England 41-18 Italy
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
England v Italy Match Reports
England got back to winning ways with a comprehensive 41-18 victory over Italy at Twickenham. That was despite the visitors taking an unexpected early lead with Montanna Ioane crossing for a try in the third minute. England were then sparked into life, scoring six tries to record their first victory in this year's Championship. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Jonny May moves second in try-scoring list as England ease to victory over Italy
- BBC: Hosts find flashes of flair to bounce back from Scotland defeat
- Guardian: England score six tries in routine Six Nations win over Italy
- Daily Mail: Eddie Jones' side return to winning ways in Six Nations following Calcutta Cup defeat with comfortable victory against Italians
- Sky Sports: Anthony Watson scores twice as Eddie Jones' side see off the Azzurri in Six Nations
- England Rugby: England defeat Italy in Six Nations
England v Italy - Match Highlights
England v Italy - Match Stats
England: (20) 41
Try: Hill (14'), Watson (26', 50'), May (41'), Willis (60'), Daly (68')
Conversion: Farrell (27', 50', 62', 69')
Penalty: Farrell (9')
Italy: (8) 18
Try: Ioane (3'), Allan (66')
Conversion: Allan (67')
Penalty: Garbisi (20', 44')
Man of the Match: Kyle Sinckler (England)
England v Italy - Team Line-ups
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Mako Vunipola
- 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 3 Kyle Sinckler
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 Jonny Hill
- 6 Courtney Lawes
- 7 Tom Curry
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Jonny May
- 12 Owen Farrell (Captain)
- 13 Henry Slade
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 Elliot Daly
Replacements
- 16 Jamie George
- 17 Ellis Genge
- 18 Will Stuart
- 19 Charlie Ewels
- 20 Ben Earl
- 21 Jack Willis
- 22 Dan Robson
- 23 Max Malins
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Andrea Lovotti
- 2 Luca Bigi (Captain)
- 3 Marco Riccioni
- 4 Marco Lazzaroni
- 5 David Sisi
- 6 Sebastian Negri
- 7 Johan Meyer
- 8 Michele Lamaro
Backs
- 9 Stephen Varney
- 10 Paolo Garbisi
- 11 Montanna Ioane
- 12 Carlo Canna
- 13 Juan Ignacio Brex
- 14 Luca Sperandio
- 15 Jacopo Trulla
Replacements
- 16 Gianmarco Lucchesi
- 17 Danilo Fischetti
- 18 Giosuè Zilocchi
- 19 Niccolò Cannone
- 20 Federico Ruzza
- 21 Guglielmo Palazzani
- 22 Tommaso Allan
- 23 Federico Mori