All posts tagged "Italy"
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s Team of the Six Nations
15. Stuart Hogg (Scotland): One of few modern players with genuine x-factor. A try scorer and provider. Rob Kearney was in...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years ago‘Fantastic culture created by Vern’
SCOTLAND captain John Barclay was lavish in his praise of departing coach Vern Cotter. “It is hard to put into words...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoCards fall in favour of five-try Scotland
Scotland U20 38 Italy U20 17 DARCY Graham scored two tries as Scotland dominated an ill-disciplined Italian side to claim their...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoSkeldon holds nerve to earn Scots victory
Scotland W 14 Italy W 12 SCOTLAND claimed a second win in Six Nations for the first time since 2006 by...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoMy team of the tournament…
15. Stuart Hogg (Scotland): One of few modern players with genuine x-factor. A try scorer and provider. Rob Kearney was in...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Will Jones – Wales U20s captain
Enjoying the student life while trying to become a professional rugby player is not easy but Wales U20s captain Will Jones...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoIrish dogs of war must soldier on to rescue season
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT SUDDENLY Soldiers Field seems a long time ago and a million miles away. The slayers of New Zealand...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoFrenchwide boys make light of travel sickness
By NICK VERDIER FRANCE have finally won away from home in the Six Nations and it came on the back of...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoO’Shea: Offloads put us on the rack
CONOR O’Shea admitted his Italy side could not cope with the offloading skills of France as they slumped to their fourth...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoClinical French keep Italy at bay
FRANCE U20s resisted a second half comeback to claim their second win of the Six Nations at the Stadio Santa Rosa...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoDaly a must on Eddie’s teamsheet says Ashton
Neale Harvey finds a former England coach firmly in the corner of Wasps flier Elliot Daly No man is indispensible but...
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Features
/ 10 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JAMIE BLAMIRE ENGLAND U20S HOOKER Leaving the parental home at 16 to live with strangers was not easy for Jamie Blamire...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Crooked feeds are bigger concern than lack of rucking
What a fuss about nothing. As all hell breaks loose because of what Italy did not do, and what England could...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams: Sorry Gav, you’ve just had one good game
I felt the full wrath of the Welsh public in my career. It’s brutal and there’ll be no-one hurting more than...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson: How Wales are missing Henson’s abiding class
As Wales prepare to salvage what’s left of the Six Nations, their best midfield player will be otherwise engaged in a...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: Eddie must get England playing at a higher tempo
Scotland have good cause to feel confident going to Twickenham based on their home victories over Ireland and Wales. However, the...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Yes, England were foggy, but so are World Rugby
Eddie Jones and his players can thank their lucky stars that their latest tactical tutorial came from Italy. There is a...
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National League 3
/ 10 years agoCrooked feeds are bigger concern than lack of rucking
Still a mess: World Rugby has a duty to sort out the ongoing problems in the scrum PICTURE: Getty Images What...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHow Eddie put spring back in Daly’s step after World Cup axe
High-stepping: Elliot Daly takes on Italy’s defence ELLIOT Daly has thanked Eddie Jones for giving him the confidence to believe he...
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National League 3
/ 10 years agoRedpath pins his colours to England
ENGLAND SCHOOLS CAMERON Redpath will force his father Bryan to cheer on England today after being named on the bench to...
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Features
/ 10 years agoEngland’s calmness was credit to rugby
SO MUCH for the eagerlyanticipated home victory – yet England’s hard-earned triumph over Italy produced any number of talking points. Credit...
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Features
/ 10 years agoThis shows Italy are not relegation fodder
THE events should be an embarrassment to your correspondent, Stuart Stanton of Leeds and columnist Colin Boag. I refer, of course,...
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Features
/ 10 years agoYes, England were foggy, but so are World Rugby
EDDIE Jones and his players can thank their lucky stars that their latest tactical tutorial came from Italy. There is a...
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Features
/ 10 years agoHow Wales are missing
Henson’s abiding class As Wales prepare to salvage what’s left of the Six Nations, their best midfield player will be otherwise...
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Features
/ 10 years agoSo should the Italians have just caved in, Matthew?
ITALY had been held up to such public ridicule before Twickenham last Sunday that not one of their detractors considered it...
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Features
/ 10 years agoYOUNG GUNS
WILL JONES WALES U20s CAPTAIN Enjoying the student life while trying to become a professional rugby player is not easy but...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 10 years agoWhy persist with a team who clearly aren’t up to task?
THE escalating debate concerning the future of the Six Nations tournament seems to miss the most obvious solution – go back...
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Miscellaneous
/ 10 years ago‘No soft penalties’ – Hatley
ENGLAND’S big men have been ordered to stay disciplined and mentally in control today to force the Italian pack into submission....
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoTe’o to make first England start against Italy
Ben Te’o will make his first England start against Italy in the third round of the Six Nations outside Owen Farrell...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: ‘Periodisation’ is a training concept from years back
With the first break in the Six Nations upon us, it gives the chance to look back at what is the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoJJ dropped by England
England have dropped Jonathan Joseph ahead of their Six Nations clash against Italy at Twickenham on Sunday. Eddie Jones has retained...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoItaly draft in Allan for Twickenham clash
Tommaso Allan will start for Italy in their Six Nations clash against England at Twickenham on Sunday. The Treviso fly-half, who...
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Premiership
/ 10 years agoMcCall: Vunipola ready for Italy call
SARACENS boss Mark McCall believes prop Mako Vunipola will play some part in the Italy game for England on Sunday after...
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Features
/ 10 years agoStick with Scott to lead the siege on Murrayfield
Wales’ performance against England was their best for two years – but I just couldn’t understand some of the substitutions Rob...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Let’s hope it’s not referees who decide this Six Nations
The one thing we didn’t need has already happened and we have only just started what should be a contest between...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoIrish dig in to deny Italian fightback
By RYAN WEBB Italy U20 26 Ireland U20 27 IRELAND survived a late onslaught to hold on for their second one-point...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoJust a practice run for Red Roses professionals
By NICK VERDIER IT was very much a case of professionals against amateurs at the Arms Park yesterday as England women...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoAnscombe: My fight for Wales recall starts here
By JAMES CANDY PREVIEW Cardiff Blues v Connacht Today. Kick-off 1.05pm CARDIFF Blues outsidehalf Gareth Anscombe is determined to reignite his...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoPreview Treviso v Leinster
Today, Kick-off 1.30pm ■ HOOKER Richardt Strauss will captain Leinster for the first time today as the Irish province travel to...
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Features
/ 10 years agoScrum-halves escape Six Nations cull
WHENthe Six Nations revved up on the starting grid last weekend, more than 30 players had been parked in the pits...
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National League 3
/ 10 years agoLet’s hope it’s not referees who decide this Six Nations
The one thing we didn’t need has already happened and we have only just started what should be a contest between...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Bonus points will hamper the development of Italy
Isn’t it strange how sometimes things happen that on the surface seem to be totally unrelated, but then have mind-blowing consequences?...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Chris Cook – Bath scrum-half
1. A multi-lingual world I get embarrassed by my inability to speak the local language whenever I visit countries like France...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoFavaro to leave Glasgow but new deals for centres
Italian international Simone Favaro revealed that he will leave Glasgow at the end of the season in what he described as...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoCaptain Carys leads from front for Wales
Italy W…………8 Wales W………20 CAPTAIN Carys Phillips touched down to seal a crucial win for Wales in Italy and praised her...
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Features
/ 10 years agoDragons wait on Henson decision
Waiting game: Gavin Henson GAVIN HENSON could be set to return to Wales after rejecting a lucrative offer to finish his...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBonus points will hamper the development of Italy
Isn’t it strange how sometimes things happen that on the surface seem to be totally unrelated, but then have mind-blowing consequences?...
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Miscellaneous
/ 10 years agoDan’s the man for me says Bennett
By PETER JACKSON DAN BIGGAR takes centre stage for Wales in Rome today reinforced by a resounding vote of confidence from...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoMoriarty on his mark to replace the irreplaceable
Alex Bywater chats to Ross Moriarty, the man charged with filling the giant boots of Taulupe Faletau at No.8 PREVIEW… Italy...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoBonus point in Rome, then bring it on in Cardiff!
SHANE WILLIAMS I EXPECT Wales to find things tricky against Italy but still seal a bonuspoint win – and then it’s...
