England 57-14 Italy
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Attendance: 82,022
England v Italy Match Reports
England scored eight tries as they hammered Italy 57-14 at Twickenham to stay in the hunt for the Six Nations title. The bonus-point victory means that England trail Wales by a single point in the Championship table, keeping the pressure on the leaders as they head into the final weekend. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Manu Tuilagi leads England to overwhelming victory against Italy
- BBC: Eight-try England keep Six Nation title hopes alive
- Guardian: Irrepressible Manu Tuilagi inspires England to thumping win over Italy
- Telegraph: Power of Joe Cokanasiga and Manu Tuilagi too much for crushed Azzurri
- Daily Mail: Brad Shields and Dan Robson score their first Test tries in Twickenham rout as Eddie Jones' side keep Six Nations title dream alive
- Sky Sports: Eddie Jones' side crush Azzurri at Twickenham
- ESPN: England run riot as Italy flounder at Twickenham
- England Rugby: England seal bonus-point win over Italy
England v Italy - Match Highlights
England v Italy - Match Stats
England: (31) 57
Try: George (8'), May (15'), Tuilagi (21', 47'), Shields (32', 79'), Kruis (64'), Robson (68')
Conversion: Farrell (9', 16', 22', 33'), Ford (65', 69', 80')
Penalty: Farrell (26')
Italy: (7) 14
Try: Allan(12'), Morisi (54')
Conversion: Allan (14', 56')
Man of the Match: Joe Cokanasiga (England)
England v Italy - Team Line-ups
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Ellis Genge
- 2 Jamie George
- 3 Kyle Sinckler
- 4 Joe Launchbury
- 5 George Kruis
- 6 Brad Shields
- 7 Tom Curry
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 Owen Farrell (Captain)
- 11 Jonny May
- 12 Ben Te'o
- 13 Manu Tuilagi
- 14 Joe Cokanasiga
- 15 Elliot Daly
Replacements
- 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 17 Ben Moon
- 18 Dan Cole
- 19 Nathan Hughes
- 20 Mark Wilson
- 21 Dan Robson
- 22 George Ford
- 23 Henry Slade
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Andrea Lovotti
- 2 Luca Bigi
- 3 Simone Ferrari
- 4 Federico Ruzza
- 5 Dean Budd
- 6 Sebastian Negri
- 7 Abraham Jurgens Steyn
- 8 Sergio Parisse (Captain)
Backs
- 9 Tito Tebaldi
- 10 Tommaso Allan
- 11 Angelo Esposito
- 12 Luca Morisi
- 13 Michele Campagnaro
- 14 Edoardo Padovani
- 15 Jayden Hayward
Replacements
- 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini
- 17 Cherif Traore
- 18 Tiziano Pasquali
- 19 David Sisi
- 20 Jake Polledri
- 21 Guglielmo Palazzani
- 22 Ian Mckinley
- 23 Tommaso Castello