Spritz & Scrums - Italian Rugby Podcast

Spritz and Scrums is back! It's been a wild final home weekend for both Italian URC clubs. Benetton pull off one of their most memorable results in years, beating a fully-loaded Leinster side with the last kick of the game — their first home win over Leinster since 2010 — in front of a sold-out, record-breaking crowd Meanwhile, Zebre suffered heartbreak, conceding a late try to Dragons in an 18-19...

Another week, another painful one for Italian rugby fans. We break down Benetton's 15-45 home defeat to Munster including a bittersweet milestone for Seb Negri on his 100th cap and relive Zebre's heartbreaking 30-31 loss away at Edinburgh, where they were arguably robbed by one of the worst penalty reversals you'll ever see. We talk about what went wrong, what (little) went right and what to expec...

Both Italian sides are out of Europe EPRC Challenge Cup and the Spritz and Scrums crew are not taking it well. This week, the three Benetton fans process the heartbreak of a 41-point home defeat that still wasn't enough, a referee decision that still stings, a Bilbao fund that never was, and a hangover-induced £100 bet that didn't pay off. They also cover Zebre's flat performance against Dragons,...

Benetton survive a nervy 38–35 thriller vs Cardiff to reach the EPCR Challenge Cup quarterfinals, while Zebre dominate Pau 31–15 for a historic home quarter-final. We break down the games! 00:00 - Intro & Bilbao Fund 02:30 - Introductions 02:43 - Benetton vs Cardiff Overview 04:51 - The First 13 Minutes Breakdown 07:31 - Benetton's Defensive Woes 22:08 - Zebre vs Pau 32:30 - Potential Semifina...

URC is coming to a close! We talk about how Benetton Rugby fight hard at Glasgow, Zebre fall to Ulster with 14 men, and Italy miss yet another football World Cup 00:00 - Intro 06:32 - Glasgow vs Benetton 21:49 - Zebre vs Ulster 29:44 - Challenge Cup Preview 34:04 - What made Ele mad 40:07 - Any Other Business 41:07 - Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Italy's historic Six Nations campaign gets the full post-mortem treatment! We break down the emotional rollercoaster of beating England for the first time ever, only to get absolutely battered by Wales in the final match. Was it exhaustion? Lack of depth? Or just Wales playing the game of their lives? We debate whether it's an A-minus or straight-A performance for the Azzurri. Then it's back to UR...

Italy makes rugby history! Italy finally defeats England 23-18 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome during the Guinness Six Nations. Join us as we break down this historic victory, analyze the tactical battle, celebrate Italy's rising rugby dominance and look ahead to the Wales matchup. From match day atmosphere to controversial English punditry, we cover it all. Spritz is for winners!  00:08 - Ita...

We look ahead to the Italy vs England Guinness Six Nations game this weekend in Rome and also some URC Rugby happened at the weekend we also talk about that... 00:00 - URC Results: Benetton & Zebre 00:58 - Benetton vs Dragons Analysis 13:15 - Zebre vs Munster Recap 22:02 - Six Nations: Italy vs England Preview 36:44 - Final Thoughts & Travel Plans Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

France vs Italy in the Guinness Six Nations was an incredible game and we talk about it and we look ahead to the biggest game of the 6 nations in Rome against England! 00:00 - Welcome 02:28 - Italy vs France Match Recap 19:40 - Italy's Arrival as Test Match Players 37:28 - Looking Ahead: Italy vs England 45:53 - What Made Coach Mad 54:38 - Benetton Head Coach News Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

We talk about the best game of the last weekend Guinness 6 nations - Ireland vs Italy - the near win and not a forward pass! We also look ahead to the France vs Italy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Guinness Rugby Six Nations is here! And we kick off talking about Italy's big win over Scotland! We also look forward to Italy vs Ireland and how we think that's going to go down! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look at Italy's chances for the 2026 Men's Rugby 6 Nations and how the Italian Club teams have given us little to calm the nerves! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPRC Group stages are over for the Italian sides with Zebre vs Black Lions/ Lyon vs Benetton we talk about the next stages and their chances! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPRC Challenge Cup weekend for the Italian Rugby teams this weekend we talk about Benetton vs Dragons / Zebre vs Ospreys and how we think they will fair in the next round! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First rugby games of the URC 2026 and we try and keep positive talking about Benetton Edinburgh and Glasgow vs Zebre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the Italian Rugby Derby part 2 Zebre host Benetton and we talk about who did played well, we also talk about other podcasts we could set up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Its the Italian Rugby derby Benetton vs Zebre, we talk about the game and how we see the next derby will go! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Italian Rugby continues and as do we as we talk about Benetton vs Perpignan / Montpellier vs Zebre challenge cup games, the upcoming Italian Rugby derby and cows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPCR Challenge Cup round 1 is here and we talk about the Italian Rugby games Lions vs Benetton / Zebre vs Montauban and how Benetton will reach the final. And why we want to start a Go Fund Me to get there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

URC Rugby is back and so are the Italian Rugby teams! We talk about Ulster vs Benetton and Zebre vs Cardiff and our hopes for the rest of the season! We also discuss the Rugby World Cup draw and Italy's chances! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about Italy vs Chile in the Quilter Autumn Series and looking forward to the URC rugby coming back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Italy take on the Rugby World Champions South Africa in the Quilter Autumn Series and we were there to watch and tell you how it allll went! As we look ahead to Italy vs Chile! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quilter Autumn Nations Series is hear and Italy beat Australia in Udine and we where there to see it! We commentate on how we thought the game went and our predictions for the South Africa game ahead! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We choose our Italy Rugby Team picks for their Quilter Nation Series Autumn 2025 Series vs Australia. Chat GPT might of helped one of us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look at the URC weekend of rugby Benetton vs Stormers / Leinster vs Zebre and what this means for the season! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.