"The only thing left is the underdog role," said Austria coach Stephan Helm, despite all his self-confidence. However, he feels "well prepared" and the team is eager for the game. "We believe that ...

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It is a familiar looking Italy side named by Gonzalo Quesada. Tommaso Allan starts at full-back as a second playmaker to fly half Paolo Garbisi, while Dino Lamb is Federico Ruzza’s second row ...

Scotland get Six Nations campaign off to winning start Hosts hold off fierce second-half fight-back by Italy Scots at home to Ireland next, Italy welcome Wales EDINBURGH, Feb 1 (Reuters ...

Here’s how it works. Perennial whipping boys, Italy are unbeaten in three Six Nations matches, stretching back to a draw with France and back-to-back victories over Scotland and Wales.

Scotland host Italy in the opening round of the Six Nations. Gregor Townsend's Scotland are coming off the back of a positive autumn, where they defeated Australia, Portugal and Fiji, with star ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Two wins and a draw last year marked Italy’s best performance in 25 years as a constituent part of this championship. Many of the faces remain ...

But Italy, who fought back from 22-10 down to defeat the Scots 31-29 in Rome last March, once again produced a spirited fightback, with the boot of Tommaso Allan and a breakaway try from Juan ...

Scotland will be out for revenge on Saturday as they take on Italy at Murrayfield in their opening fixture of the 2025 Six Nations. Last year's encounter between these two sides saw the Italians ...

The 2025 Six Nations is here! The action kicks off in Paris on Friday, but Scotland and Italy get their campaigns underway less than 24 hours later at Murrayfield. Scotland enter this year's ...

Darge & Jones both go over in opening nine minutes & White adds third Brex with intercept try after four Allan penalties for Italy Jones crosses twice just after hour to ease tension for Scots ...