Dondi demands better from Azzurri

Italy rugby chief Giancarlo Dondi has demanded the Azzurri “battle to the death” when they take on Wales in their next RBS 6 Nations Championship outing as they go in search of a first win in this year's competition.

Tue, 28 Feb, 2006 - 16:03

Dondi was left deflated by Italy’s second-half showing against France at the weekend when they surrendered a 12-8 half-time lead to lose 37-12.

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Courts Rugby Six Nations Place: Millennium Stadium Place: Cardiff Place: Stade de France Place: Calvisano Person: Dondi Person: Azzurri Person: Giancarlo Dondi Person: Pierre Berbizier Person: Santiago Dellape Person: Valerio Bernabo Person: Mauro Bergamasco Person: Mirco Bergamasco Person: Marco Bortolami Person: Gonzalo Canale Person: Pablo Canavosio Person: Martin Castrogiovanni Person: Carlo Antonio del Fava Person: Carlo Festuccia Person: Ezio Galon Person: Paul Griffen Person: Andrea Lo Cicero Person: Carlos Nieto Person: Ludovico Nitoglia Person: Fabio Ongaro Person: Sergio Parisse Person: Salvatore Perugini Person: Ramiro Pez Person: Simon Picone Person: Josh Sole Person: Cristian Stoica Person: Rima Wakarua Person: Maurizio Zaffiri Person: Alessandro Zanni Event: RBS 6 Nations Championship Organisation: Italy Organisation: Wales Organisation: France Organisation: Ireland Organisation: England Organisation: Italian Rugby Federation Organisation: Welsh Organisation: Scotland Organisation: Stade Francais Organisation: Clermont-Auvergne Organisation: Bourgoin Organisation: Gran Parma Organisation: Overmach Parma Organisation: L’Aquila Organisation: Viadana Organisation: Benetton Treviso Organisation: Perpignan Organisation: Montpellier

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