Parisse hails gritty Italians

Italy captain Sergio Parisse insisted his side should have no regrets after their narrow defeat to Ireland yesterday.

Parisse hails gritty Italians
Sun, 03 Feb, 2008 - 13:27

Italy captain Sergio Parisse insisted his side should have no regrets after their narrow defeat to Ireland yesterday.

A battling performance saw the Azzurri fall just five points short of the Irish in their RBS 6 Nations opener before 76,000 fans at Croke Park.

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