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tafano

This time last year I got sunstroke with the temperature at 26C. The wife has us booked for Amalfi later in the year. I really would like to see Como again or Laga de Iseo? I love Amalfi, go visit the Duomo and its museum, amazing. 20 minutes boat trip from there, go visit Cetara and eat there, cos...

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Thank you all. I will read all your posts with my missus, who as I wrote has been there for a year so she knows better than me. The plan is Dublin first 2 days, then travel around with a rented car for a week. Galway is a must, my daughter stayed there for 2 weeks and loved it. For who asked, We hat...

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Hi Irish people, in July me and my wife will travel to Ireland. I've never been there, my wife lived and worked there for a year 25 years ago. What I'd like to know is if there's some local sites to rent Apartments, Houses or B&Bs , something outside Booking/trivago. Here in Italia you can find a lo...

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Naaah. Your third rowers will kill ours, then Posolo will walk through our players for an hattrick. We will massively suffer every set piece. Mori vs Danty should be an interesting battle That didn't aged well. I'm so moved by the way Italy resisted in the first half. Vintcent and Favretto aren't e...

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Wow. Almost botched like last year but hey, these Azzurrini can play some rugby. I’m soooo Happy!!! Think I told you that our win against you was a good one 😉. You are coming on leaps and bounds. I said Italy would do 2 out of 2 this weekend. Got the first one right ☺️ Naaah. Your third rowers will...

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Wow. Almost botched like last year but hey, these Azzurrini can play some rugby.

I’m soooo Happy!!!

tafano

Weather is cold and rainy from today to sunday, the pitch will be a mess.

Italia has no chance against French buldozzing forwards on those conditions.

tafano

The Italian winger has ceased his contract with Benetton Rugby and retires from rugby. He was our only star player before the pandemic, did some fine fine tries for the azzurri. On his prime he was really something, he could kick very well too. From 2020 he has been ravaged by injuries and had no lu...

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AlanBengio wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:47 pm Well done Ireland
Only consolation is that you did not score 70
But 36 - 0… not to be proud at all

Not a single player, not a single thing we did was better than the Irish.
Nothing

tafano

brummagen wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:32 pm Italy's lineout is a shambles

If was only that

tafano

We, Italia, can't compete on scrums, on line out, can't defend past 5-6 phases, can't attack, can't kick.

I'm so depressed.

There is still a huge gap, huuuuuuge gap.

We might miss Negri, Cannone , Riccioni (Ferrari too) and Iachizzi a lot.

tafano

Who won? Rugby After yesterdays matches it’s up to us to save rugby Both match seemed to see Italia 2018 vs Italia 2016. Aimless kicking, forward grinding and boooring to watch. The most thrilling stuff was the final TMO drama in Sco-Fra. I hope we can both play better rugby than that. I mean, cert...

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AlanBengio wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:16 pm
tafano wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:15 pm I'm half French, but that's completely insane.

Scotland CLEARLY ROBBED.
You’re half French???
That’s the news of the day for me

My dad lives in France since the 80's, now he has to translate from French to talk in Italian to me.

tafano

I'm half French, but that's completely insane.

Scotland CLEARLY ROBBED.

tafano

Why would Garbisi be dropped, varney is rubbish. Nobody called for Garbisi to be dropped :? Tafano had the below as his team Back to rugby. Italy could be: 1 Zilocchi 2 Nicotera 3 Spagnolo 4 Iachizzi 5 Ruzza 6 Izekor 7 Lamaro 8 Cannone L. 9 Varney 10 Garbisi 11 Ioane 12 Menoncello 13 Brex 14 Capuoz...

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Ok. We should learn from the best and poach a NZ scrum half too. Maybe a center too, but we are good enough there. Exactly. If you are going to poach, make it good ones. Those two in particular (while not exactl poaches) are just so average and below the standard you guys need Why would Garbisi be ...

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No way we lose to a side with spackers like Allan and Varney in it Ok. We should learn from the best and poach a NZ scrum half too. Maybe a center too, but we are good enough there. Exactly. If you are going to poach, make it good ones. Those two in particular (while not exactl poaches) are just so...

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Back to rugby. Italy could be: 1 Zilocchi 2 Nicotera 3 Spagnolo 4 Iachizzi 5 Ruzza 6 Izekor 7 Lamaro 8 Cannone L. 9 Varney 10 Garbisi 11 Lynagh 12 Menoncello 13 Brex 14 Capuozzo 15 Allan Fischietti, Lucchesi, Ceccarelli, Zambonin, Favretto, Vintcent, A. Garbisi, Mori. No way we lose to a side with ...

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Back to rugby.

Italy could be:

1 Zilocchi
2 Nicotera
3 Spagnolo
4 Iachizzi
5 Ruzza
6 Izekor
7 Lamaro
8 Cannone L.
9 Varney
10 Garbisi
11 Ioane
12 Menoncello
13 Brex
14 Capuozzo
15 Allan

Fischietti, Lucchesi, Ceccarelli, Zambonin, Favretto, Vintcent, A. Garbisi, Mori.

tafano

Yes. Italy can beat Ireland
It’s not Italy vs Chad, that would make it not possible.

We lost by only 3 points to a team that played a semifinal in the last World Cup.
We should beat a quarter finalist, a perennial one.

Any other result will be a complete failure.

tafano

Boring. Soooo boring. I watched until the fourth episode, yawning a lot, I do not think I’ll watch the rest. I do not think it will be a success, the storylines are weak and not developed in depth, there is not a coherent narration. I do not understand how a generic watcher could be interested. Star...

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England, 36 players: 99% born and/or raised in England Wales, 34 players: 97% born and/or raised in Wales France, 34 players: 97% born and/or raised in France Ireland, 34 players: 91% born and/or raised in Ireland Italia, 34 players: 80% born and/or raised in Italia Scotland, 39 players: 51% born an...

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I do love to read someone rate Italia above Wales. But we have a new head coach and we are in uncharted territory. I do not think we can beat England. I hope we can be close as much as possible but it will be the first match with Quesada, he promised to cut off the too risky Crowley’s approach, but ...

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hermie wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:20 am If it helps Welsh rugby up off its knees it can only be a good thing.

Also a good opportunity to get the likes of Georgia, Spain or Portugal into the URC and grow the game that way. Good knows World Rugby aren't going to do much for them otherwise.

Or maybe a pair from USA?

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Quesada stated that the first team will be 95% of Krowley’s last. This will be the first training group: Danilo FISCHETTI (Zebre Parma, 36 caps) Matteo NOCERA (Zebre Parma, esordiente) Luca RIZZOLI (Zebre Parma, esordiente) Mirco SPAGNOLO (Benetton Rugby, esordiente) Giosuè ZILOCCHI (Benetton Rugby,...

tafano

Time to uncork a fine Prosecco again.

Though win, again, despite the worst ever game played by Smith for our fioi.

Forza LEONI!

tafano

A bit of a rollercoaster of genres.

1. Kendrick Lamar
2. Giuseppe Verdi
3. Weather Report
4. Salmo (Italian rapper/metal/alternative/EDM)
5. Francis Poulenc

Seems like I do not listen to rock anymore.
After decades, I’m bored by electric distorted guitars.
Finally

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Lions 61 - 19 Zebre FT Back to square one for Zebre At least two tries conceded because Scott Gregory decided to not defend anything. Very very bad match from him. Montemauri seems still not up to URC standards, but not a bad match. Good kicker, showed glimpsed of what he can do, decent on defense....

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Zanon: the best Prosecco tonight

tafano

Ah. Buying vignas. Not vaginas. As you were. I assume Vaginas don’t make good wine. Never tried a 6 months vaginalBarriqued aged wine though

tafano

E n’altra vinta fioi!

tafano

The US are not interested in that any more. All their policys since Obama have moved away from that, Obama, Trump and Biden. This. Almost. It would take tons of pages to explain but it is not that they are not interested anymore: they have gradually lost their egemony, they can’t reinstall it even ...

tafano

Ukraine invasion, Israel-Palestina war, Matsu Islands crisis and many more smaller conflicts around… I fear we are one international crisis away from WWIII. The “USA-Canada-EU-Israel-Japan-Aus NZ” (add some of South America) against “China-the whole Muslim world-Asia-most of Africa-central and south...

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Stevie Wonder 2008 in Milano, Italia. More than 2 hours of his hits, it has been the most amazing live I have ever seen, that guy exudes music from every pore. His voice as good as in the 70ies, he switched from Clavinova to electric piano in a blink, he is an incredible entertainer, the band was aw...

tafano

Imagine a New Zealand vs Honk Kong.

How interesting can it be?

It’s throwing a hand granade to cut a pumpkin open.

This has a rugby league World Cup 2000 vibe in it

tafano

Anyone see the Cardiff player getting red carded in the last minute? One of the worst tackles I've seen in a long time and he should get a lengthy ban. Benetton scored the winning penalty from it too. Good to see the URC have updated their video player on the app. The last one was a pain in the ass...

tafano

AlanBengio wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:09 pm Nino d’Angelo in

tafano

Raga.
Forza Leoni Dio scanocio.

Facciamoci sto thread per il Benetton.

Forza fioi!

Guys.
Go Leoni :swearlostintranslation:

A thread for all the Benetton Treviso fans.

E una ai gaesi l’abbiamo portata a casa.

Bravi fioi

tafano

Zebre write another chapter on how to loose when you are better in every facet of the match

tafano

DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:06 pm
brummagen wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:53 pm Who do neutrals want to win?
I'm just here to abuse the ref.

Best post of 2023

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