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Mallett calls in Fava and Griffen
Italy coach Nick Mallett wasted no time in reacting to his team's Twickenham debacle by calling up veteran scrum-half Paul Griffen and Ulster lock Antonio Del Fava to his squad for the next Six Nations clash against Ireland in Rome next Sunday. FULL STORY >>
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Italy's press hammers Mallett
Italy's South African coach Nick Mallett bore the brunt of criticism in the Italian press on Sunday, a day after Italy's 36-11 capitulation at Twickenham in a match where an experiment to play Mayro Bergamasco at scrum-haf backfired spectacularly.
Mallett: My fault
Italy coach Nick Mallett has taken responsibility for his team's 36-11 loss to England at Twickenham on Saturday, admitting that his gamble to play flank Mauro Bergamasco at scrum-half simply didn't work
England stumble to lifeless win
England got their Six Nations off to the anticipated winning start on Saturday, with a 36-11 win over an Italian side hamstrung by both injuries and backfiring tactical ploys.
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I must confess, I was out of communication from the world for the two critical days this week as a result of a tonsillectomy. Colleagues said they would be keeping me in touch with events. I got quite angry when the announced teams were texted to me - clearly they weren't taking my pleas for updates seriously.
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