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Italy finished fifth in each of the last three years and it is fair to say they have not pushed the English particularly hard in recent years: England beat them 48-0 last year, 68-5 in 2023, 74-0 in 2022, 67-3 in 2021. But they have a new coach in Fabio Roselli, and will be hoping to demonstrate improvement, even if victory seems a stretch.
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Anyway, welcome. I present for you the profiles of today’s teams from Sarah Rendell’s handy pre-tournament guide:
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England
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Coach John Mitchell Captain Zoe Aldcroft
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England may have a new captain but they are expected to have the same result in this tournament with five wins from five to seal a seventh consecutive Women’s Six Nations trophy. This competition will be important for the Red Roses to find their winning combinations and potentially a bolter or two for the Rugby World Cup squad later this year. Gloucester’s Emma Sing, the top Premiership Women’s Rugby point scorer for the 2024-25 season, is one such star who could break back into the team. England’s head coach, John Mitchell, said it would be “stupid” not to try different things in his match-day squads. “A lot of the combinations that you see in the Six Nations will be as a result of the end [the World Cup] With in mind, he said: “Will players get the opportunity? Yes. That's exciting because there's always room for new players to create enthusiasm.”
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Key Player Alex Matthews. Headlines are drawn to Ellie Kildinne and Abby Dow, but Matthews is a player who consistently has a 9/10 performance and does all the hard grafts in the back row.
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Leads Fans who are not English appeal to every country to take the Red Rose crown, but inevitably will win again.
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Italy
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coach Fabio Roseli. captain Elisa Giordano
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Since the height of the second place finish in 2019, Italy has slowly retreated with the Six Nations. They can stay in the fight for the majority of matches, but the results tend to escape them in a few minutes of closing. The man charged with 80 minutes of performance is that new head coach Fabio Roseli is coaching women's rugby for the first time. He states: “Italian rugby is very grown and there is a lot of potential to improve. We focus on the process, hard work, play and style. First of all, we have the best teams in the world. [England]that will be a huge challenge for us, but we are very excited. ”
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Key Player Beatrice Ligoni. The unpredictable player is one of the best centers in the world and is honing her skills with PWR this season.
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Leads 5th place is where they end, but it causes headaches.
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You can read the guide in full here:
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Important Events
Two teams and match officials, completely:
England: Singing; Benner, Scarat, Hitchson, McDonald. Roland, L Packer. Clifford, Cokayne, Muir, Galligan, Ives Campion, Aldcroft, M Packer, Feaunati. Alternatives: Campbell, Botterman, Bern, Ward, Kabeya, Robinson, Shekels, Kildun.
Italy: Ostuni Minuzzi; Muzzo, D'Inca, Rigoni, Granzotto; Madia, Stefan. Turani, Gurioli, Seye, Fedrighi, Duca, Veronese, Locatelli, and Sgorbini. Alternatives: Vecchini, Stecca, Maris, Tounesi, Franco, Bitonci, Stevanin, Capomaggi.
Judgment: A precious pazani (zim).
assistant: Jess Ling (AUS) & Zoe Naude (SA)
TMO: Aaron Patterson (NZ)
fpro: Leo Colgan (IRE)
Pre-match reading: Here's Sarah Rendel again in the preview of Sarah Rendel:
England captain Zoe Aldcroft lifted the Women's Six Nations Trophy after beating France to claim the seventh consecutive title for the Red Roses. England's domination in the tournament stems from the introduction of a professional contract in 2019. Since then, they have not lost their match with the Six Nations and have not won Italy in the tournament opening match on Sunday.
England is another clean sweep favorite, but will the loss actually benefit Red Roses in the long run, especially at the Home Rugby World Cup, which will take place later this year? In the last 51 matches, they believe their only loss in the 2022 World Cup final against New Zealand will provide an irreplaceable lesson if they are under pressure again.
More here:
Hello World!
England has won six countries for seven consecutive times. The 9th episode is the 8th episode, and the 30th edition is the 21st episode with various incarnations? The journey to answer begins today at York Community Stadium, hosting France on April 26th, ending with Twickenham, who won the runner-up in the last five years and his final team in 2018 (latest).
Italy has finished fifth in the last three years, but it is no exaggeration to say that it has not been particularly strong in recent years to put English on it. England beat 48-0 last year, beating 68-5 in 2023, 74-0 in 2022 and 67-3 in 2021.
Anyway, welcome. We recommend today's team profiles from Sarah Rendel's handy tournament guide.
England
coach John Mitchell captain Zoe Aldcroft
England may have a new captain, but it is expected that five wins in the tournament will give the same result. This competition is important for Red Roses to find a winning combination, and you can find one or two bolters for the Rugby World Cup team later this year. Gloucester's Emashing, the top premiership women's rugby point scorer for the 2024-25 season, is one of the stars who can return to the team. England head coach John Mitchell said it was “silly” not to try something else on a matchday team. “Many of the combinations we see in Six Nations are end result [the World Cup] With in mind, he said: “Will players get the opportunity? Yes. That's exciting because there's always room for new players to create enthusiasm.”
Key Player Alex Matthews. Headlines are drawn to Ellie Kildinne and Abby Dow, but Matthews is a player who consistently has a 9/10 performance and does all the hard grafts in the back row.
Leads Fans who are not English appeal to every country to take the Red Rose crown, but inevitably will win again.
Italy
coach Fabio Roseli. captain Elisa Giordano
Since the height of the second place finish in 2019, Italy has slowly retreated with the Six Nations. They can stay in the fight for the majority of matches, but the results tend to escape them in a few minutes of closing. The man charged with 80 minutes of performance is that new head coach Fabio Roseli is coaching women's rugby for the first time. He states: “Italian rugby is very grown and there is a lot of potential to improve. We focus on the process, hard work, play and style. First of all, we have the best teams in the world. [England]that will be a huge challenge for us, but we are very excited. ”
Key Player Beatrice Ligoni. The unpredictable player is one of the best centers in the world and is honing her skills with PWR this season.
Leads 5th place is where they end, but it causes headaches.
You can read the guide in full here:
