ITALY have never made it through to the last eight of the Rugby World Cup, but now is the hour, believes Roland De Marigny ahead of today’s crucial Pool C match with Scotland in St Etienne.

ITALY’S stuttering World Cup campaign showed no sign of improvement last night as they struggled to an unconvincing Pool C win over brave Portugal at the Parc des Princes.

Italy 17 Ireland 28

Italy 20 Scotland 14