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Spectator sport

Three cheers for rugby’s Italian loophole

2 March 2017

3:00 PM

2 March 2017

3:00 PM

A friend was at Twickenham on Sunday sitting not far from the Italian coaching top brass, Conor O’Shea and Mike Catt. After an early tackle, and no ruck being formed, the Italian players ran to take up space in front of the England backs, blocking their attacking options. ‘That’s offside,’ shouted my friend.

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