All posts tagged "Italy"
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoFor me, this was their finest Six Nations win
BRENDAN GALLAGHER Could have beaten England. Should have beaten France, finally did the business against Scotland. Italy took the major scalp...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoGatland on a mission to avoid whitewash
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Wales v France Today. Kick-off 3pm, Principality Stadium WALES are on their worst run in the Six...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoPlay with tempo and Wales could steal it
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WALES are rebuilding, and most people accept that. There are usually ups and downs...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 1 year agoWales slump to third defeat as France power proves too much
By BEN JAYCOCK Wales U20 ........12pts Tries: Morse 23, Page 62 Conversions: Price 62 France U20 ...... 45pts Tries: Mousques 9,...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 1 year agoItaly go on a second-half rampage to floor Scots
By SAM JACKSON Italy U20 .......... 47pts Tries: Gritti 7, 50; Gasperini 55, 59; Belloni 62, Scalabrin 77, De Villiers 80...
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Paul Rees
/ 1 year agoPlayers or gladiators? Why the game is struggling to find the right balance
Paul Rees reports on World Rugby's attempts to broaden the sport's appeal but can see problems ahead It has become an...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoStars who followed in their father’s footsteps
Louis Lynagh’s debut for Italy, almost 30 years after his father Michael made his last stand for the Wallabies, completes the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoSorry Cockers, but it’s Portugal for me
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER I wish the doughty warriors of Georgia no...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoWe are going to miss you guys a lot
All career-ending injuries are to be mourned but the last couple of weeks or so have been hard to digest for...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoAt last! England find reason to be cheerful
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME We were waiting and hoping for a game that will define how...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 1 year agoMapletoft’s tyros hope to continue their Grand Slam quest
England U20s will hope to inflict Ireland’s first loss in the Six Nations since July 2021 and take a giant step...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 1 year agoSix Nations Excitement: Can England Overcome Ireland’s Might?
England is headed towards a worrying challenge against Ireland, with the Six Nations rugby tournament set to resume for its fourth...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMoody fears an Ireland onslaught
By GARY FITZGERALD Lewis Moody fears “unstoppable” Ireland will deliver further bad news for England when they arrive at Twickenham. Andy...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoPaterson: Ref right not to re-set shot clock
By JON NEWCOMBE Scotland's record points scorer Chris Paterson has defended referee Christophe Ridley’s decision to not re-set the shot clock...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year ago‘Big Mac’ has his eye on the prize
By ROB COLE The extent of the impact Wales newbie Mackenzie Martin is making this season can be judged in many...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoTonkin gets the call to join Ealing
ON THE BLINDSIDE By JON NEWCOMBE Ealing Trailfinders have moved quickly to find a new forwards coach following the news that...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoIf England cut the errors, they will be in the game
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ENGLAND will be disappointed with the result at Murrayfield and will look at the...
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Nick Cain
/ 1 year agoBorthwick must stop delaying and rebuild
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WHEN Steve Borthwick took over from Eddie Jones as England head coach he...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoHaley quickly back to business
By JOHN FALLON Munster ......... 45 Zebre ................29 MUNSTER full-back Mike Haley crowned his first match back from injury in eight...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoI want to get that England shirt back, says Scarratt
By MARK STEVENS The smiles said it all, after 13 painstaking months on the sidelines, the pure joy of returning to...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 1 year agoFasogbon’s making most of his seat in the front row
Afolabi Fasogbon says England U20s forwards get excited for scrum time and with the 6ft 4in, 20 stone-plus powerhouse on their...
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Rugby Europe Championship
/ 1 year agoAppleton confident Portugal can meet Spanish challenge
By NICK POWELL PREVIEW... Portugal vSpain Today. Kick-off 3pm, Estadio do Restelo in Lisbon PORTUGAL host Spain in today’s second semi-final...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoHow one player really can make a team tick
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHY have France fallen off a cliff ?Can...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoIt doesn’t feel right to see Italy at the bottom
Various non rugby specialists have contacted me this week asking why Italy are currently bottom of the Six Nations table. Patiently...
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Paul Rees
/ 1 year agoIt’s time for take – off, England
Paul Rees says that, with Ireland at home and France away to come, Borthwick's men must become relentless IT WAS three...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoGreat start, England, but then it fell to pieces
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Triple top: Duhan van der Merwe beats Ben Earl to score his...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland set to defend WXV crown in Canada
CANADA will host the 2024 WXV 1 series in the autumn. WXV 2 will again take place in South Africa and...
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Young Gun
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns: Gloucester full-back Ioan Jones
By BEN JAYCOCK England U20s will feel grateful to have Ioan Jones in their ranks as the full-back could easily have...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAppleton expected to beat Wales at Rugby World Cup
Portugal captain Tomás Appleton set his side the goal of beating Wales at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, and feels that “crazy” ambition...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSeries 3, Episode 26: Weekend round-up and Tomas Appleton on Portugal’s future
Refereeing controversy was once again at the heart of the third round of the 2024 Six Nations, as Paolo Garbisi’s contentious...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoPost denies Italy first Six Nations win in France
By NICK POWELL France…………………………………………..13 Tries: Ollivon 7 Conversions: Ramos 8 Penalties: Ramos 14, 45 Italy…………………………………………………13 Tries: Capuozzo 70 Conversions: Garbisi 71...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoBorthwick: We made too many mistakes
From ADAM HATHAWAY at Murrayfield England boss Steve Borthwick admitted his side got what they deserved after another Murrayfield nightmare in...
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Sevens World Series
/ 1 year agoDupont looks sharp at 7s
Antoine Dupont’s Olympic dream got off to a winning start with two victories on his sevens debut for France at the...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoHammer of the English is too hot to handle again
By NICK CAIN Scotland ............................30pts Tries: van der Merwe 20, 30, 45 Conversions: Russell 21, 31, 47 Penalties: Russell 35, 57,...
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Paul Rees
/ 1 year agoBorthwick’s conundrum: Stick or twist for Ireland
PAUL REES It was England’s first real test this Six Nations as they faced a team that expected to defeat them...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoLow degree of danger? This man is just lethal…
BRENDAN GALLAGHER There was a curious moment in the last minute at Murrayfield last night when a message suddenly flashed up...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoEdwards in firing line as France lose rhythm
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT’S too easy to say that France have fallen off and are no longer the team...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRattled, but Irish still on course for slam
By PETER JACKSON Ireland................................ 31pts Tries: Sheehan 21, Lowe 32, Frawley 68, Beirne 81 Conversions: Crowley 22, 33, 68, 82 Penalties:...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoLethargic France in need of new drive
By PAUL REES PREVIEW...France vs Italy (Today. Kick-off 3pm, Decathlon Arena, Lille) IT does not come any more demanding in the...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 1 year agoSix-try Ireland go on rampage to blow Wales away
By SAM JACKSON Ireland U20 ................. 43pts Tries: Edogbo 18, Gavin 40, Walker 46, Sheahan 63, 67; O’Connor 74 Conversions: Murphy...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 1 year agoItaly shock France with late Botturi try stealing it
By NICK STEVENS France U20 ....... 20pts Tries: Zamora 20, Granell 45, Brau Boirie 62 Conversions: Cotarmanac’h 63 Penalties: Cotarmanac’h 10...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoWaugh’s battle is going to be tough
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED WHO has the toughest job in rugby? It certainly doesn’t belong to the loadsamoney establishment lawyers plotting...
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Red Roses
/ 1 year agoRed Roses: Gloucester-Hartpury prop Maud Muir
By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Oxford Date of Birth: 12/07/01 Community Club: Oxford Harlequins Red Roses Debut: vs New Zealand November 2021...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoWhen the B grade was full of A stars
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER AS England A crank back into action today...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoWe need to progress, both on and off pitch
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME NOW the teams have had their week off hopefully they have had...
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Young Gun
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns: Harlequins fly-half Josh Bellamy
By BEN JAYCOCK Josh Bellamy is fortunate to be able to pick the brains of England star Marcus Smith at Harlequins...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 25/02/24
It’s a huge weekend in the Six Nations, and you can find action from the Calcutta Cup and Wales’ tough test in...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFurbank comes in for Calcutta Cup contest
Preview: Scotland vs England (Saturday, 4:45pm) George Furbank starts for England for the first time since March 2022 as the visitors...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIreland return to strongest team for Celtic Clash
Preview: Ireland vs Wales (Saturday, 2:15pm) Ireland continue their Grand Slam pursuit by making seven changes to return to their strongest...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCole’s wife gave him green light to carry on
By ADAM HATHAWAY Dan Cole is gunning for Six Nations glory after revealing he got permission from his missus to continue...
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