Italy name team to front Boks: 'It will be a very intense, physical match'
Italy coach Kieran Crowley has named his team to face the Springboks in Genoa on Saturday.
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Italy's Cannone set for debut against Samoa, Allan starts at fullback
Italy's Lorenzo Cannone will make his debut when they host Samoa in their opening autumn international on Saturday with Harlequins' Tommaso Allan set to start at fullback, head coach Kieran Crowley announced on Thursday.
Poor start to the URC season for Franco Smith’s Glasgow after loss to Benetton
Glasgow’s rebuild under new head coach Franco Smith got off to a rocky start as they suffered a 33-11 defeat at Benetton in the opening match of the United Rugby Championship.
Benetton v Cardiff Live: Kick-off time, TV details, team news and match updates
Cardiff bring down the curtain on their season tonight when they go in search of a third straight win as they take on Benetton out in Treviso.
Italy bring in Braley, Nicotera for Scotland game
Italy have made two changes to their starting XI for Saturday's Six Nations clash against Scotland in Rome on Saturday with coach Kieran Crowley bringing in scrum-half Callum Braley and hooker Giacomo Nicotera.
Italy's Faiva gets four-week ban for tackle on Sheehan
Italy hooker Hame Faiva has received a four-week ban for his red card in Sunday's Guinness Six Nations defeat to Ireland in Dublin.
Fraser Brown: Scotland changes for Italy are inevitable - no one should be guaranteed their place
Games between Scotland and Italy always seem freighted with significance and the match in Rome a week on Saturday will have extra edge after the results at the weekend.
Italy game of little value to Ireland or England
It was an unfortunate sequence of events that reduced the Ireland versus Italy game to a foregone conclusion on Sunday at the Aviva Stadium.