Italian midfielder Cesare Casadei and defender Matteo Ruggeri received their first call-ups to the national team squad when manager Luciano Spalletti named his 25-man list on Friday for next week's Nations League quarter-final against Germany.

Luciano Spalletti’s former side Napoli have five representatives in the latest Italy national team squad for the Nations League quarter-finals against Germany coming up in March, which means that Antonio Conte’s side have more Azzurri call-ups than any other side in Serie A.

Torino central midfielder Cesare Casadei and Atalanta left wing-back Matteo Rugger, both 22, on Friday got their first Italy call-ups for the Azzurri's Nations League quarter-final matches against Germany on March 20 in Milan and March 23 in Dortmund.

Rugby fans in the UK are once again among the luckiest in the world, with all matches of the 2025 Six Nations set to be shown live on free-to-air networks BBC and ITV. This means viewers in the UK will be able to stream every game for free on ITVX and BBC iPlayer. This match will be shown live on ITV 1, with coverage starting at 1:30 p.m. GMT.

Ireland lost four of their five games in the Under-20 Six Nations Men's Under-20 Six Nations Italy (15) 15 Tries: Drago, Caiolo-Serra Cons: Celi Pens: Celi Ireland (0) 12 Tries: Walker, Wood Cons: Wisniewski Italy secured a first ever Six Nations win over Ireland at under-20s level with a 15-12 victory in Treviso.