The 26-year-old Blacker was himself once viewed as a future Wales international and was selected by Wayne Pivac for his ...

Saturday will be a special day for one Stephen Lorenzo Varney ... English but I want to speak Italian and I need to learn." Varney's rugby pedigree comes from his father, former Neath flanker ...

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Italy scored tries through Ignacio Brex, Louis Lynagh, Stephen Varney on their way to the ... It means a lot for the movement of Italian rugby. We are so happy. "The people need to believe in ...

Italy convincingly beat Japan 42-21 on Saturday in both teams' final warm-up match before the Rugby World Cup in France. Monty Ioane scored a hat-trick of tries book-ended by Stephen Varney and ...

The Scarlets are leading the chase for the signature of their former scrum ... for a number nine after a move for Italy scrum-half Stephen Varney fell through, with Blacker and Wales scrum-half ...