Topic: Southern Europe

Wallaby Cooper vows to eradicate tackling errors

Australia fly-half Quade Cooper has vowed to improve his tackling against Italy on Saturday after a performance last week that drew harsh criticism in his homeland.Australia were well beaten 35-18 by England at Twickenham and Cooper in particular came under fire for ...

Wallabies make five changes for Italy rugby Test

Australia coach Robbie Deans made five changes to the side that lost to England at Twickenham ahead of Saturday's test match here against Italy.One of those sees prop James Slipper making his first start for the Wallabies in what will be his ...

Volata

Volata ("flow") is a ball game that was created by the fascist party in Italy as a substitute for <a href=" This game was created by the national secretary of the Fascist Party, Augusto Turati , supposedly based on a form of ...
The only 6 Nations tournament I know of is the rugby competition involving England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland - the Republic and Northern Ireland - France and, in recent years, Italy. The attraction of the event is that you would think the top ...

What is the rugby triple crown?

The Six Nations Rugby Championship brings many of us to fever pitch as we watch the triumphs and defeats of the best rugby union teams the nations can field, during the months of February and March. The "Nations" concerned are England, Ireland, ...
Rugby Union is a sport that is played with fifteen players in each team. A glaring example of the importance of having a specialist scrum half came in a Six Nations Championship match between England and Italy. Italy had suffered injuries to ...

The Rugby World Cup 2007

AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, WALES, CANADA, FIJI. Pool C: NEW ZEALAND, ITALY, SCOTLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA. FRANCE, ARGENTINA, NAMIBIA, GEORGIA, IRELAND Although France are the official hosts of the rugby world cup some games will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland and Cardiff, Wales. How the ...
Snedden Believes Good Balance Has Been Struck . "If New Zealand is to make the most of the platform RWC 2011 gives us to showcase our country to the world, then we need to ensure we maximise the global television audience for ...

6 Nations Cup 2011

David Pickering, Chairman of the 6 Nations Council has said publicly "The 6 Nations Championships remains the envy of the rugby world, a tournament played with pride and passion and drenched in history and tradition. Six European countries compete in this annual ...

Habana equals record as South Africa swamp Italy

Bryan Habana equalled South Africa?s try-scoring record as the Springboks swamped Italy 55-11 in the second Test at Buffalo City Stadium on Saturday.The flying wing scored the fifth of South Africa?s seven tries to take his tally to 38 in 60 Tests. ...