RUGBY MATTERS
A weekly look at the game’s other talking points
BRENDAN GALLAGHER

FIVE BEST MEMORIES OF 2022
1: Italy’s Ange Capuozzo cutting an absolutely perfect diagonal line through half the Wales team, straightening up, executing a textbook in and out to dismiss the final defender and then having the presence of mind to deny himself a memorable try and release Eduardo Padovani on the inside to make the match winning conversion easier. Italy’s greatest moment since their opening day win against Scotland in their Six Nations debut in 2000. Huge credit also to Josh Adams for handing on t...