DANIEL GALLAN talks to Franco Smith the coach charged with making Italy competitive again

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A butterfly flapping its wings in Japan may not have the power to cause a hurricane in Italy. But the fortunes of the Brave Blossoms in their home World Cup –where they beat Ireland and Scotland en route to the quarter-finals – has ignited the ambition for a dramatic overhaul of Italian rugby.
“Japan has discovered its DNA on the rugby field,” says Franco Smith, whose appointment as Italy’s head coach was made permane...