Italy

Italy head coach Conor O'Shea has made four changes to his squad for the upcoming Six Nations clash against Ireland at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.

Conor O'Shea is "tailor-made" for the all-encompassing job of revitalising Italian rugby, according to Danny Care.

As the first week of Six Nations 2017 tournament kicked-off last weekend, we take a lot at five of the key points from the encounters.

Italy will have a nervous wait on the fitness of their skipper Sergio Parisse ahead of the Six Nations encounter against Ireland on Saturday.

Three tries in the second half helped Wales turned the tide as they kicked-off their Six Nations campaign with a 7-33 win over Italy at Sadio Olimpico on Sunday.

In-form Exeter centre Michele Campagnaro has been named on the bench as Italy boss Conor O'Shea unveiled the line-up for the Six Nations opener against Wales on Sunday.

As the Six Nations 2017 tournament is set to begin on 4th February, we take a look at the list of players, who are battling injuries.

Wales' upcoming Six Nations campaign have been dealt a major blow as back-row Taulupe Faletau and lock Luke Charteris have been ruled out of the opening game against Italy on Sunday.

As the Six Nations 2017 tournament is set to kick-off from 4th February, we take a look at six of the players, who might excel for their respective teams.

Former London Irish coach Brendan Venter has been appointed as the new defence coach of Italy until the 2019 World Cup in Japan.

Sonatane Takulua kicked a penalty in the final minute as Tonga registered their first victory over Italy since the 1999 World Cup on Saturday.

A spirited performance from Italy saw them register their maiden Test victory over South Africa with a 20-18 triumph at Stadio Artemio Franchi on Saturday.

Carlo Canna's penalty in the 72nd minute was the saviour for Italy as they managed to edge out Canada by 20-18 in their encounter at BMO Field.

Georgia continued their impressive debut World Rugby U20 Championship campaign on Monday, beating Italy 18-17 and removing themselves from the forthcoming 11th place playoff.

Italy under their newly appointed coach Conor O'Shea have managed to battle a hard-fought 24-20 victory over the United States of America in San Jose.

In the third round of the World Rugby U20 Championship at the Manchester City Academy Stadium, Ireland trounced Georgia while Scotland and South Africa managed victories against Italy and France respectively.

Round Two of the 2016 World Rugby U20s at the AJ Bell Stadium followed a little more closely to the script than Round One writes Lewis Hughes, although a statement victory in the day’s final game from Argentina will have raised more than a few eyebrows around opposition camps.

On the opening day of the World Rugby U20 Championship there were thrills, spills and high drama writes Chris Heal as he looks back at the action from first round of games at the Manchester City Academy Stadium.

Following on from our look at Pool A of the upcoming World Rugby U20 Championship yesterday, we now turn our attentions to the tournament’s humdinger of a group, Pool B.

One of the worst kept secrets in rugby was finally let out into the open last month when Harlequins’ director of rugby Conor O’Shea was announced as the new Italy head coach.