Sergio Parisse has lost 100 times but says Italy are not making up numbers

Italy’s captain is adamant that his side deserves to be in the Six Nations despite their long losing runIf it is true you learn more about yourself when you lose, there cannot be much left for Sergio Parisse to discover. Parisse has played in 134 Tests for Italy and lost 100 of them. From the first, 64-10 to the All Blacks in Hamilton way back in 2002, to the last, 29-27 to Scotland in Rome last March, Parisse’s lost every which way a man can: trounced, thrashed, pummelled, pipped, robbed and routed. One hundred losses is a record. No one else even comes close. Next on the list is his old team…