Michele Lamaro insists Italy’s success at U20s level can breathe new life into the Azzurri’s senior side and make them more competitive in the Six Nations.
Italy have been the traditional whipping boys of the Six Nations but won their first championship Test since 2015 when they beat Wales in Cardiff last March. Hopes of progress were tempered this summer as they were comfortably beaten by Georgia in Batumi.
But their age grade sides offer hope for the future with successive victories over England U20s standing out, and impressive openside Lamaro, who is creating a reputation as one of the b...