Ireland’s minister for health, Simon Harris, said: “The rugby game is something that needs considerable consideration. England’s finale is scheduled for Rome on 14 March, Italy’s trip to Dublin on 7 March already under threat. You'll get a special 10% off by entering your email address below. The offer code will be sent to your email address. Red Roses confirm details for Six Nations fixture in Italy. In the mid-1990s the team were revived by two Italian-Australians, Domenic Pezzano and John Benigni, known as 'The Italian Rugby League A XIII' (IRL A XIII) was formed in 1993. Tourists wearing face masks visit the Colosseum area in Rome, where England are scheduled to play on 14 March. The tournament featured two groups of three teams playing in a single round-robin format. Sir Bill Beaumont's hopes of re-election as chairman of World Rugby have been boosted after he was publicly backed by the Italian federation. After that event, the Italia Rugby League began competing in various international tournaments, such as the Super League rugby league nines tournament in Fiji, World Sevens, St.Marys Sevens, Wollogong Sevens and the Mediterranean Cup in 1999. On Sunday, all sporting events in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto were postponed, including the women’s Six Nations match between Italy and Scotland. In the late 1960s, threats made by the rugby union governing body, the Italian Rugby Federation, to ban players who played rugby league from their sport had the effect of killing off the sport in Italy by the 1970s. They attempted to qualify for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup and ended up in the Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament in which they were runners-up to British Amateur Rugby League Association. In 2003 Italy played Scotland again and contested the Ionio Cup against Greece, which they won. Italy lost 29–17 although the Azzurri ended the first half leading 10–7. O'Shea had a contract until May next year but has left the role he took up in 2016. Milan-San Remo is the one that worries me the most,” he added. [1], The Federazione of Italia Rugby League was officially moved to the "official observer" status by the Rugby League European Federation from an unranked position on 15 April 2008. Pezzano coached Italy in the Coca-Cola Rugby League World Sevens in Australia with the team being predominately players from Italy and one Italo-Australian player captained the team – Orazio D'arro in this tournament, Pezzano also coached the Italian team that participated in the first ever Super League World Nines tournament which was hosted by Fiji, that team was made up off Italian players, Italian Origin players and included 1st Graders such as Dean Schifilliti, Mark Corvo, Luke Davico and Italian dual International Orazio Arancio. The Italian Rugby Federation has not yet received any indication from its government that the men's Six Nations match with England in Rome should be called off because of the coronavirus. A seeded draw took place to determine the groups on 5 November 2015. Italy are placed in Group A alongside European B tournament champions Serbia, and Wales. €55.00, Special Price Postponed matches would mean the Six Nations is forced into at least one extra week, or fixtures could have to be played considerably later. You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. €33.50, Regular Price: In 1950, a team from Turin toured the North of England. In 2002, the Azzurri were back playing internationals in Italy with a triangular tournament featuring Scotland and Russia. The Irish health minister said on Monday that the fixture needs “considerable consideration”. For information about local clubs, contact the Italian Rugby Federation, Federazione Italiana Rugby, Viale Tiziano,19, 00196 Rome (06-3200 036, www.fedrugby.it ). The winners of each group qualified for the World Cup, while the runners-up faced each other in a play-off match on 5 November 2016 to determine the final spot. They are currently ranked 13th in the RLIF World Rankings. “To ensure the safety of our players and spectators Pro14 Rugby fully supports the preventative measures taken in Italy,” read a statement. Sixteen official matches were played against English teams in the season 1952–53, as well as a triangular tournament between Italy, France and England. €82.00, Special Price *This one-time offer is valid for new customers only. [2], Italy won the RLEF European Shield in 2008 and 2009, and as such were drafted into the 2009 European Cup following Russia's withdrawal from the tournament. Game On. Mauro Vegni, the head of the race organisation for several top Italian cycling events including the Giro d’Italia, which is scheduled to start on 9 May in Budapest, said he was concerned the virus could affect the Milan‑San Remo race next month. In their first year, the FIAR had 24 clubs and 620 players. Six Nations: talking points from a thrilling third round, Coronavirus: Iran denies cover-up as six deaths reported in Italy. “The K-league has decided to temporarily postpone the start of the 2020 K-league season until the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak eases,” it said in a statement. In their second match, the 'Azzuri' took on Scotland who were coming off an upset win of their own against Tonga.
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