Italians do it Better

“Kirwan’s crew a cut above”. All Black legend John Kirwan has been reincarnated as the golden boy of Italian rugby after coaching the game’s “perennial whipping-boys” to their second ever Six Nations victory, and first against Wales. Italy stunned their opponents – and spectators the world over – with a decisive 30-22 win. RugbyRugby: “There was not much of the phlegmatic New Zealander in John Kirwan as the coach thrust his arms aloft in triumph.”