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 loss that summed up a season of near-misses. We also bid farewell to some huge departures, reflect on the highs and lows of Benetton's wildly inconsistent season, celebrate Tommy Allen's signing for Zebre, and round off with a brilliant Italy Women's Six Nations win over Scotland. All that, with our usual blend of passion, spritz, and mild existential crisis.00:00 – Intro & Benetton Beat Leinster Reaction02:28 – The Historic Win: First Home Win vs Leinster Since 201005:37 – Match Breakdown & Emotional Atmosphere08:26 – Farewell13:14 – Benetton's Season of Inconsistency17:32 – The Gaslighting Continues: Peaks & Troughs20:22 – Zebre vs Dragons: Heartbreak in the Final Minute23:22 – Tommy Allen Signs for Zebre25:33 – Zebre's Season Review & Departures27:49 – Italy Women Beat Scotland 41-1431:14 – South Africa Fixtures & End of Season Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 expect in the final home games of the season.00:00 Intro & Welcome00:20 Season Check-in: Where Are We?02:02 Benetton vs Munster Recap03:51 Seb Negri's 100th Cap10:31 Zebre vs Edinburgh Recap17:45 Try of the Season – The 46th Minute Wonder Try21:15 What Made Coach Mad This Week24:35 Any Other Business26:27 Outro & Sign Off Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, the Italians who shone in Exeter's run, the coaching change that could transform next season, and the worrying state of Benetton's defense heading into the summer. 00:00 Intro00:38 Benetton vs Exeter19:50 Looking Ahead 26:39 Italians at Exeter29:49 Zebre vs Dragons 38:00 Completely Unjustified Hope Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Fund02:30 - Introductions02:43 - Benetton vs Cardiff Overview04:51 - The First 13 Minutes Breakdown07:31 - Benetton's Defensive Woes22:08 - Zebre vs Pau32:30 - Potential Semifinals & Bilbao Fund Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Cup00:00 - Intro06:32 - Glasgow vs Benetton21:49 - Zebre vs Ulster29:44 - Challenge Cup Preview34:04 - What made Ele mad 40:07 - Any Other Business41:07 - 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 URC action where Zebra embarrassingly gifted Scarlets a 29-0 lead before finally remembering how to play rugby, while Benetton put on an attacking masterclass against Ospreys that had us tasting spritz through the screen.(0:00) - Six Nations Recap(21:16) - URC Round Up (36:50) - Upcoming matches preview(37:34) - What Made Coach Mad (42:54) - Wrap Up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 - Italy's Historic Win Over England08:00 - Game Analysis & Tactical Breakdown20:00 - English Punditry & Media Response34:00 - Italy's Bench Impact & Game Management40:00 - Match Day Experience & Atmosphere55:00 - Looking Ahead to Wales57:00 - What Made Coach Mad This Week Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 & Zebre00:58 - Benetton vs Dragons Analysis13:15 - Zebre vs Munster Recap22:02 - Six Nations: Italy vs England Preview36:44 - Final Thoughts & Travel Plans Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Recap19:40 - Italy's Arrival as Test Match Players37:28 - Looking Ahead: Italy vs England45:53 - What Made Coach Mad54:38 - Benetton Head Coach News Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

URC round 4 is here with a annoying weekend for Italian Rugby with both teams losing but on different levels! We decide to console ourselves with a therapy session as we discuss Edinburgh vs Benetton / Zebre vs Stormers! And we look ahead to next weeks games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

URC round 3 and we look at Benetton vs Lions / Ospreys vs Zebre and we talk about the state of Italian rugby and our hopes for the season! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about Benetton vs Glasgow Zebre vs Lions URC fixtures, spooky spas and weddings! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the URC kicks off and we cover Connacht vs Benetton / Zebre vs Edinburgh games, i say we, this week it is just Coach in a dark room talking to himself about Italian Rugby whilst his friends galivant around Rome! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about Italian Rugby news from the summer season and we look ahead to the next season and what we think will come to pass!! We are also in Ibiza... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about Benetton vs Glasgow and Leinster vs Zebre and the touch Rugby tournament we won with some help of some good friends! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss the URC Rugby this weekend with Zebre Parma vs Edinburgh & Stormers vs Benetton and go through our whatsapp messages to work out what actually happened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The URC Rugby continues with Lions vs Benetton & Zebre Parma vs Glasgow. We talk a lot about altitude, AI but mainly the Rugby! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about the EPCR Castres Benetton game and how good steak mixed with Rugby is! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We give Benetton a deserved amount of airtime this week, praise the Parma pirates for a feisty fight down in South Africa, and what made Coach mad this week was...a coach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about the URC and how good Zebre Parma aka Parma Pirates are and we do eventually end up talking about Benetton, sorry Riccardo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 6 nations comes to a close with Italy vs Ireland, we look back at what could of been and talk about the touch Rugby tournament ahead! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look back at the 6 nations game England vs Italy and how it didnt go as planned! We also look forward to Italy's big clash with Ireland next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look forward to the 6 nations weekend where Italy take on England and look back at Zebre Parma's incredible win against the Dragons. Benetton also played last weekend... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well round 3 of the Six Nations with Italy vs France didn't quite got to plan. We dissect what went wrong (or very right if you're French) and look ahead to the URC Connacht vs Benetton and Zebre vs Dragons. Also who will the next Benetton coach be? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about Edinburgh vs Zebre Parma with Zebre taking the incredible victory! And the Benetton Ulster Rugby match which was a mixed bag. We also look forward to round 3 of the 6 nations championship! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Round 2 of the 6 Nations is here and we talk about Italy's victory over Wales and how the gang lit up Rome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about the opening 6 Nations weekend of Rugby where Italy take on Scotland, we also talk about next week vs Wales and talk a bit too much about Full Contact the Netflix documentary! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk about Zebre Parma having their best game ever and Benetton's terrible performance and we look ahead to the 6 Nations Rugby Championship! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about the incredible Benetton Rugby game against La Rochelle being potentially the greatest game they ever have played! And we look forward to the URC and looming 6 Nations! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about the ridiculous call against Benetton Rugby when the should have beaten Bristol and Cheetahs vs Zebre Parma! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about the Italian Rugby Derby's and other things like Skiing but mainly Rugby. The future of Zebre and we look forward to the Benetton vs Bristol game! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We lived through all the emotions this week, with Zebre Parma painfully just losing out to Lyon, and Benetton getting a thrilling 79th minute try to take the massive win against Bath. We dissect both games and look ahead to what should be two massive Italian club derbies over the Christmas weekends! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk about the Italian teams double loss Clermont vs Benetton & Connacht vs Zebre Parma and look ahead to the rugby games next weekend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk about the mixed performance from Benetton away at Edinburgh and Zebre Parma valiant win against the Ospreys! Rugby will get you like that! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.