Ulster made it consecutive home wins in the United Rugby Championship with a thrilling defeat of Benetton at Kingspan Stadium.
Italy have named their team for the upcoming Pool A match against New Zealand at OL Stadium in Lyon on Friday, 29 September.
Despite an almighty effort from their less fancied opposition in the first half, Italy have maintained their 100-per-cent win-rate in the 2023 Rugby World Cup with a 38-17 win over Uruguay in Nice. How did the Azzurri rate in victory?
Italy boss Kieran Crowley has made eight changes to his team for this Saturday’s clash with Romania in San Benedetto del Tronto, including the timely recall of the fit-again Ange Capuozzo for his first match in six months.
Former England squad member Paolo Odogwu and Harlequins second-row forward Dino Lamb have been named in Italy’s World Cup training group.
Italy prop Ivan Nemer has started his ‘Racism is a bad story’ project with the Italian rugby federation after his suspension for his high-profile incident last December.
Italy prop Ivan Nemer has copped a hefty ban following an investigation into his racist secret Santa gift to Benetton and Azzurri teammate Cherif Traore.
Replacement Caolin Blade claimed a 66th-minute bonus point as Connacht overcame Benetton 38-19 at the Sportsground.
We have studied our opponents and prepared as best as we can for our task. We will continue on this path, showing that we can be competitive in every match.