All posts tagged "Italy"
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoNo room for Simmonds brothers in England squad for Six Nations finale
Eddie Jones has named seven players who competed in the Premiership final in his 36-man squad
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Featured
/ 5 years agoEngland v Barbarians called off after RFU discover second ‘bubble’ breach
RFU chief executive speaks out on Sunday's clash at Twickenham having to be cancelled
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Features
/ 5 years agoTyro Italy scrum-half Varney self-isolating
GLLUCESTER’S uncapped Italy scrum-half Stephen Varney is isolating having tested positive for Covid-19. Welsh-born Varney, 19, who is asymptomatic, joined the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCooney’s left out in the cold by Farrell
ULSTER scrum-half John Cooney has been left out of Ireland’s squad for the final two rounds of the Six Nations. Connacht’s...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWilliams column: Don’t kill the Cheetahs off for the ‘Big Four’
Cheetahs could pay the price for the PRO14 wants to expand its broadcast revenue
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Features
/ 5 years agoDon’t kill Cheetahs off for the ‘Big Four’
SHANE WILLIAMs WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Facing extinction: Cheetahs, with Nico Lee on the charge, playing against Southern Kings PICTURE: Getty...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoParisse defies the odds… and gravity
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...
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Features
/ 5 years agoGlorious party amid a sea of red and white
SIMON MASON FORMER IRELAND, ULSTER, ORRELL, RICHMOND, TREVISO & STADE FRANCAIS FLY-HALF MY LIFEIN RUGBY Getting the party started: Simon Mason...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHastings aims to be more than just Finn’s stand-in
NEWS EXTRA By BRYN PALMER ADAM Hastings has warned Finn Russell he is not ready to give up the Scotland No.10...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWeakened sides could sabotage title run-in
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST You did not need to be Inspector Maigret to work out that Agen were up to no...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPainful memories of tackling Jonah!
MY LIFEIN RUGBY TOM BEIM THE FORMER ENGLAND, GLOUCESTER AND SALE WINGER Grapple: Tom Beim gets to grips with Jonah Lomu....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoEngland to face Georgia as eight-team Autumn Nations Cup confirmed
November and December dates confirmed for Autumn Nations Cup involving Georgia and Fiji
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoDual-role Alex Brown shares his blueprint for Gloucester success
Brown is tasked with the smooth running of the Gloucester team under its new coaching heads, while keeping things tight off...
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Features
/ 5 years agoDouble helping of Curry may be on Eddie’s menu
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Tracing the career trajectory and development of Ben...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoZebre pick kids for derby day baptism
■ By ADAM ELLIS Preview Zebre v Benetton Today. Kick-off 7pm ZEBRE have named a team formed entirely of Italians for...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoZebre spoil the send-off for Zanni
Benetton……………13 Zebre ………………………17 ZEBRE secured the bragging rights in Italy by claiming a shock 17-13 win on Benetton’s patch. It was...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHaden knew how to make rugby pay
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THERE was far more to Andy Haden than his theatrics at Cardiff Arms...
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Features
/ 5 years agoTest match golden goose may stop laying her eggs
Louis Luyt may have been his own worst enemy, but it was a close-run thing. There were plenty of contenders for...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRocky ride at times, but rugby is the best team game in the world
Brendan Gallagher concludes his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union The History of Rugby: PART 20 STORY...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoNo issue with Chiefs identity
I’M A Sandy Park regular and would be a season ticket holder if I didn’t spent five months of each normal...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoGareth Anscombe looking forward to marking his comeback with Webb at Ospreys
A Wales half-back combination coming to the Liberty Stadium
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEnglish and Welsh clubs in chase for Bevan
By ALEX BYWATER WELSH regions Cardiff Blues and Scarlets are understood to be rivalling Harlequins and other leading English clubs for...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBooth wants Manu to bolster his pack options
By ALEX BYWATER NASI Manu has emerged as a No.8 target for Ospreys head coach Toby Booth. The six-cap Tongan international...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoWelsh regions fret over government’s ban on scrums
The Welsh Assembly has issued a blanket ban on scrums from taking place due to fear of COVID-19 spike
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Features
/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby South Africans would boost the PRO14
EXPANDING the PRO14 to include two South African sides received a mixed reception at first. The Southern Kings weren’t a very...
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoMost Popular Students Sports
Millions of students are fond of sports. Fortunately, visiting a traditional gym or doing exercises at home are not the only...
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Features
/ 5 years agoKirwan delivers under weight of expectation
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoCharlie Walker explains why he chose Ealing over Premiership offers
The former Harlequins winger also had a year left at Zebre but was impressed by a chat with Ben Ward at...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRugby fans have been left in dark
ENGLISH football has returned along with other sports such as horse racing and snooker. Sadly, I am still unable to see...
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Features
/ 5 years agoItoje pledges his future to Saracens
Committed: Maro Itoje. Inset, Will Skelton MARO ITOJE is set to confirm he is staying with Premiership and European champions Saracens...
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Peter Jackson
/ 5 years agoLeinster’s glory trail runs into a roadblock
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Had the season run its natural course, one team might well by now have succeeded...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMandela effect unites a nation as Boks put the brakes on Jonah
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union THE 1995 World Cup is a story...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoTop 20 rugby anthems countdown: 10-6
The national anthems of Italy and Scotland appear next in the next phase of our countdown
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHewett column: In a galaxy far, far away lives World Rugby men
Would the little green men out there in the universe be baffled by rugby?
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoQUIZ ANSWERS from P24:
1. Mike Campbell-Lamerton - 1966 New Zealand; born in Valletta, Malta in 1933. 2. Serge Blanco 3. Ray Gravell (Llanelli, Wales...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoZebre star Maxime is honoured for Covid work
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Hero: Maxime Mbanda and, inset, in hospital mask MAXIMEMbanda, the Zebre and Italy back row forward, this week...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoQ&A – Brad Mooar: I’m leaving Scarlets with them ready to explode
We ask the outgoing Scarlets head coach about what he's leaving behind in west Wales and his final message to fans
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoSpencer column: Cruel for Richmond but the game has moved on
TRP columnist Catherine Spencer reviews the big changes to the Premier 15s which saw Richmond lose out in the audit proces
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby stadiums countdown: 15-11
Southern hemisphere stadia dominate the latest countdown towards the No.1 spot
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLoyalty to Waterloo runs deep for Dick
MY CLUB WATERLOO WE SPEAK TO A NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN RUGBY FIGURES ABOUT THE CLUB THEY CALL THEIR OWN, THIS WEEK...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: New 50:22 kicking law will fuel more drama
The 50:22 kicking law to be trialled by World Rugby will heighten the importance of positioning, writes Shane Williams
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoNew kicking law will increase excitement
New role: Taulupe Faletau should get more opportunity to carry the ball from deep PICTURE: Getty Images I was really looking...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEx-Harlequins wing Charlie Walker opts for homecoming after stint with Zebre
Walker had been a target to replace Jonny May for Leicester Tigers
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoA League of Nations is an idiotic proposal
JEFF PROBYN No way through: Georgia’s Shalva Mamukashvili is tackled in the defeat to Italy in 2018 PICTURE: Getty Images Democracy:...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoEvergreen Elvis has lots of hits left in him
■By NEALE HARVEY Big engine: Elvis Taoine shows no signs of slowing as he approaches his 37th bithday PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBilly gets backing of Six Nations
By PETER JACKSON THE SIX Nations claim they stand united in their support for Sir Bill Beaumont’s re-election as chairman of...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJohn Wells to leave Newcastle Falcons for role in Italy
Defence coach John Wells will take up a new challenge with Rugby Colorno
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoCVC £300m investment into Six Nations put on ice
Deal between CVC and Six Nations put on hold until Test calendar becomes clear
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBig guns will back Bill to save them cash
“What Pichot hopes for is the dream of Tier Two nations, but this can never be achieved” And so it begins,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoUSA are shock star turn at two Olympics
IN THE early 1920s the USA proved the unlikely winners of two Olympic rugby titles, beating France on both occasions. In...












