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Posted: 11 February 2008 at 2:22pm | IP Logged Report Post Quote carney why dont we just get rid of everyone - then ireland will be the best!
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Posted: 11 February 2008 at 2:36pm | IP Logged Report Post Quote blackadder
Italy have won more games in their first seven years than France won in theirs.
If Italy had an out half and picked the guy who came off the bench yesterday at scrum half plus had Bortolami back they could easily be in line for a Grand Slam this season.
B are you serious? Italy pushed Ireland all over Croke Park last week and we were fortunate enough to beat them. Their pack are one of the best in Test rugby. Not too long ago at Ravenhill in the pre RWC test, they were robbed of victory, and at that RWC which team would you consider had the better record? Yesterday Italy served up some of the best rugby of the tournament to date and came to within a score of beating England.
Give them time to develop, ffs it isn't that long ago we were the regular whipping boys of the 5 Nations who considered winning 2 games out of 4 a successful season.
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Posted: 11 February 2008 at 3:23pm | IP Logged Report Post Quote who?
Well, they've destroyed the 5N, no doubt about that. But they've made the 6N, it wouldn't be the same without them...
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Posted: 11 February 2008 at 3:30pm | IP Logged Report Post Quote Thomond78 I'd rather watch the Italian pack letting Sergio Parisse do his stuff than I
ever would Scotland. OR England, come to that.
If they find a decent set of half-backs, then Scotland, for one, will be
looking a a looooooooonnng stretch in possession of the wooden spoon.
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Posted: 11 February 2008 at 2:45pm | IP Logged Report Post Quote SkullinPints
Thought the Italian handling far surpassed our own. Bergamascos move that set up their try was sublime.
Their commitment and naked agression at the rucks is something we could learn from given our turnover rate
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Posted: 11 February 2008 at 3:06pm | IP Logged Report Post Quote Boo-boo
Did somebody force you to watch it? I hope they didn't make you drink beer as well. There's an awful lot of children's programes on t.v too which I manage to avoid.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Italian team this Sunday and can only see them slowly and steadily improving. 'Improving'....now there's an idea.
bravo pier... queste cose (almeno a me) fanno molto piacere..
e concordo con tutti questi commenti..
con una mediana all'altezza avremmo fatto il grande slam quest'anno..
pinghial ha scritto:bravo pier... queste cose (almeno a me) fanno molto piacere..
e concordo con tutti questi commenti..
con una mediana all'altezza avremmo fatto il grande slam quest'anno..
beh.... io non sarei così azzardato... dietro, fatti salvi i centri... ci manca un po' tutto.....
pinghial ha scritto:bravo pier... queste cose (almeno a me) fanno molto piacere..
e concordo con tutti questi commenti.. con una mediana all'altezza avremmo fatto il grande slam quest'anno..
Esagerato!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Però sì, fa davvero piacere leggere questi commenti!
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pinghial ha scritto:bravo pier... queste cose (almeno a me) fanno molto piacere..
e concordo con tutti questi commenti..
con una mediana all'altezza avremmo fatto il grande slam quest'anno..
non voglio sembrare troppo ottimista ma anch'io la penso come te..eddai abbiam perso di un niente le prime 2..praticamente senza apertura..ma voi vi immaginate questa squadra con un dominguez? eh cmq ribadisco che sono ottimista per le prossime 3 partite..
sul sito del Telegraph scrivono che l'Inghilterra non ha perso grazie alla touche (che molti internauti definiscono scorretta) e alla lentezza dei nostri 3/4.
Tra l'altro, l'articolista parla bene di Bortolussi.
Peraltro questo è quello che ha risposto un utente alla notizia (postata da un altro) che l'Italia aveva rifiutato i 10 giovani sudafricani di Mallett..
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