In his latest column for Talking Rugby Union, Italy’s Seb Negri gives his assessment of the Azzurri’s Six Nations and looks ahead to a European weekend with Benetton.

Wales and Ireland have dominated the nominees for the Six Nations Player of the Championship for the recently concluded 2021 edition.

The fifth round of the Six Nations saw France ended the hope of a Grand Slam for Wales as they sealed a thrilling two-point win at Stade de France while Scotland dominated Italy with a convincing win to move fourth.

David Cherry and Duhan van der Merwe scored doubles as Scotland came up with an eight-try performance to trounce Italy 52-10 in the latest round of Six Nations at Murrayfield Stadium.

Italy head coach Franco Smith has made four changes to the startling line up for the final round of the Six Nations game against Scotland to be played at Murrayfield on Saturday.

England and Ireland have made progress in the latest World Rugby Rankings following their victories in the latest round of Six Nations.

The fifth round of the Six Nations saw Wales keeping their hope of Grand Slam alive with a dominant win over Italy while England and Ireland recorded thrilling wins over France and Scotland respectively.

Wales came up with a seven-try riot as they trounced Italy 48-7 in the fourth round of the Six Nations at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.

Italy head coach Franco Smith has made five changes to the starting line-up for the fourth round of Six Nations clash against Wales.

CVC Capital Partners have strengthened their hold in the Six Nations Rugby after finalising a long-term strategic partnership securing 14% share worth up to £365m.

Wales head coach Wayne Pivac has made two changes to the starting line-up for the fourth round of Six Nations clash against Italy.

The third round of the Six Nations tournament saw Ireland register their first win of the tournament as they defeated Italy 10-48 while Wales outplayed England to maintain their winning streak.

Ireland came up with a six-try performance as they trounced Italy 48-10 in the third round of the Six Nations at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.

Ireland will miss the services of Ulster back Jacob Stockdale for the upcoming third round of the Six Nations tournament against Italy after failing to recover from a knee injury.

England flanker Jack Willis is confident of making a comeback after his latest knee injury in the recently concluded Six Nations game against Italy at Twickenham Stadium.

The second round of the Six Nations 2021 tournament saw England record their first win of the tournament with a 41-18 victory over Italy.

England bounced back from their defeat to Scotland in the opening round of the Six Nations with a 41-18 victory over Italy at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.

Gaining his 87th cap against Italy on Saturday afternoon, blindside flanker Courtney Lawes talks about getting back on the horse as England look to kickstart their Six Nations campaign.

The likes of Paolo Odogwu arguably have the spark and excitement which England are searching for, but the next chapter in his development is still waiting to be written.

Following the announcement of his matchday 23 to take on Italy at Twickenham, Eddie Jones spoke to media as England hope to get the ball rolling on their 2021 Six Nations campaign.