It was almost inevitable that one national squad would be announced long after the five others. With a Sunday afternoon start, Nanni Raineri had no need to rush things. Team: 15 Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi 14 Aura Muzzo 13 Michela Sillari 12 Beatrice Rigoni 11 Alyssa D’Inca 10 Veronica Madia 9 Sofia Stefan (captain) 1 Gaia
As France are going to be the last to disclose their squad, I’ll leave them to a later posting. Italy Disturbing news has emerged from Italy, as yet unconfirmed, that the contracted Azzurre were not paid in January or February. This comes as a huge shock and setback. We may cautiously hope there is a
Giovanni Raineri has announced his Six Nations squad for the 2024 Championship. It is: Ilaria Arrighetti (Stade Rennais), Beatrice Capomaggi (Villorba Rugby), Alice Cassaghi (CUS Milano Rugby), Giulia Cavina (CUS Milano Rugby), Micol Cavina (Villorba Rugby), Alyssa D’Inca (Villorba Rugby), Valeria Fedrighi (Stade Toulousain), Lucia Gai (Valsugana Rugby Padova), Elisa Giordano (Valsugana Rugby Padova), Francesca
Just before Christmas the FIR has announced a completely new initiative to advance the standing of women’s rugby in the two Latinate nations. Italy Two new franchises have been created, based on the existing men’s clubs, Benetton and Zebre. They include 65 players from 15 clubs, a blend of seasoned internationals, players on the edge
Italy v South Africa – Round 2 Athlone Sports Stadium, Cape Town This was a rare and fascinating meeting between two very different types of team: the Italians spreading the ball wherever possible, the Springboks happy to let the pack do a lot of work. After a few shaky moments in deep defence, the Azzurre
Two head coaches make plentiful changes Nanni Raineri has made sweeping changes to the side that faces the Boks in Cape Town on Friday. With the withdrawal from action of the skipper, Sofia Stefan, Beatice Rigoni assumes the captaincy. She may well have held that honour before, but if so, I don’t recall it. In
A Game to treasure The last of the five tests played out on 30 September proved to be the game of the day. It was on a knife edge till the 89th minute. But the Sakura made a telling point by defeating the home-team in the tightest of games. The Azzurre started on top, Beatrice
Italy v Spain Stadio Walter Beltrametti, Piacenza 22 July This match takes its special place in history as the very last qualifier to decide the three tiers of the WXV. The winners gain the last available spot in WXV2, the losers go to WXV3. If you have the gift of sympathy, you could direct it
Italy v Wales – Six Nations – Round Five Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma Result: Italy 10 Wales 36 Player of the Match: Alex Callender The looming arrival of the WXV meant that every point scored in Parma would take on extra significance. To ensure their place in Tier 1 Wales had either to win or gain
Round Four, Six Nations – Scotland v Italy DAM Health Stadium, Edinburgh Result: Scotland 29 Italy 21 Player of the Match: Jade Konkel-Roberts It’s so nice to be wrong. Scotland stormed to a first victory of the championship and a first win in a long time. I suspect I wasn’t alone in thinking the Azzurre
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