All posts tagged "Italy"
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFive-try Wales manage to keep Italy at bay
Wales........................41 Italy...........................39 WALES finished their campaign unbeaten in Vichy following their dramatic five-try victory over Italy. A penalty from Carwyn Leggatt-Jones...
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/ 1 year agoFinch & Denny leading the way
Round 2 Wrap ENGLAND, France and Wales remained unbeaten after the second round of matches on Monday. England defeated Spain 43-19....
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/ 1 year agoDisappointing junior Red Roses end without a win
Women’s U18 Six Nations Festival WINLESS England rounded off a disappointing campaign with a 66-7humbling from a ruthless France at Wellington...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 1 year agoTwo changes for Scotland as they face winless Italy
PREVIEW... ■By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm, Hive Stadium Captain: Scotland blindside Rachel Malcolm SCOTLAND host winless Italy...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoItalian international Danilo Fischetti signs for Northampton Saints
Northampton have signed Italy prop Danilo Fischetti from Zebre for next season. The 27-year-old won his 50th cap during the Six Nations...
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/ 1 year agoBoutez double rescues France
Round 1 Wrap OSCAR Boutez scored a double as tournament hosts France fought off spirited debutants Spain 36-12. It only took...
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/ 1 year agoWales get act together to start with a win
Wales........................32 Ireland.....................24 cepting an errant pass to dot down between the sticks. Having slotted both conversions, a pair of penalties from...
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/ 1 year agoEngland get ready for Spain challenge
Round 2 Preview ENGLAND will take on Spain for the first time at age-grade level on Monday as Jonathan Pendlebury’s side...
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/ 1 year agoRed Roses dismiss Italy but fall short against Ireland
By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND U18s women kicked off their campaign by scoring four tries on their way to beating Italy but...
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/ 1 year agoRachel Burford’s backing Tatyana Heard to step up at 12 for England
By Ben Jaycock World Cup winner Rachel Burford believes dominant ball carrier and serial winner Tatyana Heard is the front runner...
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/ 1 year agoJulian Heaven signs for Exeter Chiefs
Australian hooker Julian Heaven, 24, will join Exeter in the summer from the Waratahs having come up through the academy at...
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/ 1 year agoFelipe Etcheverry’s journey from the World Cup to loving amateur rugby in Uruguay
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoWomen’s Six Nations Preview: Ireland prepare for Italy trial
By Ben Jaycock Exeter flanker Edel McMahon captains Ireland for the first time as they welcome fellow winless side Italy today....
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Women's Six Nations
/ 1 year agoWomen’s Six Nations: Ellie Kildunne hat-trick inspires England
By Ben Jaycock Wales ........................ 12pts Tries: Scoble 6, Williams 59 Conversion: Bevan 7 England .................... 67pts Tries: Feaunati 11, 27;...
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/ 1 year agoCooper urges U18s to throw off shackles
By BEN JAYCOCK AHEAD of the U18s Women’s Six Nations, England head coach James Cooper is urging his side to take...
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/ 1 year agoMaro Itoje ready to follow in steps of Sir Gareth Edwards
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Maro Itoje has climbed so high so swiftly that he will...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoThe day Alex ‘Grizz’ Wyllie gave the British and Irish Lions pack a monstering
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher It's a shame fly-on-the-wall sports documentaries...
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Features
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns – Oscar Berkerleg
YOUNG GUNS EXETER & ENGLAND U20 LOCK Energetic lock Oscar Berkerleg credits his father and brother for setting the necessary standards...
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/ 1 year agoDavid Flatman: Bath will dominate the Premiership for years to come
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoAndy Farrell draws up initial 75-man squad list for British and Irish Lions tour of Australia
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoRichard Wigglesworth and Simon Easterby named assistant coaches for British and Irish Lions tour
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/ 1 year agoSunday Roundup: Red Roses get title defence underway & Bath re-affirm Premiership title credentials
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Women's Six Nations
/ 1 year agoLilli Ives Campion eyeing home World Cup dream with Red Roses
In the space of less than a year, Lilli Ives Campion has gone from captaining England Under-20s to dreaming of representing...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 1 year agoEllie Kildunne ready to back up individual accolades in 2025
By Paul Eddison Ellie Kildunne knows she enters 2025 with a target on her back but the full-back would not have...
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/ 1 year agoHenry Slade: Exeter Chiefs want to finish with a flourish
By Mark Stevens Henry Slade aims to use the frustrations of missing England’s final two Six Nations matches as fuel for...
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/ 1 year agoFraser Dingwall glad to make an impact for England
By Paul Rees Flying in: Fraser Dingwall in action for England against Wales PICTURES: Getty Images Fraser Dingwall waited more than...
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/ 1 year agoTake care of Tom Curry, England are urged
By Paul Rees Alex Sanderson believes England will need to manage Tom Curry’s minutes if the flanker is to reach 100...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott’s British and Irish Lions XV – Maro Itoje has the respect to be captain
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week This Lions selection is based on players who are in form and...
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/ 1 year agoTom Curry wins my Six Nations True Grit award
By Nick Cain The “True Grit” award for the 2025 Six Nations has to go to Tom Curry. I will...
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/ 1 year agoRob Baxter puts his faith in England U20s stars for Exeter Chiefs
By Paul Rees Rob Baxter expects the seven Exeter players who were involved in England’s recent Under-20 Six Nations campaign to...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 1 year agoRed Roses vs Italy Preview – I’m looking to have one team playing as two says John Mitchell
By Ben Jaycock England v Italy- Kick-off 3pm, LNER Community Stadium, York Zoe Aldcroft captains England for the first time today...
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/ 1 year agoRichard Cockerill: Georgia deserve a shot at the Six Nations
By Ben Jaycock Richard Cockerill feels his Georgia side have earned the right to face Wales in a Six Nations play-off...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoEngland still need to have a plan B
By Jeff Probn - A front row view of the game Well, what a Six Nations we have just had with...
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Features
/ 1 year agoThomas: I’ll work hard
By SIMON THOMAS WALES U20s star Harry Thomas says he and his triumphant team-mates need to be playing rugby week-in, week-out....
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/ 2 years agoSix Nations 2025: Each nation’s grade relative to expectations
There are always some surprises in the Six Nations. This year, it was the fact that Ireland didn’t win it again, with France...
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/ 2 years agoSix Nations 2025: Team of the Tournament
France have been confirmed as Six Nations champions after their win against Scotland at the Stade de France, but that doesn’t tell the...
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/ 2 years agoTom Curry urges George Martin to avoid the phone
By Adam Hathaway Tom Curry has told sidelined George Martin to stay off his phone as the Leicester lock bids to...
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/ 2 years agoSix Nations: Rampant England find new ways to impress against Wales
By Nick Cain Wales ..................................14pts Tries: B Thomas 31, 77 Conversions: Anscombe 32, J Evans 77 Tries: Itoje 3, Roebuck 10,...
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/ 2 years agoEngland’s three-card trick comes up trumps in Six Nations finale
Paul Rees England have long been advised to use their heads and how they did as they turned what was expected...
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/ 2 years agoSix Nations: Battling Italy make it tough for Ireland
By Brendan Gallagher Italy ..................................... 17pts Tries: Ioane 12, Varney 63 Conversions: Allan 13, 65 Penalty: Allan 33 Ireland............................... 22pts Tries:...
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/ 2 years agoThat was closer than it should have been, admits Simon Easterby
Ireland head coach Simon Easterby was pleased to sign off with another bonus but said it was closer than it should...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoJeremy Guscott: Time to shrug off the straitjacket, England
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken & unmissable every week... If you put the England backs behind the French pack would they...
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/ 2 years agoU20s Six Nations: Opening blitz gives Italians vital edge over Ireland
By Ben Jaycock Italy .................... 15pts Tries: Drago 7, Caiolo-Serra 12 Conversion: Celi 13 Penalty: Celi 2 Ireland............... 12pts Tries: Walker...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoWhite-line fever leaves England U20s with nowhere to go
The England U20s class of 2025 learned a valuable lesson when their repeat age group Six Nations title hopes were wiped...
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/ 2 years agoIf you lose all five in the Six Nations, then you should be bottom
The Six Nations eventually acted when it was pointed out that a team could win the Grand Slam but not the...
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/ 2 years agoWomen’s Six Nations: Red Roses want to make it seven in a row – John Mitchell
England Preview England head coach John Mitchell has had to prepare for his title defence without players in the PWR final....
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/ 2 years agoItaly Women Six Nations Preview: Fabio Roselli excited as she gets ready for debut
Italy Preview Fabio Roselli takes charge for the first time next weekend as her Italy side visit serial winners England. Roselli...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoEngland’s defence too good for Italy
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Out on his own: Marcus Smith breaks clear to score England’s fourth...
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/ 2 years agoMarcus Smith restored to England team for Six Nations finale against Wales
England have made extensive changes to their team for Saturday’s final Guinness Six Nations match against Wales including recalling Marcus Smith...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoBritish and Irish Lions watch: How players chances have changed after this weekend’s Six Nations
After the huge announcement that the British and Irish Lions squad and captain will be revealed in front of thousands of...
