With All Blacks and Springboks for company, Italy face tough task


  • Rugby
  • Wednesday, 11 Sep 2019

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Italy Captain's Run - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - March 15, 2019 Italy's Sergio Parisse during the Captain's Run REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

ROME (Reuters) - On the face of it, Italy’s 2019 Six Nations campaign ended much like those before it.

A final-day defeat to France in Rome left them bottom of the table, having lost every game for the fourth year in a row. To make matters worse, it extended their losing run in the competition to 22 matches, a new tournament record.

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