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Italy plays host to Jim Hamilton in the latest episode of our Rugby Explorer series. The first stop is the eternal city, Rome, where Jim catches up with old friend and Italian royalty, Andrea Lo Cicero. He also receives some Gladiator training from famed and feared instructor, Proximo.

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We then move onto the rugby heartland of Treviso and visit Italy’s most successful club ahead of their European Challenge Cup game against Grenoble. We chat to some of the players and coaches looking to change the face of Italian rugby.

A big thanks to everyone who welcomed us in Italy and Treviso. It’s one of the most hospitable rugby destinations we’ve visited, and there’s a real passion both on and off the pitch. We look forward to seeing the continued growth of the game in Italy over the coming years.

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Phantom 32 minutes ago
Nations Championship: 'The data shows the north has finally caught up with the south'

Fact: the gap between the North and the South has narrowed considerably - that I get. However, determining that only selecting only Home grown players or playing in the home country is is the optimal strategy is a bit of a toss up and highly reliant on the economies of the home union. I do understand that England and to a lesser degree Ireland selects home based only. The top 14 is a massive threat to their domestic product. France would probably not be affected (the money is at home). Fiji, Argentina, Samoa, Italy and you could even argue Scotland have only benefitted from this. Their players either go overseas to learn at higher levels (Fiji, Samoa, Argentina) or players coming into their leagues to strengthen the home product and their National teams (Scotland, Italy, Japan).

South Africa used to limit its selection to the home based players, but the reality of a weak currency vs what players could earn oversees meant that you lost access to your best players at some stage of their careers, with very few exceptions. Kolbe left SA as he was considered too small for International Rugby (yes coaches/selectors view), but ironically in France he forced selectors to notice his endeavors and select him. He is only reaching 50 caps now despite being north of 30 - granted rotation and the odd injury also played a role, but for the most part it is having debuted or becoming a regular so late.



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