Italy deserves Six Nations spot despite heavy losses - coach

By Mark Bendeich ROME (Reuters) - Italy coach Conor O'Shea fended off suggestions on Saturday that his team were out of their depth in the Six Nations and said the tournament's experiment with attacking bonus-points encouraged opponents to "go for the jugular" this year. O'Shea, who took over as coach last year, has a long-term plan to turn Italy from perennial wooden-spooners into a force to be reckoned with, but his first two home Six Nations outings have been heavy defeats against opponents h