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France 24
05-07-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Erasmus hails brave, tough Italy after Springboks victory
The Springboks, winners of the Rugby World Cup a record four times, controlled the first half, scoring four tries while conceding just a penalty for a 28-3 lead. But Italy dominated the second half, scoring three tries to two as their inexperienced team, lacking many resting first choices, left Loftus Versfeld with their pride intact. "Give Italy credit, they really buckled down. They left some big names at home, they were without several stars, while we had experienced men playing," said Erasmus. "We expected it to be a down-in-the-gutter fight, we knew they would man up and they certainly did, in all departments. "We tried to impose our game, but they just would not allow it. They defended very well, they were certainly gutsy and they turned up the heat in the second half. "We would have different guys knocking-on, we missed lineout jumps and throws, and there were just a helluva lot of mistakes. "I would love to pinpoint why, but luckily it is all fixable. The first 10 minutes of the second half were very stop-start and we just did not feel we could get our intensity. 'Concern' "We tried to get our speed up but there were so many stoppages, and after those breaks, Italy switched on immediately, which we could not do, which is obviously a concern. "Italy threw a lot of physicality at us, they made 130 tackles in the first half but did not break in the second half, which shows they are very fit and passionate. "But our physicality and intensity were not where they should have been. It was very frustrating after the week went well, us coaches felt the team were into it, they were nice and physical," added Erasmus. Italy coach Gonzalo Quesada said with so many old heads back at home, his team had to show plenty of courage to spoil the more experienced Springboks' plans. "We have 17 players not here so it was very important for us to be brave and fully commit to a big game in defence," the former Argentina fly-half said. "Our really excellent 'jackals' had to recover balls and stop their attacks, and we also had to stop their carries from hurting as much as they can. "I am so proud because the Springboks came hard at us and we showed a lot of effort and commitment. I am proud for a huge amount of reasons. "Maybe we did not believe enough in ourselves in the first half and did not try the things we prepared. So the players were made aware at half-time that they could do much better. "The way our leaders handled the second half was really critical and our 'grenade squad' did really well when it came off the bench. "I am very happy that we did not concede a try from the mauls because that is one of the Springboks' strengths," Quesada added.
The Guardian
03-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Belgium v Italy: Women's Euro 2025
Update: Date: 2025-07-03T15:00:21.000Z Title: Preamble Content: Hello, hallo, ciao and welcome to coverage of Belgium v Italy at Euro 2025. The tournament kicked off yesterday with Finland beating Iceland 1-0 and hosts Switzerland suffering a 2-1 defeat to Norway. Today, we move on to Group B which could prove to be the pick of the bunch. With Spain expected to seal the top spot, Belgium and Italy could both still be in contention for the second knockout qualification place come the final match of the round on July 11. This year, Belgium will be aiming to reach the quarter-finals for just the second time in their history. However, the Italians will be very difficult to beat. Kick-off for this one is 5pm BST.
Washington Post
16-06-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Desperate Italy bucking the trend of picking more established coaches with hiring of Gattuso
ROME — It used to be that the coach of Italy's soccer team was someone who had a long list of managerial achievements and was nearer to the end of a career than the start. Not so with Gennaro Gattuso . But these are desperate times for Italy, the four-time champion that is facing a real possibility of failing to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup.
BBC News
20-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Watch: European Under-17 Championship - Belgium draw level against England
Update: Date: 17:06 BST Title: BBC Schedule: How to watch? Content: All times BST BBC Sport Group stage Tuesday, 20 May - England v Belgium- 16:45-19:00 (17:00 kick-off) Friday, 23 May - Italy v England 19:15- 21:30 (19:30 kick-off) Monday, 26 May - Czech Republic v England 19:15- 21:30 (19:30 kick-off) Knockout stage Semi-finals Thursday, 29 May - first semi-final 16:45-1900 BST (17:00 kick-off); second semi-final 19:15-21:30 (19:30 kick-off) Final Sunday, 1June - 19:15 - 21:30 BST (19:30 kick-off) Update: Date: 17:06 BST Title: Who to look out for? Content: England England are looking to win their first European Under-17 Championship since 2014 in what is a record 17th appearance at the competition. To win the tournament they will have to face defending champions Italy, who knocked them out of the quarter-finals last year. The Young Lions made it through the qualifying rounds, winning all six of their games. The team is made up of mostly under-18 and under-21 Premier League players, but also features Leeds United's Harry Gray, the 16-year-old who made an appearance off the bench for Daniel Farke's team in their 6-0 home win over Stoke in the Championship in April. Italy The Italians won the European Under-17 Championship last year, beating Portugal in the final and will be the team to beat in Group B. They had previously made it to three finals without success before last year's triumph. Update: Date: 17:02 BST Title: England chase U17 Euros glory Content: England U17 lining up against Slovenia England are looking for their third European Under-17 Championship title as they kick-off their campaign in Albania on tonight, and you can watch all of their matches on BBC Sport. England face Belgium in their opener (16:45 BST) in Group B, which also features holders Italy and the Czech Republic. There are two groups of four, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals. As well as England's matches, the BBC will also be showing the semi-finals and final of the tournament.
