Townsend gets wish; Gloucester match-up to savour; By the numbers; Word of mouth
20-year-old represents Azzurri’s best chance of ending their Championship drought
The Azzuri are without a Championship win since 2015 - it’s hard to see that run ending
Lock was forced to pull out of France game after suffering injury in warm-up
Franco Smith takes charge of a side without Championship win since 2015
Remarkable 18-year stint will end in this year’s Six Nations
It would have made the Thierry Henry carry-on seem like a typhoon in a teacup
If any country on the planet could relocate or defer big games it is surely Japan
South Africa deliver a performance of menace and muscle as Andrea Lovotti sees red
The seven-try haul from Conor O’Shea’s side matched that of Sunday’s win over Namibia
Romain Ntamack and Antoine Dupont shine as hosts temporarily reduced to 13-men
Conor O’Shea names two outhalves in 31-man panel; Springboks lose Ulster backrow Marcel Coetzee to injury
The Azzurri have been lumped with a tough group but can continue steady progression
‘If we just have the couple of rich kids winning everything we don’t have a game’
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