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(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 11 - Italy coach Franco Smith has made five changes to the Italy starting line-up to face Wales at the Olimpico on Saturday compared to the team that went down 48-10 at home to Ireland two weeks ago.     The outside trio will be made up of Trulla at fullback with Ioane and Bellini on the wings.     The centre combo of Brex and Canna will make their third straight start.     Garbisi and Varney will be behind the scrum.     The back row has been confirmed with Lamaro at number eight joined by Negri and Meyer.     Sisi will be flanked in the second row by Cannon...

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England have slipped to fourth in the official World Rugby rankings following their 40-24 Six Nations loss to Wales in Cardiff at the weekend.

Updated / Tuesday, 2 Mar 2021 06:52 Former Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan believes "we are not going anywhere" with regard to Italy's continued participation in the Guinness Six Nations, while adding that for the moment we could be better off with a five-nation tournament. Since joining the expanded Six Nations tournament in 2000, Italy have won just 12 of the 108 games they have played so far, with their last win coming in 2015. As things stand, they are guaranteed a place in the competition for another four years. With no real sign of major improvement in the short term, there have been c...

Ireland got their first Six Nations win this campaign with a 48-10 victory over Italy as the hosts fell to their 30th consecutive defeat in the tournament.