https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy's rugby team will wear rainbow laces during Saturday's game against New Zealand in support of former Wales captain Gareth Thomas. https://www.thelocal.it/20181124/italys-rugby-team-to-don-rainbow-laces-in-support-of-welsh-star Sat, 24 Nov 2018 13:32:07 +0100 italys-rugby-team-to-don-rainbow-laces-in-support-of-welsh-star Irishman Ian McKinley is moving on from being known as the 'Goggle Guy' to making his debut for Italy against Fiji in Sicily on Saturday - nearly eight years after losing the sight in his left eye. https://www.thelocal.it/20171110/blind-mckinley-moving-on-from-goggle-guy-to-italy-debut Fri, 10 Nov 2017 12:30:20 +0100 blind-mckinley-moving-on-from-goggle-guy-to-italy-debut Italy could be left without a representative in the European Champions Cup unless there is a marked improvement by their teams, after a shake-up announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170518/italys-rugby-clubs-will-now-have-to-up-their-game-to-qualify-for-champions-cup Thu, 18 May 2017 16:13:34 +0200 italys-rugby-clubs-will-now-have-to-up-their-game-to-qualify-for-champions-cup Italian rugby bosses on Wednesday announced they had pulled their bid to host the 2023 World Cup following Rome's decision not to bid for the 2024 Olympics. https://www.thelocal.it/20160929/italy-scraps-bid-to-host-2023-rugby-world-cup Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:07:07 +0200 italy-scraps-bid-to-host-2023-rugby-world-cup Former Ireland full-back Conor O'Shea was on Friday named as the new Italy coach, taking over from Frenchman Jacques Brunel. https://www.thelocal.it/20160325/italy-name-conor-oshea-as-new-coach Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:55:43 +0100 italy-name-conor-oshea-as-new-coach Italy coach Jacques Brunel has recalled fly-half Kelly Haimona to his starting XV for their 'wooden spoon' clash against Scotland at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday after Carlo Canna failed to recover in time from injury. https://www.thelocal.it/20160225/haimona-in-for-italy-ahead-of-scotland-clash Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:33:51 +0100 haimona-in-for-italy-ahead-of-scotland-clash Jules Plisson kicked a penalty four minutes from time to defeat Italy 23-21 and deny them a famous first Six Nations victory in France on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160206/france-survive-italy-scare-in-six-nations-openr Sat, 06 Feb 2016 19:00:12 +0100 france-survive-italy-scare-in-six-nations-openr The first Italian rugby team made almost exclusively of refugees has belatedly begun life at in Italy's lowest league, after receiving special permission from the Italian Rugby Federation to allow it to compete. https://www.thelocal.it/20160107/italys-refugee-rugby-team-tries-for-success Thu, 07 Jan 2016 10:20:10 +0100 italys-refugee-rugby-team-tries-for-success World Cup flops Italy have brought in 18 new faces as part of a 38-man training squad expected to be trimmed by coach Jacques Brunel ahead of next year's Six Nations. https://www.thelocal.it/20151117/italy-team-tries-to-rebuild-after-world-cup-flop Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:10:39 +0100 italy-team-tries-to-rebuild-after-world-cup-flop Italy's hopes of qualifying for the last eight of the Rugby World Cup were dashed on Sunday evening when Ireland struggled to a 16-9 victory over the blues. https://www.thelocal.it/20151005/ireland-beat-italy-to-book-quarter-final-place Mon, 05 Oct 2015 10:05:35 +0200 ireland-beat-italy-to-book-quarter-final-place Talismanic Italy captain Sergio Parisse returns to the side for his first game of the 2015 World Cup in the must-win Pool D game against Six Nations champions Ireland on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151002/parisse-boosts-italy-for-must-win-game-against-irish Fri, 02 Oct 2015 15:49:31 +0200 parisse-boosts-italy-for-must-win-game-against-irish Italy captain Sergio Parisse will give his team-mates a welcome boost by finally joining the World Cup squad on Tuesday but is still not certain to play in the key game against Ireland. https://www.thelocal.it/20150929/italian-talisman-parisse-set-to-join-up-with-world-cup-squad Tue, 29 Sep 2015 10:43:35 +0200 italian-talisman-parisse-set-to-join-up-with-world-cup-squad Ireland are anxiously waiting to see whether Italy captain Sergio Parisse makes his much-awaited return from injury against them in their World Cup clash on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150928/irish-fear-return-of-italian-talisman-parisse Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:55:24 +0200 irish-fear-return-of-italian-talisman-parisse Gonzalo Garcia scored Italy's 50th World Cup try to help his country secure a narrow but vital 23-18 victory over Canada in a riveting encounter on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150926/italy-sneak-past-canada-in-thriller Sat, 26 Sep 2015 21:26:36 +0200 italy-sneak-past-canada-in-thriller Italy's French coach Jacques Brunel has warned his side against underestimating Canada ahead of their Rugby World Cup tie on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150925/we-cannot-underestimate-canada-italy-coach Fri, 25 Sep 2015 14:08:13 +0200 we-cannot-underestimate-canada-italy-coach Italy coach Jacques Brunel has failed to build a team mentality for the rugby World Cup because he does not communicate with players, former international Mirco Bergamasco has claimed. https://www.thelocal.it/20150916/brunel-silence-has-doomed-italys-world-cup Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:12:35 +0200 brunel-silence-has-doomed-italys-world-cup France must be wary of the threat of their opening rugby World Cup opponents Italy, warned scrum-half Morgan Parra on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150914/beware-italy-in-world-cup-opener-warns-french-star Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:48:21 +0200 beware-italy-in-world-cup-opener-warns-french-star Italy have yet to reach the knockout stages of a Rugby World Cup and it will be a major surprise if they emerge as one of the two quarter-final qualifiers from a pool also featuring Ireland and France https://www.thelocal.it/20150911/italy-face-tough-world-cup-task Fri, 11 Sep 2015 10:30:14 +0200 italy-face-tough-world-cup-task Italy captain Sergio Parisse will not join up with the team in Rome on September 12th following surgery to drain a haematoma, the Italian rugby federation announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150909/parisse-to-meet-up-with-italy-at-later-date Wed, 09 Sep 2015 17:31:15 +0200 parisse-to-meet-up-with-italy-at-later-date Italy captain Sergio Parisse has undergone surgery to drain a haematoma, the Italian rugby federation announced on Tuesday, just over a week before the World Cup gets underway in England. https://www.thelocal.it/20150908/italys-parisse-fights-to-be-fit-for-world-cup-after-surgery Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:08:23 +0200 italys-parisse-fights-to-be-fit-for-world-cup-after-surgery