Following discussions with our commercial partners, the RaboDirect PRO12 game against Aironi at the Liberty Stadium on Friday 17th February will now kick off at 7.30pm.

Aironi winger Giovanbattista Venditti admits he has no fear heading into his international debut against France and wants to replicate last year's remarkable Six Nations victory against the World Cup runners-up.

Aironi president Silvano Melegari has poured cold water on reports that director of rugby Rowland Phillips is set to be replaced by former Bayonne coach Christian Gajan.

Following the Swans FA Cup exit last weekend, we are now in a position to confirm the date and time for the RaboDirect PRO12 fixture against Aironi at the Liberty Stadium in February.

RaboDirect, the straight talking online bank, are partnering up with RTE, Irish broadcasters of the RaboDirect PRO12, for an exclusive LIVE Twitter Q&A with RTE Radio rugby expert, Michael Corcoran.

Jacques Brunel has unveiled his first squad as Italy boss for the 2012 RBS 6 Nations Championship with Treviso and Aironi dominating the make-up of the 30-man group.

Aironi head coach Rowland Phillips insists denying Connacht a losing bonus point in Saturday's 20-6 RaboDirect PRO12 was the most pleasing aspect of a third win this season.

Aironi made it back-to-back home wins with a 20-6 win over Connacht at the Stadio Zaffanella thanks a 15 point-haul from Luciano Orquera to add to a Sinoti Sinoti second-half try.

Giulio Toniolatti, Tyson Keats and Joshua Furno return to the Aironi squad as the Italian franchise prepare to host Connacht at Stadio Zaffanella for RaboDirect PRO12 round 13 (kick-off tomorrow, Saturday at 4:35 pm Italian time, live on Rai and TG4). Scottish referee Andrew McMenemy will officiate the game.

Without a win in 12 and with injuries piling up, Connacht head coach Eric Elwood admits it's brains not brawns that will be crucial to exacting revenge on Aironi in their RaboDirect PRO12 clash on Saturday.

The boot of Kris Burton eased Treviso to a comfortable bonus-point victory over Italian rivals Aironi and avenged last Friday's 27-13 defeat at the hands of their compatriots.

Italian rugby ends its 2011 with the second derby between Aironi and Benetton tomorrow in Treviso (kick-off at 2 pm GMT).

Aironi scrum-half Tito Tebaldi believes Treviso are there for the taking on New Year's Eve in part two of the RaboDirect PRO12 Italian derby.

Aironi scrum-half Tito Tebaldi has warned his team-mates to beware the wounded beast when they renew hostilities with Treviso on New Year's Eve.

Mauro Bergamasco marked his first game for Aironi with only their second win of the season 27-13 against Italian rivals Benetton Treviso.

Flanker Mauro Bergamasco admits the mind is more than willing even if the body isn't quite - but the fact that his Aironi debut will be against former club and Italian rivals Treviso means he will leave it all on the pitch on Friday.

Edinburgh exacted revenge on Aironi for their September RaboDirect PRO 12 loss as they hammered the Italians at Murrayfield 50-10.

Edinburgh head coach Michael Bradley has stressed the importance of getting back to winning ways when his side play host to Aironi in the RaboDirect PRO12 on Friday.

Dafydd Hewitt celebrated his 50th league appearance for Cardiff Blues with a fine breakaway try to help his side cruise to a 38-0 RaboDirectPRO12 victory over woeful Aironi.

Cardiff Blues coach Gareth Baber has backed the region's youngsters to step up to the plate in Thursday's RaboDirect PRO12 clash with Aironi in which the Blues will be missing 15 players.