A comment by a young rugby writer about Italy and project players got me thinking and on the back of that I wrote an article on Italy and where they are in 2020. https://debsknigsport.com/2020/10/25/the-6-nations-italy-when-is-enough-long-enough/ In their Autumn Nations Cup match against Scotland on the first weekend of the tournament they had just one ‘project player’ … More Project Players and International Rugby 2020
An article I wrote in 2020, I thought it needed a refresh on the weekend Italy went to Cardiff and beat Wales, the 2021 Champions, in the dying moments. After so many calls over this 2022 tournament to exclude Italy, one of the shareholders in the company that is the Six Nations, there is unbridled … More The 6 Nations – Italy when is enough long enough?
Guest Blogger Jez Denton with some thoughts on this years 6 Nations As the 2019 edition of the six nations comes to an end, I’m going to take the opportunity to look at each countries performance and review the tournament. Firstly, though, I will say that this was a tournament that had so much going … More A Six Nations Review
A week in Rome with no laptop means I ‘m writing this after round 2 of the 2018 6 Nations tournament. As usual I have photos to share and a few thoughts on the game. (lots more photos to follow when WordPress starts working properly again) This was my second visit to Rome to watch … More Italy v England – Vene Vidi Vici
A different view of Italy’s tactics from Karl – you’ll find him on Twitter on @Gi88syk I want to proffer maybe a slightly different view on the comings and goings of last Sunday’s England V Italy game of rugby –an interesting term that, given Eddie Jones felt it was not a game of rugby at … More The Ruck, Tackle Debacle
I’m having to watch this one again to get my thoughts on it in order – my initial headline would be – Italy play within the laws but not the spirit of the game to outsmart England for 40 minutes! Unlike many I wasn’t expecting Italy to lie down for England, they’ll have been smarting … More England v Italy
England travel to Rome for Round 2 of the 6 Nations … More Italy v England – 6 Nations 2016
Having succumbed to my cough/cold and kept my germ indoors for the week, by Friday I was to say the very least bored to tears! Along with work I cancelled everything I had planned and hoped I’d feel human by Saturday morning. In a bid to cut down the time I spent outdoors I decided … More England v Italy – Event 14
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