Six Nations 2017: England 36-15 Italy

Six Nations 2017: England 36-15 Italy

  • England recorded a 10th consecutive Six Nations win as they beat Italy at Twickenham
  • Giovanbattista Venditti’s try combined with the boot of Tommaso Allan gave the Italians an unexpected 10-5 lead at the break
  • Tries from Danny Care, Elliot Daly, Jack Nowell (2) and Ben Te’o saw Eddie Jones men fight back to win comfortably
England continued their chances of winning a second consecutive Grand Slam following a 36-15 bonus-point victory against Italy at Twickenham on Sunday.
More to follow.

MANOFTHEMATCH

ENGLAND: JOE LAUNCHBURY

LINE UPS

England: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Jonny May, 13 Ben Te’o, 12 Owen Farrell, 11 Elliot Daly, 10 George Ford, 9 Danny Care, 8 Nathan Hughes, 7 James Haskell, 6 Maro Itoje, 5 Courtney Lawes, 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Dylan Hartley (c), 1 Joe Marler
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Mako Vunipola, 18 Kyle Sinckler, 19 Tom Wood, 20 Jack Clifford, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 Henry Slade, 23 Jack Nowell
Italy: 15 Edoardo Padovani, 14 Giulio Bisegni, 13 Michele Campagnaro, 12 Luke McLean, 11 Giovanbattista Venditti, 10 Tommaso Allan, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Sergio Parisse (c), 7 Simone Favaro, 6 Abraham Steyn, 5 Andries Van Schalkwyk, 4 Marco Fuser, 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Andrea Lovotti
Replacements: 16 Ornel Gega, 17 Michele Rizzo, 18 Pietro Ceccarelli, 19 George Biagi, 20 Maxime Mata Mbanda’, 21 Giorgio Bronzini, 22 Carlo Canna, 23 Tommaso Benvenuti