Blow for Italy as Costanzo forced out of Ireland clash

ITALY’S Salvatore Costanzo could miss the entire RBS 6 Nations tournament with a back injury.

Thu, 03 Feb, 2005 - 00:00
Andrew Baldock

Costanzo has definitely been ruled out of Italy's opening game against Ireland on Sunday after hurting himself during training on Tuesday.

But Azzurri team manager Marco Bollesan is hoping the Benetton Treviso prop makes a speedy recovery.

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