Portugal’s minnows have mighty potential
Telegraph: Paul Ackford says that Portugal’s mid-week performance against Italy made showed there may one day be genuine equality of competition between a dozen or […]
Frank Hadden must pick his best team
Telegraph: Does Frank Hadden pick his strongest Scottish team to face the All Blacks, and at the same time risk injury and defeat? Or does […]
Passionate Portugal fly flag for the minnows
Telegraph: Italy 31 Portugal 5 The greater competitiveness of the lesser nations is forcing Rugby World Cup officials to think long and hard about the […]
Scotland run hot in the chill
Telegraph: Scotland 42 Romania 0Three tries from openside flanker Ally Hogg contributed to Scotland’s bonus-point win, giving them a psychological edge over Pool C rivals […]
Romania give Italy a scare
Telegraph: Italy 24 Romania 18 Underdogs were well worth their loser’s bonus point, while the Italians will rue the fact their dulled attacking edge meant […]
Italy suffer from lack of ambition
Telegraph: Italy, world champions on penalties against France, left an 80,000 San Siro crowd whistling in frustration as France maintained top spot with this goalless […]
Graham Henry backs warm-up schedule
Telegraph: Graham Henry said his side’s 76-14 destruction of Italy vindicated his decision not to schedule any warm-up matches after the Tri-Nations. … leggi tutto […]
In touch: Smith and Thorne to miss out
Telegraph: Hamstring injuries to Conrad Smith and Reuben Thorne forced the All Blacks into two changes ahead of the match against Italy. … leggi tutto […]
Vincenzo Onorato takes Farr 40 again
Telegraph: Big boat championships don’t come harder to win than the Farr 40, but Italy’s Vincenzo Onorato defended his title successfully in Copenhagen, steering Mascalzone […]
Tomb raiders strip Bulgaria of its treasures
Telegraph: Tens of thousands of tomb raiders are systematically stripping Bulgaria, which ranks behind only Italy and Greece in Europe in terms of the numbers […]