The resilience of someone like a Mike Catt, who was there with Italy for three or four years. It’s 2015 since Italy won a Six Nations game. Something has to change or other coaches are going to planning on the basis of the schedule and where they play Italy. Italy have got to the stage where they accept their place can no longer be taken for granted. The likes of Benetton were competitive in the PRO14 up to two years ago, but I don’t know what’s happened there.

Source: Irish Examiner March 22, 2021 13:54 UTC