All posts tagged "Italy"
-
Latest News
/ 5 months agoKelly the hero for Ireland
U18s Six Nations Festival U18 Men ■By BEN JAYCOCK IRELAND claimed a dramatic 36-31 victory over England in the U18 Men’s...
-
Latest News
/ 5 months agoWales leave it late to sink England
U18 Women WALES produced a late comeback to beat England 32-24 in a thrilling opening match of the U18 Women’s Six...
-
Latest News
/ 5 months agoNonu just keeps on rolling along
ONE man has survived for so long on the higher grounds of the global game that he makes grand old footballing...
-
Latest News
/ 5 months agoAzzurre want to be quick off the mark
ITALY Silvia Turani’s Italy outfit are determined to shed their underdog tag with the women’s team taking inspiration from the men’s...
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoWhy rugby needs more superstars like Henry Pollock
When asked to think of a sporting superstar, the obvious names that appear first are the likes of Lionel Messi, Lewis...
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoNorthampton Saints prop Manny Iyogun determined to prove a point after England snub
Manny Iyogun is looking to make up for his disappointment at missing out on Six Nations action by helping Northampton Saints...
-
Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Referees must control the advantage law fairly
Every four or five years or so, it seems, rugby gets its knickers in a twist over the advantage law, how...
-
Latest News
/ 6 months agoWomen’s Six Nations 2026: Meg Jones – There’s a lot more to come from England
Meg Jones will have an extra spring in her stride and bigger smile on her face when she walks proudly out...
-
Latest News
/ 6 months agoEngland have an identity crisis – Vesty
By SAM JACKSON NORTHAMPTON head coach Sam Vesty feels England have suffered an identity crisis under Steve Borthwick. The RFU are...
-
Chris Hewett
/ 6 months agoChris Hewett: Wales boss Steve Tandy has reasons to be more cheerful
March is not the cruellest month, as every student of 20th Century poetry knows, but it may be the most unfathomable.
-
Top 14
/ 6 months agoWomen keen to join the 6N party
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TWO-THIRDS of the 2026 Six Nations season is complete. It’s old news, but France – Les Bleus...
-
Latest News
/ 6 months agoPendlebury’s seeing signs of progress
TRP Hewett: Tandy has reasons to be more cheerful than Borthwick By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND men’s U18s head coach Jonathan Pendlebury...
-
International Rugby
/ 6 months agoJac Morgan: Wales are starting to look good
Jac Morgan says he was encouraged by the way Wales finished their Six Nations campaign and was thrilled for his teammates...
-
Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoWhat is the Nations Championship? Format, fixtures and how rugby’s new tournament works
The Autumn Nations Series is dead. Whether you think that is a positive or not, or even if you didn’t really...
-
International Rugby
/ 6 months agoFormer England wing Chris Ashton urges RFU to listen to players on Steve Borthwick decision
England bosses have been urged to copy the All Blacks lead and give the players influence over the future coaching direction...
-
Columnists
/ 6 months agoJeremy Guscott: Now is the time for England to learn to be streetwise
It’s been hailed as the best ever Six Nations because of its topsy-turvy nature, unpredictability, and exciting edge-of-the-seat stuff, as well...
-
Latest News
/ 6 months agoJohn Mitchell: Meg Jones is my choice for England captain for the Women’s Six Nations
Centre Meg Jones will take over the England captaincy after lock Zoe Stratford, who led the side to World Cup glory...
-
Latest News
/ 6 months agoArgentina bidding to hold 2035 World Cup
ARGENTINA are bidding to host the 2035 Rugby World Cup and take the event to South America for the first time....
-
Latest News
/ 6 months agoJVP is not right man for the job
JACK van Poortvliet should never play for England again! Against Italy, he box-kicked with minutes to go. We lost. Then, guess...
-
Columnists
/ 6 months agoPeter Jackson: 2026 Six Nations was terrific but, for my money, 2015 still best there has been
The stampede to acclaim the 2026 version as ‘the greatest’ Six Nations of all raises a pertinent question over the collective...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoConnacht shock Ulster
■By SAM JACKSON Ulster ..............19 Connacht .......26 FINN Treacy scored twice as Connacht provided a big blow to Ulster’s title ambitions...
-
Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 months agoBrendan Gallagher: The rise of Italy lifted the whole Six Nations
You can make a decent case for 2026 being the best Six Nations ever – whatever ‘best’ means – but it...
-
Features
/ 6 months agoFREDDIE OGDEN-METHERELL
YOUNG GUNS GLOUCESTER AND ENGLAND U20S Ssecond row Freddie Ogden-Metherell admits the step up to international rugby has been as mentally...
-
Latest News
/ 6 months agoEngland settle for third as France take title
U20S SIXNATIONS By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND produced a spirited comeback but fell just short in a 31-28 defeat to Grand Slam...
-
Latest News
/ 6 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Best Six Nations ever? How does rugby crack America?
Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by rugby analyst Sam Larner on this week’s Rugby Paper Roundup to reflect on what...
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 months ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round Four summary: Peñarol beat Cobras as Pampas hit top spot
Peñarol backed up their first win of the season with a deserved 38-20 home victory over Cobras in Round Four of...
-
International Rugby
/ 6 months ago2026 Six Nations analysis: What we learned from this year’s tournament
And breathe. After a whirlwind six weeks, the 2026 Six Nations has come and gone just like that.
-
International Rugby
/ 6 months agoHeartbreak for England as Thomas Ramos snatches the Six Nations title for France
Maro Itoje and his England side put some pride back in the England shirt before Thomas Ramos put the boot in...
-
International Rugby
/ 6 months agoSix Nations: England players are over-trained claims Wales & Lions centre Jonathan Davies
Former Wales and British & Irish Lions centre Jonathan Davies believes England’s defensive issues in the Six Nations could be linked...
-
International Rugby
/ 6 months agoJoe El-Abd: I’m still committed to England despite Six Nations slump
Assistant coach Joe El-Abd has nailed his colours to England’s sinking mast despite recent speculation linking him with a move back...
-
International Rugby
/ 6 months agoFrance 48-46 England: Steve Borthwick’s men go so close to stunning victory
England climbed their way out of an abyss in Paris last night to come within a whisker of scuppering France’s chances...
-
Columnists
/ 6 months agoPaul Rees: This mad Six Nations ends with a flourish
The start of a mad, compelling Six Nations was very different to the end. Ireland, like Scotland, suffered a chastening defeat...
-
Columnists
/ 6 months agoJeremy Guscott: Stunned! That’s my reaction to England’s Six Nations defeats
Stunned is the only way to describe my reaction to England’s triple losses against Scotland, Ireland, and Italy.
-
International Rugby
/ 6 months agoIreland 43-21 Scotland: Crowning glory! Irish rediscover their mojo to topple Scotland
Ireland claimed their fourth Triple Crown in five years, and their 12th win on the trot against Scotland, to finish their...
-
International Rugby
/ 6 months agoWales 31-17 Italy: At last! Aaron Wainwright leads the charge as the Welsh learn how to win again
After a run of 15 consecutive losses, Wales finally won a Six Nations game – their first since winning in Rome...
-
Junior International Rugby
/ 6 months agoIreland U20s vs Scotland U20s: The Irish eye up a Triple Crown feat in Six Nations
Ireland U20s will look to secure a fourth straight victory and complete a Triple Crown when they host Scotland at Virgin...
-
Latest News
/ 6 months agoFast Eddie & Co love tales of the unexpected
THERE are times you cannot help but conclude that some pro coaches have got so much time on their hands they...
-
Columnists
/ 6 months agoNick Cain: England lead way in self-inflicted wounds
The fog of disinformation surrounding England since their landmark loss to Italy in Rome last weekend reflected a group unwilling to...
-
Letters
/ 6 months agoWe need to select a ball-carrying 12
THERE has been a lot of criticism of Borthwick’s selections lately, however I want to comment on the backs. I might...
-
Letters
/ 6 months agoRFU must tell us what it plans to do
DEFEAT by Italy means that another Six Nations passes by with England grossly under-achieving. The worst aspect is that large parts...
-
Letters
/ 6 months agoBorthwick simply can’t stay in charge
I DON’T enjoy watching England losing any match, but if a first-ever defeat to Italy hastens the end of Steve Borthwick’s...
-
Features
/ 6 months agoNewcastle keep Wade
CHRISTIAN Wade has signed on for another season at Newcastle. The 34-year-old winger is the second leading try scorer in the...
-
Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 months agoBrendan Gallagher: The Romanian who stood tall for his country
You bump into some huge human beings on the rugby circuit, but I’ve encountered few bigger than Romanian lock Constantin Cojocariu,...
-
Features
/ 6 months agoYOUNG GUNS
GEORGENEWMAN POSITION AND TEAM Exeter Chiefs and England U20s scrum-half George Newman possesses devastating speed – a trait that has quickly...
-
International Rugby
/ 6 months agoJonathan Davies questions England training intensity after Six Nations defensive lapses
Former Wales and British & Irish Lions centre Jonathan Davies believes England’s defensive issues in the Six Nations could be linked...
-
International Rugby
/ 6 months agoSix Nations analysis: Can Scotland finally end their Dublin hoodoo? Or will Ireland prevail?
The general expectation amongst most Irish rugby fans before the first kick-off of the 2026 Six Nations was to see improvements...
-
Latest News
/ 6 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Wales rising, England declining? Super Saturday Preview ft. Jonathan Davies!
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by former Wales and British &...
-
International Rugby
/ 6 months ago2026 Six Nations analysis: Who takes the crown in this Saturday’s finale?
Three games, three teams in contention, but only one winner of the Six Nations. That is the prospect of this year’s...
-
International Rugby
/ 6 months ago2026 Six Nations analysis: Where do England go from here after historic defeat to Italy?
It is not an overstatement to say that Saturday was one of the darkest days in recent English rugby history.
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 months ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round Three summary: Tarucas stay perfect and Pampas bounce back
Round Three began with an all-Argentine clash in Buenos Aires, where hosts Pampas were able to bounce back from their defeat...
