Giacomo Nicotera rugby player
Giacomo Nicotera rugby player

Giacomo Nicotera

15th Jul 1996 1.83m/102kg Hooker

Six Nations: Townsend confident Scotland can cope without Russell and Hogg

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend is confident his side can cope without injured backs Finn Russell and Stuart Hogg against Italy this weekend.   Townsend's side welcome bottom team Italy to Murrayfield...

Italy name team to face Scotland

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Kieran Crowley has formalized the line-up that will face Scotland at Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday 18 March at 12.30 local time (13.30 Italian time) on the fifth and final day of sSix Nations 2023.   Four...

Preview: Italy v Wales

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Almost a year on from one of their most treasured Championship days, Italy welcome Wales looking to make it back-to-back wins in this fixture as Rome hosts the Round 4 opener. Edoardo Padovani’s...

Six Nations Preview: Italy vs Ireland

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The next stop on Ireland’s bid for a Grand Slam takes them to Rome, where Italy lie in wait in Round 3 of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations. Andy Farrell’s side have already beaten Wales and...

Farrell to start Casey and Byrne in Rome, Garbisi returns for Italy

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Craig Casey and Ross Byrne will make their first Six Nations starts for Ireland when they travel to Rome to face Italy on Saturday. With Johnny Sexton out with a groin injury and Conor...

PREVIEW: Italy vs France

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Two of the northern hemisphere's in-form teams will collide when France play Italy at Stadio Olimpico to bring the opening weekend of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations to a close.  Les Bleus won every...

Italy name training squad ahead of 2023 Six Nations

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy head coach Kieran Crowley has named a 34-man training squad ahead of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations.        The squad are set to meet for a camp in Verona between...

Azzurri hunt another victory against wounded Springboks

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The wounded Boks will be on the hunt for their first win of the campaign when they face off against the Italians at Stadio Luigi Zaffanella on Saturday afternoon.   Last weekend, the Boks recorded...

Italy name side to tackle the Wallabies

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

 Kieran Crowley, Head Coach of the Italian Men's Rugby Team, has made official the formation that will face Australia on Saturday 12 November at 2 pm at the Franchi Stadium in Florence, the second...

Friday's Round 6 United Rugby Championship Team Announcements

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The teams for Friday night's Round 6 fixtures of the United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.   TEAM NEWS HEADLINES   #BENvBUL Dewaldt...