Quesada warns Italy must keep improving

The Azzurri go into the Guinness Six Nations second-round tie sniffing a first victory on Irish soil since 1997.

Head coach Gonzalo Quesada during an Italy Rugby captain's run at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada has warned his in-form side to stay focused on their need to continue improving as they look to build on their victory over Scotland with a repeat performance against Ireland on Saturday.

The Azzurri go into the Guinness Six Nations second-round tie at Aviva Stadium sniffing a first victory on Irish soil since a 37-29 January 1997 victory at Lansdowne Road. It was a result which would help advance their claims to make the championship a six-team affair, a status confirmed three years later.