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Fans of Italian rugby may now have to watch the national team in Florence
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Italy’s home Six Nations matches are set to be played in Florence after rugby bosses lost patience with owners of Rome’s Stadio Flaminio.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Italian rugby federation has long bemoaned a lack of improvement work on its ageing facilities.<\/p>\n

It has now cited an “absence of a definitive and rapid resolution of the problems with the Stadio Flaminio”.<\/p>\n

Florence’s Stadio Artemio Franchi hosted its first test against Australia in November.<\/p>\n

The Azzurri caused a memorable shock when beating France at the Stadio Flaminio<\/a> in March, with the party atmosphere at the decaying arena highlighted as one of the reasons behind the success.<\/p>\n

But the Italian Rugby Federation board has now decided that home matches in the Six Nations must be transferred to the Stadio Artemio Franchi. <\/p>\n

Federation officials were left embarrassed in 2009 when plans to play world champions South Africa in a Test in Florence were ruined by the city’s football team, Fiorentina, having a game on the same day in the same stadium.<\/p>\n

The rugby match was switched to Udine at late notice.<\/p>\n

Italy sold out the 80,000-seater San Siro in Milan for a New Zealand Test in 2009 but because both of the city’s football clubs – AC Milan and Inter Milan – use the venue almost every weekend during the season, the rugby side cannot play there in the Six Nations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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