Italy 11-52 England
Date:
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (FFR)
Attendance: 57,750
Italy v England Match Reports
England scored seven tries, including two from man-of-the-match Mike Brown, to beat Italy 52-11 in Rome. It wasn't quite enough to surpass Ireland's superior points difference, so English title hopes were left resting on whether France could beat Ireland later in the day. Italy ended the 2014 Six Nations with zero wins, meaning they take the Wooden Spoon. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: England hammer Italy but wait on Ireland
- Guardian: England swamp Italy in Six Nations but Ireland's France task unchanged
- Independent: England romp to win but need France to overcome Ireland to claim title
- Telegraph: England rack up huge win in Rome
- Daily Mail: Lancaster's lads feast on tries in Rome but leave their 6 Nations title hopes in Ireland's hands
- Sky Sports: England win in Rome to keep title hopes alive
- ESPN: England brush aside Italy
- RBS 6 Nations: England rack up a half century in Rome
Italy v England - Match Highlights
Italy v England Match Statistics
Italy 11 (6)
Tries: Sarto
Penalties: Orquera (2)
England 52 (24)
Tries: Brown (2), Farrell, Nowell, Vunipola, Tuilagi, Robshaw
Conversions: Farrell (7)
Penalties: Farrell
Man of the Match: Mike Brown (England)
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Matias Aguero
- 2. Leonardo Ghiraldini
- 3. Lorenzo Cittadini
- 4. Quintin Geldenhuys
- 5. Marco Bortolami
- 6. Joshua Furno
- 7. Robert Barbieri
- 8. Sergio Parisse (Captain)
Backs
- 9. Tito Tebaldi
- 10. Luciano Orquera
- 11. Leonardo Sarto
- 12. Gonzalo Garcia
- 13. Michele Campagnaro
- 14. Angelo Esposito
- 15. Luke Mclean
Replacements
- 16. Davide Giazzon
- 17. Michele Rizzo
- 18. Alberto De Marchi
- 19. George Fabio Biagi
- 20. Paul Derbyshire
- 21. Edoardo Gori
- 22. Tommaso Allan
- 23. Andrea Masi
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Mako Vunipola
- 2. Dylan Hartley
- 3. David Wilson
- 4. Joe Launchbury
- 5. Courtney Lawes
- 6. Tom Wood
- 7. Chris Robshaw (Captain)
- 8. Ben Morgan
Backs
- 9. Danny Care
- 10. Owen Farrell
- 11. Jonny May
- 12. Billy Twelvetrees
- 13. Luther Burrell
- 14. Jack Nowell
- 15. Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16. Tom Youngs
- 17. Matt Mullan
- 18. Henry Thomas
- 19. Dave Attwood
- 20. Tom Johnson
- 21. Lee Dickson
- 22. George Ford
- 23. Manu Tuilagi