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Italy flanker Alessandro Zanni admits the Azzurri must make drastic improvements following their heavy defeat to South Africa last weekend, claiming Samoa are not a team to be underestimated.
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10 Jun, 17:11
England Under-20s head coach Nick Walshe refused to rule out his side qualifying for the semi-finals of the IRB Junior World Championsips despite defeat to defending champions South Africa.
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7 Jun, 18:38
Sergio Parisse claims all the pressure is on South Africa ahead of Italy's clash with the Springboks, claiming the sides' last meeting in Durban will have no bearing on the match.
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31 May, 10:11
Italy captain Sergio Parisse will lead the Barbarians against the British & Irish Lions in Hong Kong in the curtain-raiser to the 2013 tour of Australia.
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24 May, 11:40
Italy hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini has called on the Azzurri to build on their best-ever RBS 6 Nations finish as they prepare to head to South Africa for a quadrangular tournament also featuring Scotland and Samoa.
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22 May, 15:45
Marco Bortolami admits he's relishing his return to the international stage after joining up with Italy for their summer campaign.
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11 May, 14:29
Italy coach Jacques Brunel has called on four debutants for the Azzurri's summer tour of South Africa as they look to build on their equal-best RBS 6 Nations result this year.
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9 May, 11:43
Kris Burton believes it is now time for Italy to start giving appearances to younger fly-halves after the 32-year-old announced his retirement from international rugby.
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25 Apr, 10:41
Italy captain Sergio Parisse insists his club team Stade Français will be ready for their European semi-final away to Perpignan on Friday.
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12 Apr, 12:37
Italy skipper Sergio Parisse believes his team are now capable of beating anyone after their fourth-place finish in the RBS 6 Nations.
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10 Apr, 10:55
Italian fly-half Kris Burton will be playing his club rugby in Wales next season after it was announced that he will join Newport Gwent Dragons.
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7 Apr, 14:18
Italy Under-20s coach Gianluca Guidi is adamant his players can use the experience garnered from the RBS 6 Nations to find themselves and have a successful Junior World Rugby Trophy in Chile.
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5 Apr, 12:33
Italy centre Gonzalo Garcia believes his country's historic RBS 6 Nations win over Ireland last month makes his club side Zebre's reception of Leinster a more exciting prospect.
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3 Apr, 12:01
Italy prop Martin Castrogiovanni's future remains undecided as his expected move from Leicester Tigers to Toulon has stalled, according to both parties.
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30 Mar, 12:27
Sergio Parisse enjoyed a fine 2013 RBS 6 Nations campaign and Italy's talisman is preparing himself to take on the great and the good of Europe once again with club side Stade Francais.
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29 Mar, 16:59
Alessandro Zanni has urged his Italian teammates to build on their RBS 6 Nations performances after they equalled their best-ever result in the competition.
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27 Mar, 11:36
Andrea Masi claims Italy saved some of their best-ever performances for the 2013 RBS 6 Nations and is aiming to build on the momentum ahead of the 2015 World Cup.
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27 Mar, 11:19
France Under-18s coach Philippe Boher admits his side face a huge test if they are to win the Justin Bridou Trophy on home soil in Grenoble.
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24 Mar, 13:41
Italy winger Giovanbattista Venditti insists he is happy to move into the centres if required after scoring a try for Zebre while playing at inside centre on Friday night.
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22 Mar, 16:05
Former captain Marco Bortolami believes the inclusion of Italian clubs in the Celtic League played a big part in their impressive RBS 6 Nations showing.
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20 Mar, 14:03
Veteran Italy prop Martin Castrogiovanni is back in training after being forced to miss his side's victory over Ireland in the final RBS 6 Nations match of the season.
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