All posts tagged "Italy"
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: These ‘hospitality’ packages are just fleecing the fans
It would seem that Nick Cain’s expose of the Lion’s tour ticket price rigging is just the tip of the ‘rip-off...
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/ 12 years agoItaly v Ireland: teams
Jonny Sexton has been ruled out of Ireland‘s last game of the Six Nations with a foot injury. The Leinster playmaker,...
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/ 12 years agoRob Howley: England showdown is so huge
Rob Howley last night (Saturday) billed Wales‘ Six Nations clash with England as one of the biggest of their lives. Wales,...
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/ 12 years agoUnder-par England beat Italy and still hope of Grand Slam
England are 80 minutes away from their first Grand Slam in a decade despite an under-par display which saw them struggle...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Breathless, but the Referee didn’t blow
Stuart Lancaster spoke before this game about the last 20 minutes being crucial, about how England’s now superior fitness would pay...
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/ 12 years agoEngland v Italy: teams
Mako Vunipola will make his first Test start for England after being named in the team to face Italy at Twickenham...
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/ 12 years agoI’d answer England’s wing call says Manu Tuilagi
Manu Tuilagi is England‘s most dangerous midfield weapon but the 21-year-old juggernaut insists he will have no problem moving out to...
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/ 12 years agoO2 Inside Line: Episode 4
Catch the latest episode of O2 Inside line ahead of England‘s game against Italy. This week Dan Cole and Billy Twelvetrees...
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/ 12 years agoOwen Farrell not fit to play Italy
Owen Farrell will miss England‘s game against Italy on Sunday because of a thigh injury. The England fly-half picked up the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Clockwork England show their composure
Remember the great England World Cup-winning side and the management mantra that came from their head coach Sir Clive Woodward, T-CUP,...
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/ 12 years agoItaly v Wales: highlights
On Saturday, Wales kept their hopes of retaining their Six Nations trophy with a 26-9 win over Italy in Rome. Watch...
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/ 12 years agoScotland v Ireland: teams
Geoff Cross has been named in Scotland’s starting XV ahead of their clash with Ireland at Murrayfield on Sunday for the...
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/ 12 years agoItaly v Wales: teams
Sam Warburton and Alun-Wyn Jones have been named on Wales’ bench as they take on Italy in the Six Nations in...
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/ 12 years agoImanol Harinordoquy: “Billy Twelvetrees’ vision is bigger threat than Tuilagi’s power”
France No.8 Imanol Harinordoquy says Billy Twelvetrees is the man Les Bleus have to stop on Saturday, insisting the two-cap centre...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoStuart Hogg could grab the limelight for the Lions
When full-back Stuart Hogg made his Scotland debut as a 19-year-old last year he was following in the exact footsteps of...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: WRU see sense with price cut
When he retired after captaining Wales at the 1995 World Cup in Johannesburg, Mike Hall began to make the most of...
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/ 12 years agoScotland v Italy: highlights
Relive Scotland‘s 34-10 triumph over Italy at Murrayfield on Saturday.
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/ 12 years agoScotland v Italy: teams
Ross Ford has been recalled by Scotland to face Italy at Murrayfield on Saturday. The British and Irish Lion hooker replaces...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Scotland must prove they should not be demoted
Just one more week and the wait is over for the most eagerly awaited Six Nations Championship in years. Each of...
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/ 12 years agoDominant Italy claim French scalp again
Italy made a dream start to their RBS Six Nations campaign yesterday with a dominant 23-18 win over arch-rivals France at...
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/ 12 years agoItaly v France: Teams
Former captain Thierry Dusautoir has been named in the France starting line-up for the time since last March ahead of their clash...
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/ 12 years agoGrand Slam worth £100k per player this season
The Six Nations Grand Slam will be worth a record £5m to the winner when the tournament kicks off next weekend....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: There’s hope, despair and the road to redemption
Now the end of the year approaches, we can reflect on the first half of the season and look forward to...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Let’s hear it for these Ospreys heroes!
Toulouse had been to Wales many times before last week, losing the odd game by the odd point here and there....
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/ 12 years agoWins for Leicester and Ospreys
Leicester went top of Pool 2 but had to wait until the 76th minute and a penalty try to claim a...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: T-shirt test revealed Gavin was an outsider
Gavin Henson has been branded a non-team player by the Wales coach who gave him his international baptism eleven years ago....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoWales v Australia teams
Wales v Australia teams Wales have made four changes to the side that lost to the All Blacks last weekend for...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoWales v New Zealand teams
Wales captain Sam Warburton has been recalled by returning coach Warren Gatland ahead of their clash with the All Blacks on...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Marco Bortolami – Zebre, Italy and former Gloucester lock
Watching my Gloucester teammates lose the 2007 Premiership final while I sat on the sidelines helpless is one of the toughest...
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/ 12 years agoFrance v Argentina & Italy v New Zealand teams
France v Argentina France show only one change to the team that outmuscled Australia last week end to lift them up...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoAll Blacks get £1.5m fee to face England
The All Blacks will command the highest fee in world rugby against England at Twickenham – £1.5m which works out at...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 13 years agoAmlin Challenge Cup round 2: preview and predictions
Dragons v Bayonne Tonderai Chavhanga returns for the Dragons as they face Bayonne following their defeat at Wasps last week. The...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 13 years agoGloucester get the five points but worry over injuries
Four first half tries handed Gloucester a 25-13 bonus-point win over Bordeaux-Begles at Kingsholm tonight. However, the game may be costly...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Duncan Bell – Lydney player/coach and former Bath and England prop
I have never been the best of losers and was always a bit sulky after a defeat but I don’t think...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Mike Haywood – Northampton hooker
Mike Haywood is not lacking for mentors when it comes to learning the ropes as a hooker at Northampton with the vast...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: John Gallagher – 1987 New Zealand world cup winning full-back
Despite what Brian Moore and Jonathan Davies might have said at the time, the New Zealand team that won the 1987 World...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years ago“Chris Robshaw’s done well, but Tom Croft must play”, says Lewis Moody
Sir Ian McGeechan insists a specialist openside is the key to a great team, but former England skipper Lewis Moody says...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoElliot Daly’s rise means Dai Young won’t miss Dominic Waldouck
The emergence of Elliot Daly as a star for Wasps this year made director of rugby Dai Young‘s decision to let...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 13 years agoMan Behind the Match: Brian O’Driscoll and the 2000 Six Nations’ France Ireland
There are certain moments in sport when a realisation dawns that what you are watching is not run-of-the-mill; an extraordinary talent...
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/ 13 years agoLast-gasp Wales break English hearts
A late Scott Williams try was enough for Wales to claim a 19-12 victory over England at Twickenham and take the Triple Crown...
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/ 13 years agoEngland rally to beat Italy
England made it two wins from two in this year’s Six Nations with a 19-15 victory over Italy in a wintry Rome on...
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/ 13 years agoLancaster’s reign starts with a victory
England took the Calcutta Cup bragging rights with a hard-fought 13-6 win over Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday. Two Dan Parks...
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