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2024 Guinness Six Nations
Natwest 6 Nations] Round 3 : France vs Italy 23/02/2018 2000hrs UTC/GMT
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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 890368" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>Substantial defensive lapses aside there is possibly more to be optimistic about with Italy than since the first year of the Brunel era. </p><p></p><p>Italy can score tries. From open play! It has shut me up with my concerns about CoS and Mike Catt. They have home grown depth in pretty much every position from 6-15 (barring 12 probably). </p><p></p><p>This would be a third Italian professional victory in a week on foreign soil. </p><p></p><p>Teddy Thomas et al being dropped for enjoying the Edinburgh hospitality a bit too much is a bit of a lifeline. They are arguably the side least well equipped to expose Italian defensive frailties without their new try scoring machine. </p><p></p><p>The Italian right five will still be massive underdogs, but if they can play out of their skins (a la against South Africa 2016) then I actually think they have a chance of getting within a Parisse drop goal of victory again.</p><p></p><p>And I can't watch it live <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 890368, member: 74121"] Substantial defensive lapses aside there is possibly more to be optimistic about with Italy than since the first year of the Brunel era. Italy can score tries. From open play! It has shut me up with my concerns about CoS and Mike Catt. They have home grown depth in pretty much every position from 6-15 (barring 12 probably). This would be a third Italian professional victory in a week on foreign soil. Teddy Thomas et al being dropped for enjoying the Edinburgh hospitality a bit too much is a bit of a lifeline. They are arguably the side least well equipped to expose Italian defensive frailties without their new try scoring machine. The Italian right five will still be massive underdogs, but if they can play out of their skins (a la against South Africa 2016) then I actually think they have a chance of getting within a Parisse drop goal of victory again. And I can't watch it live :( [/QUOTE]
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Natwest 6 Nations] Round 3 : France vs Italy 23/02/2018 2000hrs UTC/GMT
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