Ireland 42 Italy 10

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

By Ian Cusack

Italy coach Jacques Brunel has made four changes to face Ireland in Saturday’s RBS Six Nations match at the Aviva Stadium.

Italy 15 England 19

France 30 Italy 12

Italy coach Jacques Brunel has named four uncapped players in his 30-man squad for the for the first two games of the RBS 6 Nations Championship.

Ospreys 44 Treviso 17

MUNSTER coach Tony McGahan will today dig deeper into his pool of young talent to find a Heineken Cup squad replacement for Denis Leamy, who has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a hip injury.

Treviso 11 Edinburgh 22

ULSTER crashed to their first defeat in any competition to an Italian team and third in succession when they were outplayed by Benetton Treviso at Ravenhill last night.

Ulster 12 Treviso 23

Glasgow 13 Benetton Treviso 15

Newport Gwent Dragons 33 Treviso 10

Italy coach Nick Mallett has made seven changes to his side to face France in Saturday's RBS Six Nations match at the Stadio Flaminio.

Italy coach Nick Mallett has made three changes to his side to face Wales in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations match at the Stadio Flaminio.

ITALY coach Nick Mallett insists his men head to Twickenham convinced they can make history with a first victory over England.

Italy coach Nick Mallett insists his men head to Twickenham convinced they can make history with a first victory over England.

Italy prop Martin Castrogiovanni says the Azzurri will have to play the perfect game if they are to upset England on Saturday.

Italy coach Nick Mallett has made four changes to the side that lost their RBS 6 Nations opener against Ireland for Saturday’s game against England at Twickenham.

Italy 6 Ireland 3

The Tactics

ITALY coach Nick Mallett has handed Benetton Treviso’s Kristopher Burton the number 10 shirt for tomorrow’s RBS 6 Nations opener against Ireland at Rome’s Flaminio Stadium.

Italy coach Nick Mallett has handed Benetton Treviso’s Kristopher Burton the number 10 shirt for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations opener against Ireland at Rome’s Flaminio Stadium.

Leicester 62 Treviso 15

Italy coach Nick Mallett has named a 24-man squad for the first two games of the RBS 6 Nations.

Ulster 32 Benetton Treviso 13

Benetton Treviso 24 Connacht 17

CONNACHT have made two changes to their starting XV for their first Magners League foray to Italy where they face Benetton Treviso this evening (6.05pm, Irish time).

A half empty stadium didn’t help create the perfect atmosphere for this Magners League clash with weakened Benetton Treviso last night, but Munster made the best of it and the Thomond Park faithful responded positively to an effort that could best be described as solid and workmanlike.

RONAN O’GARA takes the captain’s armband for tonight’s Magners League clash with Benetton Treviso at Thomond Park (7.45), taking over from Denis Leamy, who gets a break after playing six of seven games for Munster this season.

Benetton Treviso coach Franco Smith has made a host of changes for their Magner’s League tie against Munster at Thomond Park on Friday night.

Maori winger Joe Maddock will make his debut for Benetton Treviso against Leinster in the Magner's League at Stadio di Monigo on Saturday evening.

Italy coach Nick Mallett has dropped six players from his squad to face France in their final RBS 6 Nations game in Rome at the weekend.

Italy will be boosted by the return of Andrea Masi for Saturday´s RBS 6 Nations encounter against France.

SHAUN EDWARDS has warned Wales cannot run the risk of entering “self-destruct” mode against RBS 6 Nations strugglers Italy on Saturday.