Italy

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has rested experienced duo Rory Best and Johnny Sexton for the autumn international opener against Italy to be played in Chicago on 3rd November.

England coach Eddie Jones has confirmed that the team will train in Italy next summer to aid in their preparations for the 2019 World Cup in Japan.

Italy will have the services of Michele Campagnaro for their autumn international opener against Ireland in Chicago after Exeter Chiefs has granted a release from his contract.

Italy registered their first win of the year as they edged out Japan with a 22-25 margin at Noevir Stadium to level the two-game series 1-1.

A dominant second-half performance from Japan saw them beat Italy 34-17 at Oita Stadium on Saturday.

England were the first team to book a semi-final spot in the ongoing World Rugby U20 Championship following their 43-5 win over Italy in Perpignan on Sunday.

England Under 20 head coach Steve Bates has made nine changes in the starting line-up for the upcoming clash against Italy to be played at Stade Aime-Giral, Perpignan on Sunday.

Replacement Niccolo Taddia scored a try in the added minutes as Italy edged out Scotland 26-27 in their World Rugby U20 Championship encounter at Stade de la Mediterranee on Wednesday.

TRU catches up with one of Italy’s standout performers in the Six Nations, a year on from winning silverware with Hartpury.

We pick out our Dream Team of this year's 2018 NatWest 6 Nations Championship.

Ireland went on to clinch their third Grand Slam in the recently concluded Six Nations 2018 tournament after beating England 15-24 in the final round. Here are few of the key points from the tournament.

Greig Laidlaw kicked the decisive penalty in the 78th minute as Scotland sealed a thrilling 29-27 victory over Italy in the final round of the Six Nations Championship clash at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.

As the fourth round of Six Nations Championship 2018 came to a conclusion with Ireland claiming the title, we take a look at few of the key points from last weekend's encounters.

George North scored a brace against Italy as the powerhouse Wales wing helped his side to a 38-14 victory to go 2nd in the Six Nations Championship table.

The masses of rugby union fans are avidly watching the current Six Nations with an intense eye as they would in any other edition of the tournament, but plenty could still change as we move towards crowning this year’s winner.

France have maintained their winning streak while Scotland and Wales bounced back with wins over England and Ireland respectively in round three of the U20 Six Nations Championship.

Hugo Bonneval scored France's second try in Marseille on Friday night as they ended their 343-day wait for a Test win with 34-17 victory over Italy in Six Nations clash.

France head coach Jacques Brunel has made five changes to the starting line-up for the upcoming Six Nations clash against Italy to be played at Orange Veodrome on Friday.

The second week of the Six Nations 2018 saw title holders England edge out Wales while Ireland and Scotland registered wins over Italy and France respectively. Here are few of the key points from the round two of the tournament.

Ireland ran an eight-try riot as they went on trounce Italy by 56-19 in their Six Nations face-off at Aviva Stadium on Saturday.