Giovanni Raineri has published his team to face England on Sunday at Northampton. It is: 1 Gaia Maris 2 Vittoria Vecchini 3 Lucia Gai 4 Sara Tounesi 5 Giordana Duca 6 Francesca Sgorbini 7 Giada Franco 8 Elisa Giordano (captain) 9 Sara Barattin 10 Veronica Madia 11 Sofia Stefan 12 Beatrice Rigoni 13 Michela Sillari
Here are the line-ups for five of the six nations. Italy will announce their team for the Sunday game at Northampton on Friday. Ireland They have the most to prove after upsetting their supporters last week in Cardiff. Sam Monaghan has survived her HIA and Linda Djougang returns to loose-head. The number of caps tells
It’s still early days in the 2023 Six Nations, but already we can see straws in the wind. The three losing teams from Round One, Ireland, Italy and Scotland, know they have to step up at once to have any chance of completing a worthwhile campaign. But even the winners have displayed shortcomings that need
We have enjoyed the biggest build-up to the 6N ever. TikTok have thrown their publicity weight behind the operation, and old and new-style media have covered stories in depth. First the coming fixtures: Round Two April 1 Ireland v France, Musgrave Park, Cork, 15.15 April 1 Scotland v Wales, DAM, Edinburgh, 17.30 April 2 England
Italy v France – Round One This was a tough contest between the two Latin rivals, to justify all the hype behind the competition. Rain fell and the wind blew almost throughout the match, putting a great strain on the pass, the catch and the line-out throw. Unlike their last meeting at the World Cup
If there was at all a question about how this record-setting English side would respond to a rare defeat, then Saturday evening’s Six Nations opener provided an emphatic answer as the Red Roses settled back in with typical efficiency and ruthless edge. There were reasons to believe that England’s Women’s Six Nations opener might be
Wales v Ireland – Round One Cardiff Arms Park Answers came aplenty to pre-tournament doubts. Wales thumped Ireland to give them real hopes for the future. Another record crowd watched proceedings. There was a lovely moment pre-match when the very young mascot charged with helping Hannah Jones on to the field got cold feet but
England v Scotland – Round One Kingston Park, Newcastle The win gave England the longest unbeaten run in the 6 Nations. Result: England 58 Scotland 7 Player of the Match: Marlie Packer People do like telling us rugby is a simple game. At the top level though it can look desperately complex. Once again England
The TikTok Women’s Six Nations is back. Five rounds of electrifying elite international women’s rugby will kick off on Saturday 25th of March, with all rounds leading towards a blockbuster Super Saturday of fixtures on the 29th of April. The 2022 TikTok Women’s Six Nations was a watershed moment in the history of the Championship
Just as you were getting yourself ready to withstand the tensions of another Six Nations, along comes news of next year’s fixtures. Times really are changing. Till very recently we hardly knew when our favourite match was to take place before it actually kicked off. Do you already have a 2024 diary handy? Now we
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