Six Nations

Scotland player ratings: Scotland avoided any potential banana skin with a Six Nations bonus point victory in Rome...

Also added five tackles and the same number of carries. Kept quiet at the breakdown. Add to that 12 tackles in 60 minutes and the Glasgow man will be pleased with his return. Won two good turnovers as Italy attacked and threw himself into contact in close quarters. In for Duhan van der Merwe, made a solid defensive read on Bruno early before finding Harris with a pin-point kick. A good jackal penalty too. Unable to stop Bruno getting offload away for Italy’s first try but little he could do as Capuozzo stepped for his debut score. In attack, the captain showed his counter-attack threat in the build-up to Scotland’s opener and the bonus point score. 1. Pierre Schoeman – 7.5 10. Finn Russell – 7.5 14 Darcy Graham – 7.5 15. Stuart Hogg – 7.5

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Desperate England defence kept Ireland at bay before Conan put the game beyond their reach with a try seven minutes from time that Sexton converted to put the visitors' two scores ahead at 25-15 before Bealham forced his way over for a bonus-point try. Another towering kick from Smith was knocked on by Keenan to give England a scrum on the edge of Ireland's 22. Ewels, in a match England had to win to maintain their title bid after an opening day defeat by Scotland, was sent off in just the second minute by French referee Mathieu Raynal for a clash with Ryan that saw the Ireland second row leave the game injured.

England battled gamely after losing lock Charlie Ewels for a high tackle in the second minute at Twickenham. Man-of-the-match Jamison Gibson-Park hailed ...

The Irish Times said he was “largely excellent in what he did and made sure that he was a central character in Ireland’s attacking patterns. His strength and awareness are huge assets.’’ The Daily Telegraph noted Lowe, a former Tasman Mako, Chiefs and Māori All Blacks wing, was “one of Ireland’s gems. Like elite athletes at their peak, our sports journalists are highly trained in the art of news. “All his fans and friends and people that know him are not surprised because of his work ethic to get there. I can’t speak highly enough of him as a player and a person.” The Irish Times ranked Gibson-Park Ireland’s best performer with a nine out of 10.

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“We were disappointed we didn’t kick on in that second half and really make it count. Registering is free, faster than Jonny May, and also gets you access to commenting, personalisation, and competitions. “Ali’s unbelievable,” said Steyn. “It was great to see, especially on his 50th cap.

Skipper Stuart Hogg scored the bonus point clinching try as the Scots collected a Six Nations away win. Scotland restored some pride by defeating Italy 33-22 ...

He offloaded in a tight space for Braley to score the converted try. Callum Braley scored a converted try in the first half to trail Scotland 12-10. The Azzuri scored their first second-half points of the tournament thanks to two late tries from debutant winger Ange Capuozzo, a second-half replacement.

TWICKENHAM, London -- It took Ireland 70 minutes to finally break England's resolve. Having been reduced to 14 men after just 82 seconds, England showed ...

For all the heroism, this will still go down as a bonus point victory for Ireland. Gibson-Park was the man who kept them ticking over and on track while England did their best to wrestle things back. They had heroic performances throughout: Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler, who was replaced by Will Stuart at the break due to injury, had the Irish front-row's number and forced their six scrum penalties. Ireland headed into the game as heavy favourites, and west London was a mix of quiet Irish optimism and English tentative hope in the build up. "The composure we showed at 15-all to stick to our task and come away with the bonus point, we should be immensely proud of that," Ireland head coach Andy Farrell said. Ultimately, the pressure and personnel told to steer Ireland home by a commanding 17-point margin, complete with the bonus point, having kept their composure amid the chaos. And they found it immensely difficult to break down England, who played through a combination of raw emotion -- spurred by a bouncing Twickenham -- and disciplined organisation to frustrate Ireland. England had the ascendancy in the set piece -- winning six scrum penalties -- and enjoyed the bulk of possession.