Epalahame Faiva rugby player
Epalahame Faiva rugby player

Epalahame Faiva

9th May 1994 1.83m/108kg Hooker

Lamb in for lock Cannone

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy head coach Kieran Crowley adds Dino Lam (pictured), Stephen Varney and Luca Morisi to his starting XV as he names his match-day 23 for the Pool A game against New Zealand at OL Stadium in Lyon on...

UPDATED: Manfredi replaces injured Bigi in Italy squad

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy head coach Kieran Crowley has called up hooker Marco Manfredi for the team's Rugby World Cup squad following Luca Bigi's injury. (changes to original announcement appear in bold)  Forwards   PropPietro...

Italy defeat Namibia 52-8 in Pool A

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

taly secured a 52-8 bonus-point win against Pool A opponents Namibia at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne on Saturday. Back-row forward Lorenzo Cannone scored the first of their seven...

Allan to play in third World Cup - Italy name team to play Namibia

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy head coach Kieran Crowley has named his match-day 23 to face Namibia in Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne on Saturday, with Tommaso Allan, who played fly-half in the previous two Rugby...

Italy name Rugby World Cup squad which feature Riccioni and Varney

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Prop Marco Riccioni and scrumhalf Stephen Varney have both been included in Italy's 33-man squad for next month's World Cup, despite suffering injuries against Ireland in their recent warm-up game. Coach...

Fit-again Ange Capuozzo one of eight Italy changes versus Romania

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy head coach Kieran Crowley has made eight changes to his team for this Saturday’s clash with Romania in San Benedetto del Tronto, including the timely recall of the fit-again Ange...

Double Debut For Italian Duo

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Backline duo Lorenzo Pani and Martin Page-Relo will make their Test debuts for Italy this weekend after being named in the starting lineup to face Scotland in the Summer Nations Series. Pani starts at...

Preview: Benetton v Ulster

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Benetton Frederico Ruzza was the only player to score a hattrick in Round 11. He is the first forward to do so for Benetton since Hame Faiva scored three tries against the Ospreys in November 2020 Settling...

Every Premiership Clubs New Signings Ahead Of The 2022/23 Season

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Premiership clubs have begun their preparations ahead of the 2022/23 season.     We take a look at the new signings each club has made ahead of the new season.     Bath...

Alessandro Garbisi named in 33 player Azzurri squad, Tommy Allan recalled

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy coach Kieran Crowley has named his squad for the upcoming internationals against Portugal, Romania and Georgia with Paolo Garbisi's younger brother, Alessandro called into the squad.   The...