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defeat

[dih-feet] / dɪˈfit /






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France kept alive their Grand Slam hopes with a convincing eight-try 54-12 hammering of woeful Wales who suffered a 13th successive Six Nations defeat.

From BBC

His departure comes four days after that of De Zerbi, who left "by mutual agreement" after a series of poor results, including a 5-0 defeat against fierce rivals Paris Saint-Germain last Sunday.

From Barron's

In his latest BBC Sport column, England World Cup winner Matt Dawson discusses the potential long-term impact of England's defeat by Scotland at Murrayfield, and the challenge of facing Ireland at Allianz Stadium on Saturday.

From BBC

His team, so ineffective in defeat by Italy a week before, were ruthless.

From BBC

The relevant question about this England team, and the ones that have come before them in a run of five defeats in six against the Scots is why don't they get up for Scotland?

From BBC