The other weird rugby laws few people know about after Italy shambles
Italian captain Michele Lamaro wouldn’t have been the only one perplexed by the events at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday.
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Dream debut for Lowry but confusion reigns as Ireland see off 13-man Italy
Ireland versus Italy would have seemed like an ideal game for Georgian referee Nika Amashukeli to make his Six Nations bow.
Crowley: Italy must be more clinical when they get chances
Italy have to be more clinical according to coach Kieran Crowley following their 33-0 defeat to England in Rome. The Azzurri struggled to get into the game in the first half at the Stadio Olimpico, trailing 21-0 at half-time but then enjoyed much more territory and possession in the second half. Ad/> But unfortunately for Crowley and his team, they were unable to turn those opportunities into points, an issue which he knows they need to resolve.
Jones says much-changed England won't underestimate Italy
England coach Eddie Jones is adamant that Italy are making "rapid progress" even though his much-changed side will be overwhelming favourites to inflict more Six Nations misery on the Azzurri.
Italy's Crowley makes 3 changes for England in Rome
Italy head coach Kieran Crowley has made three changes for this weekend's Six Nations game with Italy, the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) announced on Friday.
Italy make three changes for England as injured Menoncello misses out
ROME : Italy coach Kieran Crowley has made three changes for Sunday's Six Nations clash with England in Rome, but teenage winger Tommaso Menoncello misses out through injury after becoming the Championship’s youngest try scorer in 55 years against France.
Italy: Kieran Crowley makes three changes for Six Nations clash with England in Rome
Crowley has made three changes to the starting line-up that suffered a 37-10 defeat against France in their tournament opener in Paris last weekend. In the back-line, Federico Mori comes in to the run-on side on the right wing where he replaces Tommaso Menoncello, who made a try-scoring debut against Les Bleus.
