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The average Serie A crowd last year was 13,000 - comparable to Australia’s A-League.
The average Serie A crowd last year was 13,000 - comparable to Australia’s A-League.
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26 May 2013 10:55 PM
The madness of Dylan Hartley compounds Stephen Myler's confusion to provide the pivotal moment in a Twickenham thriller
26 May 2013 12:00 AM
Northampton Saints captain sent off after 'cheat' jibe in showpiece final defeat to Leicester Tigers
26 May 2013 12:00 AM
A tale of two captains who failed to last the course, one in disgrace, the other whose absence looked likely to cost his club the grandest domestic prize English rugby has to offer. The 228th meeting of these two Midland rivals was not, you might say, without incident.
26 May 2013 12:00 AM
Northampton hooker costs his side dearly and puts his Lions place in doubt after allegedly calling referee Wayne Barnes a cheat
26 May 2013 12:00 AM
Richard Cockerill says that Leicester's Aviva Premiership success will help his young players step out of the shadow of their dominant predecessors.
25 May 2013 12:00 AM
When Samu Manoa’s mother last saw him, she decided that the 19st-plus Northampton forward was looking a little on the skinny side. “Are they feeding you over there in England?” she asked him. “Give me the coach’s number. I’ll call him.”
25 May 2013 12:00 AM
Emotionally charged Saints will need to be at their best to beat the Tigers this afternoon
25 May 2013 12:00 AM
A year ago, he was his country’s first-choice scrum-half but has since fallen from view. He’s determined to catch the eye again, he tells Chris Hewett, by securing glory at Twickenham today
24 May 2013 04:51 PM
A look ahead to Saturday's game at Twickenham
24 May 2013 10:23 AM
Youngs is set to be joined in Tigers' Twickenham line-up by five fellow Lions
23 May 2013 11:12 PM
Newcastle moved a step closer to a return to the Premiership after claiming an 18-9 lead over Bedford in the first leg of their Championship final.
23 May 2013 10:37 AM
The 26-year-old is a former England Saxons player
22 May 2013 11:00 PM
It is difficult to imagine Northampton suffering from a persecution complex – who in their right mind would pick on such hardened street fighters as Dylan Hartley, Courtney Lawes, Tom Wood and the fearsome Samu Manoa? – but they are certainly sick to the back teeth of being written off.
22 May 2013 01:08 PM
Former New Zealand head coach frustrated with referee Glen Jackson's performance in Auckland's 23-3 defeat to the Crusaders
22 May 2013 09:57 AM
Former England fly-half admits he has to grow up and take responsibility
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