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FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA RUGBY COPPA ITALIA MASCHILE Ufficio del Giudice Sportivo Nazionale COMUNICATO COPPA ITALIA/02/GS Curv

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Italia v Fiji, due mesi alla sfida del Bluenergy Stadium: Udine pronta ad accogliere il Nations Championship il 21 novembre

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Italia v Fiji, due mesi alla sfida del Bluenergy Stadium: Udine pronta ad accogliere il Nations Championship

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Italia v Sudafrica, all’Allianz Stadium di Torino tornano i Campioni del Mondo in carica con la prima gara interna del Nations Championship 2026

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RICHIESTA AUTORIZZAZIONE PER GARE IN ITALIA CON CLUB ESTERI

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FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA RUGBY COPPA ITALIA MASCHILE Ufficio del Giudice Sportivo Nazionale COMUNICATO COPPA ITALIA/06/GS Curv

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FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA RUGBY COPPA ITALIA Ufficio del Giudice Sportivo Nazionale COMUNICATO COPPA ITALIA/06/GS Curva Nord -

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FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA RUGBY COPPA ITALIA MASCHILE Ufficio del Giudice Sportivo Nazionale COMUNICATO COPPA ITALIA/04/GS Curv

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Springboks team: When Rassie Erasmus will name his team to face Italy

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Bulls player ratings: ‘Terrific’ playmakers take control while star midfielder ‘breaks down’ defence in Italy

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The Bulls comfortably brushed aside Zebre in their URC opener, beating the hosts 13-47 on Saturday evening.

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Italy powerhouse banned for ‘unusual’ red card following ‘touchline brawl’ against Wallabies

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Joe Schmidt era staggers to a close as shellshocked Wallabies face Italy | Angus Fontaine

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Italy’s blunt 51-word statement in response to World Rugby banning Gonzalo Quesada for referee-bashing

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Italy team v Australia: Tommaso Menoncello OUT as Azzurri make nine changes following All Blacks defeat

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World Rugby stamp down on ref-bashing as Italy boss slapped first ban after Shape of the Game agreement

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All Blacks great: Will Jordan’s action in Italy victory ‘unlike’ back three star as record-breaker got ‘FOMO’

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Italy powerhouse banned for reckless headbutt on All Blacks star despite head coach’s ‘harsh’ sanction claim

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Jordan breaks All Blacks try record in win over Italy

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Will Jordan grabs try-scoring record as All Blacks hammer Italy in Nations Championship

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Why Rassie’s Italy Team Matters More Than You Think!

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  • 0:54“But I think Russi Rasmus is going to give a couple of debuts against Italy with a well-rounded experienced team around them and then a lot of experience sort of coming off of the bench.”
  • 4:42“And then I think they're going to put Franco Mosed in that number five jersey a little bit more experience um and kind of help Riley Norton through this test match.”
  • 6:40“I think we're going to start I think Russia is going to start Damian Valima in that number 12 jersey.”
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INJURY CRISIS? | France & Italy November Squads Preview

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The autumn test squads for France and Italy are locked in, but injury crises on both sides of the Alps have forced coaches to dig deep into their depth charts! We break down the massive list of absentees, the key veteran returnees, and the thrilling fixtures awaiting them this November. In this squad breakdown: •…

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  • 5:44“Scrum time, as I mentioned, is just going to be tough because South Africa scrum is making pretty much everyone look pretty ordinary right now and France still haven't really found a permanent solution at like tight head prop.”
  • 7:03“So, that's a real test of the Italian depth because often Italy's had a very good starting 15 in recent years, but sometimes the bench has not been quite up to it, but I do feel like they are building.”
  • 9:47“Didn't Italy go on tour South Africa last year and they got one They get one walloping and then they had a pretty not close game, but it was like an interesting game with them.”
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