All posts tagged "Italy"
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoIrish ‘bullies’ gave us a lesson at breakdown
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Superb: Wales openside Josh Navidi PICTURE: Getty Images Powerplay: Bundee Aki crashes over for Ireland’s...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoTEAMS: Round Three of the Six Nations
Rest week over, here's the all the team news ahead of this weekend's rugby
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Featured
/ 9 years agoLeicester move has taken Jonny May’s game ‘to new level’
The England international says he has no regrets about leaving Gloucester for Welford Road after bagging two game-clinching tries against Wales
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Featured
/ 9 years agoAllen: Unlike me, these England U20s boys will be Test ready
England U20s coach Anthony Allen profers two youngsters not far away from a senior Test berth
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoThomas dropped
FRANCE head coach Jacques Brunel has dropped a number of players who went out in Edinburgh after defeat by Scotland on...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoSee him here, see him there… Nowell pops up everywhere!
JACK NOWELL’s flashing footwork means he has been given the freedom of the field by Eddie Jones – and the Exeter...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: England won arm-wrestle as Wales paid for their errors
Jeremy Guscott delivers his verdict on England's closely-fought victory over Wales at Twickenham
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoIreland’s Italian romp marred by injury fears
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER IRELAND duly accumulated an impressive total against Italy which helped boost their points difference immeasurably – but it...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoInjuries could be key, says Schmidt
JOE Schmidt admits injuries could be a factor for Ireland after Tadhg Furlong and Robbie Henshaw both left the field early...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 9 years agoBrunel rap for putting Jalibert in harm’s way
Mega-boot: Lionel Beauxis is back at fly-half PICTURE: Getty Images It didn’t take long for the club v country rows that...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoAlun Wyn: We can bounce back against Ireland
Defiant: Alun Wyn Jones ALUN WYN Jones vowed Wales will bounce back from their Six Nations defeat to England when they...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoEngland won arm-wrestle as Wales paid for their errors
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE …EVERY WEEK England won this arm-wrestle of a contest by playing the conditions better than Wales,...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TOBY TRINDER NORTHAMPTON PROP As a budding young star emerging through the ranks at Ipswich RFC, versatile Toby Trinder experienced the...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoEddie Jones names England squad to take on Italy
Ben Te'o beats Jonathan Joseph to start at inside centre
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Featured
/ 9 years agoJacques Brunel must turn France’s Cup aces into champs
Can the 64-year-old turn France into a team to fear? He's certainly making changes in selection
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Featured
/ 9 years agoCourtney Lawes has big appetite for success – Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones on the upward trend of Courtney Lawes since he took over the England job
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoStrange gives Welsh boys licence to thrill
Round-up FRANCE were runners-up last season but must do without 19-year-old fly-half sensation Matthieu Jalibert, who was called up to the...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTrailblazer Brown aiming to hammer down on Italy
SAM PARKHOUSE talks to the England flanker who’s no stranger to international competition FRANCE Lise Arricastre, Cyrielle Banet, Camille Boudaud, Caroline...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoForce yourselves into Eddie’s plan for Japan
NEALE HARVEY finds England head coach Steve Bates has set his lads a big challenge Under 20s Returning stars: Quins flier...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoInjury-hit England sweat on fitness of Robshaw and Brown
Eddie Jones left with selection worries ahead of Six Nations opener as injury list grows to 16
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: I wouldn’t ask Jack Nowell to play outside centre, Eddie
(Photo: Getty Images) By Jeremy Guscott IT is interesting that Jack Nowell is now being talked about by Eddie Jones as...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoSeven tries not enough for Bath to survive
By GARY FITZGERALD BATH were left with major European regrets as they slipped sadly and painfully out of the Champions Cup...
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Features
/ 9 years agoThose who also manned the barricades during the 1968 Five Nations
Bernard Duprat (Bayonne): Proud Basque who made over 400 appearance for Bayonne in a 15-year career. Scored nine tries in 15...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoMapletoft backing Boyce to grab his big chance
NEWS EXTRA ■By NEALE HARVEY SHOCK England call-up Lewis Boyce has all the attributes to succeed but must prove himself quickly...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoTop 14 helps top refs to learn right language
THE France national rugby team might be all over the place at present but French referees are flying the flag in...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
The game must face up to its possible drugs problem BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoItaly get dumped on, but at least they have a great venue
Venue: Velodrome, Marseilles IT’S tough being Italy. Guess who are the one team in this year’s Six Nations required to play...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoRugby Matters: Hartpury production line set for more Test success
Brendan Gallagher on why the Gloucestershire college isn't just creating international players for England anymore...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoAshton hunts bonus
Preview… Toulon v Benetton Today, Kick-off 1pm CHRIS Ashton starts on the left wing for Toulon as they look to earn...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoFarewell to Hale, one of Cardiff rugby’s favourites
CARDIFF’S oldest player (definitely) and Wales’ most venerable player (arguably) passed away this week when Graham Hale died aged 97. Remarkably...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoLeinster and Ireland dealt injury blow as Ringrose ruled out for over a month
Centre out for remaining Champions Cup pool matches and first two Six Nations matches
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoEddie needs a leader who will be there at bitter end
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points IS Dylan Hartley the Mike Brearley of...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNo X-factor, but captain Hartley’s still right man to lead out England
By NEALE HARVEY Big character: Dylan Hartley has a fine record with England PICTURES: Getty Images NICK Easter believes Dylan Hartley’s...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoWilliams column: Ability of new caps offers Wales reasons to be cheerful after below-par 2017
Shane Williams says Welsh provinces enjoyed a better 2017 than the national team
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFurlong focused on happy future
Preview Munster v Leinster Tuesday Dec 26, Kick-off 3.15pm LEINSTER head for a raucous Boxing Day at heaving Thomond Park with...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWasps pair out for two months
ENGLANDwill be without wing Elliot Daly and No.8 Nathan Hughes for at least half of the Six Nations. Both Daly, 25,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoCampagnaro could be back for 6 Nations
EXETER centre Michele Campagnaro could return to action within the next month. The Italy international, 24, has missed the entire season...
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Features
/ 9 years agoScotland’s resurgence promises top class Six Nations
THE Six Nations looms ever brighter on the horizon with the certainty that the 2018 version will be like no other....
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Features
/ 9 years agoYoungsters get a bonus
NOT before time, Wales are offering juniors under 16 the chance to sample the Six Nations experience for £20. The cut-price...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBrex could be first in new wave of Argentinian-Italians
Try: Juan Ignacio Brex A FEWweeks back this column commented on the historical links between Argentina and Italian rugby and how...
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Features
/ 9 years agoConnacht collared by canny Canna
By JOHN FALLON Zebre 24 Connacht 10 FORMERConnacht coach Michael Bradley heaped misery on them as he guided Zebre to a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoCain column: Chatty refs have aided the growth of dissent
By Nick Cain Dissent is an evil genie that was always going to escape from the bottle when Rugby Union referees...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoLate try double ends bad run for Pumas
By SAM JACKSON Italy…15 Argentina …31 ARGENTINA scored two tries in the last 10 minutes to claim a 31-15 win over...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoIt’s a mad, mad world as Bernie bashes Bill
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE international administration of Rugby Union was left embarrassed and in abject disarray...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSuffering Pumas urged to alter selection policy
Eddie bottled it with his team to face Wallabies By NEALE HARVEY DECLINING Argentina must reverse their policy of not selecting...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoDebutant McKinley closes out the victory for Italians
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Italy………………19 Fiji …………………10 ITALY got their November Test series off to a winning start with a 19-10 victory...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWatson ready to home in on Scots No.7 role
By GARY HEATLY HAMISH Watson knows the upcoming Autumn Tests are a chance for the Scotland team to show supporters how...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFive to follow…
Leone Nakarawa (Fiji): There is a very good case for voting this other worldly Fijian second row as World Rugby player...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoROUND-UP
■PAU produced a scintillating second-half to beat Zebre. Trailing 30-7 at the break, they scored four tries to win 38-33. Zebre...
