Italy

'Ruthless in the red zone and wing changes ' - Where Ireland could improve for final two games

On a frustrating day for Irish rugby, Joe Schmidt’s reigning Six Nations champions failed to register their first win of the competition and here are four areas to improve ahead of the visit of Italy.

Six Nations: talking points from the third round of matches

England must beware over-reliance on Billy Vunipola, Wales need to sharpen up decision-making and Jacques Brunel is surely already past his Italy sell-by dateIt was the best game of the championship by...

6 Nations Highlights: Italy vs Scotland

Cotter: We can use Italian job as springboard

Vern Cotter believes Saturday's win over Italy is just the beginning for his Scotland side.

Keatley on the mark to rescue Reds

Francis Saili ran in his second try in as many games, but Munster needed two late Ian Keatley penalties to edge past Treviso in Italy.

Vern Cotter says Scotland can go a lot further after Italy win

Head coach Cotter happy to end losing run and praises his team’s resilience and character in face of Italy pressureVern Cotter’s nickname is not “stern Vern” without reason. His brow is normally...

Scotland end Six Nations losing streak with good win over Italy in Rome

Italy suffered a 36-20 defeat at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday, as Scotland ended their run of nine straight losses in the Six Nations. Flankers John Barclay and John Hardie scored early tries, before...

Scotland women lose out to Italy

Lisa Thomson scores a try for Scotland in a 22-7 defeat to Italy in the women's Six Nations.

WATCH: Scotland takes 6 Nations win over Italy

Captain Greig Laidlaw kicked Scotland to a 36-20 victory over Italy in a ferocious Six Nations match in Rome on Saturday, their first victory in the tournament for two years. Scotland flankers John Barclay...

Laidlaw sensed Scotland win against Italy

Laidlaw sensed Scotland win against Italy