New coach but same old concerns for Italy

It would be wrong to make big statements about Italy at the start of this Six Nations.

The nation does not await, and quite probably it never will do, because rugby does not enjoy that sort of status in the country as a whole.

Nevertheless this is probably the biggest moment for the sport in Italy for the past 10 years, and the biggest opportunity for a coach to make his mark since the time of Pierre Berbizier.