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• Italy win Madrid 7s

  Posted on Monday June 9th, 2008 at 03:24 in italy, madrid, rugby, sevens, spain, women's rugby

  Italian coach Giampiero Granatelli hailed the success of his Italian Women's sevens team in the Madrid Sevens at the weekend.“It was our first success of season and the girls performed at their best...

• Italians warm up for Euro 7s

  Posted on Wednesday June 4th, 2008 at 04:35 in italy, kyadondo sevens, madrid, paortugal, rugby, spain, women's rugby

  Italy will take a squad of 11 players to the Madrid International Sevens Tournament on 7th June in preparation for the Women's European Sevens Championship to be held in Limoges the following weekend,...

• Red Panthers retain title

  Posted on Tuesday May 6th, 2008 at 05:25 in italy, riviera del brenta, rugby, Serie A, treviso, women's rugby

  Benetton Treviso retained their Italian Serie A crown with a thumping 58-5 victory over Riviera del Brenta at Viadana in Sunday's final.The "Red Panthers" had dominated the Italian league this season,...

• Italians set for Serie A Final

  Posted on Monday April 28th, 2008 at 05:10 in italy, rugby, Serie A, women's rugby

  Riviera del Brenta will take on Bennetton Treviso next Sunday in the Italian Serie A Final.Riviera del Brenta won a tight semi-final yesterday 22-17 against ASR Monza to progress to the final, whereas...

• Serie A Play-offs finalised

  Posted on Wednesday April 16th, 2008 at 07:57 in italy, rugby, Serie A, women's rugby

  In Italy, Bennetton Treviso confirmed their position as winners of the Serie A regular season with an emphatic 87-0 victory over GS Grazia Deledda at the weekend.ASR Monza secured 2nd place, defeatin...

• Italian season approaches climax

  Posted on Wednesday April 9th, 2008 at 11:55 in italy, rugby, Serie A, women's rugby

  The penultimate weekend of the Italian Serie A regular season saw big wins for Benetton Treviso, ASR Monza, Riviera del Brenta and Piacenza.Serie A – week XIII results:Riviera del Brenta 80 L’Orso...

• Italy hand Scotland Wooden Spoon

  Posted on Monday March 17th, 2008 at 06:05 in italy, rugby, scotland, six nations, women's rugby

  Twenty-one points by Veronica Schiavon saw Italy's women record their first victory of the 2008 Six Nations on Saturday with a 31-10 win over Scotland, and in doing so condemn the Scots to the Wooden ...

• Captain returns to Italian squad

  Posted on Wednesday March 12th, 2008 at 06:50 in italy, rugby, six nations, women's rugby

  Italian coach Gianfranco Ermolli has named his squad ahead of Sunday's encounter with Scotland in Venezia.Returning to the side is captain Paola Zangirolami who has recovered from a thigh injury to fa...

• France too good for Italy

  Posted on Monday March 10th, 2008 at 07:18 in france, italy, rugby, six nations, women's rugby

  France Women bounced back from their 31-0 defeat to England a fortnight ago to beat Italy 35-6 at the Stade George Pompidou in Valence on Saturday.Veronica Schiavon kicked two penalties for Italy, but...

• Zangirolami missing for Italy

  Posted on Tuesday March 4th, 2008 at 10:53 in italy, rugby, six nations, women's rugby

  Italy's captain, Paola Zangirolami will miss Italy's Six Nations clash with France in Valence on Saturday. Zangirolami has a torn thigh muscle but hopes to be fit for Italy's final match against Scotl...

• Wales too strong for Italy

  Posted on Monday February 25th, 2008 at 03:46 in italy, rugby, six nations, wales, women's rugby

  Wales Women completed a successful Six Nations weekend for Wales with a 27-5 victory over Italy at Taffs Well on Sunday.Points were hard to come by in the first half with the female Italian outfit pro...

• England Women cut loose

  Posted on Saturday February 9th, 2008 at 17:26 in England, italy, rugby, six nations, women's rugby

  England Women cut loose against Italy in the second round of the RBS 6 Nations on Saturday at the Stadio Tre Fontane in Rome, running out winners by 76-6.Gary Street’s side ran in a massive 12 ties ...

• Italy name starting XV

  Posted on Friday February 8th, 2008 at 09:10 in italy, rugby, six nations, women's rugby

  Gianfranco Ermolli, Italy's coach, has picked his team to face England on Saturday.38 year old lock Lara Fabbri of Monza comes into the Italian pack to replace flu-victim Daniela Gini, whilst Benneton...

• Italy name squad to face England

  Posted on Tuesday February 5th, 2008 at 11:57 in italy, rugby, six nations, women's rugby

  Italy coach Gianfranco Ermolli has selected the following 23 strong squad ahead of Saturday's Six Nations fixture against reigning champions England in Rome:Martina BARBINI (Richmond, Ing), Giulia BRA...

• Five changes for England

  Posted on Monday February 4th, 2008 at 08:41 in England, italy, rugby, six nations, women's rugby

  England Women’s Head Coach Gary Street has made five changes to the squad that will take on Italy in the RBS 6 Nations championship on Saturday February 9th at the Stadio Tre Fontane in Rome.Street,...

• Winning start for Ireland

  Posted on Sunday February 3rd, 2008 at 17:30 in Ireland, italy, rugby, six nations, women's rugby

  Ireland will travel to Paris next week high in confidence after defeating Italy in their opening Six Nations game.A 15-minute scoring blitz early in the second half was enough to secure victory for th...