Italy

Jonathan Sexton will not be making the trip to Chicago for Ireland’s neutral-venue match against Italy next weekend. Joe Schmidt has opted to rest his star flyhalf and a number of other first choice players, sending only two of his Lions tourists to Soldier Field. Props Jack McGrath and Tadhg …

Nigel Owens will take the field in Chicago on November 3. The world’s most prominent rugby referee takes charge of Ireland’s match against Italy at Soldier Field, with former Harlequins scrumhalf Karl Dickson tabbed to run the rule over the USA’s match against the New Zealand Māori. One of the …

Next month will see the final competitor for RWC 2019 confirmed. The month will also see widespread international competition involving all of of the 19 qualified countries and many others. Many will play in familiar rivalries. What though are rugby’s overdue test matches? 1 Australia vs Georgia In the Australian-hosted …

Sergio Parisse will return to captain Italy in the upcoming November test series. The 35-year-old skipped the summer tour to Japan to recover ahead of the long World Cup year. He is one of only four players based outside of Italy named in Conor O’Shea’s 37-man squad, the remainder come …

Psalm Wooching will not be playing in Italy after all this fall. In March the US Eagles flanker signed a one-year deal with Viadana of Italy’s top domestic division – the Eccellenza – but the club has now confirmed that the move will not take place. In a statement on …

In this special edition of Up and Under we look specifically at the coaching career of Daniel Hourcade for Argentina. El Huevo had a rollercoaster ride which included both remarkable results as well as dour performances. All told Hourcade was in charge of Argentina for 54 test matches. This covered …

Los Pumitas failed to perform today, falling 30-26 to Italy in the Junior World Championship. The result sees Argentina’s pool matches completed with a 1-2 record. Both teams scored four tries in the match but the theme was Italy’s impressive start as the Argentine defense was split wide open throughout …

Uruguay made it two wins from two matches in the Nations Cup on Wednesday, downing Emerging Italy. The 23-19 victory saw Los Teros in control throughout the second half. Having previously defeated the Fiji Warriors it means Sunday’s match against the Argentina XV is now a tournament final. Uruguay are …

Uruguay downed Emerging Italy in the Nations Cup earlier today. The 23-19 win was the second straight victory for Los Teros, the hosts of the World Rugby organized tournament. Emerging Italy came off a late defeat against the Argentina XV. They were looking to go one better in Montevideo today. …

The third and final match day of pool play of the U20’s Championship takes place on Thursday. In search of advancing to the final four Argentina face Italy. Both teams defeated Scotland but lost against England in their prior matches. Argentina had an impressive performance against Scotland on Saturday. Their …