The 2007 Six Nations Championship was the eighth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 113th series of the international championship. Fifteen matches were played over five weekends from 3 February to 17 March.
France vs Wales, Stade de France, Saint-Denis, 24 February 2007
Rugby was played for the first time at Croke Park, seen here during the Ireland vs. England match.
The Italy national rugby union team represents the Italian Rugby Federation in men's international rugby union. The team is known as gli Azzurri. Savoy blue is the common colour of the national teams representing Italy, as it is the traditional colour of the royal House of Savoy which reigned over the Kingdom of Italy from 1860 to 1946.
Lineup of the Italy national rugby union team vs France, 1975
The current badge on the Italy jersey
Italy vs the New Zealand All Blacks at the San Siro with a record 80,000 sellout crowd, November 2009
Italy contesting a lineout with Scotland during the 2012 Six Nations