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Benetton romp to Rainbow Cup victory

Scenes of unbridled joy greeted the 35-8 rout of South Africa's Bulls in Treviso as Kieran Crowley bows out at Benetton in glorious fashion. Now he hopes to work magic on Italy Green party: Benetton celebrate beating the Bulls to win the Pro14 Rainbow Cup in Treviso (Inpho) An incredible day brings silverware for the Italian franchise

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Kieran Crowley named as Italy head coach

The Kiwi replaces Franco Smith, who becomes head of high performanceKieran Crowley during his Benetton reign (Getty Images)Kieran Crowley was today named as the head coach of Italy, taking over from Franco Smith – the South African …Continue reading »

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Should the Six Nations introduce relegation?

After 32 successive Six Nations defeats, Italy's place in the tournament has never been more precarious. Hence this question for our Face-off debate from our May 2021 issue Winless Italy had a points difference of minus 184 during this year's Six Nations Championship (Inpho)The debate that never goes away

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