Italy number eight Sergio Parisse is set to miss the RBS 6 Nations match against Ireland on March 20.

Italian centre Manuel Dallan is not fully fit and will only be on the bench for tomorrow’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match against France in Paris.

ITALY are convinced their cosmopolitan team can make things difficult for world champions England at the Stadio Flaminio tomorrow.

The Welsh suffered an embarrassing whitewash last year but, after their heroics in Australia, have been tipped by England’s World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson to spring a surprise.

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.

Bourgoin 35 Benetton Treviso 19

Italy 36 Tonga 12

Italy coach John Kirwan has pulled back from his threat to field an entire second 15 in Saturday’s Pool D clash with New Zealand in Melbourne.

Italy have given their World Cup squad a tonic by allowing the players‘ wives into the training camp for the first time.

Ian McGeechan said farewell to the Scotland coaching job with a narrow win over an improving Italy side.

Italy 13 Ireland 37

Italy 13 Ireland 37

Italy 10 Ireland 23

Italy have named an unchanged team for Saturday's RBS Six Nations clash with Ireland at Rome's Stadio Flaminio.

Ireland 32 Italy 17

France's stand-in captain Olivier Magne could face a lengthy ban when he appears at a Six Nations disciplinary hearing in London on Tuesday.

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Italy have made three changes to the team narrowly defeated by Scotland for Sunday's Six Nations clash with Wales in Rome.

Aa expected the class of England was too much for Scotland and if Ireland does get to play the Calcutta Cup champions in this year’s Six Nations, serious consideration will have to be given to ways and means of countering England’s impressive attacking game.

France held off a spirited late challenge from a Diego Dominguez-inspired Italy to win their Six Nations Championship clash 30-19 at the Stadio Flaminio.

Brad Johnstone has revamped Italy's squad once again after the Twickenham thrashing last Saturday.

Jonny Wilkinson lead England on a Six Nations points record spree as they came from behind to destroy Italy 80-23 at Twickenham.

ROMA centre Giovanni Raineri has been handed the fly-half role for Italy’s daunting Six Nations task against England at Twickenham on Saturday.

Roma centre Giovanni Raineri has been handed the fly-half role for Italy's Six Nations clash against England at Twickenham.

A sparkling hat-trick of tries from Rob Henderson secured Ireland's first opening championship win for 13 years.