Guest: Welsh regions kicking themselves for letting Varney slip net

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Italy scrum-half Stephen Varney

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 13: Stephen Varney of Italy passes the ball watched by Jonny Hill during the Guinness Six Nations match between England and Italy at Twickenham Stadium on February 13, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

HAVING taken on the best scrum-half in the world, and beaten him, Stephen Varney ensured Louis Rees- Zammit isn’t the only Welsh Hartpury College old boy to catch the eye this Six Nations.

Pembrokeshire-born Varney’s double-dummy on Antoine Dupont on the opening weekend went viral and Alex Guest, his academy coach at Gloucester, believes all the world’s a stage for the Italian international.
“He excites me, and it is good to see him now trying things like that,” Guest said. “I know he is quite a humble guy, and he won’t like the footage going around but I sent it to him because it is a mas...

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