2012 Six Nations Championship squads ruled out for 2 months, his place in the squad was taken by clubmate Ed Kalman. On 24 January, Ross Ford was named captain for the Six Nations. Head Coach: Andy Robinson Warren Gatland named a 35-man squad for the 2012 Six Nations on 18 January. Head Coach: Warren Gatland 2012 Six Nations Championship squads This is a list of the complete squads for the 2012 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Each country is entitled to name a squad of 39 players to
Rugby union in Italy first win against a home nation, against Ireland in Treviso, in a Rugby World Cup warm up. In 1999, the domestic competition ran its 100th tournament, with Benetton Treviso winning the championship that year. In 2000, Italy joined the Five Nations Championships, turning the competition into the Six Nations Championship. In both the 2007 Six Nations and the 2013 Six Nations , Italy finished fourth, their best placing yet. The Italian national rugby union side have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and are categorized, by the International Rugby Board, as a tier one nation. They have competed