Italy hooker Ghiraldini on road to recovery

- 26/03/201927/03/2019

Veteran Italian hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini is on the comeback trail after undergoing surgery for the knee injury he sustained in his sideâ€™s Guinness Six Nations defeat to France. Ghiraldini was forced off early in the second half in the Azzurriâ€™s Super Saturday clash against Les Bleus in Rome, which ended in

Analysis: Tries, counter-attacks and comebacks the keys to 2019

- 18/03/201918/03/2019

Tries, effective counter-attacking and unprecedented comebacks made this yearâ€™s Guinness Six Nations one which will live a long time in the memory. Now four-time Grand Slam winners (since 2000), Wales built their success on astonishing defence and efficient scoring. The other story is of how Italy continued to show improvement, even

AWS Stats Review: Italy 14-25 France

- 17/03/201918/03/2019

Italy were dealt their fifth defeat of this yearâ€™s Guinness Six Nations Championship at the Stadio Olimpico as they were downed 14-25 by France â€“ but things could have been very different. Damian Penaud had a hand in the two biggest moments of the match, first knocking the ball out of

Highlights: Clinical France defeat Italy in Rome

- 17/03/201918/03/2019

Italy were left wondering what might have been after narrowly losing their final game of the 2019 Guinness Six Nations to France at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. The hosts raced into a 6-0 lead in the Super Saturday opener thanks to two Tommaso Allan penalties, before Les Bleus hit back

Nominees for Guinness Six Nations Player of the Round

- 17/03/201917/03/2019

Super Saturday treated us to three incredible matches and the nominees are now in for the Guinness Six Nations Player of the Round. Wales completed the Grand Slam with victory over Ireland, earning a 25-7 success in Cardiff and they have four players on the list. They are joined by an Italian

Decisive Penaud denies Italy in Rome

- 16/03/201917/03/2019

Damian Penaud was the hero for France as he scored the winning try in a 25-14 win over Italy, minutes after denying Marco Zanon a potentially match-winning score. The winger was Franceâ€™s star player throughout, and looked to have won the game when he knocked the ball out of the hands

VIDEO: Watch Dupont score to give France lead over Italy

- 16/03/201917/03/2019

After a strong start Italy had taken an early lead thanks to a pair of slotted penalties from Tommaso Allan. But it was Les Bleus who grabbed the first try through scrum-half Antoine Dupont, who touched down after 15 minutes. He was set away after some classy handling from full-back Maxime Medard