sep, 2007

White apologises for denying Wales chance of victory

Italy 23 Wales 20

Mon, 12 Mar, 2007

Fear inspired Italian victory

ITALY captain Marco Bortolami has admitted he feared the Azzurri might throw away their chance to make history in the RBS 6 Nations Championship against Scotland.

Mon, 26 Feb, 2007

French guessing game as Laporte ponders changes

A LOT has been made of Bernard Laporte’s insistence on experimentation for this year’s RBS 6 Nations Championship, but it will be interesting to see if France’s head coach sticks to his word following the comprehensive opening day rout of beleaguered Italy.

Mon, 05 Feb, 2007

Relief for Biarritz as Bobo’s late double denies brave Borders

BRAVE Borders went within a whisker of creating the biggest ever Heineken Cup shock as they salvaged pride in France.

Mon, 18 Dec, 2006

Connolly relieved as Aussies see off ‘ever-improving’ Italians

AUSTRALIA coach John Connolly was mightily relieved to see his side avoid a major upset against a spirited Italy in the second of their four-game European tour.

Mon, 13 Nov, 2006

Castaignede eager to get back into misfiring French line-up

THOMAS CASTAIGNEDE admits it has been hard watching France endure a stuttering start to their RBS 6 Nations campaign as he prepares to make his tournament bow against Italy tomorrow.

Fri, 24 Feb, 2006

Del Fava gets Italy nod

Italy coach Pierre Berbizier has drafted Bourgoin lock Carlos Del Fava into his first 15 for this weekend’s Six Nations Championship clash with France in Paris.

Thu, 23 Feb, 2006

Scots do the Italian job despite forgettable display

SCOTLAND forward Simon Taylor was pleased with his side’s opening RBS Six Nations victory - despite a disappointing overall performance.

Mon, 28 Feb, 2005

Laporte shuffles pack for Welsh tie

FRANCE’S second-half revival to beat England on Sunday has not stopped coach Bernard Laporte making several changes.

Wed, 16 Feb, 2005

Wales face credentials test v Italy

Wales are facing another testing examination of their RBS 6 Nations title credentials today at the Stadio Flaminio, mindful of the humiliation that haunted their last trip to Rome.

Sat, 12 Feb, 2005

Luck of the Irish for O’Sullivan’s men

Italy 17 Ireland 28

Mon, 07 Feb, 2005

Ireland v Italy teams

Ireland: Dempsey, S. Horgan, D’arcy, O’Driscoll, Murphy, O’Gara, Stringer, Corrigan, Byrne, Hayes, O’Kelly, O’Callaghan, S. Easterby, Gleeson, Foley.

Sat, 20 Mar, 2004

Sides go in level at the break

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Sat, 06 Mar, 2004

Scotland and Italy square up

Scotland’s bid to avoid the RBS 6 Nations wooden spoon begins in earnest at the Stadio Flaminio this afternoon against an Italy side who have targeted the clash as their most likely source of championship points.

Sat, 06 Mar, 2004

Laporte happy to stay in grand slam hunt

HOME wins over Ireland and Italy have kept France in the race for a Six Nations title and a possible grand slam decider against England, which is enough to satisfy their coach Bernard Laporte.

Mon, 23 Feb, 2004

France beat Italy

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Sat, 21 Feb, 2004

France v Italy teams

Teams for today's RBS 6 Nations clash at Stade Francais.

Sat, 21 Feb, 2004

Kirwan delays selection

Italy coach John Kirwan has delayed his team selection for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations opener against England and will not now announce his line-up until tomorrow.

Thu, 12 Feb, 2004

Foley's Treviso Warning

THE unforgiving nature of Munster's Heineken Cup pool ensures that defeat in tomorrow's low-key clash in Treviso will be every bit as detrimental to their ambitions as the high octane reverse to Gloucester two weeks ago.

Fri, 23 Jan, 2004

Eight-try Munster demolish Treviso

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Sat, 13 Dec, 2003

Munster v Treviso teamsheets

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Sat, 13 Dec, 2003

Wales gear up for Italy showdown

With few expecting Wales to emerge with anything from their final pool game against New Zealand next weekend, this was it – a showdown with Italy for a place in the last eight of the World Cup.

Sat, 25 Oct, 2003