Topic: Southern Europe
Nick Mallett said Wednesday he was no longer a candidate to succeed Martin Johnson as coach of England."I have decided that I will not be making myself available for the position and I have disclosed this to the RFU (England's Rugby Football ...
Ireland advanced into the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a crushing 36-6 victory over Italy in their winner-takes-all clash at the Otago Stadium here Sunday.Pool C winners Ireland will now face old rivals Wales in the knockout phase in Wellington on ...
Italy star Martin Castrogiovanni has called on his side to produce the "perfect" performance when they face Ireland in a 'playoff' for a World Cup quarter-final place on Sunday.But experienced team-mate Mauro Bergamasco said Italy now had a degree of self-belief lacking ...
Italy hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini believes Italy can take heart from their nailbiting Six Nations loss to Ireland ahead of their World Cup showdown with their European rivals, insisting the Azzurri could now "beat anyone in the world".Both teams need to win Sunday's ...
The stage was set for a weekend of cutthroat action at the World Cup as the pool stages reach a climax.Italy's bonus point win over the United States on Tuesday evening set up a Pool C showdown with unbeaten Ireland in Wellington ...
Italy coach Nick Mallett pointed the finger at the country's two Celtic League clubs, Treviso and Aironi, for landing him with a fly-half headache as he leaves for New Zealand to take part in the World Cup.Italy gave a farewell presentation here ...
Japan coach John Kirwan said his team needs to learn to go lower into the contact at international level if they want to take a step up in class.Japan ran Italy close at the Stadio Manuzzi on Saturday in a World Cup ...
Italy coach Nick Mallett couldn't hide his frustration despite his side's entertaining 31-24 victory over Japan at the Stadio Manuzzi in a World Cup warm-up.Italy on Saturday scored four tries to their opponents' three despite fielding a largely inexperienced backline.With a half-back ...
Italy coach Nick Mallett has wasted no time in trying to solve his fly-half problems by giving youngster Riccardo Bocchino the opportunity to earn the number 10 shirt against Japan on Saturday.South African Mallett has never hidden his need to find a ...
Italy coach Nick Mallett has opted for youth against Japan in the first of two World Cup warm-up matches before the team travels to New Zealand.The South African has gone for a young half-back pairing with 21-year-old Edoardo Gori returning at scrum-half ...
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