All posts tagged "Italy"
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/ 11 years agoEarle hat-trick helps England U20s to JWC opening win
Nathan Earle scored a hat-trick to help England U20s kick off their Junior World Championship campaign in the best fashion thumping...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: A couple of England-Wales tickets, sir? That’ll be £630
The last England-Wales match at Twickenham grossed around £5m in ticket money. The next one will top £20m. For the World...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoCharlie Matthews making up ground on old pal Joe Launchbury
Harlequins second row Charlie Matthews believes he is finally coming of age after putting his injury hell behind him to start...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years ago“Year long slog left me in dip,” says Mako Vunipola
Mako Vunipola has revealed how post-Lions fatigue caused his form to dip dramatically.
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/ 11 years agoDan Hipkiss warns England not to put Manu Tuilagi on the wing
One of the few headaches facing Stuart Lancaster after the Six Nations is one he has encountered before – how to...
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/ 11 years agoVIDEO: Fail swan dive from Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is known for its entertainment in the stands but Japan‘s Kosuke Hashino thought he would give the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Hanno Dirksen heads the new foreign invasion
France will be free to pick another South African next season and install Rory Kockott as their prospective scrum-half for the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoApprentice Maro Itoje ready to replace the grand master
Maro Itoje could barely pluck up the courage to speak to Steve Borthwick when the pair first met at Saracens four...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoTop ten hit Owen Farrell has climbed up to No.3
Owen Farrell can be bracketed among the world’s top three fly-halves alongside Dan Carter and Jonny Sexton, according to Wasps and...
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/ 11 years agoCourtney Lawes and Joe Launchbury are ‘best in the world’
Former England lock Ben Kay has hailed the Courtney Lawes/Joe Launchbury double act as the perfect second row partnership.
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/ 11 years agoFight for Dan Cole’s place won’t change Henry Thomas
Henry Thomas is the first to admit that he cannot match Dan Cole’s all-court ability in an England shirt.
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/ 11 years agoWIN a pair of England Rugby cufflinks
The Rugby Paper has teamed up with The London Silver Company to giveaway a beautiful set of cufflinks. The London Silver Company.Com...
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/ 11 years agoVunipola replaces Marler in England XV
Mako Vunipola will start at loose-head for England in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations match against Italy at the Stadio Olimpico. The Saracene...
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/ 11 years agoItaly v England preview
Manu Tuilagi will make his long awaited England return on Saturday after being named on the bench to face Italy in Rome....
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/ 11 years agoFrance v Ireland preview
Louis Picamoles has been recalled by Philippe Saint Andre to face Ireland on Saturday but the Toulouse No.8 will start at blindside...
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/ 11 years agoPeter O’Mahony returns for Ireland
Peter O’Mahony returns to the Ireland starting XV as they chase the Six Nations title in Paris on Saturday. The Munster captain...
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/ 11 years agoCastro out but Parisse is back for Italy
Martin Castrogiovanni has been ruled out of Saturday’s clash with England but influential captain Sergio Parisse returns at No.8. The former Leicester...
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/ 11 years agoVIDEO: O2 Inside Line
In this episode of O2 Inside Line, Exeter duo Tom Johnson and Jack Nowell offer their insights and analysis of the...
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/ 11 years agoManu Tuilagi set for England return
Manu Tuilagi will make his England return on Saturday in Rome after being named in the matchday 23 to face Italy...
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/ 11 years agoSergio Parisse rested by Italy
Sergio Parisse has been rested by Italy ahead of Saturday’s game against Ireland. The talismanic captain picked up a knock in...
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/ 11 years agoHistory beckons for Brian O’Driscoll
Brian O’Driscoll will become rugby‘s most capped player on Saturday earning his 140th Test cap against Italy in the fourth round of the...
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/ 11 years agoKelly Brown recalled by Scotland to face France
Scotland have recalled Kelly Brown to face France at Murrayfield on Sunday in the fourth round of the Six Nations. The...
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/ 11 years agoGloucester confirm Greig Laidlaw’s arrival
Gloucester today confirmed that Edinburgh Rugby and Scotland half back Greig Laidlaw will move to Kingsholm ahead of the 2014-15 season....
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/ 11 years agoTommy Bowe not included in Ireland squad for Italy clash
Tommy Bowe will not be considered for selection by Ireland to face Italy this weekend despite making a two-try return for...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Scotland’s slump is so bad for Northern Hemisphere
I know it may sound strange but I am really saddened by the Calcutta Cup game last Saturday, not the result...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: James Hook plays the Invisible Man come hail or shine
The Invisible Man of the Six Nations could be seen down by the Mediterranean the other day, literally warming up for...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Blaine Scully – Leicester and USA wing
How have you found your first season in England? There was initial adjustment in terms of the intensity and duration of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Hurt and angry? England will just be disappointed!
What a start to the Six Nations! All the matches brimmed with pace, power and pathos, from the first to the...
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/ 11 years agoTomasso Allan refuses to be eclipsed by Diego Dominguez shadow
Tomasso Allan is a gifted 20-year-old of natural sunny disposition – as befits a young tyro who spends most of his...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher talks Calcutta Cup with Peter Brown
It’s exactly 50 years ago since Peter Brown started taking the sword to the Sassenachs in earnest and, save for Robert...
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/ 11 years agoNew-look Danny Care can tick all the boxes now
Attacking flair has always been Danny Care’s calling card, that airborne reverse flick pass against Clermont just the tip of an...
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/ 11 years agoFrance v Italy preview
Hugo Bonneval will make his France Test debut after being named on the wing to take on Italy on Sunday. as...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Dr Ron still at the head of Grand Slam pack
It has been said of Dr Ronald Cove-Smith that he never turned up on a Saturday afternoon without his little black...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: England need Saxons to be battle-hardened
The Saxons should be a huge influence in building an England team, so that the head coach never runs out of...
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/ 11 years agoDeadline looms for Anglo-Welsh league plan
England’s elite clubs and the four Welsh regions have signed contracts for a 16-team Aviva Premiership from next season and will...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Italians have a lot to gain by forming their own league
The comments of Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) president Alfredo Gavazzi that they may remove their two professional teams from the Rabo...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Italy arrive in Wales on a wing and a blessing
Italy come to Cardiff for the opening match in the Six Nations next month armed with something different, a Papal blessing....
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Rob Webber – Bath hooker
Good season so far? Really good. Everyone’s working hard and we’ve been getting some good results. We just want to keep...
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/ 11 years agoWRU ‘will move their top stars to England’
The Welsh Rugby Union is proposing to sign six players and loan them to English clubs as a consequence of the...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Sonny Parker – London Welsh centre
Enjoying your campaign so far? Definitely. I was injured in pre-season so it’s been a bit topsy-turvy, but I’ve been in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Aussie kids who changed the face of rugby for ever
It’s hard to credit in this era of 12 or 13 Test matches per calendar year by all the major Test...
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/ 12 years agoHalfpenny nominated for IRB Player of the Year
Leigh Halfpenny could end a sensational year in style after being nominated in a five-man shortlist for the IRB Player of...
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/ 12 years agoTommy Allan in line for Italy starting debut against Pumas
Tommy Allan will make his first Test start for Italy against Argentina after being named at fly-half by Jacques Brunel today....
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Karl Dickson – Harlequins scrum-half
1. Soane Tonga’uiha – I played with him at Bedford. He arrived in a No.13 jersey, which was a bit scary,...
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/ 12 years agoSaracens v Toulouse & Leicester v Treviso: preview
Saracens v Toulouse England centre Joel Tomkins will start tomorrow’s Heineken Cup clash between Saracens and Toulouse on the bench as...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The quiet-man keeping that Tigers’ roar loud and clear
A small, bald-headed gent has been taking centre stage at Leicester on match days this autumn but the volume and quantity...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lancaster’s dilemma is who plays 10, Farrell or Burns?
Having watched the best team in the world, New Zealand, beat the second best, South Africa, 38-27 in a humdinger of...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Thom Evans – former London Wasps, Glasgow and Scotland wing
1. Cian Healy – Mountain of a man who carries the ball really well. He is so powerful and has a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Don’t let the big boys’ Euro row put an end to Treviso dream
While the ERC blazers, club representatives from England and France and TV executives squabble endlessly over the future of a European...
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